Notes from the print bed.
Fitment guides, material breakdowns and reverse-engineering write-ups for discontinued and hard-to-find car parts.
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What happens to the plastic: waste, recycling and reclaimed filament
3D printing has a waste problem, and we're not going to pretend otherwise. Here's what we do with failed prints, supports and...
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Heat, sun and the inside of a car: ASA, ABS and PETG compared
A car interior hits 70°C in summer and exterior trim sits in UV all year. Here's how ASA, ABS and PETG behave...
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Why we print most exterior car parts in PETG
PETG isn't the flashiest filament, but it's what we reach for on most exterior trim. Here's the actual reasoning, and where we...
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3D printing materials 101: what to print in, and why
PLA, PETG, ABS, ASA, nylon, polycarbonate, resin, TPU — a plain-English guide to the materials we print with every day, and the...
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FDM vs SLA vs SLS: choosing the right 3D printing process
Three letters, three very different parts. A practical guide to picking the process that actually fits your project — with the trade-offs,...
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