Collaborate Disseminate
When it comes to toolchanging 3D printers, idle nozzles tend to drool. Cleaning out that nozzle goo, though, is critical before switching them into use. And since switching nozzles can …read more Continue reading Toolchanging Printers Get a Nozzle Hanky Like No Other
For all of us fascinated with 3D printing, it’s easy to forget that 3D printer jams are an extra dimension of frustration to handle. Not to mention that our systems …read more Continue reading Removable Extruder Pulls Out the Stops on Features
We might’ve thought that extrusion based 3D printers have hit their peak in performance capabilities. With the remaining process variables being tricky to model and control, there’s only so much we can expect on dimensional accuracy from extruded plastic processes. But what if we mixed machines, adding a second machining …read more
Continue reading E3D Teaches Additive Machines How to Subtract
I admit that I’m late to the 3D printing game. While I just picked up my first printer in 2018, the rest of us have been oozing out beautiful prints for over a decade. And in that time we’ve seen many people reimagine the hardware for mischief besides just printing …read more
Continue reading Jubilee: A Toolchanging Homage to 3D Printer Hackers Everywhere
Tool changing on 3D printers is hot right now, and it’s going to be really interesting to see the ideas that reliable tool changing lets people try out. One such idea is having the 3D printer use a marker to label the enclosure and buttons it just 3D printed.
The …read more
Continue reading Enclosure Needs Labels? Make The 3D Printer Do It
It’s been just over a year since E3D whetted our appetites for toolchanging printers. Now, with the impending release of their first toolchanging system, they’ve taken the best parts of their design and released them into the wild as open source. Head on over to Github for a complete solution …read more
Continue reading E3D’s Love Letter to Toolchanging 3D Printers