I am about to undertake a massive home networking project where I wire a house for a buddy that is still under construction (it's barely framed, and now is the PERFECT time to make all the runs).<P>I ...

3D printers are getting cooler every day, but there’s one component integral to 3D printing that normally gets overlooked – that is, until you have to pay for it. As many 3D hobbyists have no doubt ...

If you’re a heavy user of a 3D printer, or a welder, you’ll know the problem of empty spools. You’ve used up all the filament or the welding wire, and you’re left with a substantial plastic spool.

A car was hit Wednesday evening by a large steel spool of PVC piping in Johnston County. According to officials at the scene, a large steel spool carrying PVC piping fell off a trailer and crashed ...

Filament-based 3D printers are remarkably wasteful. If you buy a kilogram of filament from your favorite supplier, the odds are that it will come wrapped around a plastic spool weighing about 250 ...

GARRETT, IND. (April 18, 4:50 p.m. ET) — Mossberg Industries Inc., a maker of plastic spools and reels, is expanding its headquarters plant in Garrett, Ind., after the city council approved tax ...

Plastic waste is a big problem in our world today. It's important for makers who use 3D printing technology (which generates plastic objects) to consider the waste hierarchy paradigm. Here's the thing ...