3D Printers and Printing

Happy Time Lapse Thursday! This week we’re highlighting the H-Series’s new capability for pausing the print and swapping out the filament. We chose to print a Knot Vortex designed by SteedMaker, and printed it on glass. This object was printed with a normal quality setting and the printer still turns out this amazingly detailed object. The whole print took about 9 hours to complete printing, and this is including the time for the 2 filament swaps. It turned out to be a nice piece that everyone here at the office comments on when they walk past. Our file was printed at: Z Layer Resolution : 0.20mm Fill: Loose Material: ABS [Read more…]

Happy Time Lapse Thursday! This week we wanted to show off the fine detail capability of the Afinia H-Series printer. To do this we chose to print a Customized Artistic Bowl designed by rhuff. This object was printed with a normal quality setting and the printer still turns out this amazingly detailed, fragile looking, decretive vase that would be a unique centerpiece for any desk or coffee table in your home or office. Our file was printed at: Z Layer Resolution : 0.20mm Fill: Loose Material: ABS Quality: Normal With Raft Final Print Size: 89.92 x 125.75 x 85.31mm Printed on Glass Printing this on glass made it very easy [Read more…]

Welcome to Time Lapse Thursday! This week we wanted to print something that would showcase the H-series ability to print finer detail. This video is one of five designs by pmoews that are not only beautiful objects that can sit on your desk, but they can function to organize your work area. Go ahead and spruce up your office with these interesting pencil holders… Happy Printing! [Read more…]

Happy Time Lapse Thursday! This week we wanted to print something that would be a little difficult to print, but still interesting and has that WOW factor. You may have seen this before, but we chose to print a Ball in a Cage the Twists the design is created by stevemedwin. We decided to shake things up a bit and print it on a glass piece. The glass was prepped with a solution that helps the filament stick to the plate, and set to dry for a few minutes. Then off we went… Our file was printed at: Z Layer Resolution: 0.15mm Fill: Loose Material: ABS Quality: Fine With Raft [Read more…]

Afinia has recently announced that we’re offering a $150 Microboards Visa® Prepaid Card to people who purchase the Afinia H479 3D printer between November 23, 2012 through January 1, 2013. To claim your reward, visit the reward page, then download and mail the form and a copy of the receipt. Terms and conditions apply, see details on the bottom of the form. [Read more…]

Our Afinia H-Series 3D Printer won the 2012 Make Magazine 3D Printer Buyer’s Guide competition. Out of 15 3D printers that were reviewed, we won Best Overall Experience, Easiest Setup, and tied in the Easiest To Use category. Make Magazine’s editors called our H-Series, “ Clear winner” and “Easy to use, with feature-rich software and impressive print quality.” During the 11/5/12 Google Hang Out, Gareth Branwyn, Make Magazine’s Editorial Director, illustrated the unique precision of the Afinia H-Series 3D Printer. At 19:00 he held up a print of Cushwa’s “Owl Statue” and talked about noticing that there was actually a nostril hole in the owl’s beak. Gareth remarked, “No other [Read more…]