WTFFF?! 3D Printing Podcast Volume One: 3D Print Tips | 3D Print Tools | 3D Start Point
This is the First 200 episodes of the WTFFF?! 3D-Printing Podcast. WTFFF?! Co-hosts Tom & Tracy Hazzard focus on the what of Fused Filament Fabrication (3D Printing), what design software to use, what printer to buy, what tools to use, what designs should you print, what new materials are out and what your business strategy should be. On the 3D Printing Podcast, they interview the who is who in 3D Print art and design along with others who can help you figure out your what. They share with you how others in the field are creating successful designs and their own how to tools and tips and strategies for integrating 3D Printing into your business, home or classroom.
- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 17 minutes
- Episodes
- 200
- Years Active
- 2015 - 2016
How to Improve Your 3D Prints
In this episode of WTFFF?! Tracy asks Tom a question about how to improve the quality of a 3D print. What is the attack process?
It starts with defining what improvement is to you. Is it just speed b…
The Netflix Of On Demand 3D Printing with Hector Berrebi of 3DShook
3DShook has made the WTFFF?! Best Of list multiple times. The Valentine’s Day list was published recently, and another item of theirs made the list. In this episode of WTFFF?!, Tom & Tracy interview …
Meetup with Matterhackers
In this WTFFF?! episode, Tom & Tracy discuss an upcoming “Ask Us Anything’ event they are doing in cooperation with MatterHackers. It’s a meet-up with MatterHackers. But it’s an “Ask Us Anything” eve…
How Can I Get Educated for a Career in 3D Printing?
In this WTFFF?! episode Tom & Tracy received a question over Facebook from a listener who is about to retire from the military, and is seeking a second career in the 3D printing industry. He is askin…
Valentines Day Suggestions
In this WTFFF?! episode, Tracy Asks Tom a question: “What are you going to print me for Valentine’s Day?”
The reality is, it does take a long time to create and then model and test and print somethin…
Food 3D Printing
Food 3D Printing has come from a couple of times from listeners over social media asking us about the sugar printers and the chocolate printers. I promised we would follow up because I really want on…
3D Printing Apps Promote Ease of Use with Drew Taylor of AstroPrint
In this WTFFF?! episode we decided to follow up withsomeone we met at SoCal MakerCon. Back then we didn’t have enough time to getin depth about what they do; the company is AstroPrint.
In the SoCal M…
3D Print Design Customization
One of the greatest advantages of 3D Printing technology is the ability to make each pat you print unique. The amount of time to create and prepare each part to print can be complicated and time cons…
Should you 3D print 200 parts, or only one and cast the rest?
If you need to make 200 of a napkin ring for a party that takes one hour each to 3D Print, should you 3D Print them all, or just one and then make a silicone mold to cast the rest? This is another gr…
Is 3D Printing many parts at one time better?
A long time listener from Brazil, Eduardo Martini, has written in with a couple of good new 3D printing questions including, “If you need a quantity of 200, is it better to print them one at a time, …
3D Printer Overload
In this WTFFF?! episode Tom and Tracy discuss 3D Printer overload. After yesterday’s interview with Aniwaa and learning about how many printers, scanners, and software they have in their database as …
Martin Lansard and Pierre-Antoine Arrighi of Aniwaa
In This WTFFF?! episode Tom & Tracy have an interview from across the pond over in France with two business partners and co-founders of a website called Aniwaa.com. They are Martin Lansardand Pierre-…
Consumer vs. Prosumer
In this WTFFF?! episode Tom and Tracy discuss if the future market for 3D printing more consumer or prosumer? This question is coming up because of 3D Systems’ decision to abandon the consumer market…
3D Designs For Sale
A lot of people have asked us over recent months: “Can we buy your tie? Is it for sale? Where can we buy your 3D-printed tie?” In this WTFFF?! episode we discuss the options we considered for where t…
Big Show vs. Little Show
We have had some questions from listeners about some of the events happening locally and internationally. In this episode of WTFFF?! Tom & Tracy discuss the biggest question, which events are better …
CES Recap
My feet still hurt from walking seemingly endless rows of exhibits at CES as I write this. We just got back from CES, and while it’s fresh in our minds, we are going to recap the best and the worst o…
Planning A Killer 3D Printing Event with Colton Robtoy of CD Printathlon
Last August we interviewed Colton Robtoy as he wasplanning the CD Printathlon. CD is the Capital District, which is the Albany,NY area. We were talking to him about the challenges of planning this Pr…
Shapeways Top 10 Most Purchased Products of 2015
Shapeways recently published a report on its top 10 most purchased products of 2015. In this WTFFF?! episode Tom and Tracy run down the top 10, and discuss what the most purchased products tells us a…
3D Hubs January Report Recap
The January Report from 3D Hubs was released last week. In this WTFFF?! episode Tom and Tracy discuss the highlights from the report, and have a deeper discussion on how useful this information is. D…
Smart Extruder+ Announcement
Last week MakerBot announced that this month they are releasing a new Smart Extruder, called the Smart Extruder+. In this WTFFF?! episode Tom and Tracy discuss if this is just another Band-Aid making…