What is PCTG?
PETG has been the default step-up material for most FDM hobbyists for years — the answer to “I need something […]
Jailbreaking Your Bambu Lab Printer: What It Is, How It Works, and Whether You Should Bother
The Bambu Lab vs OrcaSlicer situation — the legal threats, the AGPLv3 investigation, the GamersNexus post, the SFC involvement —
What ‘No Sparse Layers’ Really Does — and Why You Should Be Using It
The prime tower is one of those features that most multi-colour FDM users accept without much scrutiny. It is there
The Industry Is Quietly Moving Toward Tool Changers — And It Matters
The shift is quiet because it has not announced itself dramatically. There has been no single product launch, no single
Bambu Lab A2L: Bigger Bed, Vinyl Cutter, and the Dual Nozzle That Never Came
Today is June 1st. The A2L has been announced. I am underwhelmed. That is not the reaction I wanted to
Elegoo CANVAS: The $55 Multi-Colour System That Has Everyone Talking
Fifty-five dollars. That is the price Elegoo has put on multi-colour 3D printing capability for Centauri Carbon owners, and the
Where It All Started: Building My First 3D Printer From Scratch
Everything on this site — the A1, the Kobra X, the 40-plus spools, the Grinch accumulating parts on the print
Bambu Lab A2L: “Extra Large” A-Series Teased for June 1st — and It Might Be Everything We Asked For
Earlier today Bambu Lab posted on Threads: “Scaling up your imagination with #A2L. See you June 1, 4 PM CEST.”
The Gap Between Review Units and Real Ownership
Professional printer reviews are useful. They are also, by their nature, incomplete. A reviewer who receives a machine, spends two
Why Filament Profiles Matter More Than Most People Realise
Modern 3D printers have done something impressive and slightly deceptive at the same time: they have made the printing process
Bambu Lab Under Formal Investigation for Open Source Violations: This Just Got Very Serious
When we covered the original OrcaSlicer controversy and then the PR crisis that followed — the GamersNexus post, the $20,000
OrcaSlicer 2.4.0 Alpha Adds Kobra X Support — and That’s Not the Biggest News
OrcaSlicer dropped its 2.4.0 Alpha build on 25 May 2026 and the release notes make for genuinely interesting reading. The