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Hands On With AESUB 3D Scanning Spray

I recently had the opportunity to try out AESUB’s 3D scanning spray.

Design of the Week: Filament Cutter

This week’s selection is the Filament Cutter by Printables contributor fuchsr.

UpNano Increases 2PP 3D Printing Precision

UpNano announced a new feature that will increase the precision of their two photon 3D printing system.

A New Box From Printerbox 3D

Printerbox 3D announced a new 3D print accessory that’s quite interesting.

What Makes a Good Metal Post Processing Station?

We took a look at the ENESKApostpro workstation.

Prusa Announces Sophisticated 3D Printer Enclosure

Prusa Research announced the availability of a new, sophisticated enclosure for their popular MK3S+ 3D printer.

New Admatec Sintering Furnace Enables Ceramic Production

Admatec announced a new furnace that could enable their clients to take on additional production of 3D printed ceramics.

A Removable Plate For Resin 3D Printers?

Wait, a removable plate for resin 3D printers?

Thought3D Releases Unusual In-Line Filament Dryer

Thought3D announced a very unusual in-line filament drying system they call “Drywise”.

MakerBot Gains UL GREENGUARD Certification

MakerBot announced their new air filtration system has been awarded GREENGUARD certification by UL.

Mosaic Manufacturing Ships Palette 3 and Palette 3 Pro

Mosaic Manufacturing announced they’re now shipping their latest hardware, the Palette 3 and Palette 3 Pro.

BOFA Introduces Safe Metal 3D Printing Filtration Solution

BOFA’s new AM 400 fume extraction device includes a new safety feature designed specifically for additive manufacturing operations.

The Wemake Automatic Ejection system For 3D Printers

The Wemake Automatic Ejection system For 3D Printers

I’ve come across another method for automating 3D printing: the Automatic Ejection System by Wemake.

Tacos And 3D Printing: Food For Thought

Tacos And 3D Printing: Food For Thought

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi spice it up with a look at 3D printing for tacos.

Ford’s Integrated Tether System To Unleash 3D Printed Creativity

Ford’s Integrated Tether System To Unleash 3D Printed Creativity

Ford introduced a new feature on their upcoming 2022 Maverick truck that could be of significant interest to 3D printer operators.

EMBARGO TUES 8AM ET Clean AIr: MakerBot’s New Filtration Accessory

Clean Air: MakerBot’s New Filtration Accessory

MakerBot announced “Clean Air”, a smart filtration accessory for their METHOD X 3D printers.

Why Does Wiesemann 1893 Offer Free 3D Printed Tool Holders?

Why Does Wiesemann 1893 Offer Free 3D Printed Tool Holders?

A tool manufacturer has leveraged 3D printing to make their product more attractive to buyers.

BCN3D Enters The Dryer Zone

BCN3D Enters The Dryer Zone

BCN3D announced a new “Smart Cabinet” accessory to accompany their Epsilon workbench 3D printers.

Design of the Week: Pen Shaped Mouse

Design of the Week: Pen Shaped Mouse

This week’s selection is the Pen Shaped Mouse by Murat Çonay.

Wematter’s New Atmosphere System Increases SLS Part Quality

Wematter’s New Atmosphere System Increases SLS Part Quality

Wematter announced a new system that increases 3D printed part quality significantly.

A 3D Printer Auto-Off Switcher

A 3D Printer Auto-Off Switcher

I had a quick chat with Yukun Wu, inventor of an interesting accessory for 3D printers.

Sinterit Launches Powder Handling Station

Sinterit Launches Powder Handling Station

Sinterit announced a new powder handling station (PHS) to accompany their popular desktop SLS 3D printer, the Lisa PRO.

Essentium’s New DryBox Filament Storage Solution

Essentium’s New DryBox Filament Storage Solution

Essentium announced a new solution for filament storage, the Essentium DryBox.

Published September 29, 2020
Categorized as Hardware Tagged accessory, dryer, drying, essentium, filament, manufacturing, production, storage
Another Multi-Color 3D Printing Accessory: Co Print

Another Multi-Color 3D Printing Accessory: Co Print

There’s another multi-color 3D printer accessory launching: the Co Print.

Published September 25, 2020
Categorized as Hardware Tagged accessory, co print, color, crowdfunding, mmu, mmu2s, mosaic manufacturing, multicolor, palette, prusa
Hands On With Our Hands On 3D Printer Stories

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.

Published September 23, 2020
Categorized as blog, printer Tagged accessory, hands on, list, printers, review, scanner, service
The “New Era” At BCN3D Starts With Next-Generation 3D Printers

The “New Era” At BCN3D Starts With Next-Generation 3D Printers

Today, BCN3D announces its “new era” with next-generation 3D printers; we find out more specifics from the CEO.

Published September 17, 2020
Categorized as interview, printer Tagged accessory, bcn3d, desktop, interview, sigma
More On That Plastic Repellent Paint Option

More On That Plastic Repellent Paint Option

We found out a lot more about Slice Engineering’s new plastic repellent paint.

Published September 14, 2020
Categorized as Hardware Tagged accessory, hot end, paint, ptfe, safety, slice engineering
How About Those Non-Toxic Resin Cleaners?

How About Those Non-Toxic Resin Cleaners?

Cleaning 3D printer resin is often a messy task, and one that’s made more difficult with dangerous cleaners. Are there alternatives?

Published September 2, 2020
Categorized as Hardware Tagged accessory, cleaner, hero wash, ipa, liqcreate, mr clean, resin, simple green, yellow magic 7
An Unusual 3D Print Accessory: Plastic Repellent Paint

An Unusual 3D Print Accessory: Plastic Repellent Paint

I bumped into a 3D print accessory I’d never heard of, and think it’s a pretty good idea.

Published August 30, 2020
Categorized as Hardware Tagged accessory, blob, paint, repellent, slice engineering

Miele Distributing 3D Printable Attachments

Miele, the high-end German manufacturer of consumer goods, now offers downloadable 3D models for printing, some of which may fit your appliances.

Published May 13, 2020
Categorized as Usage Tagged accessory, appliance, consumer, miele, thingiverse, vacuum

Sinterit Cleans Up SLS 3D Printing Operation With 3 New Devices

SLS 3D printing can be a messy endeavor.

Published April 22, 2020
Categorized as Hardware Tagged _temp, accessory, certification, cleaning, hardware, sinterit, sls, vacuum

ZMorph Ups Laser Engraving Capabilities

Multi-functional 3D printers offer just that — multiple functions. As the technologies progress, so do the capabilities possible for desktop fabrication.

Published March 13, 2020
Categorized as Hardware Tagged _temp, accessory, desktop, engraving, fabrication, laser, multifunction, multitool, zmorph

The PolyDry Filament Storage System

I’m looking at a new offering from Filaments. ca, the PolyDry storage system. 

Published January 20, 2020
Categorized as Hardware Tagged #sponsored, accessory, dryer, filaments.ca, humidity, polydry, storage

Quill Vogue’s Post-Processing Gear Covers Most 3D Printing Processes

Quill Vogue offers a comprehensive line of 3D print post-processing solutions for FDM, SLS, SLM, PolyJet and ProJet additive manufacturing processes.

Published October 18, 2019
Categorized as Hardware Tagged accessory, cleaning, fdm, finishing, polyjet, post processing, postprocessing, projet, slm, sls, washing

Fabrisonic’s Smart Metal 3D Print Build Plate

A smart build plate for metal 3D printing and additive manufacturing could significantly improve quality control and simplify operations.

Published October 17, 2019
Categorized as Hardware Tagged accessory, build plate, fabrisonic, laser, metal, powder, thermal, ultrasonic

3devo Focusing On Customer Training

Is it really possible to produce your own 3D printer filaments? 3devo seems to have figured out not only the hardware to do so, but also the process.

Published October 16, 2019
Categorized as Hardware Tagged 3devo, accessory, custom, filament, industrial, materials, pellets, thermoplastics

Kora’s Powerful SC-01 3D Printer Safety Enclosure

Need a safety enclosure for your 3D printer? Don’t even know why? Find out more with our look at the Kora SC-01 Safety Cabinet.

Published October 6, 2019
Categorized as Hardware Tagged accessory, enclosure, fire, interview, kora, nanoparticles, safety

Mosaic Manufacturing Almost Reduces Price Of 3D Print Color System

Is the Palette 2 color filament device for 3D printers too expensive? Perhaps, but it is now available at a much lower price.

Published September 19, 2019
Categorized as Hardware Tagged accessory, color, filament, mosaic, mosaic manufacturing

UPPKOPPLA Is Custom 3D Printed Gaming Accessories From IKEA and UNYQ

Ever since they announced they would be making customized 3D printed chairs for gamers, IKEA has been slowly entering the gaming peripheral market.

Published July 18, 2019
Categorized as Usage Tagged accessory, custom, gaming, ikea, uppkoppla

One Comprehensive 3D Printing Safety Solution

We received responses from our provocative post last week, “Does ANYONE Care About 3D Printer Emissions?”

Published December 4, 2018
Categorized as Hardware Tagged @3DPrintClean, accessory, safety, wifi

Zortrax Introduces 3D Print Smoothing Device

Zortrax announced the Apoller Smart Vapor Smoothing Device.

Published November 8, 2018
Categorized as Hardware Tagged accessory, acetone, mek, smoothing, vapor

These Glasses Will Protect Your Eyes During All-Day CAD Marathons

In this era of near-all-day-long screen time for many, issues like eye strain, headaches, and poor vision are becoming the norm.

Published November 8, 2018
Categorized as Hardware Tagged accessory, cad, eyewear, fatigue

Wham Bam’s Flexible Plate System

A new bed adhesion system is about to be released from startup Wham Bam.

Published November 5, 2018
Categorized as Hardware Tagged accessory, adhesion, magnetic, plate

The Selectra Multi-Material 3D Printer Add-On

A new Kickstarter project offers a means of 3D printing in multiple colors.

Published September 15, 2018
Categorized as Hardware Tagged accessory, filament, multicolor, multimaterial

Prusa Finally Releases MultiMaterial Upgrade

Prusa Printers finally released their long-awaited second version of their multmaterial upgrade.

Published September 13, 2018
Categorized as Hardware Tagged accessory, color, kit, multicolor, multimaterial, prusa

Mosaic Manufacturing’s Integratable Palette 2

Mosaic Manufacturing announced their latest 3D printing product, the Palette 2. 

Published August 21, 2018
Categorized as Hardware Tagged @MosaicMfg, accessory, filament, mosaic manufacturing, multcolor, multimaterial, palette, spool

Is the FormBox a Required 3D Print Accessory?

The FormBox is an inexpensive table-top vacuum former, and they say it’s good for 3D printing. 

Published August 7, 2018
Categorized as Hardware Tagged accessory

A New Storage Mechanism for 3D Printer Filament

3D printer filament is often very high quality these days, at least from some manufacturers. 

Published June 19, 2018
Categorized as Hardware Tagged accessory, drying, filament, storage

BuildTak Seeking New Products?

BuildTak has established a successful business selling adhesive products for 3D printing, but that may change. 

Published June 4, 2018
Categorized as Hardware Tagged @BuildTak, accessory

Monitoring Your 3D Print for Recovery

The bane of every desktop 3D printer operator is the discovery of a print failure. 

Published April 26, 2018
Categorized as Hardware Tagged accessory, failure, monitor

Hands on with the Retouch3D

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

Published April 6, 2018
Categorized as Hardware Tagged accessory, repair

Finally: A Desktop Fume Extractor Project

This is something I’ve been interested in for some time: an inexpensive fume extractor you can make yourself. 

Published February 7, 2018
Categorized as Hardware Tagged accessory, fumes, safety

Retouch3D Continues

A 3D printing accessory maker survives and expands. 

Published January 19, 2018
Categorized as Hardware Tagged accessory, plastic

Seven Key 3D Printer Upgrades To Consider

Your desktop 3D printer is likely far more well equipped than early machines, but are there things to make it even better? 

Published January 8, 2018
Categorized as Hardware Tagged accessory, tips, upgrade

The Ridiculously Portable Migo 3D Printer

MakeX is taking the portability aspect of their new Migo desktop 3D printer a lot more seriously than we thought. 

Published December 7, 2017
Categorized as Hardware Tagged accessory, makex, portable

A Look Inside 3DEVO’s 3D Printer Filament Making System

We finally got a close look at 3DEVO’s desktop filament maker. 

Published November 30, 2017
Categorized as Hardware Tagged accessory, filament

The ProtoPro Air Scrubber Solution

We’re looking at a very interesting air safety system for desktop 3D printing today.

Published November 11, 2017
Categorized as Hardware Tagged accessory, filter, safety

This Gigantic Mouse Pad Covers Your Entire Desktop

This Gigantic Mouse Pad Covers Your Entire Desktop!

Published November 9, 2017
Categorized as Hardware Tagged accessory

Yeehaw Wand Update: Closed!

The Yeehaw Wand has disappeared, sort of. 

Published October 26, 2017
Categorized as Hardware Tagged accessory, cad, mouse

Update on Mass Portal’s 3D Printer Filament Dryer Technology

We obtained some additional information about the very interesting and brand new 3D printer filament drying system from Mass Portal. 

Published October 17, 2017
Categorized as Hardware Tagged @MassPortal, accessory, drying, filament

3DPrintClean’s Model 3 Series: A Complete Set of Safety Accessories in One Box

We’ve often written on the topic of 3D printing safety, and there are few other solutions that do as much as 3DPrintClean’s. 

Published October 11, 2017
Categorized as Hardware Tagged @3DPrintClean, accessory, filter, safety

A 3D Printing Pen of a Very Different Kind

The Yeehaw Wand at first glance might seem like yet another “3D printing pen”, but it’s nothing of the sort. 

Published October 3, 2017
Categorized as Hardware Tagged accessory, cad, mouse, sculpting, tablet

Dimafix: A Temperature-based Adhesive Solution for 3D Prints

An interesting liquid solution for ensuring 3D prints “stick” is available. 

Published September 17, 2017
Categorized as Hardware Tagged accessory, adhesion, spray

Making Your Own 3D Printer Air Purification System

Safety is too often ignored by those operating desktop 3D printers, particularly air quality.

Published August 22, 2017
Categorized as Hardware Tagged accessory, filter, safety

Duplicate Kickstarter Detected

Apologies to our readers: yesterday we posted a story regarding a project that appears to be a duplicate!

Published August 19, 2017
Categorized as Hardware Tagged accessory, kickstarter

Get On It: A 3D Print Spool Enclosure

A Kickstarter project hopes to solve one major issue with 3D printer spools: contamination. 

Published August 15, 2017
Categorized as Hardware Tagged accessory, materials

Sinterit Gives Away Mandatory Accessory

Sinterit is not the biggest 3D printer manufacturer, by any means, but they seem to understand the issues of their target market. 

Published August 8, 2017
Categorized as Hardware Tagged accessory, powder, sinterit

The Sometimes-Required 3D Printer Filtration Accessory

With the increase in use of desktop 3D printers in professional offices comes another issue: air quality. 

Published July 28, 2017
Categorized as Hardware Tagged accessory, filter, safety

TAC.TILES is a DJ-like Physical Interface for 3D Modeling

As you are well aware, those wonderful 3D models you create each day are traditionally crafted with a mouse, a keyboard, too many mouse clicks and an occasional flinging of the keyboard across the room. 

Published July 20, 2017
Categorized as Hardware Tagged accessory, modeling, mouse

AstroPrint Announces the AstroBox Touch and Even More Interesting Stuff

Astroprint announced a new set-top box for desktop 3D printers: the AstroBox Touch. 

Published May 9, 2017
Categorized as Hardware Tagged @astroprint3d, accessory, cloud, printing

Formlabs Announces Key Accessories

Formlabs announced some highly desirable accessories for their very popular Form 2 desktop 3D printers. 

Published May 8, 2017
Categorized as Hardware Tagged @formlabs, accessory

3D Platform’s Filament Warmer: A Good Idea

3D Platform seems to have a number of announcements lately, and one of them is for a unique “filament warmer”. 

Published May 3, 2017
Categorized as Hardware Tagged @3dplatform, accessory, filament, heat

Don’t Replace Your 3D Printer Resin Tanks, Recoat Them

One of the surprises encountered when using resin-powered 3D printers is that the resin tanks are a consumable. 

Published April 28, 2017
Categorized as Hardware Tagged accessory, resin

GeckoTeck Offers an Easy 3D Print Surface Adhesion Solution

GeckoTek launched a new polymer-sheet style 3D print adhesion solution they call the “EZ Stick”. 

Published April 18, 2017
Categorized as Hardware Tagged @geckotek3d, accessory, adhesion

The Filament Roller: A Flexible Solution to Dastardly 3D Printing Problems

Today I’m looking at something called, “The Filament Roller” that just launched on Kickstarter. 

Published January 24, 2017
Categorized as Hardware Tagged accessory, filament

A-Team Ventures’ Desktop 3D Printer has a Waggle!

A-Team Ventures has produced desktop 3D printers for some years, but now they have a Waggle, too.

Published January 3, 2017
Categorized as Hardware Tagged accessory, cloud, mobile, remote

The Anmasi Cleaning System

Once the 3D printing is done, the post processing begins. That’s the “dirty” secret of the industry, but it’s one that vendors like Anmasi can solve. 

Published December 15, 2016
Categorized as Hardware Tagged accessory, cleaning, postprocessing

Another Print Adhesion Solution: FlatForce

With increasing interest in unusual 3D printing materials, a corresponding increase in adhesion solutions is occurring. 

Published December 9, 2016
Categorized as Hardware Tagged accessory, adhesion

Airwolf 3D’s New Polypropylene Solution

Airwolf 3D has announced a new adhesion solution for 3D printing polypropylene. 

Published December 7, 2016
Categorized as Hardware Tagged @airwolf3d, accessory, adhesion, plastic, polypropylene

Dyze’s 3D Printer Filament Sensor Add-On

A Montreal-based company has launched a 3D printing accessory that detects out-of-filament conditions. 

Published November 30, 2016
Categorized as Hardware Tagged @DyzeDesign, accessory, filament

Type A Machines Partners with Mosaic for Multi-Color 3D Printing

Multi-color – or indeed multi-material – 3D printing just got a little bit easier with a new deal between Type A Machines and Mosaic Manufacturing. 

Published October 18, 2016
Categorized as Hardware Tagged @MosaicMfg, @typeamachines, accessory, multimaterial

Could the Bunker be a Transformational 3D Printing Product?

I’m looking at the Bunker, a 3D printing accessory designed to manage 3D printer filament, but it seems this device is far more than it appears. 

Published September 7, 2016
Categorized as Hardware Tagged accessory, filament

Two 3D Printer Liquid Adhesives You Can Buy

The eternal problem of extrusion-based desktop 3D printers is bed adhesion. Here are two commercial solutions specifically designed for that purpose. 

Published August 24, 2016
Categorized as Hardware Tagged @airwolf3d, accessory, adhesion

BuildTak’s New FlexPlate System

BuildTak has become a very popular solution to hold down prints on otherwise uncooperative desktop 3D printers, but now they’ve come up with a new approach. 

Published July 19, 2016
Categorized as Hardware Tagged @BuildTak, accessory, adhesion, printing

3DPrinterOS Gains Some Portability

One of the leading cloud-based 3D printing services just made life a lot easier by supporting the Raspberry Pi 3. 

Published May 17, 2016
Categorized as Hardware, Service Tagged @3dprinteros, accessory, cloud, printing

Watch Out For The MakerX Box

There’s going to be another option for 3D print streaming: The MakerX box. 

Published March 6, 2016
Categorized as Hardware Tagged @MakerX3D, accessory, cloud, streaming

3DPrintClean Introduces An Affordable Filtration Enclosure

3DPrintClean has been producing professional filtration solutions for a while now, but they’ve just launched a new low-cost version. 

Published February 28, 2016
Categorized as Hardware Tagged accessory, filter, safety

The REVOCaster Is Now Live

Back in 2014 I wrote on the REVOcaster, a rotational casting device that could complement any 3D printer operation. Now it’s available for order. 

Published February 23, 2016
Categorized as Hardware Tagged @MagicMaker3D, accessory, casting

Finally, An Intelligent Spool Holder: The MonsterFeed

For those using generic 3D printer filament, the issue of spool management is sometimes troublesome. Now those issues could be solved with the MonsterFeed universal spool holder. 

Published January 2, 2016
Categorized as Hardware Tagged accessory, filament

MODIFI3D: An Excellent Set Of 3D Print Finishing Tools

MODIFI3D is a set of excellent tools for finishing your 3D prints. 

Published January 2, 2016
Categorized as Hardware Tagged accessory, finishing

Another Sticky Option: 3DLAC

There’s yet another option to ensure your 3D prints stick to the print surface during printing: 3DLAC.

Published December 17, 2015
Categorized as Hardware Tagged accessory, adhesion, spray

The MatterControl Touch: A Brain For Your 3D Printer

Let’s face it: most desktop 3D printers are pretty dumb. But now you can add some smarts to your device with the MatterControl Touch. 

Published September 27, 2015
Categorized as Hardware Tagged accessory, cloud, repository, software

3DPrintClean’s Filtrations Solutions Now Available

3DPrintClean’s product line of 3D printer accessories for emission filtration are now available for purchase. 

Published September 27, 2015
Categorized as Hardware Tagged @3DPrintClean, accessory, safety

EasyWelder Solves A Common Filament Problem

EasyWelder is a very inexpensive 3D printing accessory that many people might find very useful. 

Published July 18, 2015
Categorized as Hardware Tagged accessory, color, filament

PRINTinZ Releases the “Zebra Plate”

3D print accessory maker PRINTinZ released their new 3D printing adhesion system, the Zebra Plate. 

Published July 8, 2015
Categorized as Hardware Tagged accessory, printing, printinz

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