Printing Materials

Short answer: most US print shops, libraries and makerspaces charge roughly $0.10 to $0.20 per gram of FDM plastic, usually with a minimum order … Read more

If you print display models, vases and miniatures, standard PLA is the sensible pick and the PLA Plus premium buys you nothing. If you … Read more

Yes, you can print nylon on a desktop printer, but not on the machine you bought yesterday with the factory PTFE-lined hotend. Learning how … Read more

PLA is made from renewable plant sugars — usually corn starch, sugarcane or cassava — fermented into lactic acid and then built into a … Read more

To dry filament in a food dehydrator, set the dial to 40-50°C (104-122°F) for PLA or 60-70°C (140-158°F) for PETG, and run it for … Read more

PLA vs PETG comes down to one question: does the part need to look right, or survive being used? PLA (polylactic acid) is stiffer, … Read more