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@Redbrickman lots of really good points, thanks!! In fact, I just watched this video before reading your reply and it's reminding me of a lot of the pros of a "bedslingers". Ya, most people I've read/heard from love their Bambu printers. They aren't perfect, but I've been surprised at how much...

I totally get the pros of a Voron, but I'm just not interested in getting that deeply embedded into such a DIY project. I'm at the point where buying a fast machine that just works out of the box is appealing to me.

I've mentioned my interest in the "newer" high-speed CoreXY printers, for example: Bambu Labs X1 / P1S Creality K1 Qidi X-MAX 3 etc. They all seem to have various pros/cons. I like how https://auroratechchannel.com/ has rated some of these printers, and think these factors are pretty important...

Oh wow, so you got one? SUPER curious what your experience will be with it!!! I'm tempted to swap-out my Ender 3 V2 and get one, but I really need to be patient and move to a core xy printer. Awesome! Have you ever had any issues with the PLA going bad / brittle on the spool over time?

I've been reading / seeing videos about the Creality Ender-3 V3 SE https://www.creality3dofficial.com/products/ender-3-v3-se-3d-printer The specs look really good, and the price (anywhere from $199 - $220) is incredible. I think I paid $250 for my Ender-3 V2 and felt like that was a great...

I wonder what would happen if you masked-off the letters and used black spray-paint to cover the print? Another idea: Use the exact same design, but print a 2mm layer in black with the letters as "holes" and slip it over the top?

Fantastic experiment! Really great ideas and design! Great points! As you stated, this was an experiment. Plenty of opportunity to refine and perfect in the ways you suggested! I've been wanting to do something similar, but using LED's like these: https://amzn.to/4434eLn ... or ones with color...

I've had this salt-shaker for about 20 years (maybe more) and the rubberish plug at the bottom is completely hard and cracked. So, with onshape, some TPU and a bit of work, I made a replacement that works perfectly (2nd try):

Looks good, thanks!

Looks great. What's the link to the one from thingiverse?

I watch a LOT of youtube videos :) I went to this event last weekend in SF: https://opensauce.live/ FULL of my fav. youtubers, including some popular 3D printing youtubers. Worked my way up to the front row to see them (and others) Up close with Mark Rober Some other famous youtube creators!

I noticed that too! Part of me was wondering why they would need to keep the area below the glass cool... didn't make any sense. ... then I got to wondering if there might be some heater somewhere in there and the fans are to move the hot-air around under the glass to keep it evenly heated?

The GF has a solar fountain in a big dish. The nozzles that come with it shoot the water too high and out of the dish, so she's forced to refill it multiple times a day. I decided to print a few different nozzles to balance functionality (looks and sound) with keeping water in the dish. A few...

It also looks like they have a solvent on the glass bed to assist with adhesion.

Ah, thanks for the correction. I got my terminology wrong. Yes, two extruders. Ya, really odd there isn't any direct print cooling (that I can see)... but clearly it's working well for them and giving really good prints. I'm definitely thinking the latter, especially the closer I look: On the...

.... wait, maybe I'm wrong? Is that a dual-color (one more translucent than the other) vs. mix of the same color? I don't see a purge-tower or similar for color-swapping, but it looks like the print does have different materials in different layers.

I thought this video was cool. One thing I noticed I hadn't seen before: TWO extruders and TWO hot-ends, feeding into one nozzle! I've seen lots of ways people get more filament heated and flowing, but this one was definitely new to me!

Welcome to our group!!! I bet that would come in handy if you started messing with Octoprint, Klipper, etc! Wow, that's epically awesome. They know their Dad well! I do love tinkercad, but I wish I would have put 80% of the time I spent in tinkercad and just forced myself to learn Onshape (or...

Wow, that looks fantastic, thanks for sharing! Resin prints do come out really nice... I'm still just too scared to go down that path. Also, most of my stuff is bigger / mechanical with less need for fine detail... I don't really do models, etc.

Wow, that pic is recent?!?! Two years old?!?! I'm shocked, amazed, and impressed! I don't know if there are many people that have successfully printed such a thing and had it last so long... especially out of PLA, no?