ABS and PLA are the two materials used in 3D printing, but not all printers support both options. Here's a rundown of the pros and cons of each material.

One of the biggest issues that plague the desktop 3D printing world is a pesky nuisance known as warping. Warping is due to Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene plastic (or or ABS as it's commonly ...

If you've been wondering, "What is 3D printing, anyway?" ... One of the most popular is ABS plastic, the colorful, extruded plastic used in most home printers. However, ...

3D-printing new parts for the A1 taught me a lot about plastic, and other things. Skip to content Ars Technica home. ... Large ABS plastic prints are tough to do on an open-bed printer.

ABS used to be the standard for 3D printing, but it can be unpleasant and annoying to work with. (What I'd really like to see would be a mix with one of the easily-soluble non-ABS filaments.

Scott Woodard is 3D-printing a Jaguar D-Type body for a Mazda MX-5 chassis. The body panels are made with a Neptune 4 plus printer using ABS plastic.

Cody Wilson, the founder of Defense Distributed, says he is just two weeks away from 3D printing an entire handgun, out of ABS plastic. Once Wilson has printed the gun and ensured that it works ...