We have a special guest on the show this week! Our internal engineer, Zach Triplett, sits in and talks about 3Dom USA's new product: Glass Filled PLA. He defines strength, toughness and flexibility and how they relate to 3D printing.

More info on 3Dom's website.

Simplify3D is a slicer that we highly recommend. Although it's not free like most slicers, it has a lot of features that we feel justify the $150 price tag. John discovered a new feature recently about separating connected surfaces without using programs such as Mesh Mixer.

We will be putting together a short video tutorial, but Simplify3D has one that covers the basics.

We talked about Glass Filled PLA, but extruder manufacturer MICRON 3DP is printing with actual glass! With the help of a blowtorch, they are reaching temperatures of 850° C and 1640° C for borosilicate glass.

Ouch!

Finally, Jake talks about a 3D printer that debuted earlier this year and just started accepting orders. HotRod Henry by Aye Aye Labs has a bigger build volume than the MakerBot Z18 and has a standout retro look featuring "metal pieces."

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This is the first episode in our new set! A few audio things to work out and the Blue Angels (Navy) were in town during this shoot.

Jake recently went to Brooklyn and visited MakerBot. He received a copy of MakerBot in the Classroom: a book that helps teachers understand some basics of 3D printing and lay some groundwork for creating lesson plans.

Download the sample here.

Bre Pettis' new company BoldMachines put a large scale model on Thingiverse that is supposed to completely fill a MakerBot Z18. We printed it at 90% scale and talk about our experience with a 150+ hour print. You can also print it in segments if you have a smaller printer.

Find the model here.

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3Dom USA, sister company of F3DP, released a new filament called "Biome3D" this past week. It's a plant based material with slightly more flexibility than PLA and less odor. The finish is really cool too!Jake and John talk about how Biome3D compares to PLA and ABS as well as some of its unique properties.

Order a free sample from filabitsOr preorder at Monarch 3D Warehouse

3Dom USA site

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Simplify3D is a slicer which we highly recommend and version 3.0 just came out this week. It's a paid program, but it's so customizable that we find it well worth the money.

Simplify3D

Jake also references a video that we put to together about shipping your 3D printer.Shipping Your 3D Printer

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3D Hubs and Instructables.com have teamed up to put on a 3D printing contest. Prizes include 13 printers of various makes and print credit for 3D Hubs.

Jake and John talk about 3 different entries:

Custom Iron-On Artwork Using a 3D Printer by heinzdrei

3D Printing Pen by cartercar__

Anodized aluminium nozzle with build in heater by Downunder35m

*Please be cautious if attempting any of these projects and know that 3D printer elements can be very hot!*

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MakerBot's slicing interface has been given an overhall so Jake and John explain what's new and why some options are included.

Get it here!

We've also experienced a strange bug with the MakerBot Replicator 2 where the print will stop at 99% (or in the final layers) but stay heated. It only became a big problem when the build plate lifted up while the extruder was still on, turning one of the 3Dom rabbits into a puddle. We're reported this to MakerBot and are waiting for a response.

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The Peachy Printer launched on Kickstarter and Indiegogo about two years ago. "The World's First $100 3D Printer" uses SLA technology to cure thin layers of resin floating on top of salt water. A drip system slowly adds water, controlling the z-axis. They are now accepting pre-orders and will start fulfilling Peachy Printer Kit orders as soon as July of this year.

Peachy Printer

Jake and John also talk a little about the Tiko 3D and some issues involved with early coverage of Kickstarter stories.

Tiko 3D

We are looking for a name for 3Dom USA's rabbit mascot. Leave your ideas in the comments or email [email protected] for a chance to win. Whoever picks the best name will receive a free spool of filament.

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Last week, Jake and John debuted 3Dom USA, a sister company of Fargo 3D Printing. 3Dom USA produces high quality filament for FDM/FFF 3D printers. The Eco-Spool is unique in that it is made of 100% bio-based materials and is reusable.

Ovality, diameter and other important factors relating to filament quality are also discussed.

3Dom USA siteFree Sample

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Dan Sawyer of NatureWorks LLC talks with us about all things PLA and PLA filament. We discuss NatureWorks’ Ingeo brand: what it is and how it’s made.

Dan talks about how NatureWorks considered their relationship with injection molding to be a natural bridge to the 3D printing industry. “If they’re prototyping with our material, it increases the probability that ultimately someone could injection mold with our material.” The company is still looking at how to make their PLA products even more suitable for 3D printing.

Natureworks’ PLA material and their PLA filament are compostable. Turns out this is a great solution for plastics in the food industry, but we also discuss recycling in 3D printing.

The Ingeo brand is NatureWorks’ licensed process indicating use of safe material components, good labor practices, and a calculated environmental footprint that can be benchmarked as significantly less than other plastics like ABS or polystyrene.

Shop Ingeo PLA filament at http://www.3domusa.com or learn more at http://www.natureworksllc.com, because like Dan says here, “You know you’re getting good quality material.”

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We had a request to give our two cents on the Kickstarter for the unique looking "Genesis" 3D printer. The "MoonRay" DLP printer from Sprintray is another product which is being crowdfunded.

Genesis KickstarterX3D Machines

MoonRay KickstarterSprintRay

House 3D printer

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