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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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Flashforge Aiming to Launch ‘World’s First Desktop Full Color 3D Printer’ in 2025

The Flashforge CJ270 is a desktop-sized material-jetting color 3D printer born from the company’s fast-growing experience in the jewelry space with its wax-jet machines.

by Matthew Mensley Nov 27, 2024
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*Audible Groan*
The Newest Bamboo 3D Printer is Prusa’s Core One Design Concept

There was a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it debut tucked away in Prusa Research’s Formnext booth; the latest bamboo 3D printer. A bamboo-panelled Core One, Design Concept, that is.

by Matthew Mensley Nov 26, 2024
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Creality Ender 5 Series Refreshed With Ender 5 Max Coming This Year

At a booth teeming with a mind-bogglingly wide ecosystem of products, Creality quietly refreshed the Ender 5, a series of 3D printer we thought forgotten at the expense of its new enclosed systems.

by Matthew Mensley Nov 26, 2024
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Blue Is the New Black
MatterHackers Blue Friday Sale Is Live

Shove over, Black Friday. MatterHackers' Blue Friday sale on a huge variety of machines, materials, accessories and other creative tech is here, and it ends tonight.

by Matthew Mensley Nov 22, 2024
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Kobra, Hi!
Anycubic Shows Two New 3D Printers at Formnext

Multicolor 3D printing goes bigger and faster for Anycubic with the Kobra 3 Max and Kobra S1 3D printers.

by Matthew Mensley Nov 20, 2024
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Elegoo Unveils New ‘SatelLite’ Slicer for Beginner Users, Coming Soon

With it, the company touts "innovative node-based slicing" that can simplify complex tasks for resin 3D printing.

by Matthew Mensley Nov 19, 2024
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A Long Tale
Rat Rig to Debut ‘Disrupt Engineering’ Brand at Formnext

In addition to introducing a sister brand and a new 3D printer, Rat Rig's presence at Formnext also signals a change in the Portuguese company's posture. We chat with company co-founder and frontman Sonat Duyar about Rat Rig and the new direction.

by Matthew Mensley Nov 14, 2024
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Relay Race
Plus4 Issue Prompts Qidi Tech to Offer Replacement Parts

An issue affecting the new Plus4 3D printer in 110V countries accelerates wear on a power-carrying component. Qidi Tech is offering replacement parts and extended warranties.

by Matthew Mensley Nov 7, 2024
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Bambu Are You?
What Is Bambu Lab’s Next Printer? What We Know (And Think) So Far

With Bambu Lab’s next big thing delayed to 2025, let’s indulge in some healthy speculation and share a thing or two we’ve dug up that could indicate what’s coming next.

by Matthew Mensley Oct 31, 2024
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Bambu Lab’s Black Friday Sale Has Already Begun

Among other highlights, the X1C dips under $1,000 for the first time in a long time, if ever.

by Matthew Mensley Oct 30, 2024
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Update Your Password If You’ve Ever Ordered Filament from eSun Directly

A recent infrastructure change to eSun’s webstore has brought a “new website experience,” and, temporarily, a mild security headache for its customers.

by Matthew Mensley Oct 14, 2024
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Third Time's the Charm
Printing More with Less; Hands-on With the Prusa MMU3

Uber-reliable multicolor printing with less waste is the thing with the Prusa MMU3, with the product's iffy legacy comfortably in the past.

by Matthew Mensley Oct 11, 2024
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Wait Watchers
Bambu Lab Delays Its Upcoming Large 3D Printer to 2025

The highly anticipated "prosumer" machine has been pushed to 2025 to ensure it is “fully ready and supported worldwide.”

by Matthew Mensley Oct 9, 2024
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Kobra, Hi?
Is Anycubic Releasing a CoreXY 3D Printer This Year?

A teaser image for the company’s showing at September’s IFA Berlin show suggests so.

by Matthew Mensley Oct 8, 2024
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Prusa Connect Issues Disrupted Remote Printing, Claim Hardware Mismatches

Frequent updates to Prusa Connect in the last weeks briefly left confusing printer statuses and connection issues in their wake.

by Matthew Mensley Oct 8, 2024
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Get a Free Enclosure When You Buy the Peopoly Magneto X

To celebrate the upcoming 3DPrintopia festival, Peopoly is running a limited-time special on its speedy new Magneto X 3D printer.

by Matthew Mensley Sep 25, 2024
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This Is Big
Elegoo’s Giganto-Printer, the OrangeStorm Giga, Is Now Available to Preorder

Promising massive prints at a not-so-massive price point, Elegoo's OrangeStorm Giga is an oddity of a printer. And it's now available to preorder.

by Matthew Mensley Sep 24, 2024
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It's a Knockout!
Anycubic Kobra 3 Combo vs. Bambu Lab A1 Combo: The Differences

Which Combo lands the knockout punch in this duel of more-than-dual-color 3D printing? Predictably, they’re both pretty good, but the differences are in the details.

by Matthew Mensley Sep 20, 2024
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Anycubic Kobra 3 Combo Hands-On: It’s Great! (When It Works)

The Anycubic Kobra 3, in combo with the ACE Pro multi-filament drybox-autoloader, is a promising system. Some months after its launch it feels like Anycubic is still playing catchup, though.

by Matthew Mensley Sep 20, 2024
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Last Chance to Snag a Bonus Spool of Prusament With Your Prusa MK4S

There's only a couple of days left for All3DP readers to get a little extra love from Prusa (read: extra filament for free) on any order of the MK4S.

by Matthew Mensley Sep 6, 2024
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