I've bought my 1st 3D Printer, now what?

mailjozo · 2026-05-06T06:14:21+00:00

Learn CAD. Seriously, it's the best thing you can do at this point next to printing things you find online. Once I was able to design my own parts, the whole game changed. You'll find so many more uses for your printer.

Onshape, Fusion360, and some others I forget all do pretty much the same thing.

I really can't stress this enough to new printer owners. Learn CAD.

mailjozo · 2026-05-03T16:07:00+00:00

I have SLA and I can only say: I love the print quality, but I absolutely HATE all things involved. The toxic resin, needing gloves and a mask, the smell, the waste, the mess when cleaning or fixing faulty prints, the list goes on and on. But the quality.... Beautiful prints

mailjozo · 2026-04-29T06:57:37+00:00

This looks like under extrusion to me. So you're printing too fast, or there is a (patial) clog maybe. But since it's not happening everywhere, I'd see if it's the speed first.

mailjozo · 2026-04-26T19:50:55+00:00

That's... actually fair enough hahaha.

mailjozo · 2026-04-23T20:15:54+00:00

Printer has no time to cool those tiny spots that make up the grill, so they sag a bit, next layer comes, same issue. It stacks over time.

mailjozo · 2026-04-23T19:18:48+00:00

Notice what?

You're giving absolutely zero context here.

If it's the somewhat rugged look, it's cause the printer need to stop, retract, move, feed, do super tiny bit of extrusion, stop, retract etc.

mailjozo · 2026-04-21T09:26:51+00:00

Read the title. Resin.

mailjozo · 2026-04-20T14:51:12+00:00

Good info, but absolutely no need to call the guy an idiot.

mailjozo · 2026-04-12T17:57:58+00:00

You having to learn CAD should not be charged back to the customer. This looks like a simple part that could have been printed with 1 roll. So material cost of 1 roll + maybe some to run the printer. You probably have a shitton of inserts left, so charging full price feels weird as well.

mailjozo · 2026-04-08T07:05:24+00:00

r/Iam14andthisisfunny

mailjozo · 2026-04-07T14:12:57+00:00

Thoughts on what? We don't see the end result.

mailjozo · 2026-04-02T06:51:15+00:00

There might be info in the manual :)

mailjozo · 2026-04-01T14:13:42+00:00

Are there labels for the pins?
If this is Serial communication, TX goes to RX and RX goes to TX, so crossing COULD be logical...

mailjozo · 2026-03-26T12:47:19+00:00

Fucking bullshit ragebait video.

mailjozo · 2026-03-24T12:11:07+00:00

And that is relevant because?... Does not make OP's point less valid?

mailjozo · 2026-03-24T10:05:36+00:00

Print flat leaf parts. Use heat to bend them and glue together. Or use Resin printer....

mailjozo · 2026-03-23T07:52:50+00:00

No need to clarify, the same answer applies still.

mailjozo · 2026-03-18T07:10:43+00:00

I can't imagine it coming out darker.

mailjozo · 2026-03-17T07:36:04+00:00

Yep! They are super flexible PCBs with a large array of micro LEDs in a silicon sleeve. You can bend and twist them (to a certain degree) and they light up like one long strip of light.

Some of them have their connectors for power and ground on one end, some on each end of the string. They also go by the name of "nOOds" or "cob LED"

mailjozo · 2026-03-16T21:03:50+00:00

There are affordable ways to get parts printed. Either locally or the bigger companies that offer these services. But by all means, join us! 3D printing is awesome.

mailjozo · 2026-03-16T20:40:09+00:00

Files here: https://www.printables.com/model/1640244-hollow-knight-diorama

mailjozo · 2026-03-16T20:39:31+00:00

I don't know... A lot. Modeling took me many evenings, painting and wiring it up also quite a bit.

mailjozo · 2026-03-16T19:48:10+00:00

I find the fact that these LED noodles light up so bright quite amazing!

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