Ah, May the Fourth – one of the punniest, funnest days of the year. You may have your Star Wars Day party at home, or at work (not every company takes the day off to play video games and watch Force Awakens on blu-ray like we’re doing here). And when it...
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How to Install a Heater Cartridge
Tools You’ll Need: Side Cutters 2.5 mm Hex Key 1/16th Hex Key Phillips Screwdriver Ceramic Insulation Tape New Heater Cartridge CAUTION HOT! Make sure your 3D printer is turned off and unplugged. Let’s Get Started 1. Remove the extruder from the carriage 2. Remove old ceramic insulation tape 3....
Silicone Insulated Heater Blocks – How To – MakerBot Rep 2X
These are the directions to replace the Silicone Insulated Heater Blocks on your Replicator 2X. If you are replacing both, simply follow the directions twice. Silicone is one way to provide insulated heater blocks for the dual extruder head on the MakerBot Rep 2X. The tools you’ll need: Metric hex...
How To Replace Your MakerBot X-Axis Belt
You’ve received your new replacement MakerBot X-Axis Belt from Fargo 3D Printing and are wondering how to install it. This is… How To Replace Your MakerBot X-Axis Belt (Scroll to the bottom for the video tutorial.) The tools you’ll need: 5mm hex key 2.5mm hex key grease packet new X-Axis...
MakerBot Releases the Smart Extruder+
Today MakerBot released the Smart Extruder+, the upgraded version of its predecessor. And you know we love upgrades. The new improvements center on both the component systems and the sensor systems. MakerBot cites better internal hardware for less clogging and a longer life of the product. Smart Extruder+ Is Better 3D...
Buy Two, Give One – MakerBot Replicator Deal
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Beer and Other Cool Stuff: Inside 3D Printing Expo 2015
This week John is on train in the middle of Montana, so Eric steps in front of the camera for a change. In the end of October, Jake and John attended the Inside 3D Printing Conference and Expo in Santa Clara, CA. There as 3Dom USA, we released Buzzed...
How To Test 3D Printing Filament
A filament can be measured far beyond the very qualitative observations of how easy a material is to print with and the general look and feel of a finished product. For some, this may be all they need to know, and we certainly carry filaments where interesting finishes are...
Biome3D – An Engineer’s Filament Review
As an engineer, when I use a 3D printer, I use it to print functional parts. Most of the time these parts have to withstand some sort of force or impact in order to function properly. PLA is normally good enough and gets the job done but if I...
Education Week: Deals, Tips & Resources
It’s Education Week here at Fargo 3D. It’s a time to learn, explore and celebrate 3D printing in education, and the educators, teachers, and instructors who support it. As former students of great teachers, we value all that they do. Our motto is Get Printing. Stay Printing. Change the...