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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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RatRig V-Core 4 IDEX Upgrade Now Available

Following the V-Core 4 announcement and subsequent release earlier this year, RatRig’s productivity-boosting IDEX upgrade is now available too.

by Matthew Mensley Sep 2, 2024
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BigTreeTech Drops New Bambu Lab-Compatible Upgrades

Unveiled in a livestream this week, the newly expanded Panda Series of components now offers toughened doors, USB expansion hubs, and drop-in extruder gear replacements, to name but a few.

by Matthew Mensley Aug 23, 2024
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The Creality Ender 3 V3 Is Rapid, But Also Hard to Justify

Going hands-on with Creality's new budget flagship shows the company's switch to CoreXZ kinematics was not for nothing. The prints are fine, finish in lickety-split time, but things like filament loading let it down.

by Matthew Mensley Jul 5, 2024
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Now Is a Great Time to Get the Original Prusa MK4

A rare summer promo sees free shipping and extended warranties on assembled MK4 3D printers, or $100 store credit for kit purchases.

by Matthew Mensley Jul 3, 2024
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Getting To Know the Prusa Pro HT90

We interrogate Prusa Research’s first, fully launched Prusa Pro product, the HT90, about what it is, and who it’s for.

by Matthew Mensley Jul 1, 2024
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Elegoo Unleashes the Centauri Carbon at Rapid + TCT

Updated: Revealed at Rapid + TCT and joining the fray of compact, CoreXY-style 3D printers, Elegoo’s Centauri Carbon has big boots to fill. Here’s what we know so far.

by Matthew Mensley Jun 26, 2024
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Flashforge at Rapid + TCT 2024: More Than Edu-Friendly Desktop Printers

Attending Rapid + TCT 2024 in Los Angeles? Between the company’s booth and partners', experience the full spectrum of Flashforge’s product line-up.

by Matthew Mensley Jun 25, 2024
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Phrozen at Rapid + TCT 2024: Application-Specific Materials at the Forefront

Attending Rapid + TCT in Los Angeles? Between large-format revisions and new sensor-laden printers, Phrozen is showing off its specialization in materials with new generation materials.

by Matthew Mensley Jun 25, 2024
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Creality at Rapid + TCT 2024: Attacking Applications at Every Turn

Attending Rapid + TCT 2024 in Los Angeles? Don't miss your chance to see the cutting edge of Creality’s affordable printing tech, expansion into engineering-grade 3D scanning, and possibly pellet extrusion, dental resin and more from PioCreat.

by Matthew Mensley Jun 19, 2024
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Prusa Research at Rapid + TCT: Engineering-Grade Printing, the Prusa Way

Attending Rapid + TCT 2024 in Los Angeles? Don't miss your chance to see the new Prusa Pro HT90 in action.

by Matthew Mensley Jun 19, 2024
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Anycubic at Rapid + TCT: Color and Consistency

Attending Rapid + TCT 2024 in Los Angeles? Don't miss your chance to see Anycubic’s top spec resin 3D printer, the M7 Pro, plus innovations in the budget printing space.

by Matthew Mensley Jun 18, 2024
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Tool Time: New X-PLA Filament Colors Match Your Power Tools

Swedish filament producer Add:North introduces new X-PLA colors that match popular brands of power tools.

by Matthew Mensley Jun 18, 2024
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Revopoint at Rapid + TCT 2024: Digital Duplication in All Shapes and Sizes

Attending Rapid + TCT 2024 in Los Angeles? Don’t miss your chance to see Revopoint’s current lineup, including the fully wireless Miraco and new-generation Mini and Range scanners.

by Matthew Mensley Jun 18, 2024
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Bambu Lab at Rapid + TCT: See What the Buzz Is About for Yourself

Attending Rapid + TCT 2024 in Los Angeles? Don't miss your chance to see the full line-up from Bambu Lab.

by Matthew Mensley Jun 13, 2024
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The Flsun S1 Is a Monster – First Print

This towering, drop-pod-looking monolith of a 3D printer has bigger numbers, all of the features, and reminds us that Delta kinematics are still a thing.

by Matthew Mensley Jun 10, 2024
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A Colorful Spotlight on Holographic Print Beds

The growing availability of holographic print beds has the internet awash with shiny shiny first layers.

by Matthew Mensley May 20, 2024
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Make: Relaunches Its Makerspace Directory

Following a dormant spell, Makerspace is back with a fresh coat of paint. The tool is the focus of a new drive to connect makers with tools and communities.

by Matthew Mensley May 17, 2024
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The TD-1 Takes The Tedium Out Of HueForge Filament Setup

A new device by Ajax-3D automagically calculates TD values for your filament, taking the guesswork out of color lithophanes and saving you wasted filament on test swatches.

by Matthew Mensley May 15, 2024
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Coast Runner Begins Shipping, Launches CoastCAD, and Named in California Lawsuit

Machines in the wild and the beginnings of a file repository mark good news for Coast Runner, despite the recent filing of a lawsuit in California that threatens injunctive relief.

by Matthew Mensley May 8, 2024
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What Exactly Is the Anycubic Kobra 3 and How Does it Handle Multicolor?

Anycubic’s latest release looks like it’s squarely positioned to duke it out with the Bambu Lab A1 for our attention. While we haven’t tested one yet, the clues are there to begin to piece together how it works.

by Matthew Mensley May 8, 2024
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