Despite the impressive variety of thermoplastics that can be printed on consumer-level desktop 3D printers, the most commonly used filament is polylactic acid (PLA). That’s because it’s not only the ...

A report by the AAIB reveals that a UK plane crash in March 2025 was caused by the failure of a 3D printed component.

Aircraft parts generally have to meet very specific standards, because if certain parts fail, the aircraft falls out of the sky. This usually ends poorly, and is best avoided by using the proper ...

ABS has a reputation for being one of the more difficult filaments to work with. Even experienced makers often throw up their hands and stick to PLA or PETG when ABS refuses to behave. The usual ...

One of the biggest issues that plague the desktop 3D printing world is a pesky nuisance known as warping. Warping is due to Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene plastic (or or ABS as it's commonly known) ...

I got a free roll of ABS with a 3D printer I bought recently. It is natural colour ABS (acrylonitrile butadiene styrene). ABS, I believe, was one of the original 3D print filaments. It has a ...