April 7, 2017
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We dropped our podcast covering the $179 Tiko 3D printer almost exactly 2 years ago. We received a lot of criticism for our harsh analysis of their Kickstarter campaign. Their most recent update states that Tiko is in financial trouble and currently on standby.
John covers what went wrong and where they can go from here.
The M3D Micro $199 Backer Rescue
On the topic of inexpensive 3D printers, we bought an Alunar M505 earlier this year. It's pretty much the Anet A8 (Prusa i3 clone), just less popular. It's not bad for a sub $300 printer, but we've had a lot of problems.
Here's the upgrade we used for X-axis tension
Our Patrick model
Byambaa Patrick model
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February 16, 2017
We love amaochan's model "Save Pangolins." It's a great design for a great cause.
Grab the model and the rest of the story. Check out the Facebook.
We've had a little more time of the Raise3D printer and we are still impressed. Dual extruders are always a little tricky, but its slicer is great!
The direct drive, light weight Zesty Nimble extruder is now available!
Maker Box is turning a year old and doing a give-away via their community blog. There are several ways to enter the contest. One of them is writing an approved post for their blog, so get writing!
We've started a waitlist for an aluminum build plate for the Replicator 2.
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February 9, 2017
We got a Form 2 in the shop and are learning a whole lot about SLA printing. The first few things we printed were Marvin and the 3D Benchy. Our UV oven is still in the works.
Check out our friends Power Up Props!
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January 26, 2017
The F3DP team is back from CES 2017! We wanted to document the coming year's emerging tech and get interviews with some of the creators.
One of our easy favorites was the gigantic multi-head Cronus from Titan Robotics. Its five heads can work simultaneously on the same part without bumping into each other. Another favorite was a lot more gimicky, but the 3D Magic Pan pancake printer was really fun.
There were some really spendy printers at the Nano Dimension and Markforged booths, but it doesn't hurt to look! We also checked Prusa, Formlabs and ZMorph.
Our cabin in the RV park was a little small, but CES didn't disappoint! We still have a bunch of interviews coming out on YouTube, so make sure to subscribe.
Camera rig we used for the interviews
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December 16, 2016
Pushing out some old podcasts!
In this episode, we talk about why you may change filament in the middle of a print. Color change, embedded parts and running out of filament are main reasons.
Here is the bottle opener.
Voxel8
Low Filament Sensor
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November 4, 2016
We talked with Zesty Technology recently and learned about their remote drive 3D printer extruder called the "Zesty Nimble." They claim that the Nimble is the lightest 3D printing extruder in the world!
Brian and Lykle (Australia/Cyprus respectively) started talking after backing the same 3D printer on Kickstarter and now plan to make a printer of their own.
Their extruder can be used on a delta printer and dramatically reduce the retraction rate. It also works on cartesian models. The Nimble is currently on Kickstarter and will start shipping in February if the project reaches its goal.
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October 26, 2016
We get a lot of questions as to why 3D printers aren't printing properly, so we went over a few of the most common causes that we've encountered.
In season one, we talked about "heat creep." Heat moves up the thermal barrier tube and can cause filament to expand. When it cools again, the filament can get stuck and become difficult to remove.
The orientation of cooling fans and heat sinks may not seem like a huge issue, but incorrectly install components can cause print failure.
Low quality/out of spec filament can contain foreign particles that clog the nozzle. If the filament isn't round enough or too big, it may not even get to the thermal barrier tube.
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