Most 3D printers come with a pretty basic filament holder — often little more than a bar to hang the spool on. [Ivan Miranda]’s 3D printers run bigger spools than most, though, so he had to craft an ...

Empty spools from 3D printer filament are the kind of thing that begs to be repurposed, and one option is [3d-printy]’s vertical filament spool parts drawer design. The way this solution works is by ...

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Plastic waste is a big problem in our world today. It's important for makers who use 3D printing technology (which generates plastic objects) to consider the waste hierarchy paradigm. Here's the thing ...

The AMS 2 Pro holds up to four filament spools per unit, with the option to chain multiple AMS units ($279 each) for as many as 16 spools total. The Pro adds active humidity control, stronger motors, ...

Once more afraid* to leave the front door, I was messing with some sample filament spools I bought from UK firm Filamentive – which sells only filament with a high recycled content. These are loose ...

Prusa Research is looking for your help. The company is searching for ideas to develop new types of filament for their ...

The average and median pricing for this survey seems to be US$15.83 / US$14.72. This suggests that the “typical” price for a single kilo of basic PLA is now around US$15. The standard deviation is ...