A few weeks ago, Hackaday posted an article saying that 3D printing was still way too hard to get into and that finding the knowledge that everyone seems to be taking for granted these days can be kinda hard to piece together. So that’s what I’m going to fix with this video series. Welcome to the basics course on 3D printing! What is a 3D printer? Choosing a machine Resin printers Filament printer parts and maintenance Acquiring print files Basic slicer settings Whole 3D printing process Requirements for 3D printingContinue reading
Category: Tips and Tricks
Tips and Tricks for 3D Printing Beginners and Pros
Resin finishing
I have some filament, I have some resin. Uh! Filament resin! Today I’ll try to combine some of the advantages from filament printing, that is cheap, fast and can do large prints with the surface finish of actual SLA resin. Let’s try it out!
Use the WRONG parts on any 3D Printer!
Want to use 12V parts in a 24V printer? Fancy giving your stepper motors a boost by running their drivers at a higher voltage? In this video I’ll show you how! Okay, this one’s a guide to modifying or building your own printer. Because I’ve just modified and built my own printer, and it uses both a 12 and 24V components in the same system, using two power supplies. Let me tell you why that makes sense and how to do it on your own machine.
Digital casting: 3D printed molds for concrete and plaster!
3D Printing is really good at making light plastic parts. Here’s how I made heavy concrete and plaster parts from my prints instead!
Making a Topdressing Tool! / Parametric Design in Fusion360 / CR-10
Custom challenges require custom tools! Follow along as I design a lawn topdressing tool in Fusion360 and show you how to use parametric design, print the massive tool on the CR-10 and test it out on the front lawn!
Update your 3D printer firmware without a bootloader!
I also explain how to burn a bootloader to a 3D Printer that doesn’t have one yet. But really, you might not even need one!
Improving the backyard with Fusion360! (printed on Creality Ender 3)
The new garden hose is scraping the corner of the wall – time to fix that with a 3D printed part! But not everything goes according to plan…
Easily upgrade the Marlin firmware on your kit 3D printer!
Ever wanted to get rid of the buggy or outdated version of the Marlin firmware that shipped with your printer? Just update it to the most current one! I show you how to set up the mainline Marlin firmware on your kit 3D printer using the Arduino software package.