James has been writing about technology for years but has loved it since the early 90s. While his main areas of expertise are maker tools -- 3D printers, vinyl cutters, paper printers, and laser ...

Color gradient filament is fun stuff to play with. It lets you make 3D prints that slowly fade from one color to another along the Z-axis. [David Gozzard] wanted to do some printing with this effect, ...

If you're waiting until November 28 to pick yourself up a Black Friday 3D printer deal, you don't need to wait patiently for the discounts to begin, because there's no harm in preparing ahead of time ...

I'm staring right now at a printer that works about one-third of the time. And even then, it's a crapshoot -- it's likely to jam or fail to print in color without streaking. Why am I keeping it? A ...