There are many situations where you experience a power outage or want to pause your 3D prints. I’ve gone through it myself, so I wanted to find out information about pausing 3D prints, resuming failed ones, and using OctoPrint. You can fix a 3D print that failed midway by identifying the layer where it failed,…
I was sitting here with my Ender 3 wondering how people monitor their 3D printers properly. Being able to keep an eye on your 3D printer is pretty important, especially for those longer 3D prints. There are a few ways to monitor and even control your 3D printer that I found out which I’ll detail…
3D printing without a raft can seem very difficult, especially for those larger 3D prints, but it’s very possible with the right advice. This article will aim to help you out with getting those successful prints without the need of rafts. To 3D print without a raft, you should use a good enclosure to reduce…
Getting smooth PLA is the desire for many users, including myself, so I wondered, what is the best way to smooth/dissolve PLA filament 3D prints? The best way to smooth or dissolve PLA is to use ethyl acetate as it has been proven to work well, but it is potentially carcinogenic and teratogenic, and also…
One of the key settings you’ll find with your 3D printer is the speed settings, which simply enough, changes the speed of your 3D printer. There are many types of speed settings within the overall speed setting which you can adjust. This article will attempt to simplify these settings and guide you on the right…
When it comes to resin 3D printer settings, many people get confused about what they are, what they do, and how to set them correctly. I’ve been there before, and it wasn’t a great experience, so I decided to write this article to help you guys out. This article will go through the many resin…
Although 3D printing produces pretty detailed models that look almost identical to the CAD image, the dimensional accuracy and tolerance aren’t perfectly identical. This is something called shrinkage, which happens in 3D prints that you probably don’t even notice. I thought about just how much shrinkage occurs in 3D prints, an ideal question for those…
Connecting your 3D printer to your laptop or computer is a task that many people want to get done, but they just don’t know exactly how it works. This article will change that for the better, giving you clear instructions on how to get it done properly. 3D printers come with so many connection technologies…
3D printing can create some of the most beautiful models out there, but some people wonder how to best sand, smooth & finish their models to get that professional looking quality. I had to do some in-depth research to figure out how to create the best looking 3D printed objects. So, how do you smooth…
There have been many instances where I find my resin 3D prints fail halfway through the printing process which can be quite frustrating. After much research and looking into the way resin 3D prints work, I figured out some of the main reasons why resin 3D prints fail. This article will try to guide you…