Printing Techniques

Acetone vapor smoothing works by floating an ABS or ASA print a few centimetres above acetone in a loosely covered container and letting the … Read more

Painting PLA prints for a professional finish comes down to four stages in order: level the surface, sand through a grit progression, prime it, … Read more

How to wash and cure resin prints safely comes down to three jobs: dissolve the uncured resin off the part with the right solvent … Read more

If you want the short answer first: why my resin prints are failing to stick to the build plate comes down to a tug-of-war. … Read more

Most PLA bed adhesion problems come down to a dirty plate, a first layer that is not squashed enough, or not enough contact area … Read more

Why my 3D print is not sticking to the bed comes down to four things in nearly every case: a dirty build surface, a … Read more

A clogged nozzle is usually a five-minute fix: heat the nozzle to the temperature your filament needs, work a 0.3 mm cleaning needle through … Read more

Learning how to level a 3D printer bed by hand takes about ten minutes once you have done it twice. You home the printer, … Read more