Recent content by Nifty

I'm a bit paranoid when it comes to moisture in my PETG and especially my TPU. I put the PETG into a very good Ziploc bag with desiccant and remove all the air RIGHT after the print is done. I do similar with my TPU, but also put it the vac ziploc bag (no air / desiccant) into the original...

Looks great! Isn't 20-30% better for storage and optimal printing?

It's been a while since we've had this discussion. And I don't think we've had any long threads about this. What are y'all using as filament dryers, storage, desiccant, etc. these days? For me: Dryer: Rarely need one, but when I do, a food dehydrator. Storage: Vac-bags with ziploc type...

That's fantastic! I've printed a handful of different battery holders and connectors. Some using stripped wire wrapped around a terminal as the connecting point and just pressure holding the battery in place, and other ones with 3D printed springs pushing the contacts into the batteries...

Not bad. Ironically I just watched this great review of it earlier today: Ya, I've wondered about that with the H2D to mix very different types of filaments. Yup, frustrating. I do wish I could easily use Orca Slicer from my PC, etc. Hmm... even with the advanced carbon filters, etc? :(...

Ok friends,I've been around and around and around about this forever! I'm usually (at a fault) frugal <cheap> and have a hard time buying the "nice" things. I almost always go for the thing that provides 80% of the value at 50% of the price. For example, I spend a TON of time looking at the...

Crazy interesting idea! Printing 2-part resin/epoxy for silicone?!?!

It's so fun to see people tinker with stuff like that. In a lot of ways, stuff like this might seem pointless to a lot of people, but they don't realize that this kind of experimentation pushes the envelope and innovation.

I totally hear what you are saying! I've definitely watched a lot of videos of people talking about how loud and rumbly a lot of these fast printers can be.

Yep, the solution to tremendous waste is fantastic. That said, I get nervous about having exponentially more hotends and bits and bobs to potentially fall apart and have problems. I guess if they can prove sustained reliability, then it doesn't matter?

That *almost* makes me want to get a multi-color printer. ... almost ;)

I thought @The Hat was ambitious with his 3D printed lamp. ... then I saw his next project!

The thrift store by where my GF lives (Silicone Valley) has an isle of small sandwich bags of misc. bits they put together and try to sell dirt cheap. There are ALWAY tons of new printer cartridges mixed in with staplers, pens, etc. Even though I don't print with a color inkjet anymore, I...

Brilliant! So, that's the Ender 3 V3 Plus? Keep us posted on how you like it!

Great question and discussion!! Honestly, I don't refill inkjets anymore... and actually don't even have an active inkjet printer :( (I still have two "new" refurbed Canon i560's in my garage and a box of refill equipment I just can't talk myself into parting with). My only 2d printer is my...