PLA, or Polylactic Acid ... but it's seemingly magical the RFID-tagged spools make it a breeze when using the AMS for your printer.

The Easythreed K9 only supports 250 g PLA spools, which means you'll most likely end up using loose filaments instead. Actually running the printer results in unpleasant smells from the cooling ...

There is such a thing as bi-color filament (like MatterHackers Quantum PLA) which can be thought of ... it makes sense to purchase a factory-made spool, but for light experimenting, it’s ...

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Please select a BoilerMAKER labs printer queue for those that have a spool of material in Knoy. Select a BIDC printer for those that have a spool in BIDC. Once your file is in queue, check the weight ...

More affordable than ever, 3D printers are booming for personal, professional, and educational use. Here's everything to know ...

James has been writing about technology for years but has loved it since the early 90s. While his main areas of expertise are maker tools -- 3D printers, vinyl cutters, paper printers, and laser ...

The Neptune 4 Plus base model doesn't include filament, but you can get filament spools (generally PLA) as add-ons at purchase, or you can spring for the printer with several spools as part of a ...