Filament-based 3D printers are remarkably wasteful. If you buy a kilogram of filament from your favorite supplier, the odds are that it will come wrapped around a plastic spool weighing about 250 ...

If you've just started 3D printing as a hobby, you're probably comparing the various filament types, but does the brand ...

Empty spools from 3D printer filament are the kind of thing that begs to be repurposed, and one option is [3d-printy]’s vertical filament spool parts drawer design. The way this solution works is by ...

From the Cheapskate: Normally $449 with just one spool, this is a great starter package for anyone new to 3D printing. Rick Broida is the author of numerous books and thousands of reviews, features ...

Plastic waste is a big problem in our world today. It's important for makers who use 3D printing technology (which generates plastic objects) to consider the waste hierarchy paradigm. Here's the thing ...

The last meter of filament on a spool used to be the part I avoided dealing with. It felt too short to trust for a “real” print, but too annoying to toss without guilt. So it would sit around until I ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Lorena James wants to make 3D printing filament out of invasive quagga mussels in Lake Erie. James, who likes to hang out on the beach with friends, hatched the Z Spools idea in an ...

I wanted to see if I could build my own filament dryer using a simple 4l food container, a heater, and some electronics powered by a NodeMCU that I programmed myself. In this video I walk you through ...

Ordinarily, when using an off-the-shelf 3D printer, it's quite difficult to print a single object that incorporates multiple materials. An experimental new system could make it easier, though, by ...