Some filament manufacturers sell refills that don’t include a spool but instead wind the filament around a cardboard insert ...

Plastic waste is a big problem in our world today. It's important for makers who use 3D printing technology (which generates plastic objects) to consider the waste hierarchy paradigm. Here's the thing ...

If you have a 3D printer, chances are, the company you bought it from skimped out on the design of their filament holder. It’s okay though, it’s not like having a ...

Most 3D printers come with a pretty basic filament holder — often little more than a bar to hang the spool on. [Ivan Miranda]’s 3D printers run bigger spools than most, though, so he had to craft an ...

A handful of smart 3D printer add-ons can solve common annoyances, and the best part is you can print them at home with ...

Which 3D printer filament is best? 3D printing has come a long way since its early steps in the mid-1980s. Back then, it was an expensive, professional-only technique. Today you can get printers for ...

D Filament Profiles attempts to standardize and track 3D printer filament inventories, and that could simplify FFF 3D printing.