STUDY: Comparing Virgin and Recycled PLA Filament

STUDY: Comparing Virgin and Recycled PLA Filament

At Filabot we’re always trying to do our best, to make sure that we stand behind our products in an informed way. And in our quest for better products, more recycling, and information we’ve gotten ...
#3DThursday: Kevin's Tail Light

#3DThursday: Kevin's Tail Light

If you've been following this blog you know that at Filabot, we have fun. And when we aren't doing the work we're supposed to be doing we're taking advantage of our various printers, filaments and ...
#filamentfriday: Virtual Foundry Copper “Filamet”

#filamentfriday: Virtual Foundry Copper “Filamet”

Here at Filabot we’re always testing out and trying new processes and products to expand our knowledge and have some fun. Printing with metals is a seriously cool thing and we’ve been hard pressed ...
#3DThursday: Four Wheeler Parts

#3DThursday: Four Wheeler Parts

What's cool about working at Filabot besides the fact that we get to work with the Filabot? Many, many things. But since we're in the 3D Printing community, we decided to post about what we get to ...
Waste Equals Food

Waste Equals Food

If you’ve been following along, here at Filabot we’ve been reading Cradle to Cradle, a book by William McDonough & Michael Braungart about remaking the way we make things. It’s a book about int...
Potent Rope: Edible Cannabis Filament
3-D Printing

Potent Rope: Edible Cannabis Filament

Yeah, let that sink in. Edible. Cannabis. Filament. Whoa. Potent Rope is the brainchild of Paige Colen and Ashley Herr, two sisters who are making a huge difference in both the cannabis and 3D pri...
The Book That is Not a Tree

The Book That is Not a Tree

Here at Filabot we're fans of ideas, innovation and design. We like stuff that does stuff that hasn't been done before (cough, cough: the Filabot itself).  The Filabot was designed and created to t...
Fidget. Filabot. Filament.

Fidget. Filabot. Filament.

Fidget spinners. What are they? Where did they come from? We don’t know and we’re not sure. What we are sure of is that fidget spinners are made of plastic and here at Filabot we recycle plastic. ...
A note from CEO and Inventor of Filabot, Tyler McNaney

A note from CEO and Inventor of Filabot, Tyler McNaney

It is hard to believe that in 2011 I started a Kickstarter campaign, which would ultimately lead me to drop out of college and land me here: at Filabot, in my own office, working with a team of bri...