A newly granted Chinese utility patent proposes a variable extrusion head for FFF 3D printers, aimed at avoiding one of the oldest annoyances in desktop and industrial extrusion printing: changing nozzles.
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Bigger Nozzles Boost PLA Strength, Study Finds
A new study links larger FFF nozzle diameters to stronger PLA parts, with modeling to back it up.
Recreus Proposes 2.20mm FilaFlex Standard to Improve TPU Print Speed and Reliability
Announced last week, Recreus has proposed a dramatic change to filament standards.
Only a Few 3D Printers Still Support 2.85mm Filament
Which 3D printers still use the 2.85mm filament standard?
Bambu Lab’s Spool Design Quietly Becomes De Facto Standard in 3D Printing Industry
Has Bambu Lab won the filament spool format war?
Lack of Standardized Spool Formats Frustrates Users of Multimaterial 3D Printing Systems
Why isn’t there an official spool format standard?
Are You Ready For E3D’s Revo?
E3D-Online’s new Revo product set should make life far easier for FFF 3D printer operators.
LulzBot Adds 1.75mm Filament Support
We’ve just heard that FAME 3D, the new owners of LulzBot, have made a deal to provide 1.75mm filament support for LulzBot 3D printers.
1.75 vs 2.85mm Filament Showdown
Where did the two 3D printer filament diameters come from and what is the difference? Which one is better?
The 3mm Filament Problem
I’ve hit this problem twice now this week: is 3mm filament really 3.00mm?