All reviews

More reviews coming soon — we’re working through the tools and printers on our bench in order of what readers ask about most.

3D Printer

Creality K2 vs Bambu Lab A1

12 months daily use of both printers in a UK repair workshop. Side-by-side on print quality, speed, calibration, multi-material, software and the little annoyances no spec sheet shows.

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Coming soon

Best UK budget soldering iron 2026

Pinecil V2 vs Fanttik T1 Max vs Hakko FX-888D — which is actually worth the money for a hobby bench.

Coming soon

Filament dryer roundup

Sunlu S1 vs S2 Plus vs Sovol SH01 — honest comparison of the dryers we’ve actually run through a workshop.

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If there’s a printer, tool or piece of kit you’re trying to decide on and would like our take, drop us a line on WhatsApp or via the contact page. We can’t review everything — but if it’s in our wheelhouse and we own it (or are tempted to buy it) we’ll add it to the queue.