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Getting expert help for your advanced questions is challenging. Where should you look? Who should you ask? Should we start a WTFFF LinkedIn Group or a Google Hangout? Do you have a question about 3D Printing? Record an Ask Us Anything at http://hazzdesign.com/ or Send Voicemail on our hazzdesign Facebook Page.

With news of China putting 400,000 printers in elementary schools by 2016, we started looking for experts in teaching kids 3D Printing and found we had to go north to Canada to talk with John Bokla of i3D Creatives and the #i3D Podcast. Find out why he is so passionate about teaching the next generation of 3D Print Designers and how he inspired us to start teaching our 6-year old daughter 3D Modeling right away! IN THIS EPISODE: How i3D Creatives is filling the 3D modeling gap in Education Why 3D Education needs to include lessons in basic geometry, design and physics as well Why learning 3D Print Design is going to mean job security for all of us and our kids LINKS: i3dcreatives.com/wtfff #I3D on iTunes Tinkercad Autodesk 123D Your Roadmap for 3D Printing eBook Big Little Science Center Please subscribe, review and comment on our Podcast. Don't forget, if you have any questions, you can always record an Ask Us Anything at http://hazzdesign.com/ or Send Voicemail on our hazzdesign Facebook Page.

It's the time of year for graduations and college hunting and trying to decide what the hot careers are going to be in the near future so you can pick your major smartly. After our discussion with tomorrow's podcast guest, John Bokla, there are some significant things to look into if you are considering a career in 3D Printing. Do you have a question about 3D Printing? Record an Ask Us Anything at http://hazzdesign.com/ or Send Voicemail on our hazzdesign Facebook Page.

Can graphic skills translate to 3D Printing skills? Maybe - hear about Tom & Tracy's experience with 3D Printing design software and the overall design process to determine if you have what it takes to design for 3D Printing. Do you have a question about 3D Printing? Record an Ask Us Anything at http://hazzdesign.com/ or Send Voicemail on our hazzdesign Facebook Page.

You just spent thousands of dollars on a 3D Printer and they want you to pay more for Support and Training Packages. Should you? Tom and Tracy discuss their results of having done with and without the added support for their 3D Printers. Do you have a question about 3D Printing? Record an Ask Us Anything at http://hazzdesign.com/ or Send Voicemail on our hazzdesign Facebook Page.

Can you use recycled materials in 3D Printing? Maybe the better question is should you? Hosts Tom & Tracy debate the merits of recycled content in 3D Printing filament. Do you have a question about 3D Printing? Record an Ask Us Anything at http://hazzdesign.com/ or Send Voicemail on our hazzdesign Facebook Page.

Successful 3D Printing results are owed in a large part to good input - good design, solid code and good materials. High quality filament can alleviate the most common problems of failed prints. We talk with Jack Warren of Toner Plastics in East Longmeadow, MA about what really makes good PLA 3D Print filament. Be sure to check the Show Notes for more links and details of what is discussed. IN THIS EPISODE: How tight controls in manufacturing filament is a necessity to good quality 3D Prints Ovality is a critical factor in keeping prints from failing Learn the basic process of producing filament and critical quality factors during the process for removing moisture How those nasty voids in poorly produced filament Toner Plastics produces 18 standard line colors and produces another 30+ for 3D Printer manufacturers directly. Explore the custom color process Why Toner Plastics has standardized on raw PLA pigments that is FDA or Toy Safe Complaint Why plastics experience matter when making a consumer & especially a prosumer friendly quality filament Plus Tom & Tracy's 3D Print Tips and hard lessons learned from a lot of filament fails! LINKS MENTIONED: Toner Plastics Toner Crafts & The Beadery S & E Specialty Polymers See their Material Safety Data Sheets Microcenter's Toner Plastic Offering Our Instagram 3D Printing Filament Fails!

Material Safety Data Sheets and possible OSHA regulations for business that are 3D Printing. Remove the liability that always surrounds anything new by making sure you have all the information you need on the chemical composition of your materials and supplies. Bonus - check out Toner Plastics' MSDS for PLA & ABS - Jack Warren, COO will be our guest on Podcast Episode 26 to talk about Good 3D Print Filament. Do you have a question about 3D Printing? Record an Ask Us Anything at http://hazzdesign.com/ or Send Voicemail on our hazzdesign Facebook Page.

Little plastic things...we hear this all the time. 3D Printing is more than plastic, but let's also take a moment to remind ourselves how much of what we buy every day made by traditional technology revolves around plastic things as well. Do you have a question about 3D Printing? Record an Ask Us Anything at http://hazzdesign.com/ or Send Voicemail on our hazzdesign Facebook Page.

Kicking off our materials week with the question we get asked most often... What makes good quality filament? After testing dozens of PLA filament brands, we have a pretty good idea what qualifies as good filament. But, later in the week, we will be talking to a filament manufacturer to get their take as well. Do you have a question about 3D Printing? Record an Ask Us Anything at http://hazzdesign.com/ask-us-anything/#ask-wtfff or Send Voicemail on our hazzdesign Facebook Page.

Questioning soft support material like PVA and flexible filaments is a good idea before you experience major jams and clogs in your printer. We developed a part and some techniques to dealing with soft materials in a hard space. Do you have a question about 3D Printing? Record an Ask Us Anything at http://hazzdesign.com/ask-us-anything/#ask-wtfff or Send Voicemail on our hazzdesign Facebook Page.

Who doesn't want more control over their 3D Prints? But 3D Print Success of your what might just depend on having tools and slicing software that allows you grow from beginner to expert with the "minimum set to be successful". Hear about how to exert control throughout the design to print process from Lars Brubaker, CEO of MatterHackers developers of MatterControl Touch. IN THIS EPISODE: Learn ways to gain more control over where and how you 3D Print About a helpful user interface that can demystify the print settings Un-tethering your computer from the print process for productivity LINKS MENTIONED: Videos showing how to build a Cupcake 3D Printer Kit, an early MakerBot Printer mentioned Blog post about the MakerBotThing-O-Matic 3D Printer MatterHackers Web Site MatterControl Touch Image Converter Plug-in Photoshop Rhinoceros 3D 3DS Max Maya Blender

Today's question is about how we control our printer. Of course that depends on whether or not your printer gives you a choice. Many do, but many of the low cost ones do not give you much flexibility. We talk about our preferences and the difficulties we find because of our work flow. Do you have a question about 3D Printing? Record an Ask Us Anything at http://hazzdesign.com/ask-us-anything/#ask-wtfff or Send Voicemail on our hazzdesign Facebook Page.

After doing such a great job of getting our parts to stick to the build plate, we sometimes end up making it difficult to remove the part with damaging it. Hear our tips for getting your parts unstuck and the tools we use to remove our parts. Do you have a question about 3D Printing? Record an Ask Us Anything at http://hazzdesign.com/ask-us-anything/#ask-wtfff or Send Voicemail on our hazzdesign Facebook Page.

Getting your parts stuck to the build plate is the basis for all good prints. Hear our tips for getting your parts stuck and the tools we use to make it happen. Do you have a question about 3D Printing? Record an Ask Us Anything at http://hazzdesign.com/ask-us-anything/#ask-wtfff or Send Voicemail on our hazzdesign Facebook Page.