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How To Succeed with LayerLock SLA Build Surfaces

How To Succeed with LayerLock SLA Build Surfaces

  • Tina Chau
  • Mar 21, 2021
Successfully achieve strong bed adhesion for Laser, DLP, and SLA resin prints using LayerLock SLA Resin 3D Printing Build Surfaces.
Like FDM 3D printing, ensuring a printed part sticks to an SLA machine's build plate is essential to successful resin 3D printing. Strong bed adhesion is especially crucial when printing with resin due to a large majority of SLA machines favoring the stereolithography method of generating a print that is hanging upside down. Add on the fact that SLA printing involves some suction between the print... (More)
3D Printed Key to the City of Watts

3D Printed Key to the City of Watts

  • MatterHackers
  • Jun 30, 2021
MatterHackers had the opportunity to 3D print the Key to the City of Watts, which was presented to Brandon “STIX” Salaam-Bailey and his non-profit organization ThinkWatts.
With access to hundreds of 3D printers and thousands of 3D printing materials, MatterHackers is often the go-to source for when local Southern California businesses and organizations 3D printing initiatives and projects. Recently, we we were able to help with a very special project - 3D printing the key to the city of Watts! (More)
Improved Multi Extruder Alignment Through Visual Coherence

Improved Multi Extruder Alignment Through Visual Coherence

  • Lars Brubaker
  • Sep 4, 2019
Successful multi material 3D printing starts with nozzle calibration. Improve dual extruder alignment using MatterHackers' unique calibration method.
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Tech Breakdown: Lulzbot TAZ Workhorse 3D Printer Review

Tech Breakdown: Lulzbot TAZ Workhorse 3D Printer Review

  • Alec Richter
  • Jul 22, 2019
MatterHackers' pros take a look at why the Lulzbot TAZ Workhorse lives up to its name, making it a 3D printer to be reckoned with.
Introducing the Lulzbot TAZ Workhorse, The latest iteration in Lulzbot’s series of FFF 3D printers. Throughout this machine you  find a variety of new hardware including updated features found on previous models, like the new toolhead, belted Z axis, and the Modular Heated Bed. There’s more to it that makes this machine a true workhorse, so let’s break it down. ... (More)
The Anatomy of a 3D Printer: Print Surfaces

The Anatomy of a 3D Printer: Print Surfaces

  • Alec Richter
  • Jul 23, 2018
A vital component of your 3D printer is the surface on top of your print bed - it can have a huge impact on your printing. Learn more about print surfaces here.
As 3D consumer 3D printing has developed, so has the material that parts are printed on. The print bed can be as simple as a sheet of aluminum or as advanced as a laminated sheet of heaters, plates, and specially designed surfaces. (More)
The Anatomy of a 3D Printer: Screens

The Anatomy of a 3D Printer: Screens

  • Alec Richter
  • Aug 23, 2018
Controlling your 3D printer can be done from your PC or from the screen attached to your printer. Take a look at the different kinds of screens and what they can do.
While some 3D printers come with an interface installed and ready to use, it wasn’t long ago that your options were limited or nonexistent. A lot of printers used to be on the market that didn’t have a control interface and instead had just the USB port to have your computer communicate with the 3D printer. As the industry progressed, new solutions were developed and tailored to 3D pri... (More)
The Anatomy of a 3D Printer: Stepper Drivers

The Anatomy of a 3D Printer: Stepper Drivers

  • Alec Richter
  • Aug 23, 2018
Every 3D printer has them, but what exactly are stepper drivers and what do they do? Read on to see what drives your 3D printer to create amazing models.
What are Stepper Drivers Under the hood of every 3D printer, 3D carver, or CNC, there are stepper drivers. They control and cause the coils in stepper motors to trigger, making the shaft of the motor rotate in a precisely controlled manner. Some control boards have the stepper drivers integrated as part of the board, and others have them as swappable and replaceable plug-ins. There’s an adv... (More)
The Anatomy of a 3D Printer: Controller Boards

The Anatomy of a 3D Printer: Controller Boards

  • Alec Richter
  • Sep 26, 2018
The brain within your 3D printer has to do and keep track of a lot of things. Read on to see what it takes to control and run our favorite little machines.
While some parts of 3D printers are pretty standardized, like motors, belt sizes, or even the motion system, there is a huge variety in what actually does all the work: the controller board. Some printers have really big boards with room to expand for more features in the future, while others have just enough to fulfill all the functions that the printer was designed for. Some have integrated ste... (More)
Improve Your Prints with Open-Source 3D Printer Research (Abridged)

Improve Your Prints with Open-Source 3D Printer Research (Abridged)

  • Feb 11, 2019
Want better prints? Find out how you can improve the quality of your 3D prints using scientific research provided by Valparaiso University.
As 3D printing becomes more accessible for the average consumer, more variety in 3D printers and 3D printer consumables is introduced into the market. Looking at MatterHackers' website alone, users can find over 100 different printers and 25 different brands of over 70 types of filament that satisfy every type of project makers can imagine. With all these different printers and filaments avai... (More)
Improve Your 3D Printed Parts with Open-Source 3D Printer Research

Improve Your 3D Printed Parts with Open-Source 3D Printer Research

  • Feb 20, 2019
Want better 3D printed parts? Find out how you can improve the quality of your 3D prints using scientific research provided by Valparaiso University.
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Orange County Manufacturer Uses 3D Printing for Prototyping

Orange County Manufacturer Uses 3D Printing for Prototyping

  • Chris Morgan
  • Apr 25, 2018
Fabcon, a local contract manufacturing business in Santa Ana, uses 3D printing as the vanguard for their research and development.
The adoption of 3D printing as a tool has not always been an easy transition for manufacturing businesses. In this MatterHackers additive manufacturing segment, we chronicle a visit that Dave recently made to Fabcon Corporation, a local contract manufacturing business that is fully embracing the power of 3D printing. (More)
Your new source for 3D printing supplies

Your new source for 3D printing supplies

  • Lars Brubaker
  • Sep 18, 2012
MatterHackers to begin selling high quality plastic filament and 3D-printed parts.
MatterHackers is excited to announce the opening of our new store, and the start of our journey serving the RepRap and open source 3d printing communities. Our store is starting out small - at this time we are selling high quality PLA and some printed parts kits - but in time we will be growing our printed offerings, and the range of supplies and materials that we offer. Check back often or sign... (More)
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