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 …

Makerpsace Soldering Safety Video

https://youtu.be/oGzI1zLJ-sg FOCUS! FOOOCUS! Today’s work project is a video for the soldering station. Shot,edited, and uploaded this very day. And I like when that happens. But, do you see how the focus is off, or rather the focus is on the wrong thing? This is what happens when you’re the camera man, editor, and talent all in one.When I check …

My TEVO Tornado experience Video

https://youtu.be/75brLt86Wtc Hmm. I either need a higher table in the shed, or a lower chair. And if you don’t know why… good. Good. I got a request to tone back the March MadMess shout. Let me know if it’s missed. I’ve had the same conversation with TEVO owners over and over. It goes “TEVO machines are great”, then after they …

New safety videos for the St. George Maker Space

New Laser Cutter Safety Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZ6U1lTSD_Q Edited 3D Printer Safety Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4RtH1QNO5k This is big week for me. If I get a video out on Friday, that will be, technically, 5 videos this week. Okay, one of those videos is a minor edit of a video I previously uploaded for the Maker Space, but it still needed to be opened up in …

JGAurora A5 Review – March MadMess Video

https://youtu.be/QXjyd6q1F2o Notice the Tower of Pi in this video? On Pi day? Yeah, that’s the best I can do. I wanted to have a pi vase, fill it with pecans, and look at the camera and go “Ehhhhh?” This review hurts. It really, really hurts. No only may this be the end of my career as a 3D printer reviewer, …

TronXY X5S Review – March MadMess

https://youtu.be/G4x2Eftoy-o Technically, this is a Monday upload. I’m going for 3 this week. Special thanks to my friends at MeltInk who supplemented this printer gift with a roll of cyan PLA. I hope you’ll check them out. In the book “Makers” by Chris Anderson, it’s proposed that making is a uniquely human experience. No other animal on the Earth will …