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Volcano nozzles are here! We've brought our Duraplat3-d technology to the new line of nozzles that are direct replacements for the E3D volcanos.  

Available in 0.3mm, 0.4mm, 0.6mm, 0.8mm, 1.0mm, and even 1.2mm for those super quick and large volume prints. We are stocking them for both 1.75mm and 3mm (2.85) filaments, in all 3 of our different materials: Elite (brass), Apollo (aluminum), and Hercules (hardened steel). Want to try out a few sizes - pick up a Maker Pack today.  

No one can compete with our nozzle selection (over 10,000 nozzles in 120 different configurations available).  Make sure to create a store account and earn rewards points for every dollar you spend.  

This has been a very exciting year for P3-d and we have you, our customers, to thank!  With your support and feedback we have been able to drastically increase our nozzle offerings and inventory.  In particular, a number of customers make large or recurring purchases and it's time we recognized you for that.  

Effective immediately, you can sign up for our rewards program and earn a point for every dollar spent.  Also earn points just for signing up, for referring a fellow maker, or sharing us on social media.  These points are redeemable toward future purchases.  

We truly appreciate your patronage and as always, look forward to your feedback about this new feature and our products in general.  

Thanks from P3-d!  

Update 3-15-16:  Heated build plate installation and operating instructions are posted and you can now purchase the heated build plate through our store.  

Update 3-9-16:  Pre-orders are closed and beta testing is in process.  Look for this product to be added to our shop page in the coming weeks.  

Just a quick update on where we stand with the heated aluminum build plate for the capable Makerbot Replicator 2 printer.  This printer is a great printer but one giant hole in its repertoire is the lack of a heated build plate, making it impossible to print ABS, Nylon, PETG, and other advanced materials.  Even when printing normal PLA, the heated bed eliminates curl and improves bed adhesion, often making it unnecessary to use raft.  

The P3-d Rep2 heating system is in the final testing phases and is fully operational.  This will be a complete plug and play system, with no soldering to the motherboard required, no need to upgrade power supplies.  Simply install the aluminum plate, plug in the controller and you're ready to print.  The temperature controller can be set at any temp you like, and one nice feature our system will come with is a timer to shut off the heated plate after the print is done.  

In the coming weeks we have a few small tweaks to make to the enclosure, and then we have to get milling some aluminum and complete all the wiring.  So look for this system to be available on our site in the near future.  We are currently taking pre-orders so contact us here if you are interested in beta testing and being one of the first to get their hands on this must-have upgrade.  Until then, another picture...

More makers and companies are using high performance materials such as metallic, glass fiber, and carbon fiber filaments in their specific applications to achieve new levels of performance. Unfortunately, this performance comes at a cost: fast erosion and wear on the nozzle orifice and tip which leads to changing extrusion diameters and reduces the quality of prints. This also means buying more nozzles and swapping them more frequently, which of course means less time doing what you want to do: print cool stuff. Through our testing, we've found that our Duraplat3-d™ Elite nozzles have 5 times the wear resistance of a standard brass nozzle, and our Duraplat3-d™ Hercules nozzles last 67 times longer! Below is a case study of some of the testing we've done where you can find all the details.