by Chris Anjel | Oct 16, 2026 | MJF & SLS Operations
A viewer watching Tested’s Fuse 1 demo paused at the printer screen. It read 183 °C, plus 10 °C, for 193 °C total. They’d thought nylon prints above 230–240 °C. How could it work so much cooler? It’s a good question, because SLS print temperature...
by Chris Anjel | Oct 16, 2026 | MJF & SLS Operations
Under Vision Miner’s long Fuse 1+ workflow video, one viewer asked what a lot of FDM shops wonder. Is SLS only better for shapes FDM can’t print, and for filling a whole build volume? And is there a strength comparison of FDM nylon 12 against SLS?...
by Chris Anjel | Oct 16, 2026 | MJF & SLS Operations
Under Tested’s Fuse 1 demo, a viewer who’d run Formlabs resin printers asked two things: how much the powder costs, and does it expire? Expired material had been “the biggest problem” with their Form printers. It’s a fair question to ask...
by Chris Anjel | Oct 16, 2026 | MJF & SLS Operations
Design guides are full of minimum wall numbers. Under a Protolabs video comparing MJF and SLS prints, one viewer asked about the other end: is there a maximum? They wanted to know whether a 7–10 mm floor would cause uneven cooling or warping. SLS thick walls are a...
by Chris Anjel | Oct 16, 2026 | MJF & SLS Operations
Under Formlabs Support’s video on reading the Fuse tuning print, one viewer asked the obvious question. Why does the guide call the part with defects normal and the flawless one overheated? Anyone who’s tuned FDM or SLA expects the cleanest part to win....
by Chris Anjel | Oct 15, 2026 | MJF & SLS Operations
Most shops inspect parts going out the door. Far fewer inspect incoming SLS powder. A Fuse user on the Formlabs forum learned why that’s backwards when a fresh Nylon 12 GF delivery showed up looking wrong. What should you check on incoming SLS powder? The seal,...
