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Practical answers to printing questions - with the same figures the material pages carry.
PLA vs PETG: which filament to choose
PLA and PETG compared: temperatures, strength, heat resistance and printing difficulty. A table built from our material guides, plus advice by use case.
Read →First layer not sticking: how to fix bed adhesion
Why prints come off the bed and what to check: levelling, Z-offset, bed temperature per material, a clean plate, first-layer speed, brim and glue stick.
Read →How to Dry Filament: Temperatures, Times and Signs of Moisture
Damp filament crackles in the nozzle and prints rough. Drying temperatures and times for PLA, PETG, ABS and TPU, dryer vs oven, and storage with silica gel.
Read →Stringing and Oozing: Why It Happens and How to Fix It
Fine hairs between parts of a print and blobs on the walls: wet filament, retraction length, nozzle temperature and travel speed. Figures for PETG and TPU.
Read →Why 3D prints warp, lift at the corners and delaminate
Corner lifting, warping and delamination: why 3D printing plastic shrinks as it cools and which settings help - from cooling fans to an enclosure.
Read →Which 3D Printing Plastic Survives Outdoors and in the Sun
Why PLA fails outdoors, where PETG is enough and when ASA is the answer - heat, UV and the sea humidity of Batumi, with figures from our material guides.
Read →Resin or filament: which 3D printing technology to choose
Photopolymer resin vs FDM filament: 0.02-0.05 vs 0.1-0.2 mm layers, workflow overhead, cost logic and what to buy for printing miniatures.
Read →Safe resin 3D printing at home: gloves, washing, curing
Resin needs gloves, ventilation and post-curing. How to wash a printed model, what to do with water-wash waste water and how to store resin at home.
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