3D printing may sound like an easy thing to do. Unfortunately, many things can go wrong and negatively affect the print quality or cause a complete print failure. The best place to start to avoid quality issues is to stick to the manufacturer’s advice. Each printer will come with setup instructions and configuration recommendations. … [Read more...] about 3D Printing Basics: Tips to Avoid Quality Issues
3D Printing Basics: Printing Your Own Stamps
Stamps can be a useful part of your job or a fun way to personalize stationery. They allow you to quickly recreate a design on any flat surface the ink you use can stick to. A limitation you can easily face, though, is the availability of designs that you want. While there are plenty of stamp designs available on the internet, you may not be able to find a design you like. With … [Read more...] about 3D Printing Basics: Printing Your Own Stamps
3D Printing Basics: Printing Threaded Parts
If you’ve got a 3D printer, it can be easy to think that you can print anything. Some parts require more planning and careful design than others, though. There are also applications for which 3D printing can struggle, at least with common materials and processes. One of these applications is threaded parts. When talking about threaded parts, most people will think of screws or … [Read more...] about 3D Printing Basics: Printing Threaded Parts
3D Printing Basics: Improving Dimensional Accuracy
Any 3D printable that you print will have some level of inaccuracy compared to the 3D model on the computer. This inaccuracy is called tolerance and is a feature present in all forms of manufacturing. In some fields, this tolerance needs to be particularly fine. For example, in the watchmaking industry, the tolerances on each component are tiny. … [Read more...] about 3D Printing Basics: Improving Dimensional Accuracy
3D Printing Basics: Maintenance Tips for Your 3D Printer
3D printing is a fun and creative hobby, but not all of it is a creative process. To reliably make 3D printables with your 3D printer, you will need to perform maintenance on your 3D printer. This maintenance may need to be very specific – and potentially in-depth – to fix a specific issue. Maintenance can also be quite simple and less time-consuming. … [Read more...] about 3D Printing Basics: Maintenance Tips for Your 3D Printer
How to Hide Facebook Likes
There's are so many things to like on Facebook. You can choose from so many categories. But unless you make the necessary changes, everyone can see those likes. For example, if you liked a certain restaurant, everyone and their dog will know your likes in food. … [Read more...] about How to Hide Facebook Likes
How to Use Group HD Video on Zoom
When you're at a Zoom meeting, you want everything to go as planned. You want your Internet speed to be at its highest, and you want the video to be as crispy clear as possible. In that case, you might want to see what the Group HD Video option is all about on Zoom. … [Read more...] about How to Use Group HD Video on Zoom
How to Change Your Status on Google Chat in Gmail
The benefit of keeping your Google Chat status up to date is that you are not bothered when you have something important to do. That way, you send the right messages and concentrate on what you're doing distraction-free as long as you need. … [Read more...] about How to Change Your Status on Google Chat in Gmail
7 Zoom Games to Fill the Uncomfortable Silence
If you made friends that live far away during the pandemic, there's a good chance you still use Zoom to keep in touch with them. If you're not much of a talker, then your Zoom meeting may experience that uncomfortable silence. So if you don't want to just stare at the screen and pretend your screen froze, why not play some fun game. … [Read more...] about 7 Zoom Games to Fill the Uncomfortable Silence
How to Change Line Spacing on Google Docs
Giving your documents the right amount of leading or line spacing is important since it gives various lines of text good legibility. The spacing on your documents may not always be the same since you may use different typefaces. … [Read more...] about How to Change Line Spacing on Google Docs