When we test any of our cutters or even for the physical cutters we sell, we use the Da Vinci Mini Wireless by XYZ Printing. This was the first 3d printer we ever purchased, we have used a few others, but the Da Vinci Mini is the one we always use. The software is pretty basic, great for beginners, and works perfectly for simply uploading our cutters and printing. Even easy enough for older kids to use it (with adult supervision of course). You can use the pre-defined settings or open the advanced settings option, we have worked with both, but tend to use the pre-defined settings for our cutters. It's up to you which settings you use based on the filament you use. The print bed is 6" x 6", so when printing a 6" cutter, you will need to fit to bed making it just slightly smaller than 6" or turn them different ways, which is why we often tell people selling cutters to put a size error disclaimer on their listing or website. We don't sell many 6" cutters and the ones we do haven't had any complaints. 6" is pretty big for a cookie :)! The standard size for a cookie cutter is approximately 3", with 2" and 3" being our most popular sizes. This printer is also wireless, so it doesn't have to be connected to your computer constantly when printing. We have our Da Vinci Mini on it's own little shelf behind our desk with all of our filament conveniently located underneath it on separate shelves. The one downfall we've had with this printer was the filament, if you want to use third-party filaments, filaments not by XYZ, you will need to buy an Open Smart Tag. The Open Smart Tag is pretty simple to use and install, we simply used a piece of tape and taped it on to the filament holder on the printer, so it doesn't fall off. We believe this is a must have item with this printer! If you do it this way you won't be able to use the printer holder for your actual filament and will need a different place for your spool. XYZ Printing also carries more printers and accessories that you can check-out for yourself! We'd love to know if you use the Da Vinci Mini Wireless by XYZ Printing to print our cookie cutter files and if you like it! #3dprinting #3dprinter #review

We've tried different filament styles, we prefer one the most. Although, cookie cutters truly look great in all of the styles we have used, we prefer one style over the others. Find out below which filament we prefer and why! Below is a list of the filament type, color, and brands we used in the preview photos. Along with each one, we've included the link to either the filament or to the brand itself. We always use 1.75mm PLA filament. Standard Filament Color Used: Black Brand: PRILINE Cutters: Police Kids: Badge + Dog Silk Filament Color Used: Silk Jade Brand: CC3D Cutters: Cinco De Mayo Fiesta: Taco + Margarita Wood Filament Color Used: Light Wood Brand: NovaMaker Cutters: Puppy Dog: Bone + Paw Print Marble Filament Color Used: Marble Brand: AMOLEN 3D Cutters: Grad Kids: Cap + Cap & Diploma Glow Filament Color Used: Green Brand: AMOLEN 3D Cutters: Gamer Kids: Joystick + X-Controller Ombre Filament Color Used: Multi-Color Rainbow Brand: MIKA 3D Cutters: Water Play Fun: Squirt Gun Blaster + Squirt Gun Squiggles Translucent Filament Color Used: Translucent Purple Brand: Ziro Cutters: Tool Set: Drill + Hammer Our #1 We prefer translucent filament! It doesn't have to be the exact one we used for the preview photo. We actually like most translucent filaments for cookie cutters. We've noticed that with translucent filaments "flaws" are less noticeable. Not every cookie cutter will be perfect and sometimes small "flaws" will show, but with the translucent filaments they are just less noticeable. Glow in the dark filament also tends to hide the "flaws" and is pretty cool, but you really don't need glowing cookie cutters. Plus, glow in the dark filaments normally cost a bit more than translucent filaments. If we are unable to use translucent filament, we also really like the marble filament. It also hides the "flaws" that may be more visible with other filaments. The downfall with the marble filament is that it seems to clog a bit more than the other filaments. Least Favorite Our least favorite is definitely wood filament. We never use wood filament for cookie cutters. The gritty texture probably isn't a good idea for coming into contact with cookie dough. Tip: Use filament cleaners! We love them, we noticed a difference after we started using them, our filament doesn't clog as much. Filament cleaners are small devices you slip over your filament before feeding it into the 3d printer and it cleans away debris that may be on it (dust, pet hair, etc...). The filament cleaners that we use are only about $8 for 6 of them. What's your favorite type of filament? Let us know below! #3dprinting #filament #tipstricks

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