CoreXY vs Bed Slinger: Tall Parts, ABS and a 250 mm Rule The CoreXY vs bed slinger difference comes down to what moves. A bed slinger moves the bed in Y and the toolhead in X, while a CoreXY keeps the bed […]

Bambu Lab P1S Review (2026): The Enclosed Bambu That Just Works Hands-on review: I have run my own P1S for about 1,617 hours, and every first-person number below comes from it. 6 independent video reviews, a P1P/P1S […]

PETG vs PLA for Functional Parts: Pick by the 4 Ways Parts Fail For PETG vs PLA for functional parts, choose by how the part will fail, not by which filament is ‘stronger’. Heat (a car, an enclosure, next to a […]

Printing ABS Without an Enclosure: Which Parts Fail, Which Survive, and a Simple 4-Bar Test Printing ABS without an enclosure works for small, squat parts. A bracket or knob a few centimetres across usually comes off the bed flat. Long, flat […]

3D Printer Maintenance: Simple Hour Tiers That Stop Failed Prints Good 3D printer maintenance runs on print hours, in four tiers. Before every print, clean the bed and watch the first layer go down. Every 50 hours, […]

Elegoo Centauri Carbon Review: Fast, Worth It, 3 Rough Edges Based on 8 independent video reviews and manufacturer specifications. AdditiveRealm has not physically tested this printer. Introduction My […]

Bambu Lab A1 Review: Near-X1 Quality, My First-Pick Bed-Slinger Based on 8 independent video reviews and manufacturer specifications. AdditiveRealm has not physically tested this printer. Introduction My […]

Hardened Steel Nozzle for Carbon Fiber: 4 Materials Compared Short answer: if a spool or two of carbon-fiber filament goes through your printer each year, buy a hardened steel nozzle in the size you already use, […]