2. The Material Problem Unlike 2D printing, where paper is the primary medium, its 3D-focused counterpart can work with different kinds of materials ranging from plastic to wood.

It's looking more and more certain that 3D printing has a serious safety problem. Though largely overlooked in the tech press, the problem is pervasive and could impact millions of students ...

When the 3D printer gives up, don’t wait for the experts. Here are solutions to the most common problems: layers failing to attach, stringing, and overheating.

Adjustments: decrease printing speed by a lot, adjust where the printer thinks Z = 0 to be a few fractions of a mm higher. Blob #3 (right) MUCH BETTER. Until it stopped printing entierly.

Around 2015, headlines about 3D printing reached a fever pitch. But here we are, a few years later and not a headline is in sight. 3D printing’s superhero era has given way to practical use ...