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 […]
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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
Are We Entering an AMS Arms Race?
When Bambu Lab launched the X1 Carbon in 2022 with the AMS — the Automatic Material System — they did
Toy Soldier Flexi Mini: A Small Print With a Big Colour Change Count
Sometimes a print chooses itself. With two printers now running side by side — the Bambu A1 and the Anycubic
Anycubic Kobra X — Week One: An A1 Owner’s Honest Assessment
One week in. The Kobra X has been on the desk beside the A1 since it arrived, and I have
What a Bambu A1 Owner Really Wants From Their Next Printer
The A1 is a genuinely excellent machine. Two years in, it is still my daily workhorse, still handles the vast
Filament Dryers: Why You Need One, When You Really Need One, and Which to Buy
Moisture is the most underdiagnosed problem in hobbyist 3D printing. Stringing that appears from nowhere on a spool you have
Someone Ran Klipper on a Nintendo Switch to Speed Up Their 3D Printer — and It Worked
I am posting this purely because I find it interesting. It is not directly relevant to my A1 or Kobra
Anycubic Kobra X: Unboxing, Setup, and First Print
As covered in the Kobra X editorial and the Kobra 4 vs Kobra X post, I have had the Kobra
Bambu Lab vs OrcaSlicer: The PR Crisis That Blew Up in Their Face
When we covered the Bambu Lab vs OrcaSlicer situation a few weeks ago, the story was already serious. Bambu had
Anycubic Kobra 4 vs Kobra X: Two Printers, One Confusing Lineup
Anycubic announced the Kobra 4 this week, and my first reaction was the same one I suspect a lot of