WTFFF?! 3D Printing Podcast Volume One: 3D Print Tips | 3D Print Tools | 3D Start Point

You just spent thousands of dollars on a 3D Printer and they want you to pay more for Support and Training Packages. Should you? Tom and Tracy discuss their results of having done with and without the added support for their 3D Printers. Do you have a question about 3D Printing? Record an Ask Us Anything at http://hazzdesign.com/ or Send Voicemail on our hazzdesign Facebook Page. Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join the WTFFF?! 3D Printing movement today:3DStartpoint.com3D Startpoint Facebook3D Startpoint LinkedInHazz Design Twitter3D Startpoint YouTube

Can you use recycled materials in 3D Printing? Maybe the better question is should you? Hosts Tom & Tracy debate the merits of recycled content in 3D Printing filament. Do you have a question about 3D Printing? Record an Ask Us Anything at http://hazzdesign.com/ or Send Voicemail on our hazzdesign Facebook Page. Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join the WTFFF?! 3D Printing movement today:3DStartpoint.com3D Startpoint Facebook3D Startpoint LinkedInHazz Design Twitter3D Startpoint YouTube

Successful 3D Printing results are owed in a large part to good input – good design, solid code and good materials. High quality filament can alleviate the most common problems of failed prints. We talk with Jack Warren of Toner Plastics in East Longmeadow, MA about what really makes good PLA 3D Print filament. Be sure to check the Show Notes for more links and details of what is discussed. Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join the WTFFF?! 3D Printing movement today:3DStartpoint.com3D Startpoint Facebook3D Startpoint LinkedInHazz Design Twitter3D Startpoint YouTube

Material Safety Data Sheets and possible OSHA regulations for business that are 3D Printing. Remove the liability that always surrounds anything new by making sure you have all the information you need on the chemical composition of your materials and supplies. Bonus – check out Toner Plastics’ MSDS for PLA & ABS – Jack Warren, COO will be our guest on Podcast Episode 26 to talk about Good 3D Print Filament. Do you have a question about 3D Printing? Record an Ask Us Anything at http://hazzdesign.com/ or Send Voicemail on our hazzdesign Facebook Page. Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join the WTFFF?! 3D Printing movement today:3DStartpoint.com3D Startpoint Facebook3D Startpoint LinkedInHazz Design Twitter3D Startpoint YouTube

Little plastic things…we hear this all the time. 3D Printing is more than plastic, but let’s also take a moment to remind ourselves how much of what we buy every day made by traditional technology revolves around plastic things as well. Do you have a question about 3D Printing? Record an Ask Us Anything at http://hazzdesign.com/ or Send Voicemail on our hazzdesign Facebook Page. Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join the WTFFF?! 3D Printing movement today:3DStartpoint.com3D Startpoint Facebook3D Startpoint LinkedInHazz Design Twitter3D Startpoint YouTube

Kicking off our materials week with the question we get asked most often… What makes good quality filament? After testing dozens of PLA filament brands, we have a pretty good idea what qualifies as good filament. But, later in the week, we will be talking to a filament manufacturer to get their take as well. Do you have a question about 3D Printing? Record an Ask Us Anything at http://hazzdesign.com/ask-us-anything/#ask-wtfff or Send Voicemail on our hazzdesign Facebook Page. Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join the WTFFF?! 3D Printing movement today:3DStartpoint.com3D Startpoint Facebook3D Startpoint LinkedInHazz Design Twitter3D Startpoint YouTube

Questioning soft support material like PVA and flexible filaments is a good idea before you experience major jams and clogs in your printer. We developed a part and some techniques to dealing with soft materials in a hard space. Do you have a question about 3D Printing? Record an Ask Us Anything at http://hazzdesign.com/ask-us-anything/#ask-wtfff or Send Voicemail on our hazzdesign Facebook Page. Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join the WTFFF?! 3D Printing movement today:3DStartpoint.com3D Startpoint Facebook3D Startpoint LinkedInHazz Design Twitter3D Startpoint YouTube

Who doesn’t want more control over their 3D Prints? But 3D Print Success of your what might just depend on having tools and slicing software that allows you grow from beginner to expert with the “minimum set to be successful”. Hear about how to exert control throughout the design to print process from Lars Brubaker, CEO of MatterHackers developers of MatterControl Touch. IN THIS EPISODE: Learn ways to gain more control over where and how you 3D Print About a helpful user interface that can demystify the print settings Un-tethering your computer from the print process for productivity Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join the WTFFF?! 3D Printing movement today:3DStartpoint.com3D Startpoint Facebook3D Startpoint LinkedInHazz Design Twitter3D Startpoint YouTube

Today’s question is about how we control our printer. Of course that depends on whether or not your printer gives you a choice. Many do, but many of the low cost ones do not give you much flexibility. We talk about our preferences and the difficulties we find because of our work flow. Do you have a question about 3D Printing? Record an Ask Us Anything at http://hazzdesign.com/ask-us-anything/#ask-wtfff or Send Voicemail on our hazzdesign Facebook Page. Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join the WTFFF?! 3D Printing movement today:3DStartpoint.com3D Startpoint Facebook3D Startpoint LinkedInHazz Design Twitter3D Startpoint YouTube

After doing such a great job of getting our parts to stick to the build plate, we sometimes end up making it difficult to remove the part with damaging it. Hear our tips for getting your parts unstuck and the tools we use to remove our parts. Do you have a question about 3D Printing? Record an Ask Us Anything at http://hazzdesign.com/ask-us-anything/#ask-wtfff or Send Voicemail on our hazzdesign Facebook Page. Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join the WTFFF?! 3D Printing movement today:3DStartpoint.com3D Startpoint Facebook3D Startpoint LinkedInHazz Design Twitter3D Startpoint YouTube

Getting your parts stuck to the build plate is the basis for all good prints. Hear our tips for getting your parts stuck and the tools we use to make it happen. Do you have a question about 3D Printing? Record an Ask Us Anything at http://hazzdesign.com/ask-us-anything/#ask-wtfff or Send Voicemail on our hazzdesign Facebook Page. Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join the WTFFF?! 3D Printing movement today:3DStartpoint.com3D Startpoint Facebook3D Startpoint LinkedInHazz Design Twitter3D Startpoint YouTube

Struggling for a last minute Mother’s Day gift – thinking of 3D Printing one? We point you in the right direction to find some good downloadable files to 3D Print. Plus – Tracy (mother of 3 girls) gives her take on what would impress a mom. Check out some of the resources mentioned: Our Blog on our Best 3D Print Design Picks Yeggi Cults3D Do you have a question about 3D Printing? Record an Ask Us Anything at http://hazzdesign.com/ask-us-anything/#ask-wtfff or Send Voicemail on our hazzdesign Facebook Page. Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join the WTFFF?! 3D Printing movement today:3DStartpoint.com3D Startpoint Facebook3D Startpoint LinkedInHazz Design Twitter3D Startpoint YouTube

As a designer, having a huge 3D Print size build volume capacity seems like a dream… especially if your what is already large, like furniture. But before we just jump into bigger is always better, we should take into consideration other factors like time, space and return on investment. Check out what we learned from our discussion on 3D Print Size with Todd Ronan – Strategic Global Sales Consultant for re:3D.

Should you buy the printer with the biggest build volume? Sometimes bigger is not always better, especially if this is your first printer. Hear our thoughts on the matter of size and subscribe to tune into tomorrow’s podcast with special guest Todd Ronan whose company makes the largest open source 3D Printer – the Gigabot. re3D / Gigabot Do you have a question about 3D Printing? Record an Ask Us Anything at http://hazzdesign.com/ask-us-anything/#ask-wtfff or Send Voicemail on our hazzdesign Facebook Page. Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join the WTFFF?! 3D Printing movement today:3DStartpoint.com3D Startpoint Facebook3D Startpoint LinkedInHazz Design Twitter3D Startpoint YouTube

Finding good 3D Models to 3D Print can be daunting especially when every printer manufacturer starts a user site, but we sort through some of our best bets for you. Plus – our tips for how to tell the good quality models from the bad. Some sites mentioned: Thingiverse Yeggi Cults3D NetFabb Do you have a question about 3D Printing? Record an Ask Us Anything at http://hazzdesign.com/ask-us-anything/#ask-wtfff or Send Voicemail on our hazzdesign Facebook Page.

Is cheap filament worth the savings?” We talk about some of the factors to consider when picking a source and price point for your filament as well as point you to some of our favorite PLA filament sources: RioRand Toner Plastics Do you have a question about 3D Printing? Record an Ask Us Anything at http://hazzdesign.com/ask-us-anything/#ask-wtfff or Send Voicemail on our hazzdesign Facebook Page. Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join the WTFFF?! 3D Printing movement today:3DStartpoint.com3D Startpoint Facebook3D Startpoint LinkedInHazz Design Twitter3D Startpoint YouTube

Today’s Ask Us Anything: “Where can you get good filament color?” We would like to know as well. It is not easy to go beyond the basics, but every day we are finding new sources and colors pop up. Do you have a question about 3D Printing? Record an Ask Us Anything at http://hazzdesign.com/ask-us-anything/#ask-wtfff or Send Voicemail on our hazzdesign Facebook Page.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join the WTFFF?! 3D Printing movement today:3DStartpoint.com3D Startpoint Facebook3D Startpoint LinkedInHazz Design Twitter3D Startpoint YouTube

Makerspaces are emerging in communities all over the world. They are becoming the new shop class teaching skills locally like STEAM education to kids and new technology skills to executives and retirees alike. Makerspaces are also becoming a social club for those with interests in 3D Printing and making. Some, like FabLabSD in San Diego, California have even been the incubators for great Kickstarters and burgeoning start-ups. Hear about our visit to one of their free meet-ups…

Today’s Ask Us Anything: “How do we get our monograms and dates to be so clear?” Getting font letters and numbers to show clearly takes manual adjustments in the 3D Print design process. Hear our tips and tricks for getting serifs and small fine detail to print crisply. Do you have a question about 3D Printing? Record an Ask Us Anything at http://hazzdesign.com/ask-us-anything/#ask-wtfff or Send Voicemail on our hazzdesign Facebook Page.

We have had this problem too! We talk about how we fixed it and give you a referral to our favorite tip and help video on YouTube. Do you have a question about 3D Printing? Record an Ask Us Anything at http://hazzdesign.com/ask-us-anything/#ask-wtfff or Send Voicemail on our hazzdesign Facebook Page. Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join the WTFFF?! 3D Printing movement today:3DStartpoint.com3D Startpoint Facebook3D Startpoint LinkedInHazz Design Twitter3D Startpoint YouTube

Today’s Ask Us Anything: “What about those smart extruder issues with the Makerbot?” For details on mentions, please see below. Remember that these resources might not be right for your or your what. MakerBot Do you have a question about 3D Printing? Record an Ask Us Anything at http://hazzdesign.com/ask-us-anything/#ask-wtfff or Send Voicemail on our hazzdesign Facebook Page. Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join the WTFFF?! 3D Printing movement today:3DStartpoint.com3D Startpoint Facebook3D Startpoint LinkedInHazz Design Twitter3D Startpoint YouTube

Today’s Ask Us Anything question is from Helene in Montreal: “What kind of Filament do we use?” For details on mentions, please see below. Remember that these resources might not be right for your what. PLA, PVA, HIPS Filament Sources: MakerBot Rio Rand Do you have a question about 3D Printing? Record an Ask Us Anything at http://hazzdesign.com/ask-us-anything/#ask-wtfff or Send Voicemail on our hazzdesign Facebook Page. Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join the WTFFF?! 3D Printing movement today:3DStartpoint.com3D Startpoint Facebook3D Startpoint LinkedInHazz Design Twitter3D Startpoint YouTube

A pink & purple 3D Printed prosthetic arm for a 7-year old girl has to be one of the most admirable uses of a 3D Printer. But only charging $50 raised a lot of questions for us about design, engineering and printing time. With the exception of such worthwhile charitable ventures, can you really charge enough to cover the design and fabrication time? Here’s what Mark Lengsfeld had to say… Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join the WTFFF?! 3D Printing movement today:3DStartpoint.com3D Startpoint Facebook3D Startpoint LinkedInHazz Design Twitter3D Startpoint YouTube

How long was your 3D Printing learning curve?” – Today’s Ask Us Anything question came from Chris in Encino. Answered from the opposing views of both the boss/spouse and maker/design – perception is important but so is going into 3D Printing with realistic expectations. Do you have a question about 3D Printing? Record an Ask Us Anything at http://hazzdesign.com/ask-us-anything/#ask-wtfff or Send Voicemail on our hazzdesign Facebook Page. Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join the WTFFF?! 3D Printing movement today:3DStartpoint.com3D Startpoint Facebook3D Startpoint LinkedInHazz Design Twitter3D Startpoint YouTube

How much does humidity affect the filament?” asks Anthony from New Orleans. To bag or not to bag when storing is the real question. Find out what we do with… PLA Filament PVA Filament HIPS Filament Do you have a question about 3D Printing? Record an Ask Us Anything at http://hazzdesign.com/ask-us-anything/#ask-wtfff or Send Voicemail on our hazzdesign Facebook Page. Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join the WTFFF?! 3D Printing movement today:3DStartpoint.com3D Startpoint Facebook3D Startpoint LinkedInHazz Design Twitter3D Startpoint YouTube

FFF or SLA – what kind of printer is better?, asks Lino in Venice Beach, CA. For details on our mentions, please see below. Remember that these tools might not be right for your what. Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join the WTFFF?! 3D Printing movement today:3DStartpoint.com3D Startpoint Facebook3D Startpoint LinkedInHazz Design Twitter3D Startpoint YouTube

What type of equipment do you use?” See details on mentions from our answer below. These tools might not be right for your what though! Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join the WTFFF?! 3D Printing movement today:3DStartpoint.com3D Startpoint Facebook3D Startpoint LinkedInHazz Design Twitter3D Startpoint YouTube

Introduction to the WTFFF?! Podcast and our goals for helping you find answers to your what. Meet us, Tom & Tracy Hazzard and hear our story of why building skills in 3D Printing is a smart business strategy. Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join the WTFFF?! 3D Printing movement today:3DStartpoint.com3D Startpoint Facebook3D Startpoint LinkedInHazz Design Twitter3D Startpoint YouTube