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 ...

What separates more expensive 3D printers from cheap ones ("cheap" defined as $ ... the varieties of supported filament, the software, and the connectivity mix. Let's run through those in turn.

[Chris Nafis] crunched the numbers and found out he could get filament for his 3D printer in bulk for about one-fifth the cost of the cartridges the company sells. This led him to print a feeder ...

We assess their filament types, ease (or difficulty ... What separates more expensive 3D printers from cheap ones ("cheap" defined as $500 or less, for the purposes of this article) is often ...

3D printing has really blown up in the past few years, and instead of being a hobby that only the super-rich could do, it’s now something that almost anybody can take part in. That’s because a ...

Overall, the $400 AnkerMake M5C is an excellent choice for both beginners and 3D-printing veterans. It is easy to put together and supports a wide variety of filaments. The M5C's included tool kit ...

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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.

They have ranged from professional printers that cost $5,000 down to budget models as cheap as $200 ... just starting a 3D printing hobby, with Allen wrenches, a filament cutter, and an extra ...