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@The Hat I didn't know you did Youtube videos!?!?! ;)

Too bad you don't live closer. I'd give you my whole CR-10!

100% agree! After 3 bowden-based printers, and years of not wanting to go to direct-drive, I finally went direct with my Ender 3 V3 SE and QUICKLY became a convert of how much easier it was to load, manage, and unload. I would never go back to bowden. In fact, seeing a lot of the new printers...

Wow! Congrats on your new baby!!! I hope you fall in love with 3D printing as much as I have!!!

ya, I'm thinking this will be like when I spent years in tinkercad and then finally moved to onshape, and wished I moved sooner. I'm definitely way more familiar with CURA, and I love how easy it is to just send a print from my pc... but from what I understand, I can do the same using the...

If I end up getting a new printer that doesn't support connectivity via USB directly, I'll definitely be spending a lot more time with Orca since it seems like the go-to option for most people.

Keep us posted on how things go! I really like the print-volume of that printer and it's on my short-list of considerations.

Great points and ideas! https://auroratechchannel.com/ (which I really respect) gives the Qidi PLUS 4 really high marks, and it's been one I've also had my eye on.

I'm really curious what's going to happen with Prusa over the years. They have a great reputation and have had good products, but I feel like the industry is changing faster than they are able (or willing?) to keep up with. There are just too many other options these days that have better...

LOL! Believe me... that's definitely something I've said to justify it ;)

Guys, I keep going back and forth on buying the $299 Elegoo Centauri Carbon. The value is just incredible and the reviews are pretty solid. I've been pretty happy with my Ender-3 V3 SE, but I do like the idea of a faster enclosed printer that can get both the nozzle and chamber up to higher...

I know just enough about 3D modeling, specifically Tinkercad and Onshape, to get myself in trouble. I needed to design a unique water faucet for our Japanese soaking tub... basically something that would hook up to the garden hose and lie flat underneath the cover. The main body parts were...

I often think i wouldn't really use multi-color that much. Maybe once in a while, but IMO, not enough to justify a full AMS type system. ... but ya, for those that do make a lot of printer poop, a extruder would be cool.

Wow, Stefan is really grasping for new content ideas for his videos! ;) LOL! ... but I still found it a very interesting experiment. Independent of the type of filler, lots of interesting discoveries around particle size, mixing, etc.

I've been curious about it! ... but the Bambu sales right now are TEMPTING!

Fair point on TPU, though from what I’ve seen, its heat resistance is still a bit better than PLA... usually around 60–80°C vs PLA’s 55–60°C. But yeah, it’ll definitely still soften if it’s under pressure in a full sun. I might end up switching to PETG and doing that TPU strip idea. I think for...

LOL, It has an embedded nut on one side for a nice fat bolt :) Actually, I'm testing the fit in PLA, but I'm going to probably end up printing it in 95A TPU for strength, heat-resistance, and so it will "grab" onto the smooth metal a bit better.

I put new handlebars on my bike. They aren't as wide as previous, so I'm out of space to mount my gear, except for the "thicker" bar areas. I needed to make some adapters, so I put this together in OnShape. Now I can clamp the adapter to the large part of the bar, and my smaller gear to the 3D...

Someday we'll have SUPER AGI that will be able to quantify all the various risks (probability and severity) that we each go through every day. ... and I know I'll be one of many that will be surprised at how many things I do daily that are WAY more risky than the things I don't do because they...

Yup, you guys make valid points! I wouldn't use PLA for most food-stuff but I'm feeling that my risk is somewhat less because: 1) The materials are always dry 2) They both come from the store usually stored in loose cardboard boxes 3) They both tend to be pretty inhospitable environments for...