It has been a little over 2 years and the chair design I was close to printing has not been printed. I was having difficulty trying to figure out how to prevent the chair from collapsing in the middle. My goal was to have an entirely 3d printed chair that could be printed on a desktop 3d printer. Some details remain; however, I believe printing can begin this Summer.
Continue reading “Chair Design Series, Part 4”Author Sandra James
Solution to Resume after Pause Problem

After installing a Microswiss Direct Drive extruder, I had one issue – the print end would not return to its last position after pressing pause. Since I did not use the pause feature often, I was not in a hurry to find a solution. However, I started to really miss being able to make multicolor prints. I finally contacted Microswiss and asked for help. A couple of weeks after back and forth emails, a super-knowledgeable and conscientious person named Paul found a solution. It was a retraction issue in the slicer.
Continue reading “Solution to Resume after Pause Problem”3D Printable Cushion, Part 2
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Living Hinges
Living Hinges aren’t just for CNC work, they can be 3d printed as well. Stereolithography files of models designed with hinges have popped up on various online printing communities.
Continue reading “Living Hinges”Free Software & Slicers for Desktop FFF* Printers
*Fused filament fabrication
Modeling Software | Slicers | Combination | Slicer/ Printer Mgmt |
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3D Crafter | Cura | 3D Builder | Klipper/fluidd |
Blender | KISSlicer | IceSL | Klipper/Mainsail |
FreeCAD | Repetier Host | Idea Maker | OctoPrint |
MeshLab | Slic3r | MatterControl | Printrun |
OpenSCAD | Meshmixer | ||
SolveSpace | PrusaSlicer | ||
Tinkercad | |||
Wings 3D |