3d printing

REVIEW – I have been growing my 3D printing business for the last 2 years, and it continues to consume my home office to the seams. However, I was able to find a bit of space when I got the offer to review the Chitu Systems PlateCycler C1M Auto-printing Assistance Kit. I’d seen social media […]

REVIEW – Today’s review offers a bit of a bonus, two 3D printer systems in one review! This past August, Creality announced the launch of their new K2 line of 3D printers. These are fully enclosed 3D print systems with built in cameras, multicolor and multi-material printing, and more. For this review, Creality provided both

REVIEW – If you’ve read any of my 3D printer-related reviews or news articles over the last few years, you might be familiar with my journey from 3D print enthusiast/hobbyist to running Etsy and Amazon stores as a growing side hustle. I enjoy finding, printing, finishing, and selling all sorts of fidget toys and decorative

REVIEW – One of the more annoying things in 3D printing is when a print fails because of filament issues. You start a long print, check on it after a bit, and maybe notice some slight stringing; then, inevitably, you return later to find the horrid “bird’s nest,” strings, and gobs of costly filament everywhere.

REVIEW – Having worked for years as a professional in the digital arts, I’ve spent countless hours hunched over a computer, recreating real-world objects in digital space. With digital calipers in hand, I’ve measured everything from TV remote controls to surgical appliances to a particularly stinky trout (don’t ask). The goal was always the same,

REVIEW – I love all the Bambu Labs printers I’ve bought for my print farm from A1 Minis all the way up to the latest H2Ds, but on my P1S and P1P printers with the AMS units I have to dry filament before printing (which takes 4+ hours to do correctly in my environment). If

REVIEW – A few short years ago, I’d never seen a 3D printer in the wild. In 2021 I got my hands on my first 3D printer to review: the ANYCUBIC Vyper 3D printer. Since that first printer I’ve lost count of how many printers I’ve reviewed and bought, but I currently have a print

REVIEW – I love that companies are developing a variety of hobby 3D printers for makers. Being able to bring my ideas to life is amazing! PioCreat is a subsidiary of Creality and recently completed a successful Kickstarter campaign for their new HALOT-X1 resin 3D printer, and I was given the opportunity to review it,

REVIEW – I have been happily printing with my Bambu Labs P1S FDM printer. It’s alot more reliable and consistent than my old Anycubic 4Max Pro 2.0. With things are printing so well, I’m more comfortable switching things up like using different types of filaments and build plates. The Tyson T-95 Build Plate is the

REVIEW – I’ve reviewed several 3D printers over the years, and until the last one that I reviewed, they were all more of a toy than a useful tool. That last 3D printer was the Bambu Lab A1 Mini (shown above on the left). It was the 3D printer that finally made 3D printing fun

REVIEW – It’s been my experience that 3D printers are kind of like potato chips—you can’t have just one. Keeping in that spirit, I’ve recently acquired two brand-new Elegoo 3D printers: a Centauri Carbon FDM printer, which I reviewed recently, and a Saturn 4 Ultra 16K Resin 3D Printer, which will be released by Elegoo

REVIEW – As my collection of 3D printers grows, it’s become increasingly difficult to choose which ones remain in constant service and which are relegated only to special projects. Currently, two Elegoo printers have risen to the top and secured prime spots in my workshop. One is the Elegoo Saturn 4 Ultra Resin printer, which

REVIEW – If you’ve been 3D printing at all, you’ve hopefully been able to get everything all dialed in and have some awesome success with prints… Only to have them inexplicably start to not come out okay, usually after a couple of weeks (or longer). That’s where a filament dryer can come in quite handy.