[Rich] couldn’t find any instances where RepRap owners had used polycarbonate as a 3D printing source material. He’s filled that knowledge gap by running multiple polycarbonate printing tests.

We’ve already seen plenty of impressive uses for 3D printers in the past, including a 3D-printed skull implant and even a 3D-printed titanium bike. And now there’s an affordable way to forge your very ...

In response to rising demand for better quality, temperature-resistant 3D printed products, German RepRap GmbH, located in Feldkirchen near Munich, is now also offering a polycarbonate filament among ...

The ABS and PLA that goes into your 3D printer is sold in two forms. The first, naturally, is filament. The second is plastic granules, the raw material for your filament, and costs an order of ...

Discover an inspiring DIY project that turns discarded plastic bottles into 3D printer filament and miniature soda bottles.

In recent years, 3D printing has helped transform the face of manufacturing, leading some to call the technology a sign of the Third Industrial Revolution. Consumer-level printers are capable of ...

Here’s another project with the worthy ultimate aim of repurposing household plastic waste as useful 3D filament for making new stuff with your home 3D printer. Both the Strooder and the Filabot are ...

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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 ...

Discover the creative journey of transforming a plastic soda bottle into high-quality 3D printer filament. Watch as we ...

Want to feel better about the environmental impact of all of those bongs and handguns you've been cranking out of your 3D printer? Stop ordering plastic filament in bulk, and dig into your recycling ...

HOUGHTON (WWJ) --What do you do with old plastic milk jugs? Sure, you can recycle them conventionally in a municipal collection program. But now, a professor at Michigan Technological University says ...