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 ...

Nearly a year ago, we caught wind of a competition to create a home-based filament manufacturing station that takes cheap plastic pellets available for about $5/kg and turns them in to 3D printer ...

D printers are affordable enough that almost anyone can buy one, but should you? Before you dive in, here's what to ...

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Filament 3D printing, also known as Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM), is the most common type of 3D printing. It uses a solid plastic filament (think thin wire) to build your figurine layer by layer.

The 3devo Filament Maker streamlines the entire process, allowing users to produce almost 3kg of reusable filament per day, ...

Scientists on the International Space Station (ISS) have successfully 3D printed a metal part in space - an out-of-this-world ...

More affordable than ever, 3D printers are booming for personal, professional, and educational use. Here's everything to know before you buy one, along with the top models from our hands-on testing.

Most printers in this segment build 3D objects out of successive layers of molten plastic, a technique known as fused filament fabrication (FFF). It's also called fused deposition modeling (FDM ...

The M5C's included tool kit adds even more value for people just starting a 3D printing hobby, with Allen wrenches, a filament cutter, and an extra extruder nozzle. Specs & Configurations ...