A selection of the best machines for turning your failed prints and scrap plastic into new 3D printing filament.

By the power of interchangeable nozzles, the Filabot can produce filament that’s 3mm or 1.75mm, depending on your needs. In addition to rejected 3D prints, the Filabot recycles just about any kind of ...

A new hotend won’t fix every 3D printing problem. Better filament storage and tuned slicer profiles often matter more.

Purchasing 3D printer filament can be an expensive once you engage in to a lot of 3D printing, and unfortunately once the filament has been used it cannot be easily recycled, generating large amounts ...

If you have ever wondered how 3D printer filament is made for 3D printers you are sure to the interested in a new video that has been created by MAKE in an interview with filament maker at Maker Geeks ...

The Keene Family of Cos. has purchased Village Plastics Co., a maker of 3D filament that had been facing closure, and changed the name to Keene Village Plastics. Terms of the deal, which was completed ...

Haven’t you heard? You can make your own 3D filament nowadays from plastic granules (10X cheaper than filament), or even by recycling old plastic! Except if you’re recycling plastic you will have to ...

Unlike other tech purchases you may make, a 3D printer lets you also make your own accessories rather than having to buy them ...

Desktop 3D printers have hit price-points that make them as affordable as color laser printers. But they also share the same problem – replacing the printing medium costs an arm and a leg. A kilogram ...

The Stooder is a desktop machine that melts down plastic pellets so that you can create -- or recycle -- your own filament for 3D printing. Michelle Starr Science editor Michelle Starr is CNET's ...

A few months ago, a very inexpensive 3D printer appeared on Monoprice. My curiosity for this printer was worth more than $200, so I picked one of these machines up. The Monoprice MP Select Mini is an ...

Already own a 3D printer? Discover how a 3D pen serves as a vital post-processing tool for makers, or as a low-cost entry ...