PLA filament is the go-to material for beginners to 3D printing, and for good reason. It's easy to print, requires minimal fine-tuning, and works well with most consumer-grade printers. However, as ...

[Chris] has been having some real problems getting PLA to stick to the build platform ... made from saturating a bottle of acetone with ABS leftovers. In the clip after the break he shows off ...

Next up is polyethylene terephthalate glycol, shortened to PETG. This filament combines the best of PLA and ABS. It prints with less odor than ABS and is more rigid than PLA. It usually sticks ...

Smoothing ABS prints is now a necessary skill for anyone looking to produce professional parts, but those of us using PLA for our RepRaps have been left in the cold. After some experimentation ...

The most commonly used materials are Polylactic Acid (PLA), Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS), PP (Polypropylene), PET-G (Polyethylene Terephthalate Glycol) and Nylon. In general PLA, PP and PET-G ...