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Elizabeth MeLampy: Forget the Camel 39:33

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"The basic premise of the event is that hunters hunt rattlesnakes from the surrounding environment all across West Texas, and bring them into the roundup for the weekend. And during the roundup, these snakes are kept in a pit and then, one by one, beheaded and skinned in front of in front of audiences." - Elizabeth MeLampy Elizabeth MeLampy is a lawyer dedicated to animal rights and protection, and her passion for this work shines through in her latest book, Forget the Camel, the Madcap World of Animal Festivals and What They Say About Being Human . To research the book, Elizabeth traveled across the country, immersing herself in a wide range of animal festivals — from the Iditarod dog sled race to the rattlesnake roundup in Sweetwater, Texas. Elizabeth examines these festivals as revealing microcosms of our broader relationship with animals. Whether it's rattlesnake hunts, frog-jumping contests, ostrich races, or groundhog celebrations, these events reflect the ways humans use animals to express cultural identity, community pride, and historical traditions. Yet beneath the pageantry and excitement lies a deeper question: Is our fascination with these spectacles worth the toll it takes on the animals involved? With compassion and insight, Elizabeth invites readers to consider whether there’s a more ethical and empathetic way to honor our stories — one that respects both animals and the traditions they inspire. Please listen, share and read, Forget the Camel. It will be released on April 8th, 2025. https://apollopublishers.com/index.php/forget-the-camel/…

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New Printers!, Bambu Failures, Newbie 3D Print Resources and MORE!!! 52:20

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This Episodes Questions: Rosemarie Hi, I enjoy listening to your podcast! I have four Bambu Lab printers, each with its own issue as to why the printer is not working. There are connectors with corresponding pins which constantly fail when having to pull out the pin to clear a clog, change a nozzle, or install a replacement part. I align the pin properly within the connector BUT it doesn't 'catch'. How do I remedy this issue apart from throwing all four printers out of the third floor window of my home? Yours truly, A very frustrated BL owner. Matthew I am new to the 3-D printer world and I just put in my pre-order for the Elegoo Centauri Carbon today. I have never done any 3-D printing and have minimal experience with Shapr3d generating 3-D models. What recommendations do you have for me to research/study so I can hit the ground running when my printer should arrive this summer. I am also a new listener so if you have any episodes you can reference for me to focus on that would be helpful. Thank you for keeping this podcast going.…

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Flsun S1 Woes, Creality Parts, Orca Printer Profiles and MORE!!! 56:28

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JJ, Jerry and Guy have a great conversation on a lot of different topics. New printers, printer issues and other fun 3d printing things.

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Best Hobbyist Printer?, Speed Vs. Quality?, First Printer and MORE!!! 54:34

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This Episodes Questions: Hello to a fellow Hoosier and the J's, I have almost bought a printer for at least 15 years, almost bought a makerbot, almost bought a RepRap, but always got discouraged at their difficulty to use. I put purchasing one on the back burner. In December 2024 I purchased a Bambu P1S. This printer is great and just works. But, it's boring. I need to tinker. I'm just a hobbyist at this point. I can see making and selling stuff down the road. My question is which printer on the market now is in need of more user input to operate? Something more equivalent to driving a manual transmission versus an automatic. Thanks. Clint Just found your podcast and I’m binging it from the beginning forward. I apologize if you’ve tackled this before- As a very low volume hobbyist, I find myself infrequently printing one or two of a small item I’ve identified a need for. Here, time, within reason, is no issue. I dont really care if a part takes 2 hours or 6 hours to print. Print quality, however, is an issue. So I’d sacrifice a great deal of speed to get better quality on the first try Do you have advice for settings that prioritize quality over speed? Thank you!! Gregory I am looking at a flashforge 5m pro, k1c, or flsun t1 pro as a first printer. All three are very close in cost. I have some cnc experience but no 3d printing experience. I am looking for a fast way to prototype and will eventually want to use nylon and cf materials. I would love a bigger printer but believe it is probably better to stay small for now. Things I care about. 1. Ease of use. Easily number one. 2. Safety/ filtering, although I know i can add filters. 3. Consistency 4. Versatility. 5. I'm not interested in bambu. Again, thanks for your time and love the podcast. Appreciate any insight you can give me. Cheers. Lewis…

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What is Bambu Labs Doing? 59:32

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Guy, JJ and Jerry discuss the latest drama from Bambu Labs.

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Is My Printer a Fire Hazard?, 3D Printing for the Woodshop, Guy talks about Glue Again, and MORE!!! 49:10

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This Episodes Questions: I picked up a cheap elegoo Neptune 4 pro on sale so I would have a fast way to kick out some PLA chotchkes for the kids. It was pretty fast and good, until some screws came loose on the hot end, and I while I was realigning the hotend and re-fastening the screws, something happened that caused the heater to go into runaway heating. Basically what I think happened is I wiggled the heater cartridge wires and they shorted out and "fused" the MOSFET for the heater which is on the main board. What is incredible is that this small electrical component failed "open" meaning anytime the power is on to the machine, it's pushing 100% power into the heater with no way to shut off. Is this normal? Because it seems really stupid! I've seen on some main-boards they advertise replaceable MOSFET modules and didn't really understand why. But, is this really something normal users should have to worry about? It's a super bad fire hazard to have the heater fail-"unsafe". Have you seen this with many other brands? Should I have known this could happen? Did I just miss seeing this lesson during my research on twitter and youtube because I came into the hobby in the last couple of years? It's scary. Tim Hello Guy, JJ, and Jerry ! I’m a recently new listener to the Podcast and I throughly have been enjoying the episodes. I currently have a Bambu Labs P1P printer and have been 3D printing since the pandemic with the Ender-3 line of printers, also I have been woodworking with my father even since I was a little boy. Now that I’m older I was wondering how I could incorporate my two hobbies to improve my woodworking experience. I have a pretty big lab and I have a Grizzly Sliding Table Saw, Grizzly Bandsaw, Miter saws, routers, drill presses, Jointer, Lathe, and a vacuum. Another sub-question I have is about wood glue and what filaments would be better or worse. Thank you all for your help!! Gabriel…

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CR10 Smart Upgrades, Print Farm Products, Kit Printers? And MORE!!! 51:25

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This Episodes Questions: I have a CR-10 Smart that is on the verge of becoming scrap metal. The hot end clogged so bad I could not even get the filament out of it. I replaced it with a hotend from a cr-6se, because it is compatible, and have not had any luck despite my constant tinkering, PID tunes, re-leveling, etc. Is there any other options for me and this printer? Would it be possible to turn it into a big ender with a different hotend set up, control board, etc? Thanks in advance! Leo Here is one for all three of you. I have two Bambu labs printers but feel I may have been robbed of the experience of putting one together. I remember putting together my first CNC and enjoyed doing it. What printer would you recommend that would be fun to put together and be a decent printer? Maybe you can each give a unique answer. Thanks for the great podcast. David Mcabe…

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Gluing Up Projects, Ender 2 Pro Upgrades, Which Printer To Buy and MORE!!! 56:35

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This Episodes Questions: I want to put a touch screen on my ender 2 pro without any knob on like I have on my ender cr-6se and was wondering if you know if I get a cr-6 one would it be plug and play? Is there a community firmware for the ender 2 pro? Thanks, William I am looking at buying a new printer for myself as a Christmas present and right now there's two big questions in my mind. One is the Qidi plus 4. Seems like everything I want on paper with speed, accuracy, build quality and most important to me - Is its ability to print high temperature materials with the heated chamber. I am designing parts that could benefit from some more exotic materials like PBT, PP-CF, glass filled ABS etc. I know that there's a recall with the heater heated chamber relay on the plus 4, but it really does look like they're gonna make it right for customers. They're gonna give what's needed to repair it. I'm not concerned about repairing things, it's easy for me to do a little bit of work for some maintenance and upgrades over the years. On the other hand, I'm really really enticed by the new K2 max. I don't particularly need its larger volume. K2 max does a lot of the same things that the plus 4 does as far as high temperatures and heated chamber and the K2 max seems to be from a brand and a company that's a little bit more trustworthy. I don't particularly want the multimaterial system, I don't mind changing filaments. I am concerned about the price. It's $1200 versus $800 and I love the idea of longevity, maintainability and buying something of high quality and having it last for years longer so maybe reality is the right answer for me but, wow, that $400 difference just is really hard to justify going all the way up to that Creality K2. What other differences should I consider in my decision? Tim…

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Printing Large Objects, Orca Profiles, Filament Pigment and MORE!!! 50:37

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This Episodes Questions: I recently purchased a Elegoo Neptune 4 Max to print large things. It came with a 0.4mm nozzle for some reason. My plan was to replace it with a 0.6mm or 0.8mm nozzle. As a test I kept the 0.4mm on. I scaled the object in Orca slicer and chose standard 0.2mm layer height. Orca said it would take 7 days to print. I added a second Elegoo Neptune 4 Max printer in Orca Slicer but this one with 0.6mm nozzle. I chose standard layer height again (0.2mm). I sliced the model and Orca said it would take 9 days. Weird. I selected extra draft layer height (0.28mm) and sliced it again. Still, 9 days. What am I missing here? I expect a bigger nozzle and larger layers to print faster. Is there a way to "download" updated profiles in Orca Slicer? Adam Crazy idea: How feasible would adding pigment to the filament during printing be? The thought occurred to me while listening to you all discussing multi material systems. If you could just load spools of white or clear filament and then change pigment while printing, imagine the possibilities! Thanks for the podcast! Loren…

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Cloud Printing Apps, Modding a Fusion3 F410, Filament Calibration and MORE!!! 58:34

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This Episodes Questions: Hey guys! Long time listener, first time caller! I recently took home an old(ish) Fusion3 F410. (Our department at work wanted to get rid of it.) We also have a Raise3d Pro3, BambuLab X1C and X1E, so this thing is a real pain to use in comparison. About the only good thing it has going for it is the big build volume (355x355x315), other than that there are a couple of annoyances: - Glass build plate - Auto bed-leveling is hit or miss. It only probes the 4 corners where aluminum tape is used for conductivity. - Reaaally long Bowden tube setup - Weird kevlar string used for the X-Y motion system.. but I guess it works. - Old Duet2 board and RepRap software - Discontinued by Fusion3 I volunteered to take it home because I have some ideas! I want to see if I can breath new life into it with some mods: - Magnetic PEI build plate - Direct-drive extruder on the toolhead - BigTreeTech control board and Klipper Do you guys have any suggestions on how to get the above mods done? I'm not too familiar with Voron printers, but I wonder how much I can pull from their large-format printers as far as parts, electronics used, etc. I can design/print custom part solutions if needed, and have access to sheet metal for the bed. I also have some experience with Klipper, and I think getting that properly configured will be an undertaking on its own. Thanks! Matt Hi guys,I recently stumbled over your podcast and really like the bandwidth of topics you guys talk about! Currently I own 2x K1 Max but will soon replace 1 of them by a K2 Plus. You guys are talking a lot about creating your own configuration settings for materials and such. I would really like to know how should someone approach this systematically. Let's imagine I have Creality print 5.1 ;-) which is splitting all settings on one side to a Filament setting and on the other side to the different layer height configurations. Lately I had a standard PLA - which caused problems - and ended up by changing the temperature in the Filament settings and the max speed in the layer height configuration. This solved the problem but I will never have just one setting to load for this material. So now there are actually two questions: - How to approach a perfect setting for a material (and height) systematically? - Any tips and tricks for Creality Print 5.1 on how to manage multiple settings? Thanks a lot and keep up the good work! Michael from Switzerland…

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New Tech Coming, More Discussion of Creality K2 56:09

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Guy, JJ and Jerry just haviung a great discussion of what they've got going on and what new and coming in the 3D printer market.

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Creality K2, PLA Outdoors?, Tool or Tinker? and MORE!!! 48:12

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This Episodes Questions: Last Spring I printed a simple 100mm cube with a centered 25mm circular hole out of black PLA using standard slicer settings (2 walls, 15% grid infill). I intentionally left it outside on a black metal surface all summer, where it was exposed to plenty of heat (over 100 degrees some days), rain, hail, etc. Today the part seems to be in essentially the same good condition as it was the day I printed it. Yet I seem to hear that a lot PLA is not suitable for outdoor use, that other materials such as PETG and various others should be used for anything other than indoor decorations. What are your thoughts on the durability factors of common filaments, and is PLA getting a bad rap?Thank you! Justin Hey all. I've just gotten into 3d printing. I have the a1 mini and have been thoroughly enjoying it. I'm not really into exploring the tinkering aspect of 3d printing, but I'm curious: Just in terms of dollar cost, are there savings starting with a cheap tinkerers printer and then trying to upgrade to something like bambu level reliability? Loren What is a common “mistake” you see in personally designed 3d models which make the prints less likely to succeed with good quality? How can a model be uniquely designed for 3d printing rather than traditional manufacturing methods? Ben…

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How Fast is Fast Enough?, Next Big Thing for 3D Printers, Filament Profiles and MORE!!! 53:31

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This Episodes Question: So I built my first V2.4 almost 2 and a half years ago and loved the machine and process so much that I had to have every printer in their Git repository (-legacy....should probably build it anyway) My second v2.4 under went a complete mcu/motor and hardware upgrade(ceramic bearings,gates GT3 belts leviathan 48v board LDO super power 2.8a motors,two seperate psu and CNC motion parts by Vitalli....now the question Do you think that there is a mounting focus on speed? When is enough enough? If you took a Voron from 2024 to 2012 and showed Adrian Boyer would he have said "wow,we've made it!" All these upgrade to my machines and I still don't push them past 200mm/8000k velocity/acceleration…

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Multiboard Wall, Hair Spray on Bed and MORE!!! 39:57

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This Episodes Questions: Guy (& Guys): Love the podcast. thanks. listening to it now while gluing magnets into prints... Hey, I'm a purple-can-aqua-net guy. I use more than a fifties housewife. What solvent do you use/recommend to remove built up aqua net from build plates? I print maybe 50 times between soaking with 99% IPA which works but it's slow and sticky. Wondering if you have a better solution (both definitions of the word). Thanks: JC…

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Shop Organization Prints, Modeling Workflow, Extrusion Troubles, and MORE!!! 59:27

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This Episodes Questions: Hi guys, I listen to your podcast all the time and I have an ender two pro and recently the extruder got out of adjustment and I can’t seem to get it fine tuned back the way it was out of the box. It seems to print about an 8th inch of this woven basket, which is a lot of retraction and then it air prints after that, and I checked the nozzle it’s clear, but the filament gets stuck in the extruder and is smashed. Is there an easy way to adjust it? William Really enjoyed the discussion around prempting filament issues. Thanks for chatting about it on the podcast. I've now racked up over 1000 hours of print time on the X1C with a range of filaments - and associated trouble shooting. I can vouch that not all filament is created equal! I've started designing custom parts for around the house, and i'm wondering... What are your go-to tools/software and workflow for creating 3D printed solutions? Keep up the great show Norman Hi guys, I know this question isn't for the majority of viewers but I was wondering if you could do an episode on custom built printers? What could each of you imagine making? - Max. build vol. dimensions? - What max precision or speed combinations could you achieve? - Could you build it to do an annealing process on print completion? - Have a "PIC" robotic arm & parts rack to embed parts and electronic components laying down and soldering tracers. Jay Hox…

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3D Chameleon, PLA or PETG?, Running a Print Farm and MORE!!! 56:24

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This Episodes Questions: Hello, I'm a dedicated listener of your podcast and I have a question that's been on my mind regarding 3D printing materials. Nowadays, PETG is available at a price point similar to PLA, sparking a debate among enthusiasts. Many argue that PETG is superior in every aspect, rendering the use of PLA obsolete. However, my personal experiments, corroborated by various online sources, indicate that PLA exhibits greater tensile strength and, in some cases, enhanced impact resistance—especially PLA+. This does seem to vary across different brands. While PETG undoubtedly outperforms in terms of temperature resilience and chemical stability, its reputed strength superiority is something I find quite perplexing. My theory is that PETG's significant deformation under gradual stress, as opposed to PLA's sudden failure under higher loads, might be influencing this common perception. I would love to hear your thoughts on this topic. Thank you for the consistently excellent content! Kelly Hey guys love what you do, I’m listening to the “Worn Nozzle” Podcast. You mention the 3D Chameleon multi filament changer. You guys should try to get him on the show, https://www.3dchameleon.com/ . The inventor is Bill Steele (I may have misspelled the last name) and if you will look at the dates of releases, Bill’s invention predates all the multi filament changers even Prusa’s MMU, Bambu’s AMS, etc. He is up to version MK4 and this unit is amazing. Don’t dismiss it as a gimmick, it works better than all these others out there including the new “enraged rabbit carrot feeder”. Chris…

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Delta Voron?, Organic Supports, Wet Filament and MORE!!! 52:55

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This Episodes Questions: Hi everyone, I am jeroen pattyn from belgium and im a 3D print hobbyist for 2 years now . Is there a possibility to use 2 different kinds of support on 1 model ? Sometimes i m thinking to use organics on one overhang and raster on the other . This for saving some time and getting better results . I was thinking first i could do this with the paint on supports in prusaslicer but i dont find a possibility . I have a prusa xl 5 head printer and a bambulab x1 CARBON i would like to hear your thoughts on this one guys . Greetings from belgium and keep doing the fun job with the podcast . Listening to the most recent podcast discussing volumetric flow rate. If you weren’t aware, this can be displayed in cura. Once the model is sliced in the preview tab, there’s a drop down where you can select options other than line type. One of these is flow, and it will show a color gradient on the model of what the volumetric flow rate is at different regions of the print. This can be used to see the max vol flow value too. Cheers! Ben I’ve been 3D printing for about 8-months. I currently have a Bambu Labs X1C. I’ve never dried filament. I had the last meter or so of a roll of PLA get brittle and I just recycled it, but no other issues. I mainly print with PLA and PETG. I store them in sealed plastic cereal boxes with desiccant. They hygrometers in the boxes typically read ~10%. I keep fresh desiccant in the AMS, and the humidity meter in the slicer is typically under 3 our of 5. The social boards are filled with wars over “to dry, or not to dry”. Can you give us the true skinny on this topic? Two questions on filament drying: 1) Under what conditions do you dry filament? What types, and how do you know they need drying? 2) If you dry filament, what do you use. I know the X1C can dry, so I already have one option. I’ve seen people use food dehydrators. And then there are special purpose filament dryers. Thoughts and recommendations would be appreciated. Love your podcast! Paul…

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Filament Issues, Toxic Fumes, Which Beginner Printer? and MORE!!! 50:04

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This Episodes Questions: Hello! I'm new to the 3d printing world (one week) and have enjoyed learning from your podcast. How do you recommend diagnosing and fixing printing issues with different filaments? So far Ive only run PLA and PLA+ through the Bambu x1C - I've got some TPU, Silk and ABS coming so it'd be good to be prepared for when someting eventually goes wrong! Norman I recently decided that I needed more printers, as one does, and building one was fun, so of course I need a Voron 2.4 350mm. Now, I *could* just use the Print-it-Forward and buy the pieces, but I wanted to print it myself. I built the frame, added the panels, and by moving the MK4 screen a bit, I managed to use the Voron-frame to enclose my MK4 so it could print ABS better. I don't have the greatest ventilation available, but there is some, and I don't notice very much smell. Is modern, quality ABS a bit better health-wise, or is it still kinda bad? I don't sleep in the same room Christian My son, age 13, wants to buy a printer. His budget is $350 MAX. We have been doing lots of research in this budget range via YouTube, podcast and talking to people. We have been leaning towards the Ender 3 ke or the A1 mini, since the Prusa is just too far out of our budget right now. The usage would be for masks, small to medium size mechanical parts designing, mechanic tool box organization, speed is NOT priority (but nice to have), print quality is preferred. I want to know, now that some of these printers have been on the market for a little while, what would you recommend for a first time buyer today, considering the whole market and not just these two mentioned. Thank you David…

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New Co-Host Jerry Joins Us! Big Nozzles and Flow Rates, and MORE!!! 53:30

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This Episodes Questions: When printing with large nozzles, do the same volumetric flow rate limits apply or do they scale with the larger nozzle? Such as PLA in 0.4 nozzle at <20 cubic mm/s, then with a 0.8 nozzle are you still limited by the material to the same flow rate or can you increase temp and tune settings to a higher flow rate? Thanks! Ben…

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Worn Nozzle? Multi Color Systems, Printing PETG and MORE!! 46:12

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This Episodes Questions: How do you know when a nozzle is worn out? if printing normal PLA and PETG, do you have an expected lifespan such as X kg of filament? Comparing cheap AliExpress nozzles of basic material with name-brand or special alloys or coatings, is longevity increased or is the gain primarily on performance and heat transfer? Ben Thanks for the great podcast. I enjoy it a lot even if you're discussing machines, materials and techniques I'll likely never use myself! There are endless YouTube channels on the subject, but what I like about the podcast in particular is the discussion, and your willingness to challenge each other about views you hold, in a constructive way. Keep it up!I have an Ender 5-S1 and can print reliably in PLA now. Of course, it started out printing OK but went downhill as I experimented with it and destroyed and then replaced the surface plate. Anyway, now that I've got it all going I'd like to start printing PETG too. While I'm a lot more clued up now, the problem is I don't necessarily remember all the steps that led me to bring the PLA print quality back up to spec – I was just blindly following different clues and recommendations due to my lack of experience. If you were in my position, how would you approach generating a good profile for PETG? I'm thinking in terms of what types of test prints, and the order you'd do particular tests, along with anything else you'd suggest. Simon Are the phrozen or even the anycubic ams or multi color units any good ? Are they just bambulab clones. I love yalls content keep it up, Thanks in advance Tobias…

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Ender 5 S1 Mods, Printing ASA, .06 or .04 Nozzle? and MORE!!! 51:48

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This Episodes Questions: Just finished the latest episode where you guys talked about FreeCAD. I almost snapped when Guy said it was not parametric, or that "just recently changed". It's been like that since day one, almost 22 years ago. What Guy referred to was the Topological Naming Problem, the thing that happens when you remove a feature that another feature depends upon. Something that was mentioned happening to Guy in Fusion as well. Have great news, in the 0.22dev branch it has code that mitigates that issue (can never be solved, because there is an infinite number of possible models to design and an infinite ways of breaking things) and in August or September the 1.0 version is going to be released with that fix and many, many improvements present in the 0.22dev. I encourage you to be on the fence for when 1.0 is released. And yes, FreeCAD uses the graphics card with OpenGL. Cheers from Argentina, Gabriel The Ender 5-S1 is my only machine. Aside from the sonic pad and the acrylic enclosure, are there any mods that you'd consider worth the time and investment? If yes, what would be the cost and how tricky are they to pull off for someone with good DIY skills and equipment, but only moderate 3d printer knowledge? I'm in the UK (I can do the currency conversion, but not all products available to you might be available easily here, though I'm willing to import if it's worth it). Thanks again! Simon Troup What are the major categories or different applications you would classify printers into? I’m thinking along the lines of a voron 0 for small high quality, something with a large print volume, something enclosed and high precision, etc. I ask this as I consider selecting a second printer, what are some considerations to decide on what would most expand my capabilities? I have an E3V3 KE with some minor mods (structural, silicone spacers, nozzles) and I have it well tuned and printing great. Do I get a second one for continuity and ease of use, or would I be better served getting something to fit a different niche? Love the podcast and all the different angles you bring to the discussion!Ben I was curious to know what type of ASA you were trying to print as I have printed E-Sun, Inland and Polymaker. I have never had a problem with keeping it on the bed. I've even printed it on an ender 3 pro in the open air and it stuck just fine. I do use Magioo on my print beds, so just curious what you guys were using that was warping. I have a K1, an Ender 3 pro and Ender 3 pro s1 and a sv06 Sovol and printed ASA just fine on all of them. The SV06 and the s1 are in those cheap creality plastic enclosures. Thank you for the response. Chris I love the podcast. Guy, I've been following you on the fine woodworking side for several years, and gravitated to this podcast when I got my first 3D printer, an AnyCubic Kobra 2 along with Raspberry Pi and Octoprint, in December. I've upgraded to Bambu Labs X1 Carbon. The Kobra 2/Raspberry Pi required me to spend my time mastering the technology, rather than just printing cool stuff. I realized I did not need another rabbit hole, so I went with the X1. The analogy I use when asked by other 3Ders is that rather than being the guy who soups up the car, I just want to go for a ride! But, I digress. I've heard mixed reviews on the advantages of a 0.6mm hot end vs. the stock 0.4mm that comes with the printer. Speed and strength are noted as the primary advantages, but at some cost to quality. Many of the prints I make are for use as jigs in the shop or other household hacks, so even though I love the quality of the prints, I could sacrifice that for speed. I've read many comments on reddit that say the speed improvement claim is exaggerated. Can you guys set me straight? Paul…

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Favorite Prints, Printing PETG Fast, Print Dimensional Accuracy and MORE!!! 1:03:39

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This Episodes Questions: I got into the hobby in the last year or so, and have been looking at lots of different printers for my second machine. I'm fascinated by the design of them. I have an older, second-hand, FlashForge educational model the "Inventor", and I rarely have to re-level my bed once it's dialed in. Why does the larger Voron design use a flying gantry with 4 stepper motors, instead of a fixed gantry and a moving build plate for the z axis? It seems like it would be so wobbly and it requires mesh bed leveling. Also, why are PEI build plates so popular when a Glass plate is so much flatter, more durable, and has better thermal mass? Tim What has been your favorite personal project or application of 3d printing? What have you made or fixed with 3d printing that you were most proud of, excited about, or found most useful? Ben Hey Guy and guys, I love my Ender 3 v3 and I've printed a ton of PLA with it. However, the stock profile in Creality Print for PETG prints quite slowly in comparison, around 50 mm/sec. How do I go about printing PETG faster? What settings should I look into adjusting so I can bump the speed and still get decent prints? Thanks! Bruce Hi Guy(s), Thanks for the discussion about FreeCAD. Since I asked my original question, there has been some notable development in the FreeCAD project that might entice you or some listeners to check it out. And just to be clear, I'm not involved in the development of FreeCAD or Ondsel, I'm just enthusiastic about its progress and think it could be of use to a lot of people. In the latest development builds of FreeCAD (available on their GitHub), they have made major improvements in the parametric behavior. Models are more resilient when making changes and references are less likely to break. FreeCAD is still not as usable as something like Onshape, but at the current rate of development, I think it is becoming serious competition. I guess this is supposed to be a question, so how about this: What are your go to resources for learning a new program/software? Do you have any specific websites or YouTube channels you recommend for learning your CAD program of choice? Thanks, Austin Hey guys, I’ve been developing an adjustable projection jig for the most popular honing guides (Guy can explain), but the parts aren’t coming out square. I have a Bambu P1S, and I’ve tried different orientations for the parts (except diagonally), and different materials and print speeds, but the parts are consistently out of square, which renders the jig useless. I’ve had the issue since the printer was first set up. How do you recommend I fix the problem? Thanks! Damon…

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13' Printed Light Saber, CAD Software, Printing Side Hustle and MORE!! 56:20

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This Episodes Questions: Hey I want to get my first printer and can’t decide what to get. I am a cnc machinist and program parts using CAD softwares daily. I’m looking to start a little side hustle and produce practical parts/be creative with prints. I would prefer an enclosed printer but definitely can be persuaded otherwise. What printer is best? What about a second printer. Levi I have been interested in recent developments in FreeCAD. I’m hoping it can become the Blender of parametric modeling in terms of being fully featured with a clean UI. Do any of you Guy(s) have experience using FreeCAD? Austin…

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Lulzbot Printers, PETG in the car?, Solid Printer Foundations and MORE!!! 51:58

45 weeks前51:58

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This Episodes Questions: Hey fellas! I live in stony plain Alberta and the temp like to swing a solid 80 degrees celcius over the year. I'm doing a new stereo build for my car and want to put my lowly ender 3 neo to work! It's modded to all heck and I can put it in my workshop if I need a heated chamber. Now here's my question. In the summer it's not unusual to see North of 35c/95f which means in car temps when parked can reach 50c/125f now will PETG survive this? Or do I need to go with ABS? I could google it but I'd much rather listen to guy accuse Nathan of making up words while JJ prints a golden toilet in the background. Cheers fellas! Look forward to the next episode. P.S. I can't remember if I said this or not initially. I'll be making speaker pods that live on the dash next to the A pillar. Normally I'd do wood and fiberglass. Justin I initially purchased a Prusa printer with the understanding that I could continuously upgrade it through available kits as new versions are released. However, I’m beginning to question whether this approach is truly beneficial. Do you believe it is sensible for Prusa to design the MK5 in a manner that allows full upgrading from the MK4, or could this strategy be inadvertently hindering significant innovation? Love the podcast!'' Jim What are your thoughts on the best base or location for a printer? Something soft to absorb vibration or hard and heavy to be sturdy, or a layering of different materials? Ben…

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New MultiColor Printers, Building Vorons and MORE!! 53:45

47 weeks前53:45

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This Episodes Questions: I'm really looking forward to hearing about Guy's experience putting together his latest Voron. If you guys could build your “ultimate Voron”, what would it be and what would be your application for it? James Are the phrozen machines any good or are they just bambu lab replicas? Tobias Raynor I am debating between a dual hybrid corexy motion system for idex or a basic cartesian cube setup. I know everyone is obsessed with corexy these days for speed and quality but are there any actual benefits to that over a cube cartesian system like the ender 5 plus? From what I can tell, all the benefits come from limiting bed movement to the z axis and a print head that is potentially lighter due to not carrying the x axis motor. I'm using high temp motors so in theory they don't need to be moved outside of the chamber, and with idex, the x gantry will never be that light. Am I missing something or do these 2 printer styles essentially share the same benefits? What do you think I should do - hybrid corexy or cartesian cube? Should I trust that this can be done safely, follow directions posted online, and maybe just have an electrician friend check my work? Is the reality that wiring on any moving parts will eventually fail, and therefore I should pursue a custom 48v or 24v heatbed made in the 800+ W range? Thanks guys and keep up the good work with the podcast Peter Osinski…

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JJ's Orange Storm Giga, Shiny or Matte?, Filament Standards and MORE!! 48:06

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This Episodes Questions: Hey guys! seems like you guys cant stop talking about Bhaam-Booo printers. so this question is about filaments. I like how manufactures clearly label their filaments what type of filament it is(PLA, PETG, ABS, ASA so on) but what I dont like is how different brands/manufactures filaments differ from one another... NOT ALL PLAs are SAME PLAs even though the TYPE and COLOR are the same. so that makes me question - what the heck these manufactures mix into their filaments? is there any regulating body like FDA for food stuff? how are these random bands(funky named-chinese brands) able to offer filaments from time to time on the market?will be looking forward to the next episode! Thanks, Max Hi, I really enjoy the pod cast. Keep up the good work. What the is the correlation between layer adhesion and a matted or shiny finish of a ABS print. Doesn’t a shiny finish mean better layer bonding. I want the strongest parts possible my chamber temps can reach 65-70c on a voron. What confusing me is when I run a volumetric flow test per Ellis tuning guide It says to pay attention to where it transitions from matted to shiny. So which is better for layer adhesion for abs? I hope you are understanding what I’m asking. Leeki Bumb You had a question previously of someone who had acquired an X1 Carbon for work. They were very happy with it and asked for a recommendation for a second printer, something in the $2500 range. I was waiting for you to recommend the Bambu Lab X1E (Enterprise/Engineering) because that is exactly the price of that machine, but there was no mention of it. The hot end gets hotter and it has a full lan only capabilities. It seems like this machine is the reason we don't have full lan mode on the X1 Carbon, because they want to charge you an extra $1000 for that capability. To me, that is a bad reason to withhold software features on X1 Carbon. With a $600 Creality K1C able to do full lan mode out of the box, it seems to me it's direct competitor is really the $2500 Bambu X1E. What do you think? Keep up the great work. Best 3d printing podcast there is. Adam…

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Prusa Worth The $$$?, Money For Your Models, PLA or PETG? and MORE!!! 53:18

51 weeks前53:18

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This Episodes Questions: Howdy! I just wanted to comment about the last podcast it was mentioned when you put a Bambu printer in LAN only mode bypassing the cloud it asks you for the 10 digit code. It doesn't do that anymore, you just have to enter the code once and it remembers it now. Leith In Canada today, a Prusa MK4 is $1099 CAD, Bambu's A1 is $719, or Creality is selling the Ender 3 V3 KE for $399. All 3 are bed slingers capable of a sub 20 minute benchy, auto bed-levelling, and input shaping. In the early days of 3D printing, Prusa demanded a premium because they had arguably the best printer on the market. Today, Prusa still prices their printers like they are a cut above, but the competition has caught up. Does Prusa need to reassess how they price their machines in today's market? Or is that orange paint still worth the Prusa premium? I've been playing around with 3D printing on my ender 3 v2 for almost a year now, and I've pretty much exclusively used PLA. The other day I got my first spool of PETG and I'm amazed, it prints just like PLA but is tougher, more thermal resistant, UV resistant, and the quality is just as good as PLA and just as easy to print. Why are we still predominantly using PLA when PETG exists? Cory Hey Guy, Nathan & JJ, Thanks for everything you guys do! the question is about designing models you could monetize. There are many talented folks come up with original ideas but one size does not fit all. so how about designing similar model for same purpose? truly designing; not removing their logos from their STLs, designing and making STEP files. does it invite copyright issues? just wanted to hear on this from you guys. Thanks, keep up the good work EM Extruded Mind Also, I'm guessing the printer's motion control components are just as important for print quality if not more so, but is there anything new and innovative happening in the motion control space or has decades of industrial automation given us the best we are going to get and all that's left to do is find the best components at the cheapest price? James…

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Cloud Printing Bad?, Alternate Filaments, Troodon vs. Voron? and MORE!! 53:01

1 year前53:01

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This Episode's Questions: It seems to me that the 3D printer market is going to split into two types; the enclosed ecosystem (Apple) and the open source type (Android). Companies like Bambu want the enclosed ecosystem to build appliances that maximize profit potential. I'm OK with that because there is good value to consumers for products that “just work” and you guys clearly like your P1P's and P1S's. My only problem with that is the loss of privacy and control to Bambu's network. It's a no-go for me and like Nathan, I work offline and I will never own a machine that requires online access to operate. I got the impression there is a way around that but Bambu makes it difficult. Could you expand on what workarounds there are for people like me who don't want to drink the Koolaid? James Hello! New listener, and first time writer. I have an Ender 3, an Ender 3 v2, and a friends CR-10 smart. I was wondering what your recommendations would be to upgrade one of the Enders to print either TPU, or ABS/ASA. I could go either direction really! Love the show! Leo I heard a guy asking about building. Voron and you guys recommend he go with bambu. But he can go with troodon which is a pre built voron. I provided a link. Brad And Nathan dispels some 3D Printing superstitions…

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New Ender 3 V3, Why .STL's?, Printer Safety and MORE 50:13

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This Episodes Questions: I want to make this printer as safe as possible but it will require a lot of power. AC powered heat beds are getting more and more common but every video I watch on the topic makes a point to talk about SSRs failing with the power on (closed circuit?) even when talking about high quality and over-spec SSRs. A thermal fuse will prevent a melted bed but then I still have a potentially dangerous situation with 120v AC power. I am very well aware of the recent A1 recall and don't want to turn this into a bambu discussion. I think we can all agree they shouldn't have put an AC powered heater on a bed slinger and call it a day Peter .STL files are ubiquitous, but are there better alternatives such as .3MF? What are the pros and cons of different file formats? Also, do you have any recommendations for export settings when exporting a 3D file from a CAD program. Thanks! Austin Hi Guys, I enjoy listening to your show here in the UK in my workshop. 3D printing started as a much loved hobby and has now turned into a big part of my small business 3d printing light fittings. Anyway, I'm currently running a bunch of Ultimaker 2's and looking to to upgrade. I print pretty much everything with 1mm - 1.5mm walls and a 0.5mm layer height, lots of spiralize/vase mode. Id love to hear your opinions on which printers can print wide walls and big layer heights with good cooling to speed my production up. I found that the matchless nozzles from 3D solex helped btw. Its definitely time to ditch the old UM2's though (I'm not considering Ultimakers, they're now hugely overpriced IMHO). I'm not after huge build volume either. Bamboo is a no for me due to IP worries. Thanks and keep up the good work! Jamie Norris Green - Leeds - UK…

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Print Farm Printers?, New Printing Technologies,Engineering Filaments and MORE! 51:52

1 year前51:52

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This Episodes Questions: Hey guys, so, I wanted some advice. I've been looking to get a Bambu Lab printer but I'm wondering if it's worth the jump from the P1S to the X1C. For me, I run a small print farm for a vendor fair/craft show business. I print primarily PLA, PETG, and TPU but I enjoy enclosed printers so the P1P and A1 are out of the picture for me. I've watched review after review and some people love the P1S, some don't, especially because of the screen and the camera. Is the camera that bad and is the screen that big of a headache? Do I spend the extra money for a better camera, LiDar, hardened steel extruder/nozzle, and touchscreen? Or am I better off buying a P1S and saving myself money? Braden For the “Pro-sumer” and light industrial users the possibility of using more technical plastic materials, metals and continuous carbon fiber filament is very exciting and I'm looking forward to the inevitable trickle down effect from the more serious users like aerospace and automotive manufacturing. I would love to see more content in that direction but are any of you guys particularly interested in those higher capability machines or do you prefer to stay strictly in the hobby arena? Also, which of the more advanced 3D printing technologies do you think will be most likely to be affordable to the average consumer first? James Hi guys, I am currently running an E5S1 and E3v2. I have a potential customer that requires the product to be temp stable in a hot vehicle and am torn between: - Qidi smart3 - Qidi Xmax3 Plus - Prusa mini in enclosure - Bambu P1S - Ratrig V-Minion - Crealiy K1 - Voron v0 I am currently spending 30min or so getting my print chamber to 45c with the E5S1 in the tent enclosure thingy. Any recommendations? Is a small Ratrig or Voron farm a good idea?? Jeremiah…

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