Scott Woodard is 3D-printing a Jaguar D-Type body for a Mazda MX-5 chassis. The body panels are made with a Neptune 4 plus printer using ABS plastic.

3D-printing new parts for the A1 taught me a lot about plastic, and other things. Skip to content Ars Technica home. ... Large ABS plastic prints are tough to do on an open-bed printer.

The rise of 3D printing opens up a whole world of possibilities. ... Moreover, ABS plastic is a must since PLA warps in the sun, and the numbers won't show unless you use a 0.1mm resolution.

Additive manufacturing, or "3D printing," is commonly used for prototyping, ... Whenever his White needs a repair, Leno scans the aluminum parts and prints a casting pattern in ABS plastic.

ABS was one of the more common 3D printing filaments a few years back, and it still has some excellent uses. The biggest downside is toxicity. You don't want to breathe in ABS as it melts, so you ...