..and when should you use standard PLA? Is there ever a need? (yes there is.. please read on..)
Our Esun 3d filaments are very well reviewed world wide. And so are our Wanhao filaments – well respected.
So its been a common question asked as to why we have both.
PLA is a fundamentally rigid material. It also tends to shard […]
Cleaning filament is great, but it is not so intuitive to know how to best use it.
First, we need to check if the 3d printer is in a state where we can even use the cleaning filament
You must have heard about the excellent material called PET. Its most popular use is in Coca-Cola bottles.
Plastic Water jugs etc are also made of PET.
PET is very commonly used in food safe applications.
It is very strong, relatively rigid, & yet has excellent impact strength thanks to its inherent flexibility.
PET by nature is classed as a crystalline […]
Wanhao now offers the new Wanhao Slicer program for the D7 D7 plus & D8 3D Printers.
These programs are free with all new 3D Printers bought.
However, some of the previous customers would like to continue using the older open source Creation Workshop program for free rather than buying the New Wanhao Slicer tool.
If you wish to do so as well, please download Creation Workshop […]
Mainland RC & 3D Labs
https://mainlandrc.co.nz
Mainland RC, based in Christchurch will now offer a selected range of 3D Printer Store products & services.
This includes our common 3d printers like the Creatbot DX, the Wanhao i3 & 3D Filaments like PLA, PetG, Abs etc.
South Island & local Christchurch customers are welcome to work directly with Mainland RC to give yourselves the advantage of local service […]
First a quick intro
All Carbon Fibre filaments are actually made by adding Carbon Fibre (abbreviated CF) into a base plastic.
For eg, PLA. There is a proportaion (or percentage) of Carbon Fibre inside the 3d printer filament which is still mainly plastic.
Most cheap Carbon Fibre filaments are simply PLA with just around 5% CF inside them.
What does 3d Printing Carbon Fibre actually mean?
When you ‘Print’ CF, […]
How to 3D print strong & decent looking parts, fast – using FDM technology
Once you start 3D printing, you will see that the machine and software allow you to control several aspects of the 3D Printing process. While it may seem that specific aspects of the process only apply to that one aspect, it’s actually quite the opposite. In fact, sometimes it can even be ambiguous, e.g. what exactly are […]
One of the most common issue people experience when they first start 3D printing is that the plastic is not sticking to the printer base, so the object can not form.
While this may seem like a very serious problem, in most cases it just means you need to set up a few things correctly.
In the 3D printing world, we use phrases like ‘First Layer Adhesion’ for this.
Lets talk about the […]
Zubbin Navroji of 3D Printer Store was interviewed by 1 News as New Zealand’s 3D printing expert.
He discussed the viability of 3D printing a gun using current FDM technology.
