Maker Guides

Samcraft UV Printer Test Kit guide cover, showing the Overall and Nozzle Check test cards

UV Printer Test Kit: Free Files and How to Read...

Seven free tests, all 85mm square so they print on the scrap already sitting next to your machine. Nozzle check, color, detail, white, gloss and registration, plus what a bad...

UV Printer Test Kit: Free Files and How to Read...

Seven free tests, all 85mm square so they print on the scrap already sitting next to your machine. Nozzle check, color, detail, white, gloss and registration, plus what a bad...

The xTool O1 Omni desktop UV printer — Samcraft's guide to picking the right print method: UV, UV DTF, DTG, or DTF

UV DTF vs DTG vs DTF: Which Print Method for Wh...

Two of these names are nearly identical and do completely different jobs. One rule sorts every order: let the object pick the method.

UV DTF vs DTG vs DTF: Which Print Method for Wh...

Two of these names are nearly identical and do completely different jobs. One rule sorts every order: let the object pick the method.

xTool O1 Omni vs HeyGears G1: Shipping Machine vs Kickstarter (On Paper)

xTool O1 Omni vs HeyGears G1: Shipping Machine ...

Same bed, same $50 deposit, two very different bets. The O1 prints every surface; the G1X prints full-color 3D objects — and only one of them is shipping.

xTool O1 Omni vs HeyGears G1: Shipping Machine ...

Same bed, same $50 deposit, two very different bets. The O1 prints every surface; the G1X prints full-color 3D objects — and only one of them is shipping.

The xTool O1 Omni desktop UV printer — Samcraft's guide to O1 Omni maintenance, explained

xTool O1 Omni Maintenance: What You Actually Ha...

What the O1 Omni's Smart Cycle 2.0 automates, what's still on you, and the two-week vacation claim I'm putting to the test.

xTool O1 Omni Maintenance: What You Actually Ha...

What the O1 Omni's Smart Cycle 2.0 automates, what's still on you, and the two-week vacation claim I'm putting to the test.

Side-by-side comparison of the eufyMake E1 and xTool O1 Omni desktop UV printers, from Samcraft's independent head-to-head guide.

eufyMake E1 vs xTool O1 Omni: Honest UV Printer...

Same print bed, very different machines. An honest E1 vs O1 Omni breakdown from a maker who builds accessories for both.

eufyMake E1 vs xTool O1 Omni: Honest UV Printer...

Same print bed, very different machines. An honest E1 vs O1 Omni breakdown from a maker who builds accessories for both.

The xTool O1 Omni desktop UV printer with its three editions labeled — Single UV, Dual-Head UV, and UV + DT Fabric.

xTool O1 Omni Explained: Every Model Compared (...

Single UV, Dual-Head UV, or UV + DT Fabric? What each xTool O1 Omni edition can and can't print — and the one decision you can't undo later.

xTool O1 Omni Explained: Every Model Compared (...

Single UV, Dual-Head UV, or UV + DT Fabric? What each xTool O1 Omni edition can and can't print — and the one decision you can't undo later.