In this video, we explore the 9 most popular advanced 3D printer filament types suitable for at-home 3D printing. The discussion includes: - Nylon Filament - Polycarbonate Filament - PLA-CF Filament - ...

Before you purchase your next spool of plastic from the bargain bins of the internet, check out this handy guide to the best 3D printing filament out there. Your printer will thank you.

Filament producer Polymaker (Shanghai, China) has launched a new line of polycarbonate-based materials called Polymaker PC, which is specifically designed for extrusion-based desktop 3D printers. The ...

[Rich] couldn’t find any instances where RepRap owners had used polycarbonate as a 3D printing source material. He’s filled that knowledge gap by running multiple polycarbonate printing tests.

3D printing produces a lot of plastic. In this article, we look at the issue of plastic waste, how 3D printing might actually reduce that waste, and a really helpful application of repurposing ...

Wet filament is caused by moisture getting absorbed by plastic materials, such as PLA, which is commonly used for 3D printing. The damp material can get converted to steam during ...

Designed for use with 3D Systems’ Cube 3D printers, the new filament is available in $49 or $99 cartridges depending on the size of the machine you’re using it with. And it’s got a shelf ...

But all that printing requires filament, the “ink” for 3D printers, and much of that filament is made of plastic, which the world is riddled with in the form of waste.

Protocycler melts down these bits of plastic and passes the mixture through its heated extruder to 3D-print filament the same way a 3D printer uses filament to create other objects.