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Once a part is printed, the cleaning and finishing processes begin... Washing Obtaining any reasonable final quality requires cleaning and such, but how that gets done is anyone's choice Dunk Buckets Nearly free since everyone has access to a...

Something to rinse away the remaining uncured resin so the printed model can be fully cured without additional blemishes. Isopropyl Alcohol, Isopropanol, Rubbing Alcohol This is the most commonly and easily available alcohol in the US, every drug store...

We live in a fantastic world to have literally hundreds of colors available in dozens of different materials for hobby 3D printing TPU "Thermoplastic PolyUrethane", TPE "ThermoPlastic Elastomer", Flexible-PLA, etc. Softest material straight from a fila...

In no particular order, some great content creators recommended by multiple people in the community Robert Murray-Smith is an enthusiastic teacher of anything that interests him; he breaks things down to pieces that are easy enough for even children to un...

The home 3D printer provides the amateur locksmith a significant advantage over those without.  These links are only organized by category, not preference or recommendation (ie: No Particular Order!). Hand Holders https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3115194 ...

Printing the first layer can be frustrating for the do-it-all hobbyist since everything is always changing Beginner squish Perform leveling, adjusting, calibrating the printer Print a Single Layer large box, (most of build plate) outline, or something...

Most people enjoy the semi-matte finish and chatoyant appearance that carbon composites can provide, yet there seems to be some confusion about the non-aesthetic reasons "for" or "against" 3D printing with carbon fiber composite materials. Stiffness / Bri...

After printing hundreds of kilograms of filament through several printers and consequently destroying dozens on nozzles along the way; I have probably learned nothing, but let's take a look anyway! Cheap brass nozzles These can be found in a 10 pack fo...

The alcohol used to wash UV resin printed parts can get slimy as snot in no time at all; fortunately this issue now has a solution! Who Nick Wilson of the Youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/@nicks-fix posted a video about a new Continuous IPA Filtra...

Obviously this is a work in progress and will change... Link to Most Current Spreadsheet on Google Docs Below table is only a piece of the spreadsheet, link above to entire sheet. (Comments enabled for spreadsheet within Google) Caption Name Nozzle Te...

Having suffered from allergies most of my life, anything that promises to help with "allergens" tends to be of great interest! Premise Ultraviolet "C" band light is well known to be "toxic" to almost any living organism; such as mold, bacteria, viruses, ...

While watching videos of industrial 3D printing processes, I came upon a 1/2 second "B roll" shot of someone's hands packing what are clearly 3D printed parts into what I believe was "Green Sand" used by the metals casting industry (Red/Brown, superfine, & sli...