I was made aware this morning on the Ender-3 Facebook group that Creality’s new kit, the Ender-3 is having some shipping problems, specifically shipping to their most dedicated users who got in on a special pre-order through AliExpress. Those orders were able to get an early bird discount, but they’re ending up being some of the last to receive their …
Creating a Themed Chess Box Video
https://youtu.be/ErgO3BrPO4s The point of this video was to inspire you, if you want to do something new, not to give up. Try, try again until you get it. I hope that came through. If not, watch it again, and keep saying “I can succeed if I keep trying.” It should be mentioned that, at size, this chess set is hard …
Anet A8 Fire Risk and Marlin Upgrade Video #SaveTheSexyCyborg
https://youtu.be/Z9hDMkFWE_0 Upgrade your firmware. Make sure Thermal Runaway Protection is on. Be safe. This video was honestly a little rushed. I felt a bit behind the 8 ball with so many A8s catching fire in so short a time. Had I unlimited resources the illustrated description of the thermal runaway problem would have taken a different form, but as it …
Creality CR-10S and GPL Violations
https://youtu.be/I6FRig3LUkw Quickly shot, minimally edited, definitely rambley and long. I hope it doesn’t entirely suck. I know that a lot of people feel very strongly about this. Thing is, I also feel like people are making hasty decisions that they’ll regret. And while I originally wanted to just let it blow over, some comments on my videos kinda got me …
Hot End Shout Out Video
https://youtu.be/owoUvSDNjnU Yesterday, I started the process of editing the videos I had previously recorded. I had a video from before March about Cura’s new dynamic layer settings with a side not about using Cura with the Neva. That one didn’t have the punch I wanted and it had some audio problems. So I threw it out and started editing the …
How a month of Hardware Reviews changed the way I make videos
https://youtu.be/pan1ZsrVwzM The Community survey has a limited number of slots for options, so I had to pick my top 5, and we’ll cycle in the others with the next month. Go vote now to tell me what to do: https://www.youtube.com/user/mrjoesays/community As this month of hardware reviews wraps up, I’ve had some thoughts I’d like to share. You wouldn’t think that a …
Mooz 3 in 1 Maker Machine – March MadMess
https://youtu.be/QhTX9o5JGa4 This thumbnail references the classic meme known as “Shoop da Whoop“. I may have been a little bit generous with this machine in the video. The truth is there’s a lot of issues with it, but it’s only of the only machines I know of, at this price, that enables home users to 3D print, laser etch, and route. …
Geeetech E180 and the Future of 3D Printing March MadMess video
https://youtu.be/m2kpnzMZE9U Basically, I’m saying I want a MP Select Mini to have this touch screen. As mentioned in the video, see the Neva writeup for my rant about heated build plates. If you’re an avid follower of the blog, you might have recognized the rant about the 3D printing becoming more appliance at the start of this video as having …
Updating the Etsy store
Cleaned up some items in the 3D Printing Professor Etsy store, and added a few one-off items to clear out my inventory. First of all, a few Ur boards left over from the kickstarter. But secondly, and more exciting, at the request of a few people, I am making signed copies of my book, the Beginner’s Guide to the 3D …
Hey, they’re talking about me!
So there I was, just listening to my podcast fee, when the 3D Printing Today Podcast, episode 226, starts calling me out by name at around the 14:50 minute mark! They were doing a segment they called “Makers vs DIY vs Crafters” and my work with the St. George Library Makerspace had caught their attention. They were talking about making …