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Pulse Repackaging

Pulse Repackaging

  • Dec 7, 2017
Repackage your Pulse 3D printer, just like the Pros at MatterHackers, to ensure the same safe delivery.
We make sure our Pulse 3D printers travel as securely as possible during the shipping process. Before sending them off on their journey, our team follows specific steps to ensure secure delivery. Below is a guide on how you can repackage your Pulse 3D printer, just like our team, for the same safe delivery. If you would like a pdf version of these instructions, you can download the file at the bot... (More)
How To Unclog a 3D Printer Nozzle

How To Unclog a 3D Printer Nozzle

  • Alec Richter
  • Apr 5, 2017
Clogged nozzles - they happen. This informative guide will help you get your 3D printer back up and running. 
Every so often, you might find your prints are looking stringy, sparse, and with missing layers. If you check through our 3D printer troubleshooting guide, you'd figure out your nozzle is more than likely clogged. No worries - this guide will help you solve the issue and get you printing again in no time. ... (More)
How To Successfully Flash Your 3D Printer's Firmware

How To Successfully Flash Your 3D Printer's Firmware

  • MatterHackers
  • Aug 6, 2017
When customizing or upgrading your 3D printer, you may need to flash your firmware - here are the steps to succeed.
Flashing firmware can be a daunting task, especially if you’ve never done it before. Collectively, we at MatterHackers have done it hundreds, if not thousands of times, so we can appreciate the complexity involved. (More)
How To Make ABS Juice, Glue, and Slurry

How To Make ABS Juice, Glue, and Slurry

  • Alec Richter
  • Dec 11, 2016
This guide will show you how a few simple mixtures of ABS and acetone will be a helpful new staple in your 3D printing toolbox.
When someone is new to 3D printing, it is highly recommended to start with PLA filament, and having mastered that, to begin experimenting with different and more advanced materials. While PLA and ABS filament are the two most popular filaments, they have drastically different properties from each other. PLA is such a great beginner material because it doesn't warp, doesn't need high temp... (More)
How To Get The Best 3D Printed Parts By Understanding Extrusion Settings

How To Get The Best 3D Printed Parts By Understanding Extrusion Settings

  • Ryan Lutz
  • Jul 18, 2017
Melting is a critical concept to 3D printing, and yet it hasn’t received a lot of in-depth attention. This article will teach you how to extrude your filament properly so it flows smoothly. Make filament jamming, delamination, and weak parts things of the past.
Our tech support department answers hundreds of emails a week, and we find ourselves repeatedly describing the following concept: that of what is necessary for filament to flow properly. It might seem basic to the experienced 3D printer user, but for beginners or those with high-end printers that do the hard work for them, the concept can be foreign. At its core it’s really pretty simple, an... (More)
Beat Moisture Before It Kills Your Filament

Beat Moisture Before It Kills Your Filament

  • Taylor Landry
  • Jul 27, 2016
Don't let moisture in the air affect your filament or your 3D prints. Take an in-depth look at the science behind your filament and how water in the air affects it. 
All plastics, including 3D printing thermoplastic filaments, are polymers. Polymer science is a vast and complex field, but it’s fairly easy to understand what a polymer is. A polymer is a material made up of multiple repeating monomers. That probably sounds like another language, so let’s put it in terms of a material you are likely familiar with – PVC. ... (More)
Choosing the Best 3D Printing Bed Surface

Choosing the Best 3D Printing Bed Surface

  • Tyler Anderson
  • Oct 6, 2016
From general purpose print beds to tips and tricks with acetone, finding the right bed surface to print on is an important step in the 3D printing process.
The key to a successful 3D print is a good first layer, and the key to a successful first layer is choosing the right print bed surface for the material you are 3D printing. In this guide, we will go through the most popular 3D materials to print with and describe the best techniques for getting them to stick to the bed and achieving a stellar first layer.... (More)
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