More affordable than ever, 3D printers are booming for personal, professional, and educational use. We've been testing them for over a decade and are here to help you find the right option. Since 2004 ...

Most people think of 3D printing as a niche hobby, but the benefits it can have in everyday home life make it more practical ...

You can get a smooth-working machine with useful features once reserved for high-end models. Starting at just $250, these are ...

If you have an older printer like the Prusa MK3S here, this kind of tinkering can have dramatic results.

James has been writing about technology for years but has loved it since the early 90s. While his main areas of expertise are maker tools -- 3D printers, vinyl cutters, paper printers, and laser ...

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Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) 3D printers have evolved from a time sink gimmick to sophisticated additive manufacturing equipment that sits on a user's desk. There's no longer a need for multiple ...

Despite the impressive variety of thermoplastics that can be printed on consumer-level desktop 3D printers, the most commonly used filament is polylactic acid (PLA). That’s because it’s not only the ...

D printers are complex machines with lots of moving parts. When any of these problems start showing up, repairs may no longer ...

Boring 3D prints like brackets, clips, spacers, and replacement parts can make a printer feel more useful than flashy novelty models.

[kida] has a highly innovative set of 3D-printable, musical fidget toys that play classic video game tunes. Of course there’s the classic Super Mario ditty, but there’s loads more. How they work is ...

Inside a small workspace filled with printers, plastic filament and computer-aided design software, a broken vehicle ...