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 ...

A formulation with 1% PLA and a formulation that is 99% PLA can both be claimed as such, but have wildly different thermal/printing properties. I learned, for example, about Tg. Tg stands for the ...

Wooden PLA filaments are a composite of PLA and wood powder, designed to mimic the texture and aesthetics of natural wood, making them ideal for decorative and artistic 3D prints.

We’re probably all familiar with adding wood dust, hemp and carbon fibers to PLA filament, but there are so many other fillers one could add. During the completely unrelated recent heatwave ...

They recommend drying PLA filament at 50 °C – 60 °C for eight hours, while Prusa recommends drying PLA for six hours at 45 °C (and PA11CF reinforced nylon at 90 °C).

Polylactic acid, or PLA, is the most common 3D printing filament, and it's the easiest to use. Unlike most plastics, it's made from corn starches so it's nontoxic and, in theory, compostable ...