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Reviews and Buying Guides

3D Printer Reviews, Arduino Reviews, Raspberry Pi Reviews, and product information. What should you buy? How do you decide? Where should you look? All this and more in this section …

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3D Printer Reviews, Arduino Reviews, Raspberry Pi Reviews, and product information. What should you buy? How do you decide? Where should you look? All this and more in this section …

Which Laser Cutter to buy in 2022?

June 7, 2022 by Chris Garrett

I am on record as saying the Glowforge is my favourite laser cutter but that doesn’t mean it is the right tool for you in 2022, so …

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Anycubic Vyper 3D Printer Review

May 27, 2022 by Chris Garrett

Anycubic Vyper is the latest in a long line of i3-style printers targeting a budget and user-level previously dominated by the Creality …

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Rat Rig V-Core 3 Review

Rat Rig V-Core 3 Review – Part 3

December 11, 2021 by Mark Kuhlmann

It’s time for Part 3 of the 3 part series on the Rat Rig V-Core 3 review. In Part 1 we discussed the build process and Part 2 …

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Voxelab Aquila X2

Voxelab Aquila X2 Review

November 18, 2021 by Mark Kuhlmann

When I was offered up a chance to do a Voxelab Aquila X2 review I was hesitant at first as at first glance it appear to be another Ender …

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Rat Rig V-Core 3 3D Printer Review – Part 2

October 14, 2021 by Mark Kuhlmann

Part 2 of the Rat Rig V-Core 3 3D Printer Review series will focus on wiring up the printer and first print impressions. Let’s dive in!

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Thunder Laser Nova 51 Review

September 30, 2021 by Chris Garrett

In this article, Chris reviews the 130 Watt Thunder Laser Nova 51 Laser Cutter currently getting heavy use at Fuse33 Maker Space.

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Rat Rig V-Core 3 Review

Rat Rig 3D Printer Review – V-Core 3- Part 1 – Build

August 26, 2021 by Mark Kuhlmann

Part 1 of a 3 part series for the Rat Rig 3D printer review. Let's examine the part sourcing and mechanical build for a V-Core 3.

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Sovol Filament Dryer

Sovol Filament Dryer Box Testing

August 10, 2021 by Mark Kuhlmann

Over the last couple years there have been a few filament dryers that have become available to help with that pesky thing called …

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Sienci Mill One

Sienci Mill One CNC Review

August 4, 2021 by Chris Garrett

Sienci Mill One desktop CNC router is a compact, open-source, partially enclosed CNC machine for hobbyists and learners. Let's check it …

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Elegoo Saturn Review – Elegoo’s Budget-Friendly Mid-Size Resin Printer

August 3, 2021 by Chris Garrett

Review of the ELEGOO Saturn resin 3D printer - ELEGOO mid-size MSLA printer with 4k mono screen and larger build area than the ELEGOO …

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The Parts Bin: 3D Printer Accessory Reviews

May 26, 2021 by Mark Kuhlmann

Recently, I’ve deviated from full 3D printer reviews and I’ve been given the opportunity to test individual components for some …

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Biqu H2 Extruder Review

May 8, 2021 by Mark Kuhlmann

Introduction Biqu recently released their new Biqu H2 Extruder. It seems to be targeted towards users of the Biqu BX, Creality Ender 3 …

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TL Dragon

Triangle Labs Dragon Hotend Review

November 30, 2020 by Mark Kuhlmann

When I first saw the Triangle Labs Dragon hotend I was intrigued. There were some interesting features with the hot end such as having …

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Full Spectrum Muse Review

FS Muse Review – Full Spectrum Muse 2D Review and Versus Glowforge

September 1, 2020 by Chris Garrett

Full Spectrum Muse review? Isn’t the Glowforge your favourite laser cutter, Chris? Yes, yes it is! But there are reasons we have a …

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Glowforge Long-Term Review

July 14, 2020 by Chris Garrett

In my Glowforge Review I have been keeping some information up to date but it is time to give our long-term thoughts. Our first …

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Artillery Genius Z Axis

Artillery Genius 3D Printer Review

February 20, 2020 by Mark Kuhlmann

I have previously reviewed the Artillery Sidewinder X1 and since that time they have relased a smaller slightly different version called …

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ChocoL3D Box Open

ChocoL3D Chocolate 3D Printer Extruder Review

January 3, 2020 by Mark Kuhlmann

If you are anything like me you’ve thought about what other materials you can 3D print and one of those materials that comes to …

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Sovol SV01

Sovol SV01 3D Printer Review

November 28, 2019 by Mark Kuhlmann

Sovol had been on my radar for a little bit with their SV01 3D Printer. I liked some of the unique features they were offering such as a …

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Prusa SL1 Review

Prusa SL1 Review – Review of the Josef Prusa SL1 MSLA Resin 3D Printer (First Look)

November 13, 2019 by Chris Garrett

Prusa SL1 & Prusa CW1 Review / First Impressions. The Prusa SL1 is a masked SLA resin printer, the first from Prusa

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Sapphire Pro Group

Two Trees Sapphire Pro Review

November 3, 2019 by Mark Kuhlmann

The Sapphire Pro is one of a few recent 3D printers that have hit the market using a coreXY kinematics. I’ve previously reviewed the …

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Flux Beamo

Flux Beamo First Impressions Review

October 21, 2019 by Chris Garrett

Flux Beamo is a small, enclosed 30w CO2 laser engraver, currently launching on Kickstarter.

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Prusa Mk3s Review – Review of the Original Prusa i3 Mk3s 3D Printer Kit

September 19, 2019 by Chris Garrett

Prusa Mk3s 3D Printer review - Review of the Prusa i3 Mk3s 3D printer kit from Prusa Labs. Does it live up to the hype?

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Elegoo Mars Review – Review of the Elegoo Mars MSLA Resin 3D Printer

August 29, 2019 by Chris Garrett

Review of Elegoo Mars, a $250 resin 3D printer - check out this review to see how well it works in practice

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Monoprice Ultimate 2

Monoprice Ultimate 2 Review

August 15, 2019 by Chris Garrett

Monoprice Ultimate 2 is a fully-enclosed 3D printer, with auto-level compensation, and filament runout sensor. It has a removable, …

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