The most obvious use for old spools is new filament. Some filament manufacturers sell refills that don’t include a spool but ...

Cold weather taught me that filament problems aren’t just about slicer settings, and it completely changed how I thought ...

Most 3D printers come with a pretty basic filament holder — often little more than a bar to hang the spool on. [Ivan Miranda]’s 3D printers run bigger spools than most, though, so he had to craft an ...

Plastic waste is a big problem in our world today. It's important for makers who use 3D printing technology (which generates plastic objects) to consider the waste hierarchy paradigm. Here's the thing ...

A new 3D printer brings the world's first automatic 12-nozzle swapping system to desktop 3D printing — and it's everything ...

Some 3D printing upgrades sound essential, but a lot of them create more hassle than they’re worth.