filament samples

Maker Box Lowers Monthly Subscription Fee, Adds Second “Basic” Subscription Box

Monthly subscription boxes are big business, and dozens of companies have found massive success in a wide variety of different industries. There are monthly boxes for everything from toys to…

Maker Box is 3D Printing’s Monthly Subscription Box for Filament & Maker Tools

Signing up to receive monthly subscription boxes is a great way to find new products, receive unique items that you typically wouldn’t purchase for yourself, and even get exclusive, limited…

Filament Market Promising for Vendors & Users: Aleph Objects Takes on Another New Materials Partner, filabits

Aleph Objects, Inc. is creating a world unto itself for those who own LulzBot 3D printers. Centered around the RepRap concept of open source and freedom–terms that pop up almost…

GlobalFSD Leaps Across the Pond, Bringing Filament Sampling to US Soil

With the growing number of filament manufacturers and filament brands coming to market over the past few years comes an uncertainty of which to choose from for that important 3D…

3D Printing Filament Trends & Stats for June 2015

With the desktop 3D printing hardware space continuing to evolve, it seems as though every day we are covering new unique uses for the technology. While these new uses come…

EUMAKERS Offers Sixty 3D Printer Filament Colors; Spools Recycle into Cool Coat Hangers

While the 3D printing industry and all it entails is about making and bringing forth new innovations, products, and ‘things’ into the world, it’s also comprised of a community that…

3D Printing Filament Trends & Stats for May 2015

Each and every month, we see more new filaments released by various manufacturers, some of which are more of the same, while others are something completely new to the 3D…

3D Printing Filament Trends & Stats for April 2015 & a New Filament Database is Launched

As 3D printing filament options continue to expand for the FDM/FFF desktop 3D printer market, consumers are beginning to have a more difficult time trying to figure out exactly which…

3D Printing Filament Trends & Stats Released by GlobalFSD for March 2015

What are the top 3D printer filaments on the market? Which companies are receiving the most interest? These are questions that many of us would love to know the answers…

GlobalFSD Announces That Anyone Can Now Purchase Filament Samples with the Change in Their Pockets

Back in November, we reported that the Global Filament Sample Depot (GlobalFSD) had launched. With their launch, they brought the first online market for purchasing samples of 3D printing filament….

Global Filament Sample Depot Launches to Sell 5 Metre Filament Samples for 3D Printing Use

I don’t know about yoPu, but one of my favorite things to do at some of the 3D printing trades shows is collect as many samples of filament as I…