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Matthew Mensley

Digital media professional and senior editor at All3DP, Matthew (Matt, or "Oi you") has spent almost a decade reporting on professional and desktop 3D printing.

With a focus on the "consumer" or hobbyist side of the industry, he covers news, reviews, buyer's guides, and features – taking what can be a daunting space of technical jargon and making it accessible to everyone.

Got a tip, idea, feedback or critique? Contact him at matthew@all3dp.com

Professional inquiry? Email, or connect with him on LinkedIn.

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Biqu’s New Panda Hotend Wizard Helps You Clear Clogged Nozzles Off-Printer

This new accessory lets you recover clogged Bambu Lab hotends without needing to use the printer, but it’s pricey: starting at $139.99.

by Matthew Mensley Jul 11, 2026
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Insta360 Partners with Bambu Lab and Makerworld for Design Competition, Launches 3D Models of Luna Ultra Camera

You can use the official downloadable models of Insta360's new camera to help you design 3D printable accessories, entering them into a design competition to win an assortment of hardware prizes, including cameras and 3D printers.

by Matthew Mensley Jul 10, 2026
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BigTreeTech Launches Panda Sense Pro Home Assistant-Compatible Air Quality Monitor

Available now for $89.99, the self-billed 8-in-1 air quality monitor covers a broad spectrum of 3D printing emissions, though not all.

by Matthew Mensley Jul 7, 2026
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Prusa Launches Flash Summer Deal: 20% Off the MK4S, Cheaper Core One+ Shipping

Prusa's flash summer sale knocks 20% off the assembled MK4S 3D printer, marking a new all-time low price. Other discounts stretch to free or reduced shipping on the Core One+, running through July 14.

by Matthew Mensley Jul 3, 2026
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Bambu Credits: Bambu Lab’s First Store Loyalty Scheme Gives 1% Back in Store Credit

Bambu Lab launched a store loyalty program in June. Called Bambu Credits, the scheme returns roughly 1% of what you spend as cash-value store credit, and can be used directly at checkout on subsequent orders.

by Matthew Mensley Jul 2, 2026
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Elegoo’s Centauri 2 Drops the Enclosure to Make Fast Four-Color Printing More Affordable

Launching as the standalone Centauri 2 3D printer, and the Centauri 2 Combo bundle with Elegoo's Canvas filament switcher, the new printers are available at discounted launch pricing for a limited time.

by Matthew Mensley Jun 29, 2026
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Sovol is Bringing IDEX Back with Its Upcoming M1D Toolchanger 3D Printer

The M1D mixes the traditional benefits of IDEX like copy and mirror modes with the flexibility of a toolchanger. Currently in a deposit scheme, it'll eventually launch on Kickstarter, starting at $1,499.

by Matthew Mensley Jun 26, 2026
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Revopoint Trackit Review: Heavyweight 3D Scanner Lightens Your Workload

Revopoint’s expansion into workflow-enhancing 3D scanning forms continues with the Trackit, a multi-mode laser 3D scanner that, paired with its companion tracking tower, eliminates the need for painstaking use of tracking dots.

by Matthew Mensley Jun 26, 2026
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Prusa Launches Its First High-Speed PLA, Promising Up to 40% Faster Prints

New five-color series of high speed PLA filament suitable for the company’s CHT Nextruder nozzles boasts up to 40% print time gains in the right conditions, the company says.

by Matthew Mensley Jun 25, 2026
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Procolored’s X One Folds a UV Printer, a Laser Cutter, and a Sticker Maker Into One Box

Procolored is offering up a heady mix of functions and features in the X One, including the notoriously dirt-generating laser cutting and engraving alongside the notoriously dirt-sensitive UV printing. It’s a bold combination, and one you should think twice before backing.

by Matthew Mensley Jun 17, 2026
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Bambu Lab Anniversary Sale Includes First-Ever Discounts for P2S, H2S & H2C Machines

Bambu Lab’s nozzle-changing H2C and the P2S workhorse feature in discount-packed anniversary sale, which runs for the next few weeks through to July 15.

by Matthew Mensley Jun 15, 2026
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3D Printed Guns: Origins, Legality, Types & Status

Are 3D printed guns something to be concerned about? We break down the news, facts, history, and fast-moving legislative battles now reshaping the future of 3D printing.

Jun 10, 2026
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Revopoint Pop 4 Kickstarter Closes Saturday – Blue Laser, VCSEL, and 3DGS Under $700

The company regularly launches via Kickstarter: that's typical. But the Pop 4 is a decidedly atypical budget 3D scanner, packing near-infrared, VCSEL, blue laser, plus 3D gaussian splat modes all in one.

by Matthew Mensley Jun 5, 2026
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Creality’s Next Generation of 3D Printer to Be a KliTek-Powered Toolchanger

There’s a new toolchanger in town – or, rather, there will be, when Creality releases its next flagship printer, the K3, later this year. Powering the toolchanging is a new system the company calls KliTek.

by Matthew Mensley Jun 3, 2026
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Bambu Lab Refreshes A-Series, Leads with New A2L Large Bed-Slinger

The company scales up its budget range further with the A2L, a larger build volume printer with H2-series module compatibility. Just don't expect a laser.

by Matthew Mensley Jun 1, 2026
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Fillamentum’s New NonOilen Colors Stay Food-Safe and Fully Recyclable

Fillamentum’s circular NonOilen filament expands with new colors that Fillamentum says keep the material’s reusability intact.

by Matthew Mensley May 28, 2026
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Prusa ColorMix in PrusaSlicer 2.9.6 Beta: Paint the Model, Skip the Setup

Prusa Research has dropped a beta of PrusaSlicer 2.9.6 alongside an EasyPrint update, both shipping Prusa ColorMix – the company's take on the FullSpectrum filament mixing technique that’s spread across desktop slicers in the past three months.

by Matthew Mensley May 27, 2026
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Massive OrcaSlicer Update Lands with Z Anti-Aliasing, Stronger Gyroid Infill, and a Cloud of Its Own

OrcaSlicer hit version 2.4.0 alpha on May 25, with a release that bundles a handful of welcome new features alongside something more strategically significant: Orca Cloud, the project's own centralized profile and synchronization platform.

by Matthew Mensley May 27, 2026
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This Free App Puts Live Prusa Print Status in the Mac Menu Bar

New unofficial Prusa MacOS desktop app brings your locally connected 3D printer directly to your Mac’s status bar, giving you at-a-glance updates, webcam feed, and even one-click Home Assistant triggers right from your desktop.

by Matthew Mensley May 21, 2026
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Bambu Lab’s Bind: Company Stands By Its Position in Open Source License Fight

Bambu Lab’s critics continue to line up to take shots at the company. Following the company's pressure to take an OrcaSlicer fork that restores the connection to its cloud service offline, attention has sharpened onto an alleged AGPL license violation that may have lived within Bambu Studio since its launch in 2022. Bambu Lab contests this.

by Matthew Mensley May 20, 2026
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