Should 3D Printing and 3D Modelling Be Taught in Schools?
Yes. But that answer needs unpacking, because what makes 3D printing and 3D modelling worth teaching in schools is not […]
Magnets in 3D Printing: From Build Plates to Embedded Mechanisms
Magnets turn up in 3D printing in more ways than most people stop to think about. The most visible is
Glass-Filled Filament: What It Is, How It Differs From Carbon Fibre, and When to Use It
Carbon fibre composite filament gets most of the attention in the engineering materials discussion. It is the name people recognise
Can You Actually Make Money From a 3D Printing Business?
This post has been sitting in the ideas folder for a while, partly because every version I drafted felt like
Is PLA Food Safe? The Answer Is More Complicated Than You Think
If you search “is PLA food safe” you will find two camps. One says yes — PLA comes from corn
The A2L Has Arrived: First Impressions From Two Weeks In
The A2L is on the desk. After two posts working through the announcement — the initial underwhelmed reaction and the
3D Printer Fumes at Home: What the Research Actually Says
There is a version of this post that opens with “don’t panic, PLA is basically harmless.” There is another version
Is Cheap PLA Actually Worth It?
The temptation is real. You are browsing Amazon for filament, the eSUN spool you usually buy is £13.99, and right
What is G-code? The Seventy-Year-Old Language Running Your Printer
A few days ago I posted about OGcode — Robert Dabi’s browser-based tool that generates G-code directly from a drawn
Self-Hosted Tools That Make 3D Printing Better — My Take
How-To Geek published a piece this week — 5 self-hosted 3D printing tools you should download today by Tim Brookes
Hot Weather and Your 3D Printer: A Surprisingly Real Problem
A few weeks into a British summer and the workshop is warm. Not car-dashboard warm, not Southern-Spain warm, but that
3D Printer Maintenance: What Actually Needs Doing, How Often, and Whether It Really Matters
Most 3D printer maintenance guides open with some version of the same claim: neglect maintenance and your printer will fail,