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April 02, 2020

Shop3D.ca Response to Covid-19

As such, the following services will not be disrupted:

There will be no disruption to orders on our webshop and we will ship everyday with 2pm cutoff without disruption
Remote Skype meetings & Trainings, Phone, Webchat and Email communication is all being attended full time.
Both stores will be fully staffed and accessible via the methods above

March 30, 2020

COVID-19 Face Shield Update V2.2 (March 30th, 2020)

*** Guide to printing V2.2 ***

* WE ARE ON VERSION V2.5, LINK TO THAT VERSION HERE *

March 27, 2020

How to print the COVID19 face shield

Our version of the face shield is tool-free and is made out of 4 parts. TPU filament, top holder, bottom holder, and a PETG sheet. The assembly can be done by anyone in under 1 minute. The PETG sheet can be removed to be wiped clean using a virus wipe and inserted into a new or sanitized holder.

March 26, 2020

3 Things you need to know about 3D printing medical equipment

If you do have to use something like this mask then use materials the are inherently "germaphobic":

CPE, PET, rPET, PETG, and PP would fall under this category. Notice that all the above points still apply to these materials when 3D printed!

March 23, 2020

Initiatives and Community Support on Covid-19 from Shop3D.ca

We believe the long term solution isn't trying to print end use medical parts, it's to help manufacturers retool as quickly as possible to mass produce medical equipment. Any manufacturer can reach out to Shop3D for printing, prototyping and design support to support this initiative.

March 19, 2020

New Formlabs 2000 Resin | The lowdown on Tough and Durable Resin Family

The latest resin from Formlabs - Tough 2000. Improving and replacing Tough V5 and opening the door for more applications. See how Tough 2000 could be right for your project.

March 13, 2020

Rail Industry Solution: 3D Printing Spare Train Parts

Raise3D interviews a Russian manufacturing company for railway equipment — 2050.AT. See how 3D printing has made their progress efficient and sustainable for their project.

March 11, 2020

Launch of Shop3D.ca Select and Website Expansion

We've redone the home page of our website as we formalize our service offerings to better showcase what you can't find on our webshop. Our incredible showrooms and demos, all our support and service offerings and resources important to you. This launch will be ongoing as we add more and more helpful resources to our site but never slow you down when you want to order supplies.

February 11, 2020

New Formlabs Resin | Tough 1500 | What you need to know

The latest Formlabs resin is called Tough 1500 and is positioned in toughness right between Tough V5 and Durable. Here's a quick comparison of the three.

February 05, 2020

Form 3/3B/3L Latest Firmware and PreForm Update Recap

The latest Form 3 firmware and PreForm update enables printing of Elastic, Rigid, and Grey Pro resins. Here's a comparison of the available resins of the Form 2 versus the Form 3/3B/3L. The latest firmware update also includes some speed optimizations.

January 28, 2020

Chocolate Mold Making Workshop | February 7th

Make a custom sweet treat for your valentine, friends or side hustle with this chocolate mold making workshop!

January 20, 2020

eSun Restock & Introducing New Filaments

We've had a major restock on eSun Filament, and expanded our range of filaments. Here is what is new to our lineup: