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A well-printed part can still fail because its material was wrong for the job. A bracket that bends inside a hot car, a stiff clip that breaks during assembly and a hinge that does not survive repeated use share a lesson: print appearance is not enough to establish fitness for use. This guide helps you choose which filament deserves a trial. Start ..

You have designed a bracket, the print looks good and the dimensions seem reasonable. Yet the shaft will not go in. Or it goes in and feels too loose. Before changing the scale of the model, ask one practical question: which features need to fit, and what allowance does their function require? For a useful fit in FDM 3D printing, define the functi..

Your printer starts clicking, less and less material comes out, and the filament has a chewed section when you remove it. Tightening the extruder or increasing the temperature can seem like an obvious fix. But that noise does not point to a single fault: there may be too much resistance before the extruder, inside the hotend or even at the nozzle..

3D printing is transforming the field of podiatry, allowing professionals to create customized, fast and efficient solutions for their patients. We explain how to take advantage of this technology, keep reading if you are interested in learning more. What is an Orthotic Insole? An orthotic insole is a medical device designed to be placed inside foo..

We all want our 3D printers to always print as good as the first day. We also want to avoid breakdowns and printing failures. For this it is very important to have a good maintenance plan.3D printers are additive manufacturing machines, a type of CNC machine, and although they are becoming easier to use, we must not neglect their maintenance. Bel..

OriginsLet's put some context:The first 3D printers appeared in the 80s, locked by patents, they were very expensive, and so were their consumables. Around 10 or 20 times more than the costs that we can find today. So at this time its use was reserved for rapid prototyping: for companies and organizations that could afford it.The RepRap project was..

The tools we have for 3D printing are getting better and better, and this is a clear example of this evolution.Where does Orca Slicer come from?We would have to go back to 2011, with the creation of Slic3r by Alessandro Ranellucci.This program was our favorite for many years, until little by little it was abandoned.Luckily it was taken up by Prusa,..

Welcome to the world of FDM 3D printing! We know that when delving into this exciting field, you can find yourself with a sea of disorganized and confusing information and deciding which 3D printer to buy can be difficult. But don't worry, we are here to help you navigate this ocean of knowledge. In this basic guide, we'll provide you with some key..

What is Arachne?It is the new perimeter generator, developed by Ultimaker for Cura, and implemented also in Slic3r-based programs like Super Slicer and Prusa Slicer.What advantages does it have over classic perimeter generators?Until now, the perimeter generators used a static extrusion width, linked to the nozzle width, this generated in some area..

Klipper is a firmware for high performance 3D printers.How does Klipper work?Unlike most firmwares for 3D printers, Klipper is not installed on the 3D printer board, it is installed on a PC or micro-computer, usually on a Raspberry Pi 3, 4 or higher (it can also be installed on other devices). A small piece of software is installed on the controlle..

When we start in 3D printing we usually pay a lot of attention to eye-catching components, such as the extruder or the board. But until we delve a little deeper we do not begin to pay attention to other vital and fundamental elements, such as the case of fans and their role in cooling specific parts of our 3D printer. According to its funct..

To be able to speak properly about Warping, it is important to understand a physical property, "thermal dilatation" and how this physical phenomenon influences our 3D prints.Thermal expansionThe definition is:"Thermal expansion is called the increase in length, volume or some other metric dimension that a physical body undergoes due to the increase..