Category: 3D Printing
How to Clean a 3D Printer Nozzle With a Brass Brush (Without Wrecking It)
Key Takeaways A brass brush is the standard tool because its thin, springy wire lifts off burnt plastic without gouging the metal, and brass is no harder than the nozzle it cleans. Brush it warm, not glowing hot. Around…
3D Printer Nozzles Explained: Sizes, Materials, and When to Swap Them
Key Takeaways 0.4mm = balanced default; 0.6mm = big-print speed; 0.2mm = fine detail (roughly 3× slower). Brass or steel for PLA and PETG; hardened steel, ruby, or diamond for carbon fiber and abrasives. Most clogs are fixable with…
18 Useful 3D Printed Car Accessories (And Which Filament Survives a Hot Car)
You bought the printer. Now you’re standing next to your car, wondering what’s actually worth making for it. Most “cool car print” lists skip the one detail that decides everything. Half of those parts will droop into abstract art…
Best Glue Sticks for 3D Printing (2026): The Ones Worth Buying, by Material and Surface
Key Takeaways Best overall: Elmer’s Disappearing Purple glue stick. It goes on purple, dries clear, and washes off with water. Cheapest way to stock up: Amazon Basics purple washable sticks. Same PVA, buy them by the box. Printing ABS,…
The Best 3D Printer Upgrades That Are Actually Worth It (2026)
You’ve watched the videos. You’ve scrolled the mod lists. And now you have thirty browser tabs open, each promising the one upgrade that will fix everything. Here’s the honest truth: most of them won’t. A handful will transform your…
Nozzle Temp for PLA: The Right Settings for Clean, Strong Prints
Key Takeaways Standard PLA prints best at 190-220°C, and 200-210°C is the safe starting point for most machines. Hotter isn’t stronger. Past the sweet spot you get stringing and blobs, not better layer bonding. Your printer’s temperature readout can…
How to Make a 0.4mm Nozzle Print Like a 0.2mm Nozzle (Settings Guide)
Key Takeaways Yes, mostly. You can push a 0.4mm nozzle to print close to 0.2mm quality, and your layer height does about 80% of the work. Drop it to 0.08 to 0.12mm before you touch anything else. Then narrow…
Cleaning 3D Printer Nozzle: Quick Fixes, Cold Pulls, and When to Replace It
Key Takeaways Start by identifying the clog type. That decides almost everything else. Use the least aggressive fix first. A lot of clogs clear without disassembly. Cold pull is the best default deep-clean method for many FDM printers. Heatbreak…
Ender 3 Bed Size Explained: 220 vs 235mm and How Much You Can Actually Print
Key Takeaways The Ender 3 bed size is 220 x 220 x 250 mm, or 8.6 x 8.6 x 9.8 inches. The physical aluminum plate actually measures 235 x 235 mm. The heated area is the inner 220 x…
3D Printer Accessories: The Must-Haves (and What to Skip) in 2026
Key Takeaways You need far fewer 3D printer accessories than most lists tell you. Start with five: a glue stick, a deburring tool, flush cutters, a hex driver set, and a sealed way to store filament. Everything else is…
