Cura is a slicer application which we import CAD models into to get ready for slicing, or in other words, to 3D print. A question that some people ask is whether we can 3D print directly from Cura. This article will answer that question, with more key information that you’d want to know. Can You…
When it comes to 3D printing, it can be difficult to get a good first layer without the help of rafts and brims, with certain filaments out there. Once your 3D print is complete, removing the rafts & brims can be troublesome. I went out and researched how to best remove rafts and brims that…
1. Elegoo Mercury Curing Station First, we are going to start off with the separate professional curing stations, and a great choice that many resin 3D printer users love is the Elegoo Mercury UV Curing Machine. It is specially designed to offer focused, stabilized, and consistent UV lights to cure the 3D models printed using…
For top-notch 3D prints, we need to make sure that our filament is performing optimally, and drying the filament is something that’s necessary to get there. Many people start to see quality imperfections when they have filament filled with moisture. In the past, there weren’t many ways to fix this issue so easily, but as…
Resin 3D printers require changes to the FEP film from time to time, though it can be expensive for these seemingly simple sheets of plastic. I’m sure many people, myself included, wonder if there are alternatives to FEP sheets. Laminating pouches are an alternative to FEP film on resin 3D printers. They do need preparation…
There have been many times when I’ve been 3D printing and my resin prints start sticking to the FEP or resin tank rather than the build plate. It can be frustrating, especially since you have to do the whole wash and cure process. This led me to do some research and testing to figure out…
3D printing can be plenty of fun, but after a while you start to feel as though you’ve printed everything out there. There are many great places where you can download free or paid 3D printer designs & models to satisfy your 3D printing needs. Rather than spending time learning and designing models yourself, you…
3D printing has the nature of doing things yourself, but how far can that really stretch? Some people wonder whether they should buy a 3D printer kit, or just build one from scratch themselves. If you don’t have prior experience, you should avoid building a 3D printer from scratch because it could get tricky, so…
Resin 3D printing can create some really high-quality models, but people wonder whether they need support while printing. At some point, I wondered this myself, so I went out to properly research the best methods of making supports for resin prints. The best way to add supports to your models is to use the auto-generated…
If you are wondering whether the Ender 3 or other 3D printers can 3D print metal or wood, you are not alone. This is a question that several people wonder after getting more interested in the field, which I decided to answer in this article. The Ender 3 can’t print pure wood or metal, but…