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Hands On With The Artec Leo 3D Scanner, Part 1

Artec 3D provided us with a Leo 3D scanner, so we put it through some tests. First let’s look at features and setup.

Hands On With The Anycubic Vyper 3D Printer, Part 3

I had the opportunity to test out the new Vyper 3D printer from Anycubic in our lab: print results.

Hands On With The Anycubic Vyper 3D Printer, Part 2

I had the opportunity to test out the new Vyper 3D printer from Anycubic in our lab: setup and printing.

Hands On With The Anycubic Vyper 3D Printer, Part 1

I had the opportunity to test out the new Vyper 3D printer from Anycubic in our lab: features and unpacking.

Hands On With Thangs’ Augmented Reality

Thangs introduced an amazing new feature: augmented reality.

Hands On With The Creality LD-006, Part Three: Results And Final Thoughts

I had a chance to try out the Creality LD-006 desktop 3D printer. In this post we look at post-processing the prints and wrap up the series.

Hands On With The Creality LD-006, Part Two: Setup And Operation

I had a chance to try out the Creality LD-006 desktop 3D printer. In this post we look at setting up and operating the machine.

Hands On With The Creality LD-006, Part One: Unboxing

I had a chance to try out the Creality LD-006 desktop 3D printer. In this post we look at the machine’s description and unboxing.

Mathilde Berchon: “We Need All Brains And Hands On Deck!”

athilde Berchon is an independent consultant specialized in communications strategy for the 3D printing industry at her company FuturFab and mentor for makers entrepreneurs on MakingSociety.fr.

Hands On With Our Hands-On 3D Printing Reviews

Did you know we’ve published dozens of product reviews? Here’s a list of all 80+ of them, at least up to today.

Hands On With The Formlabs Form 3 3D Printer, Part 2

I had the chance to put together a Formlabs Form 3 SLA 3D printer and found the device a great improvement over the Form 2.

Hands On With The Formlabs Form 3 3D Printer, Part 1

I had the chance to put together a Formlabs Form 3 SLA 3D printer and found the device a great improvement over the Form 2.

Hands On With PLA-F, An ABS & PLA Blend

I heard about a new 3D printer filament with an unlikely combination of materials: PLA and ABS.

Hands On With The Prusa MINI 3D Printer, Part 3

We had a chance to evaluate the new Prusa MINI 3D printer. Here we examine print quality and one error encountered.

Hands On With The Prusa MINI 3D Printer, Part 2

We had a chance to evaluate the new Prusa MINI 3D printer. Here we configure the machine and begin operations.

Hands On With The Prusa MINI 3D Printer, Part 1

We had a chance to evaluate the new Prusa MINI 3D printer. Here we unbox and assemble the device.

Hands On With the ANET N4 LCD 3D Printer, Part 2

An ANET N4 showed up in our lab, so we thought we’d run it through some tests: here we see results from this 3D printer.

Hands On With the ANET N4 LCD 3D Printer, Part 1

An ANET N4 showed up in our lab, so we thought we’d run it through some tests, starting with setup and getting the 3D printer running.

Hands On With The Calibry 3D Scanner, Part 4

Hands on with the Calibry 3D Scanner. This part explains my experience using the Calibry 3D scanner to capture 3D models of larger objects and and my conclusions on using this device.

Hands On With The Calibry 3D Scanner, Part 3

Hands on with the Calibry 3D scanner. This part explains my experience using the Calibry 3D scanner to capture 3D models of small objects and medium-sized objects, as well as 3D scanning live subjects.

Hands On With The Calibry 3D Scanner, Part 2

Hands on with the Calibry handheld 3D scanner. In this part we’ll look at the operations of the Calibry handheld 3D scanner.

Hands On With The Calibry 3D Scanner, Part 1

Hands on with the Calibry 3D scanner. In this part we’ll examine the Calibry hardware and software configurations.

Hands On With The Perfect Meatball?

We test a scientifically designed meatball recipe, and it works very well indeed.

Hands On With Two More Fiberlogy Filaments

We examine two more filament materials from Fiberlogy, another PLA and a PET-G, and made some surprising discoveries.

Hands On With Two Fiberlogy Filaments

We tested two types of 3D printer filament from Fiberlogy and found some very interesting results.

Hands On With The Prusa MMU2S, Part 3

We tested the Prusa Research MMU2S multi-material 3D printer upgrade kit and learned a great deal about 3D printing. Part 3 deals with troubleshooting and eventual success.

Hands On With The Prusa MMU2S, Part 2

We tested the Prusa Research MMU2S multi-material 3D printer upgrade kit and learned a great deal about 3D printing. Part 2 deals with assembly and initial testing.

Hands On With The Prusa MMU2S, Part 1

We tested the Prusa Research MMU2S multi-material 3D printer upgrade kit and learned a great deal about 3D printing. Part 1 deals with concepts and assembly.

Hands On With Thingiverse++

A Chrome Extension, Thingiverse++, can supercharge your Thingiverse 3D model browsing and download experience.

Hands On With The ANET ET4 3D Printer: Part 3

Part 3 of our hands on review test of the new ANET ET4 3D printer kit, covering software, advanced 3D printing operations and our conclusion.

Hands On With The ANET ET4 3D Printer: Part 2

Part 2 of our hands on review test of the new ANET ET4 3D printer kit, covering features and basic 3D printing operations.

Hands On With The ANET ET4 3D Printer: Part 1

Part 1 of our hands on review test of the new ANET ET4 3D printer kit, covering unboxing and assembly steps.

Hands On With The Kodak Portrait 3D Printer: Final Thoughts

This is part 4 of a 4 part series reviewing the Kodak Portrait 3D printer.

Hands On With The Kodak Portrait 3D Printer: Advanced Operations

This is part 3 of a 4 part series reviewing the Kodak Portrait 3D printer.

Hands On With The Kodak Portrait 3D Printer: Basic Operations

This is part 2 of a 4 part series reviewing the Kodak Portrait 3D printer.

Hands On With The Kodak Portrait 3D Printer: Unboxing And Setup

This is part 1 of a 4 part series reviewing the Kodak Portrait 3D printer.

Hands On With The BIQU Thunder And The MyMiniFactory App Part 2

Part 2 — machine use. We had a chance to test an interesting 3D sprinter and software combination: the BIQU Thunder and MyMiniFactory’s new app.

Hands On With The BIQU Thunder And The MyMiniFactory App Part 1

Pat 1 — machine assembly. We had a chance to test an interesting 3D printer and software combination: the BIQU Thunder and MyMiniFactory’s new app.

Hands On with Capture: 3D Scan Anything

We’re giving a new 3D scanning app a quick test today.

Hands on with PLAS3D Filament

We finally managed to test a sample of PLAS3D’s filament, and boy, we are impressed!

Hands on with the Sindoh 3DWOX 1, Part 2

There is a very special feature on this new model.

Hands on with the Sindoh 3DWOX 1, Part 1

We had the opportunity to do a hands-on test with the new 3DWOX 1 3D printer from Sindoh.

Hands on with the Retouch3D

The Retouch3D is an inexpensive finishing tool that’s specifically designed for 3D printing.

Hands on with the Creality CR-10S, Part 2

We continue our investigation of a brand new CR-10S desktop 3D printer.

Hands on with the Creality CR-10S, Part 1

We managed to acquire a brand new CR-10 and put it through some tests.

Hands on with MakerBot’s Tough PLA System

I had the opportunity to give MakerBot’s new Tough PLA system a try, and was impressed.

More Hands On With Fiberlogy’s Specialty Filaments

Some time ago we had a test of several of Fiberlogy’s speciality 3D printer filaments, and we’d like to update that report.

Hands on with the da Vinci Jr. 2.0 Mix, Part 2

We obtained a da Vinci Jr. 2.0 Mix desktop 3D printer from XYZprinting and put it through some tests.

Hands on with the da Vinci Jr. 2.0 Mix, Part 1

We obtained a da Vinci Jr. 2.0 Mix desktop 3D printer from XYZprinting and put it through some tests.

Hands on with Four Fiberlogy Filaments

Fiberlogy is a Polish company producing high quality 3D printer filaments, and we had the chance to test not one, but four of their materials.

Hands on with the Original Prusa i3 Desktop 3D Printer

We got our hands on with a pair of assembled Original Prusa i3’s and ran them through some basic tests.

Hands on with the Form 2 Desktop 3D Printer, Part 2

This is the second part of a two-part series on the Formlabs Form 2 desktop 3D printer.

Hands on with the Form 2 Desktop 3D Printer, Part 1

Our lab finally got our hands on the Formlabs Form 2 desktop 3D printer and I’d like to tell you about our experience.

ALMOST Hands on with the Stratasys F370 Prototyping 3D Printer

Ok, we did not get an F370 in the mail to test, but we did speak at length with someone who actually runs one. The machine is the largest model in a new line of professional 3D printers just announced by Stratasys.

Hands on with the Replicator+: Part Three, Operations

After a very long wait, MakerBot recently released a new 3D printer, the Replicator+. We had an opportunity to give it a good test. This is part 3, read part 1 and part 2 here.

Hands on with the Replicator+: Part Two, Software

After a very long wait, MakerBot recently released a new 3D printer, the Replicator+. We had an opportunity to give it a good test. This is part 2, read part 1 here.

Hands on with the Replicator+: Part One, Setup

After a very long wait, MakerBot recently released a new 3D printer, the Replicator+. We had an opportunity to give it a good test.

Carrie Motamedi – “3d Printing Is One of Those Technologies You Need to Get Your Hands on and Learn by Doing”

This article originates from Women In 3D Printing and is part of our effort to support the use of 3D printing technology by women. The article is re-published with permission. Carrie Motamedi is an evangelist for STEAM education and women in technology and business. She has a 15+ years experience in technology marketing and communication. She… Continue reading Carrie Motamedi – “3d Printing Is One of Those Technologies You Need to Get Your Hands on and Learn by Doing”

Hands on With Fiberlogy’s new FiberFlex 40D 3D Printer Filament

We obtained a small sample of Fiberlogy’s new FiberFlex 40D 3D printer filament and performed some basic testing.

Hands On With Afinia’s ES360 Desktop 3D Scanner

This week we had the chance to test out Afinia’s ES360 tabletop 3D scanning system.

Hands On With Autodesk’s Sculpt+

I’ve finally had a chance to check out Autodesk’s tablet-based Sculpt+ 3D creation app.

EXCLUSIVE: Hands On With 3Dwox’s Replaceable Filament Cartridge

We recently tested the amazing 3Dwox 3D DP200 desktop 3D printer from Sindoh, but now we’ve tested their less-expensive replaceable filament.

Hands On With 3D-Fuel’s Strong PLA and Algae Filaments. What?

We’re testing several new filaments in the lab lately, and one set comes from 3D-Fuel, who provide a very strange algae-based filament.

Hands On With The 3Dwox 3D Printer Part 2: The First Real 3DP For Consumers?

In part 1 of this series, we explained how to set up the 3Dwox, which turns out to be fantastically simple and takes only a few minutes. Today we’re looking at the printing capabilities of the machine.

Hands On With The 3Dwox 3D Printer Part 3: The First Real 3DP For Consumers?

Today we’re concluding our series on the 3Dwox, one of the most interesting 3D printers we’ve ever seen.

Hands On With The 3Dwox 3D Printer Part 1: The First Real 3DP For Consumers?

Our lab has been testing Sindoh’s new 3Dwox desktop 3D printer, and it seems to be a fundamentally different device that we think could be the first “real” 3D printer usable by consumers.

Hands On With The Morphi App

We’re testing Morphi on one of our lab iPads, and it seems to be a very good introductory 3D modeling tool.

Hands On With Feelcolor’s Fascinating 3D Printer Filaments

We managed to test some really amazing 3D printer filament from newcomer Feelcolor.

Hands On With The Ultimaker 2 Extended: Materials and Conclusion

This is part 4 of our short series on the Ultimaker 2 Extended. Today we’re talking about the materials used by this oversize 3D printer.

Hands On With The Ultimaker 2 Extended: Operations

This is part 3 of our short series on the Ultimaker 2 Extended. Today we’re talking about operating this huge 3D printer.

Hands On With The Ultimaker 2 Extended: Software

This is part 2 of our short series on the Ultimaker 2 Extended. Today we’re talking about software.

Hands On With The Ultimaker 2 Extended: Unboxing and Setup

We’ve got our hands on a real-life Ultimaker 2 Extended and will take you through the experience of using one. In this multiple-part series, we will first investigate the machine setup.

Hands On With The Zebra Plate

We’ve been testing PRINTinZ’s essential accessory, the Zebra printing plate.

Hands On With 3Dconnexion’s SpaceMouse Pro Wireless – And a Special Offer For You!

We’ve been secretly testing 3DConnexion’s incredible SpaceMouse Pro Wireless for the past few weeks and it’s time to tell you how we fared. Short version: Excellent!

Hands On With The XTC-3D Smoothing System

We got dirty with XTC-3D, a 3D print smoothing resin. The results are very shiny.

Hands On With MakePrintable

MakePrintable is a new, freemium cloud service for repairing 3D models. We gave it a good test.

Hands On With Verbatim’s 3D Printer Filaments

We tested samples of several filaments from Verbatim, who have recently entered the market for 3D printer supplies, and were very impressed with the results.

Hands On With FoxSmart’s New Filaments

We’ve been testing some new 3D printer filament from FoxSmart, and it’s pretty interesting.

Hands On With Smoothie-3D

To truly exploit 3D printing technology you need to be able to make your own models.

Hands on With Spectrom’s Color System

We managed to get a close look at Spectrom’s intriguing filament-coloring system.

Hands On With uformit’s Personalized 3D Print Service

We spent some time testing the new uformit generative 3D model service and found some amazing results.

Hands On With FoxSmart’s 3D Printer Filament

Does FoxSmart’s ultra-inexpensive 3D printer filament make the grade? Apparently, it does!

Hands On With Amphora 3D Printer Filament

We managed to get our hands on some new Amphora filament from colorFabb and performed a few tests.

Hands On with the Honeycomb 3D Modeler

A new web-based 3D modeler is emerging: HoneyComb3D.

Hands on With Simplify3D

We’ve been testing the latest release of Simplify3D, version 2.1.1, a third-party 3D printer slicing system. We’re impressed.

Hands on with Trnio, the Smartphone 3D Scanner

We took Trnio for a test drive; it’s a new 3D scanning app for your iPhone.

Hands on with the PRINTinZ Flexible Printer Plate

We managed to acquire a test flexible printer plate from PRINTinZ and performed many test prints with it.

Hands On With the MakiBOX

At the Fabbaloo Lab we managed to get our hands on a MakiBOX LT and checked out the USD$200 3D printer.

Hands On With Authentise’s Streaming Prints

Authentise now has public implementations of their 3D print streaming service. We tried it out.

Hands on with the Geomagic Touch

We managed to get our hands on a Geomagic Touch Haptic Device and found it provides a surprising experience.

Hands on with ColorFabb’s PLA Filament

We happened to score some ColorFabb filament and gave it a test in our lab. This material, as we’ve written before, is not actually pure PLA plastic. It’s a hybrid mix of PLA and PHA, intended to provide a bit better flex and durability. We found the filament to have a rather different unboxing… Continue reading Hands on with ColorFabb’s PLA Filament

Hands On With: High Impact Polystyrene

Our friends at Filaco sent us a spool of their new High Impact Polystyrene (HIPS) filament for testing. Accordingly, we spent many hours at our lab checking it out. The HIPS filament comes in only a pure white color, which actually isn’t much of a problem; the objects printed in this spectacularly white material… Continue reading Hands On With: High Impact Polystyrene

Hands On With The FinishingTouch Smoothing Station

If you’re 3D printing with plastic filament, you’ll be familiar with the layered effect, where progressive extrusions accumulate into an object. The object has the correct shape, but has unsightly ridges. What to do? You can eliminate ridges with the Acetone technique, but it’s relatively dangerous, as acetone is flammable and generally not very… Continue reading Hands On With The FinishingTouch Smoothing Station