Load up the filament, transfer your slices … the best 3D printers under $1000 have all the tools that most makers will need to give form to their visions. You might be a hobbyist separately printing ...

Let’s face it: while we may say we put more emphasis on value over price, most of us will look at the price first anyway. That’s no different with 3D printers, although up until recently the idea of ...

While multicolor printing eliminates painting steps and produces vibrant objects, there are two significant downsides; filament consumption and print time. A single-nozzle filament printer needs to ...

What is 3D printing and how does it work? 3D printing, also known as additive manufacturing or rapid prototyping, is a process of creating three-dimensional objects by building them layer by layer ...

Just a few years ago, 3D printers under $500 were simply toys. They weren’t very capable and they wasted more filament than they used correctly. That has changed in recent years, however, and now you ...

The Barcelona-based company, which offers material extrusion-based technologies, introduced the BCN3D Omega I60 G2 last week, promising a 3D printer that's 'Built for the Factory Floor'. It's the ...

[Credit: taulman on Instructables] 3D printers generally print using ABS plastic, which is great for most applications–I mean, they make Legos out of it, after all. When printing thin pieces, however, ...