Hot End Weekly https://hotendweekly.com Weekly 3D printing news, reviews, tutorials, and maker stories. en-us Thu, 04 Jun 2026 14:18:15 GMT https://hotendweekly.com/icon-512.png Hot End Weekly https://hotendweekly.com <![CDATA[Bambu Lab Announces X1 Carbon V3 With AI-Powered Failure Detection]]> https://hotendweekly.com/news/bambu-lab-x1-carbon-v3 https://hotendweekly.com/news/bambu-lab-x1-carbon-v3 Tue, 12 May 2026 08:00:00 GMT Marcus Chen Printers <![CDATA[Prusa MK4 Kit Drops to $499 — Lowest Price Ever]]> https://hotendweekly.com/news/prusa-mk4-kit-499 https://hotendweekly.com/news/prusa-mk4-kit-499 Tue, 12 May 2026 06:00:00 GMT Sarah Mitchell Printers <![CDATA[Cura 6.0 Released With Tree Support V2 and Lightning Infill]]> https://hotendweekly.com/news/cura-6-0-released https://hotendweekly.com/news/cura-6-0-released Mon, 11 May 2026 18:00:00 GMT Alex Rivera Software <![CDATA[PETG Overtakes PLA as Most Popular Filament on Printables]]> https://hotendweekly.com/news/petg-overtakes-pla-printables https://hotendweekly.com/news/petg-overtakes-pla-printables Mon, 11 May 2026 15:00:00 GMT Jordan Park Materials <![CDATA[Elegoo Saturn 4 Ultra Brings 12K Resolution to Desktop Resin Printing]]> https://hotendweekly.com/news/elegoo-saturn-4-ultra-12k https://hotendweekly.com/news/elegoo-saturn-4-ultra-12k Mon, 11 May 2026 12:00:00 GMT Marcus Chen Printers <![CDATA[Creality K2 Plus Review: Can It Compete With Bambu Lab?]]> https://hotendweekly.com/news/creality-k2-plus-review https://hotendweekly.com/news/creality-k2-plus-review Mon, 11 May 2026 09:00:00 GMT Sarah Mitchell Reviews <![CDATA[How to Dial In Pressure Advance: A Complete Guide]]> https://hotendweekly.com/news/pressure-advance-guide https://hotendweekly.com/news/pressure-advance-guide Mon, 11 May 2026 06:00:00 GMT Alex Rivera Tutorials <![CDATA[Polymaker Launches New High-Speed PLA That Prints at 500mm/s]]> https://hotendweekly.com/news/polymaker-high-speed-pla https://hotendweekly.com/news/polymaker-high-speed-pla Sun, 10 May 2026 18:00:00 GMT Jordan Park Materials <![CDATA[Markforged Acquires Desktop Metal in $300M Deal]]> https://hotendweekly.com/news/markforged-acquires-desktop-metal https://hotendweekly.com/news/markforged-acquires-desktop-metal Sun, 10 May 2026 14:00:00 GMT Marcus Chen Industry <![CDATA[Maker Spotlight: This Engineer 3D-Printed a Working Robotic Arm for $200]]> https://hotendweekly.com/news/diy-robotic-arm-200 https://hotendweekly.com/news/diy-robotic-arm-200 Sun, 10 May 2026 10:00:00 GMT Sarah Mitchell Maker Spotlight <![CDATA[OrcaSlicer 2.3 Adds Multi-Printer Management and Cloud Sync]]> https://hotendweekly.com/news/orcaslicer-2-3-multi-printer https://hotendweekly.com/news/orcaslicer-2-3-multi-printer Sun, 10 May 2026 06:00:00 GMT Alex Rivera Software <![CDATA[New Carbon Fiber Nylon Filament From eSUN Targets Engineering Users]]> https://hotendweekly.com/news/esun-cf-nylon-filament https://hotendweekly.com/news/esun-cf-nylon-filament Sat, 09 May 2026 18:00:00 GMT Jordan Park Materials <![CDATA[3D Printing Market to Hit $44 Billion by 2028, Report Finds]]> https://hotendweekly.com/news/3d-printing-market-44-billion https://hotendweekly.com/news/3d-printing-market-44-billion Sat, 09 May 2026 14:00:00 GMT Marcus Chen Industry <![CDATA[Bambu Lab P1S vs Creality K2 Plus: Head-to-Head Comparison]]> https://hotendweekly.com/news/bambu-p1s-vs-creality-k2-plus https://hotendweekly.com/news/bambu-p1s-vs-creality-k2-plus Sat, 09 May 2026 10:00:00 GMT Sarah Mitchell Reviews <![CDATA[5 Common 3D Printing Failures and How to Fix Them]]> https://hotendweekly.com/news/5-common-print-failures https://hotendweekly.com/news/5-common-print-failures Sat, 09 May 2026 06:00:00 GMT Alex Rivera Tutorials <![CDATA[Anycubic Kobra 4 Launches at $299 With Impressive Speed Claims]]> https://hotendweekly.com/news/anycubic-kobra-4 https://hotendweekly.com/news/anycubic-kobra-4 Fri, 08 May 2026 18:00:00 GMT Marcus Chen Printers <![CDATA[How to Build a Heated Dry Box for Your Filament]]> https://hotendweekly.com/news/diy-heated-dry-box https://hotendweekly.com/news/diy-heated-dry-box Fri, 08 May 2026 14:00:00 GMT Alex Rivera Tutorials <![CDATA[Formlabs Introduces Biocompatible Resin for Dental 3D Printing]]> https://hotendweekly.com/news/formlabs-biocompatible-dental-resin https://hotendweekly.com/news/formlabs-biocompatible-dental-resin Fri, 08 May 2026 10:00:00 GMT Jordan Park Industry <![CDATA[Review: Bambu Lab A1 Mini — The Best Beginner Printer?]]> https://hotendweekly.com/news/bambu-a1-mini-review https://hotendweekly.com/news/bambu-a1-mini-review Fri, 08 May 2026 06:00:00 GMT Sarah Mitchell Reviews <![CDATA[This Maker 3D-Printed a Full-Size Kayak That Actually Floats]]> https://hotendweekly.com/news/3d-printed-kayak https://hotendweekly.com/news/3d-printed-kayak Thu, 07 May 2026 18:00:00 GMT Marcus Chen Maker Spotlight