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3D printing supports are frustrating—here are 5 tricks for dealing with them

Minimize supports and remove them cleanly.

What A Brim Does In 3D Printing – And When You Actually Need One

There are a lot of tips and tricks that can help you get a perfect 3D print, and one of the ones you absolutely need to know ...

What rafts do in 3D printing – and when they're worth using

There's a lot of tips and tricks to get the best 3D print possible, and one of the most useful you may not have heard of are ...
Hackaday

3D Printering: Laser Cutting 3D Objects

3D printing can create just about any shape imaginable, but ask anyone who has babysat a printer for several hours, and they’ll tell you 3D printing’s biggest problem: it takes forever to produce a ...
Ars Technica

If you had to choose, laser cutting or 3D printing?

So a local "maker space" has two introductory workshops. One for laser cutting/engraving, the other on 3D printing. Ideally I'd visit both, since I'm clueless in both techniques and I haven't designed ...