Your slicer’s estimate is only half the story. Here are the real factors that decide how long your 3D prints actually take.

3D printing is a big deal. It enables the average person to quickly whip up a fix for something around the house, a cool toy, some functional equipment for hobbies, or even rapidly prototype a new ...

SustainaPrint uses simulations to reinforce stress zones with strong plastic while the rest prints in greener filament, cutting waste without losing strength. (Nanowerk News) 3D printing has come a ...

Upgrading my office didn’t mean buying expensive gear or completely overhauling the space. With a bit of time, some leftover PLA, and access to a 3D printer, I tackled minor issues that had been ...

Color gradient filament is fun stuff to play with. It lets you make 3D prints that slowly fade from one color to another along the Z-axis. [David Gozzard] wanted to do some printing with this effect, ...

Have you ever thought about printing your character, weapons, or costumes from your favorite games? Turning fantasy into reality – this is what 3D printing is bringing to the table. ELEGOO, one of the ...

Though additive manufacturing wouldn’t exist for another 40 years, the prolific American sci-fi author Murray Leinster penned a 1945 short story featuring a spookily prescient description of what we ...

Rockport resident Elias Brainard, 12, looks at a 3D printer during West Virginia University at Parkersburg’s Teen 3D Printing Academy Saturday. (Photo by Michelle Dillon) PARKERSBURG — Area teens had ...

Throughout history, when pioneers set out across uncharted territory to settle in distant lands, they carried with them only the essentials: tools, seeds and clothing. Anything else would have to come ...

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I never expected the 3D printer I bought for my husband would turn into such a huge money saver. My husband fixes most things around the house these days with the 3D printer. It's saved us about ...