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3D Printing

How To Succeed with LayerLock SLA Build Surfaces

How To Succeed with LayerLock SLA Build Surfaces

  • Tina Chau
  • Mar 21, 2021
Successfully achieve strong bed adhesion for Laser, DLP, and SLA resin prints using LayerLock SLA Resin 3D Printing Build Surfaces.
Like FDM 3D printing, ensuring a printed part sticks to an SLA machine's build plate is essential to successful resin 3D printing. Strong bed adhesion is especially crucial when printing with resin due to a large majority of SLA machines favoring the stereolithography method of generating a print that is hanging upside down. Add on the fact that SLA printing involves some suction between the print... (More)
3D Printed Key to the City of Watts

3D Printed Key to the City of Watts

  • MatterHackers
  • Jun 30, 2021
MatterHackers had the opportunity to 3D print the Key to the City of Watts, which was presented to Brandon “STIX” Salaam-Bailey and his non-profit organization ThinkWatts.
With access to hundreds of 3D printers and thousands of 3D printing materials, MatterHackers is often the go-to source for when local Southern California businesses and organizations 3D printing initiatives and projects. Recently, we we were able to help with a very special project - 3D printing the key to the city of Watts! (More)
Improved Multi Extruder Alignment Through Visual Coherence

Improved Multi Extruder Alignment Through Visual Coherence

  • Lars Brubaker
  • Sep 4, 2019
Successful multi material 3D printing starts with nozzle calibration. Improve dual extruder alignment using MatterHackers' unique calibration method.
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Tech Breakdown: Lulzbot TAZ Workhorse 3D Printer Review

Tech Breakdown: Lulzbot TAZ Workhorse 3D Printer Review

  • Alec Richter
  • Jul 22, 2019
MatterHackers' pros take a look at why the Lulzbot TAZ Workhorse lives up to its name, making it a 3D printer to be reckoned with.
Introducing the Lulzbot TAZ Workhorse, The latest iteration in Lulzbot’s series of FFF 3D printers. Throughout this machine you  find a variety of new hardware including updated features found on previous models, like the new toolhead, belted Z axis, and the Modular Heated Bed. There’s more to it that makes this machine a true workhorse, so let’s break it down. ... (More)
The Anatomy of a 3D Printer: Print Surfaces

The Anatomy of a 3D Printer: Print Surfaces

  • Alec Richter
  • Jul 23, 2018
A vital component of your 3D printer is the surface on top of your print bed - it can have a huge impact on your printing. Learn more about print surfaces here.
As 3D consumer 3D printing has developed, so has the material that parts are printed on. The print bed can be as simple as a sheet of aluminum or as advanced as a laminated sheet of heaters, plates, and specially designed surfaces. (More)
The Anatomy of a 3D Printer: Screens

The Anatomy of a 3D Printer: Screens

  • Alec Richter
  • Aug 23, 2018
Controlling your 3D printer can be done from your PC or from the screen attached to your printer. Take a look at the different kinds of screens and what they can do.
While some 3D printers come with an interface installed and ready to use, it wasn’t long ago that your options were limited or nonexistent. A lot of printers used to be on the market that didn’t have a control interface and instead had just the USB port to have your computer communicate with the 3D printer. As the industry progressed, new solutions were developed and tailored to 3D pri... (More)
The Anatomy of a 3D Printer: Stepper Drivers

The Anatomy of a 3D Printer: Stepper Drivers

  • Alec Richter
  • Aug 23, 2018
Every 3D printer has them, but what exactly are stepper drivers and what do they do? Read on to see what drives your 3D printer to create amazing models.
What are Stepper Drivers Under the hood of every 3D printer, 3D carver, or CNC, there are stepper drivers. They control and cause the coils in stepper motors to trigger, making the shaft of the motor rotate in a precisely controlled manner. Some control boards have the stepper drivers integrated as part of the board, and others have them as swappable and replaceable plug-ins. There’s an adv... (More)
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