All memos tagged #3d-printing-starter

Benchy — formally 3DBenchy — is a small tugboat model released by Creative Tools in April 2015 as a calibration and benchmarking print for 3D printers, and the most widely printed object in the...

The parts worth printing in a new machine's first week — the ones that make the printer easier to live with, for someone who just unboxed one. Part of Getting Started with 3D Printing. Print for the...

What to buy alongside a new enclosed FDM printer — for someone who just ordered one and would rather not spend money they do not have to. Part of Getting Started with 3D Printing. Buy it with the...

Getting print emissions out of the room you sit in — for anyone running an enclosed FDM printer somewhere they also live or work. Part of Getting Started with 3D Printing. Decide between filtering...

How to store filament so a spool opened today still prints six months from now — for anyone whose collection has outgrown the box it arrived in. Part of Getting Started with 3D Printing. Store an...

Getting started with 3D printing on a current enclosed machine is a purchasing decision, a storage decision, and a ventilation decision — not a tuning project. Printers now arrive calibrated and hold...