That worked, albeit only with basically powdered PLA. Later versions of the extruder used a plain galvanized ... which is another way to stick it to the filament man.

Warping is one of the most frustrating issues in 3D printing. It causes prints to peel up from the build plate or distort as ...

Specially, [Thomas] noticed that the areas of the model where the extruder needs ... the print a little more. Filament to filament performance seems to indicate that PLA was the least affected ...

I recently picked up 3D printing as a hobby. It almost feels unreal to be able to print pretty much any object I want to. From a door hinge for fixing a broken closet to shelves for my kitchen cabinet ...

PLA uses a fairly low heat -- between 190 and 215 degrees Celsius (374 and 419 degrees Fahrenheit) -- to melt the plastic for extrusion, so it is the safest of the filaments. Almost every FDM 3D ...