That’s a HUGE Duck! The Great Duck Project was created as joint effort between two groups, The Maker Faire Westport and the Westport Sunrise Rotary club.  Mark Mathias, founder of the Maker Faire Westport, decided to use his 3D printers to put a spin on things.  In fact, the goal of The Great Duck Project

Introduction Sometimes, PLA just isn’t enough.  Typically the next step from here is either PETG or ABS.  What if you need something just a bit stronger, flexible, and easy to print?  You’re probably looking at some sort of nylon.  If that’s the case.. you should take a strong look at Taulman3D Bridge nylon.  Taulman3D makes

Introduction There’s been a lot of different manufacturers that have been adding things to their filaments lately.  They can range from carbon fiber strands, ACTUAL diamonds, all sorts of metallic powders, and finally.. wood.  I have been using this 3D Hero Wood filament for a few weeks and I feel that I am ready to

This issue may be a quite common one for brand spanking new 3D Printer owners, however things can be straight forward to resolve. In this article it will cover four common cause that can happen to the extruder, we are going to practice each below and justify what settings are often accustomed solve the matter. Prime The Extruder At The Beginning Most extruders have a foul habit of leaking plastic once they are sitting idle at

Introduction If you haven’t yet, check out my article on the Velocity Painting technique.  To quickly summarize my previous work, this post processing technique varies the speeds of your model’s outer shell to give it a texture, picture or design.  This is a very cool concept and I applied it to a few different vases

**Update: 2/14/19** While I walked you through this tutorial on Velocity Painting using Gcodes sliced with Cura 3.6, I didn’t initially notice any problems.  You may not either depending on what you are printing.  I have found some serious flaws with how the Velocity Painting app interprets travel movements within Cura sliced Gcodes.  I would

  3D Printable Terrain & Miniature Kickstarters – February 2019 Since they are similar, I am now linking my Patreon List to this page.  Along with Kickstarter, we have a number of great community members that post great new content regularly. One of the great things about our 3D printers, is the 3D terrain we

Polycarbonate is the strongest 3D printer filament presented in this list, it is extremely durable and resistant to both physical impact and heat. PC is able to withstand temperatures of up to 110°C.  With it also being transparent, this explains why it is used in commercial items such as, bullet proof glass, scuba masks, and electronic display screens.

TPE ( thermoplastic elastomers) is plastics with rubber-like qualities, making them extremely flexible and durable. TPE is commonly found in automotive parts, household appliances. Soft and stretchable, these filaments can withstand punishment that neither ABS or PLA can to handle. On the other hand, TPE can be difficult to extrude not the easiest filament to use. TPU (thermoplastic polyurethane) is a particular