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3D Printed Bagatelle Defies Its Name

The “bagatelle” means something of little importance, a mere trifle. This is the unassuming name of the game that British designer Tony Jones decided to recreate using 3D printing.  While…

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…

CarbonFil 3D Printing Filament: Formfutura Offers a Powerful Material for Serious 3D Printing

There are so many unique and challenging 3D printed projects for the aspiring designer or engineer to embark on today–and a wide range of inviting materials and affordable new 3D printers to…

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…

Formfutura Releases New EasyWood Filaments Featuring Authentic Smell & Texture

While the 3D printer is the mechanism that gets makers where they want to go as the end result of what can sometimes be hours, weeks, or even months of…

This Week’s Top 3D Printable 3DShare Models: A Paddleboat, “Buzz Nerve” Toy, Nude-ish Figurine & More!

It’s that time of the week again when we roll out the top 3D printable models from 3D Share. This week we have two creations from UK-based Tony Jones, a…

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…

This Amazing Conductive Buzz Trace Game Was Entirely 3D Printed

Two years ago, if you asked me what desktop 3D printers could possibly be used to create, my answer would have been very short. You would have been limited to…

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…