2024 Tier List

Watch on YouTube What I think is interesting is that this particular list, with it’s particular tiers, would have looked completely different 10 years ago. Back then, I was begging for a 3D printer that was appliance easy to use. Then the Adventuer 3 came out, and I was thrilled, even though everyone in the community insisted that it wasn’t …

Blender Curve Union Video

Watch on YouTube My Blender for 3D Printing channel doesn’t get the views that my main channel does. But, of course, neither did my Blender videos when I made them. That’s why I broke them off into their own channel. Because of that, I try not to put too much effort into my Blender videos, at least until I do …

How to smooth ABS 3D Prints – Polymaker ABS vs Polysmooth

Watch on YouTube I actually have an old video about smoothing ABS, made back when I was much less sophisticated about my video making. Still, it’s a video that I have a bit of history about and have had to revisit from time to time. But I think this is the first time I’ve made a new video detailing the …

Smoothing Multi-colored prints with Polysmooth Video

Watch on YouTube Figuring out how to make 3D prints that look and feel “normal” isn’t something everyone is worried about. There are a lot of companies out there selling 3D prints, and as far as I can see the kids buying them aren’t disappointed by layer lines. But, still, one look at the effect and it’s immediately clear that …

Cthulhu and Friends Container Video

Watch on YouTube This was one of the only times I actually took the thumbnail at the same time as I recorded the video. But I had to do that because I made this whole prop box for this video and wanted to use it in the thumbnail. The print didn’t turn out perfect, if I’m being honest. I had …

How to fix a 3D printer clog by checking the fan

Watch on YouTube Every once in a while I wish I could make more evergreen content like this. I really should. But part fo the thing about evergreen content is that feeling of “Didn’t I already di this”, which is more than half the time true. Plus, there’s just the fact that there are only so many hours in the …

Is zero purge on the BambuLAB AMS 3D Printers possible?

Watch on YouTube Check out Cthulhu and Friends on kickstarter and sign up to be notified when it goes live in April. This video ran a little longer than usual. I had intended to include a more detailed guide to using Leon Fisher Skipper’s purge waste reduction scripts. But unfortunately, that had to be cut. Fortunately, his makerworld page does …

Best 3D Printer for Beginners 2024

Watch on YouTube As I’m writing this I am suffering under some kind of illness that is making me miserable. Just thought I’d mention it incase this post devolves into inane rambling, so you can know what’s going on. Uploading prints to the Creality Cloud from you phone is slightly more involved than I made is sound in the video. …