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  1. Thanks :) I didn't do any smoothing or other...

    Thanks :)

    I didn't do any smoothing or other post processing. I printed with 0.2mm layer height and the print came out really good -- just minimal striation which is pretty much invisible once the...
  2. Sydney Opera House: Light Diffusion Filament for LED Applications

    We created a hollow version of the Sydney Opera House and installed Adafruit NeoPixels underneath. Printing the opera house with a special light diffusion PLA filament makes the individual LEDs...
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    While PLA does tend to be a little more brittle...

    While PLA does tend to be a little more brittle then ABS, good quality PLA shouldn't break that easily. Check out this video where you can see that's it not all that easy to break a couple strands of...
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    I agree, that's exactly what I used to do with my...

    I agree, that's exactly what I used to do with my Felix 2.0.

    One thing you could try for the best possible alignment is putting a plastic card (like an old hotel key card) on top of the bed. That...
  5. The problem is that it's almost impossible to...

    The problem is that it's almost impossible to answer the PLA/ABS question just by looking at the material characteristics as it is so dependent on the application and even the specific object you're...
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    Here's a video that goes into quite a bit of...

    Here's a video that goes into quite a bit of detail on filament weight, densities and what print settings will influence how long a spool can last:...
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