Polylactic acid, or PLA, is the most common 3D printing filament, and it's the easiest to use. Unlike most plastics, it's made from corn starches so it's nontoxic and, in theory, compostable ...

After you pick a 3D printer, the first decision you'll have to make is what type of filament you want to use.Look deep enough, and you'll see several dozen varieties—even setting aside the ...

The eSUN PLA PRO (PLA+) 3D Printer Filament is stronger than PLA and is strong—no brittleness issues here. It also extrudes evenly and adheres to itself. The spools come vacuum-packaged, so you ...

3D Printer Filament Sensors This session starts with a quick introduction to filament sensors, as it might be helpful for some beginners. First off note that 3D printer filament sensors come under ...

Best overall 3D printer: Elegoo Elegoo Neptune 3 Pro. For folks who can dedicate some of their space to 3D printing, Bertacchi recommends the Elegoo Neptune 3 Pro.

The $599 Bambu P1P is absolutely the easiest, most reliable 3D printer I’ve used — here’s how it stacks up to the similarly priced Creality K1C.

A collector of classic computers has worked on a 3D printer filament designed to color-match classic Macintosh casings, which should help future restoration projects. The 3D printer has become an ...

We consider everything you’re likely to encounter when using a 3D printer, such as the ease or difficulty of loading or unloading filament, the ease of changing the filament mid-print, and even ...