3-D printing

[jnicholes]

“This isnt paper, it’s some kind of plastic!”

-Paraphrased from Mystery Science Theater 3000-

I was able to make the recipe page as thin as possible, and it turned out exactly like paper.

This saves filament, and adds a lot more room for my recipe book that I am making.

 

[Nifty-Chicken]

So I found myself a little less excited about using my H2S... Mostly because of the AMS and dealing with managing the filament, especially any that is even a TINY bit brittle.

I've already had a few scares and problems where I had to dismantle things to pull out tiny broken pieces of filament in the AMS.

Fortunately, I've got it working, but again, it makes me less excited to dive in and print stuff.

That being the case, I finally decided to just open up the A1 Mini that I bought on sale for Black Friday and never ended up opening or returning. I think I might be happy printing again.

I basically pulled my Ender-3 V3 SE off of the IKEA cabinet next to my desk in my office and put the A1 Mini there. Dang this thing is so effing tiny and cute!!

I'm realizing that 99% of the time I'm doing single color printing, and even if I do need to swap colors at a layer, it's super easy with this printer. Also, I'd say about 85% of the stuff I print will fit on the A1 mini bed. It's also way easier to manage and unclog if I get any filament breaks or jams.

There are definitely parts of me that feel a little uncomfortable having a big, huge expensive monster printer in one room that I don't use very much, and then a tiny printer in this room that I'm using all the time.

 

[Theurbanhomestead]

So I found myself a little less excited about using my H2S... Mostly because of the AMS and dealing with managing the filament, especially any that is even a TINY bit brittle.

I've already had a few scares and problems where I had to dismantle things to pull out tiny broken pieces of filament in the AMS.

Fortunately, I've got it working, but again, it makes me less excited to dive in and print stuff.

That being the case, I finally decided to just open up the A1 Mini that I bought on sale for Black Friday and never ended up opening or returning. I think I might be happy printing again.

I basically pulled my Ender-3 V3 SE off of the IKEA cabinet next to my desk in my office and put the A1 Mini there. Dang this thing is so effing tiny and cute!!

I'm realizing that 99% of the time I'm doing single color printing, and even if I do need to swap colors at a layer, it's super easy with this printer. Also, I'd say about 85% of the stuff I print will fit on the A1 mini bed. It's also way easier to manage and unclog if I get any filament breaks or jams.

There are definitely parts of me that feel a little uncomfortable having a big, huge expensive monster printer in one room that I don't use very much, and then a tiny printer in this room that I'm using all the time.

I have the A1 and the X1C and I find the same thing, that I use the A1 a lot of the time. I do use the X1C more for now that I realized I can just keep my 4 top used filaments in the AMS so I don't need to switch rolls as much. At this point though it is pretty much a one color printer with options about filament type and color. I have also found that if I am printing something somewhat thin and vertical the X1C is better because the bed does not move.

I think the A1 is my favorite printer ever so far though. It just works, it rarely jams, it reminds you to maintain it, and it is pretty fast. I had debated getting rid of the X1C and getting a second A1 but I need the enclosure of the X1 for those few times when I need something in ASA or ABS.

 

[azurbanclucker]

How very interesting.

https://www.flashforge.com/pages/cr...fFM5Jbeh_q_-WdOyAjS7B0QPWUW8xph4nZE28o.TyRFJg

(TL;DR Flashforge is bringing a multihead to market in the $649-799 USD range.)