3D Printing Tolerances & Fit: Perfect Clearance

Complete Guide to 3D Printing Tolerances and Fit: Getting Perfect Clearance for Moving Parts Nothing is more frustrating than spending hours printing a multipart assembly only to find that the pieces don’t fit together. The tolerances are too tight and parts fuse, or they’re too loose and everything wobbles. Getting 3D printing tolerances right is … Read more

3D Printer Maintenance: Bedslinger, CoreXY & RepRap

Why Your Printer’s Architecture Matters for Maintenance Not all FDM printers are built the same — and they don’t wear the same way either. A bedslinger (Ender 3, Prusa MK4) moves a heavy build plate back and forth on the Y axis, putting unique stress on belts, rails, and frame rigidity. A CoreXY printer (Bambu … Read more

Best 3D Print Bed Adhesion 2026: PEI, Glass, Mag

3D Printer Build Plate Adhesion Solutions

You can have the most perfectly calibrated printer in the world, but if your first layer won’t stick, nothing else matters.

FDM 3D Printing with PEEK for Small Medical Implants

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German researchers focus in on 3D printing materials for the medical field, outlining their findings in the recently published ‘Parameters Influencing the Outcome of Additive Manufacturing of Tiny Medical Devices Based on PEEK.’ As thermoplastics continue to rise in popularity for a variety of applications, PEEK is at the top of the list for many … Read more