I gave away 480 Raspberry Pis at Open Sauce

[@boxesofzitti]

Thanks Denise! *Subscribed*

[@JeffGeerling]

Thanks Denise!

[@joep1984]

@@JeffGeerling Denise the GOAT!

[@Grandwigg]

Thanks Denise. Y'all really are making me more likely to get a printer every day, hahaha. Subscribed!

[@eCMastermind]

Thanks Denise

[@fufiderheld]

Thanks Denise! :) Subscribed!

[@stldenise]

I'm so happy I could help!

[@JeffGeerling]

Thanks again!

[@Graham_Wideman]

Thanks Denise for saving Jeff's, uh, schedule!

[@KevwePatani]

You're a legend!

[@brianj2656]

Subscribed, your dumpster fire is awesome

[@mfaizsyahmi]

Thanks Denise!

[@dancarrier2378]

Ha, my friend got one of the pi's and gave it to me at the event. He told me some dude was handing them out. I can't believe it came from you. Would have been cool to have crossed paths. Thanks for the pi!

[@JeffGeerling]

Haha you're welcome!

[@llliiimmmeee]

@@JeffGeerling You absolute legend

[@scottbez1]

18:47 Glad you enjoyed the split-flap displays! Wish I had had a chance to say hi when you stopped by but it was so busy! Maybe next year?! And thanks for the shout-out! And thanks Denise!

[@sumimoto.]

It was such a pleasure meeting you and your dad at Open Sauce! My daughter loved the dispenser and we have a plan to make a fun toy using the Pi. Thank you so much!!

[@JeffGeerling]

Have fun with it, glad we met!

[@Meshtastic]

21:42 Hey! That table looks familiar! 😅 Thanks for stopping by, and thanks for the Pico!

[@JeffGeerling]

Going to have to test out Meshtastic this year...

[@electrofreak0]

@@JeffGeerling I have a couple LoRA V3's sitting on my desk right now! Neat devices, give me a bit of that 'prepper' vibe of nobody can monitor my communications and also doesn't rely on existing infrastructure so it pulls in a lot of folks getting ready for the apocalypse

[@VolkerHett]

@@electrofreak0 Meshtastic made me buy a Casio G-Shock with multiband 6 and tough solar :D

[@trog871]

Thanks for signing my 1060, 20:32. It was truly amazing experience to be able to meet you and many other creators. I think one of my favorite things at the event was the Machine learning self check out machine. I am going to make that RPI5 NAS I talked to you about, one of these days. Thank you Denise for coming in clutch with all that 3D printing!

[@JeffGeerling]

It was a very memorable weekend!

[@peraltarockets]

kubernetes being in the intersection is a vibe, I feel you; and thanks Denise!

[@dapz]

Thanks for the pi, and it was awesome meeting you and your dad! I never realized that paper card had an actual purpose, that’s pretty smart

[@JeffGeerling]

Ha! Yep, and today I just found out I had an extra (small) ziploc full of more Picos I couldn't fit in the luggage. So I guess I'll be printing up another PIZ dispenser to give those out in North Carolina on Monday!

[@max-abobea]

​@@JeffGeerling If you weren't on some kind of a list yet, you'll definitely be on one after doing this

[@antgame11]

@@JeffGeerling wait where in north carolina i know im a bit late

[@deeeeeds]

I've never seen a reel of picos like that. I have no purpose to own either, but dangit do I want one now.

[@JeffGeerling]

Haha it is soooo overkill if you just need one... But having it around made me feel a lot less bad about having 7 in a box near my desk :D

[@misat0san]

@@JeffGeerlingseven reels?😳

[@foldionepapyrus3441]

I'm kind of surprised they are packaged like that at all, the number of folks that would want to pick and place a whole pico and not just the 2040 chip seems like it aught to be so close to zero - if you are doing a project that needs a pick'n'place with how much they cost I'd think every cent in the BOM counts so just putting the 2040 and only the required support components and I/O headers you need seems like the way to go. I'd love to know who wants their Pico's that way.

[@peterhoulihan9766]

​@@foldionepapyrus3441 That's an excellent point. Any project that's far enough along to need mass production would surely have integrated everything onto one board? All I can think of is maybe it's useful for packaging them in bundle kits. Like if you need to pack thousands of picos in thousands of boxes with a few sensors and power supplies and such.

[@foldionepapyrus3441]

@@peterhoulihan9766 That seems like a good enough explanation to me, though does seem like a great deal of extra shipping volume and packaging expense required if it lets you more quickly package your specific kits with the tools you already have...

[@AA0Z]

Ok, you've sold me!!! A buddy of mine tried to talk me into going and the idea kinda fizzled out. After watching this and seeing all the really cool stuff, I'm going to put this on the calendar for next year. What a great video. Plus I had no idea Micro Center sold Bamboo printers! That is one fast printer. I'm jelly over the Adam Savage workshop tour too.

[@JeffGeerling]

Yes! And I would absolutely love to see more hams / radio stuff there - there were maybe 5-10 booths dedicated to LoRA, wifi, satellite, and radios, but would be nice to have a whole row next year!

[@KeithSachs]

Was fabulous to see you there Jeff! Your dad's a super cool guy so tell him I said the same thing!

[@kyledross]

Jeff, my introduction to you was your unveiling of the Raspberry Pi 400. I've been following you ever since, and I am thrilled at how you have progressed in this adventure. Thank you so much for having us all along.

[@JeffGeerling]

It's a fun ride! Hopefully Raspberry Pi launches a Pi 500 sometime, would be a nice chapter in the saga :)

[@LordDragon1965]

I'm waiting for Pi 500 myself.

[@CreateTeen]

that Ven diagram should be a shirt

[@lunabell-2]

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[@andbuitra]

I fully agree. Holy crap I think that would be the first merch I'd buy

[@CraftComputing]

So thaaaat's where all the Picos went 😀 EDIT: Thanks Denise! And also I just picked up a P1S as well... worlds faster than anything I've used before, and well worth the money.

[@JeffGeerling]

hehe

[@Clarkzer0]

Just upgraded from an Ender 3v2 to a P1S w AMS and the difference is night and day. Not a fan of Bambus proprietary systems but they are the closest to an actual desktop appliance compared to any printer I've used before.

[@javastwel]

Love ur vids man

[@RKadeGaming]

20:10 It's my giant keyboard! :D Love your stuff Jeff; keep up the great work!

[@Hector.Pulido]

4:16 "It's broken... but that's OK, we don't need it" - Probably my ex with my heart

[@JeffGeerling]

hahaha (also 😢)

[@BigRigCreates]

Was happy to talk to you and can't wait to use my pi for something nefarious!

[@OKDesignSF]

17:50 It was so nice meeting you and your Dad. Thanks for letting us show you our Mini Vegas Sphere and Kinetic Sculpture! It was awesome chatting with you and your Dad! Hope to see you next year at Open Sauce!

[@FrankGraffagnino]

Great video and great meeting you there. Seeing you learn fusion 360 and deal with frustrations on camera is almost more valuable than a tutorial - it inspires people to try and realize that discomfort is growth. Thanks Jeff.

[@vaser888]

It was amazing meeting you at Open Sauce and being able to watch you record your intro for this video! Also Thanks Denise!

[@JeffGeerling]

Haha and seeing me stumble over one line like 8 times :D

[@Speakers_Inc]

Watching Jeff use Fusion360 is amazing. I do Mechanical Engineering for a living for almost 20 years (mostly PTC Creo, and yes I remember when it was called ProEngineer). Watching him drag a sketch around made my day! Kudos to you Jeff for getting out of your comfort zone nad doing some mechanical design work!

[@JeffGeerling]

Heh, I now know *exactly* what some people feel when they say "I have no clue how you are typing things on a screen and working software comes out". Makes me feel like a computer baby again!

[@MichaelKlements]

Great to see you trying out 3D modelling, your final design is awesome! You trying to figure out what the ball does at 2:25 is how I feel when working with Ansible, haha.

[@JeffGeerling]

Haha glad my brain's not totally broken then. Just the opposite of yours! Honestly half my motivation was to be able to make a case for one of my projects 1/10th as nice as your builds :D

[@robertsissco2439]

This I support. I remember people buying hundreds of 4's when they first came out and were hard to get simply to make videos like making a super computer out of them. But you bought (or were given as a sponsorship, I have not seen the video yet, my wife is reading) to give away. Making them accessible to everyone, which is why I think the Pi Project started in the first place.

[@JeffGeerling]

That was my hope, it'd be cool if someone who's never used a microcontroller has one now and heads down a path of learning and making some fun thing (or just expanding their skills!).

[@Badg0r]

I love this channel and I'm glad that you gave a shout out to the save it for parts channel.

[@zest6542]

Just came to like the video, this helps people so much. I got my start in computers, electronics, and programming with raspberry pi’s and it’s changed my life. You’re the best.

[@LocalBytes]

18:15 - Well thst guy looks familiar :p Was great to see you! Can't wait to get a new deck over to you soon!

[@Markfps]

It was a pleasure meeting you there! What an awesome event! See you next year Jeff!

[@DobieWollert]

It was great meeting you at Open Sauce, thanks again for the Pico!

[@whoha007]

Absolutely awesome video! Thanks Jeff for all that you do! 😁

[@fixumdude]

Thanks, Denise! (I was already subscribed) Fun video!!

[@LimabeanStudios]

I love how much your dad is a part of all this and how much you obviously appreciate that.

[@JeffGeerling]

Can't take Dad for granted, I'm so happy to have a great relationship with my Dad, and some shared interests.

[@abhijeetghosh27]

This is amazing #Jeff. Loved the video thoroughly. ❤😊👍 Thanks #stlDenise3D for the last moment prints. Cheers 🥂

[@Engineeringchaos]

I got one of your pis on Sunday! Thank you so much. Awesome to see your content. You inspire me to build more project to make awesome things. Awesome to meet you. Have a great day!

[@LevelUpYourFandom]

Thanks Denise! it was so good seein everyone at open sauce this year! cant wait for next year

[@gavingavinchan]

Don’t use cardboard spools in the AMS. The cardboard would will leave cardboard dust everywhere. Transfer the filament from the cardboard spool to a plastic spool. You can 3d print a spool.

[@JanPeterDeVries]

But do it after you finish printing several kilos of filament just in time for a deadline🙂 Also depending on the filament you use there are also adapters, printed rings that go around the edges to protect the cardboard. Not to mention the old wrapping electrical tape around it trick.

[@nickalfonso8616]

A good trick to prevent the dust buildup is to wrap the edge with a layer of electrical tape. There are also a bunch of models that snap onto the edge to serve the same function

[@JayDubster]

Thanks Denise !! Such a cool vid Jeff, something truly different and Open Sauce looks piggin EPIC !!

[@ginodepolocreations]

Thanks for checking out our project and of course giving me a pico! I love this idea

[@axel_is_gaming]

i cannot believe i was watching you for so many years and just realised i am not subscribed. thank you for everything!

[@JeffGeerling]

Glad you could get that rectified :)

[@Woden325]

Ditto. Just subscribed because I couldn't figure out why Jeff wasn't showing up on my subscriptions page, even though I watch all his stuff. Thanks, Jeff (And Denise)!

[@MichaelNatrin]

Thanks Denise! Great video. It's cool to see the entire design process.

[@TheCyberSpidey]

Since you got octoprint already, consider installing klipper on your Ender 3s to bring them closer to Bambulabs speed. Buy an input shaper module (it will connect to Pi via usb, no need to mess with printer wiring) and you can optimize the printers for high speed without a huge drop in print quality. Awesome project as ever!

[@DennisBottaro]

This was so cool to watch. I truly love seeing you and your Dad geeing out over the coolest things together.

[@Akegata42]

You can just change the print speed on your Enders. Obviously they won't print as fast as a proper CoreXY printer, but bed slingers don't have to print at a snails pace.

[@OhadLutzky]

It's such an amazing feeling when you have a project idea, and it's of no use nor commercial value, and the crunch time is awful, but the concept is just so adorable that you're motivated to keep at it. Great job!

[@SpencerPaire]

Hey Jeff! It was so cool to meet you at the end of Sunday. I'm amazed you and all the other creators could meet and greet and smille and talk with all the thousands of us! Also, I mentioned in the ~30 seconds we talked that I'm a MechE that has gotten out of his comfortzone to learn Pis thanks to you. And it's SO cool to see you enter "my" domain in just the same way! I hope you've caught the 3D printing bug, because it has a place in every project. And see what came out of your mind with this one has me excited to see your next build.

[@gannas42]

Saveitforparts! Wooo! Thanks for sharing this video with us, Jeff!

[@joecardenas7015]

Woah! I went to LTX last summer (and had an amazing time meeting up with you, btw) but I never really considered open sauce because I think of myself as so much more of a software and computer person as opposed to a maker person, but holy CRAP this looks like so much fun!! Open sauce 2025???

[@ADRdaniel]

Hi jeff meeting you was awesome (I'm the Arizona tea flower hat guy) thank you for the pi I plan to make really good use of it in my post opensauce project video if you want to see what that becomes well... You'll have to subscribe! Stay awesome and keep making things!

[@MrManlify]

I actually got 2 from you! it was a pleasure!

[@JeffGeerling]

Bonus Picos!

[@wackymoder]

Stuff on a TSA scanner looks way different than what you'd think. I had my own "oopsie" when I took a rubiks cube Megaminx (Its a dodecahedron iirc) and turns out it had like metal poles going from each side towards the center. So they pulled me aside and checked my bag. Neat thing was after they saw it they showed me it on the scanner!

[@forestbirdoriginals4917]

Loved seeing you and Joe at Opensauce! Thanks for the Raspberry Pi and for the photo!

[@Scriven42]

Thanks to you, Jeff, for a kick-ass video! Looks like a great show!

[@rogerramjet8395]

What a great video! Well done! And, so good to see Ben Eater! (Hope you told him to get back to work! 😄 Would love you to interview him, btw!) Bravo! (Oh, and finally, thanks Denise! 🙏🏻)

[@TangoDeltaDelta]

I missed seeing you there, but this was a great review both of your project, and a way to remember many of the great things we saw and people we met at Open Sauce 2024!!!

[@JeffGeerling]

And this was like 1% of the show floor lol... such a huge and awesome event!

[@t413com]

Great to meet you there for a moment at the end of OS! Great rundown of some spectacular projects, I'm looking forward to some new projects with this Pi Pico and following your channel 🍰

[@jac6996]

You are awesome Jeff! I think your content is great, and I wait patiently for each of your videos to be posted! Keep up the great work.

[@cyberspark1341]

Jeff, you're a genuine delight.

[@brehme1971]

Thanks Denise 😊 And Thanks to you Jeff for your amazing content!! Greetings from Belgium!

[@gus473]

Amazing video Jeff! Almost like being there, thanks! 😎✌️

[@johnbaldwin143]

Thanks Denise! Good to see some of the diverse projects on the go too.

[@sirfer6969]

Damn Jeff, that's some seriously awesome effort, well done... and rocking the Debian shirt, just gold

[@Lizlodude]

2:30 Is probably the most accurate review of Fusion 360 I've seen in a while. Just wait until you get to fillets. It's hilarious that while a lot of people were struggling to get ahold of Pis for reasonable prices, you can come along with a *reel of almost 500 of them* and then give them away lol.

[@JeffGeerling]

These were Picos (which were never a victim of the shortage-they've been in stock the whole time pretty much!), but the shortage has also eased quite a bit since the end of 2023. I wanted to find a way to give out full size Pis but Raspberry Pi didn't seem to want to send hundreds of them haha

[@mattgayda2840]

You can put knives in checked luggage and firearms just need declared at the check-in counter. Another easy option is shipping things to yourself

[@JeffGeerling]

True... many options but I was thinking too fast and not really considering the options for shipping "dangerous" things either under the plane or separately! Oops. Maybe next year I'll do the reel :)

[@mattgayda2840]

@@JeffGeerling just remember TSA is smoke and mirrors, I was given a serrated knife at a restaurant past the screening inside the airport. The cook or the server could have handed me a bag full of meat cleavers

[@erkinalp]

would not work outside USA

[@ITServiceLU]

​​@@erkinalp a cutter knife is no Weapon in Germany and you could take it with u, especially if you wear working cloth and carry a few screws/nails/Dowels with you ... My First Intention was to build a Car "Security Strap" cutter like. Would need only one small blade, eventually glued in some plastic , that should okay all over the World...

[@BrunodeSouzaLino]

You can do that, sure. Don't be surprised if the TSA opens your luggage without asking for a key and replaces the locks you had there with worse quality ones because they destroyed yours to open it.

[@FailedFace]

It's amazing seeing youtube video Jeff transform to anxious in public Jeff. His voice changes, speech cadence, smile. Glad you made it through the TSA. Hopefully the anxiety drops around the TSA the more you do it. Travelling is hard enough.

[@Mom19]

You might say your dispenser's aren't special but what really counts is you did SOMETHING yourself😊 Thats worth a lot especially in an open source community where everyone contributes their ideas and projects. Doesn't matter how big the impact is, everyone's helping in a way :) I got to experience a similar thing regarding cosplay, but I personally want to aim for a much better performance in the future on my own cosplay 😅

[@ogmaker]

Jeff Thanks for the Pico. It'll go to good use. I really enjoyred talking to you and your dad. I don't think I remembered to tell him I used to be a ham operator. I am still jealous of how much time you guys get to spend together.

[@JeffGeerling]

We don't take it for granted!

[@Huzzahgamers_inc]

Thanks Denise! Subscribed!!!

[@Bananeisafree]

Thanx Denise ! Edit : Also a wild Save it for parts ! Yay !!!!

[@JeffGeerling]

Love that channel!

[@fb296]

Jeff, just wanted to say, you're awesome!

[@xrafter]

You are already in my list of subscriptions along 722k other subscribers, Jeff. Not counting your blog and other social media, or youtube listings. So, you are definitely in list somewhere.

[@waterfaII]

3:00 you see how one side stayed the same length? That is because it had the length measurement next to it. To make the top line have the length measurement next to it, press the D key while sketching and then tap that line, and move your mouse a little and just hit enter. Then it will stay the same shape

[@TheArachnoBot]

I've somehow never come across your videos. You seem like a great guy with great videos :D

[@mwiz100]

Dude was so fun running into you and your dad out at the food trucks to nerd out about RF for a bit.

[@JeffGeerling]

Glad to have met you there!

[@riongronberg1435]

It was so great yo meet you and yor dad there! Thank you for my Pi!

[@JeffGeerling]

Go forth and make!

[@G_Fresh_UK_Extra]

Never had or used a pi, and have no interest in doing so, BUT i love the channel (subbed to both) and find it really interesting. I think that's because of your presenting style and laid back style. Thank you Jeff.

[@kettusnuhveli]

Thanks Denise! Without you this would not have been possible!

[@SatanicJamnic]

Thank you so much for Open Sauce report. Its so hard to find any documentary online about how it was. Amazing dispenser and great idea!

[@maadmaxx123]

I cannot emphasize how important it is to have properly quick rapid prototyping capabilities when it comes to Mechanical Engineering, or really any engineering. I hope you enjoy your P1S, I know I definitely love mine. Also you made an excellent show of doing mechanical design. I approve.

[@voneschenbachmusic]

Wow! What a great project and way to meet fans! Now people need to post somewhere what they did with their Picos!

[@rudolfrainer]

Hey Jeff, I felt like leaving a comment because I really enjoy your videos and have anticipated your next (this) upload. I wanted to let you know that I dig your style of making videos although most of your newer videos are a little too fast-paced for my taste. Often times it's kinda hard to digest all that information in such a short period of time without any breaks in between, like sections of the video indicated as such, as seen on the channel of Explaining Computers for example. A little silence here and then could really evoke some depth. I liked your close ups of the Piz dispenser (What a hilarious thing to come up with, I love it) and the few clips from the event. I hope you're having a good time! - Greetings from Austria

[@Fratm]

Jeff, I just ordered the 'Cosplaying as a sysadmin' shirt. I am a sysadmin in real life, so I am looking forward to wearing it to work lol. Also, I have purchased about 3 copies of your book and given them out as gifts. Great book, and thanks for all you do!

[@Idkmanthatscrazy]

I got one at the event it was cool meeting you!

[@Compact-Disc_700mb]

Cool! I definitely know the pain of trying to figure out 3D modeling software. I hope to someday go to open sauce, seems awesome!

[@MotoMotoBrain]

wait wait what, was at the Brentwood mircocenter and saw the same guy with the prosthetic leg. Was looking at picking up a bamboo lab A1 to go with my X1 carbon just front of him, two aisles left of when this was filmed. How did I miss you?! Also, if you ever need to borrow a handheld 3D scanner for a project in the STL area, let me know!

[@JeffGeerling]

Ha! Strange coincidences... I was probably buzzing right by. Sadly didn't have too much time to spend in the store that day!

[@zac_in_ak]

Thanks Denise! Subscribed 👍

[@AerialWaviator]

Wondered why 480 Raspberry Pis and not 314, then saw the real of Pi. Nice to see you can have Pi and eat it too, (in reverse). What a week! Look forward to seeing some of those Pis at a future OpenSauce integrated into a project.

[@TheJaredC01]

Cool to see the Voron booth get a shout out! I’ve offered before, but if you find yourself wanting to build a Voron, I’m local to the STL area and I’m part of the engineering group for Voron, along with the creator of the Galileo / Galileo 2 extruders for Voron printers (and beyond with G2). Denise is in our local 3D printing group as well, so I’ll be tagging her in a post as a thanks. 😊

[@TheJaredC01]

And the Jason from LDO cameo!

[@marks_02]

It’s so hilarious how you describe yourself as an introvert. You’re so great at presenting within KZbin that no one would ever guess.

[@Yuriel1981]

Its always nice to see our home city in the videos! I always look forward to the familiar places you end up at in vids. Hope you had a great trip. And dont worry Lambert gives me anxiety as well! EDIT: Also Thanks Denise!

[@virtuserable]

17:05 - Jeff and all of the creators in ADAM SAVAGE's CAVE??! I think we need a reality tv show about this.

[@DaHaiZhu]

Knives in Checked luggage are OK. As are swords, and guns (if properly packed and declared)

[@ronaldglider]

Your Video *_ROCKS_* Such a great idea to make a scaled up PEZ dispenser. I remember these things from my childhood. _Been There, Done that:_ Learning 3D cad design tools. I am an EE, and learned Onshape when I got my Prusa 3 years ago. Man, steep, rocky learning curve. _New Terminology!_ (I almost extruded my brain) Finally a Q: *_W H O sponsored the 480 picos?????_*

[@JeffGeerling]

Raspberry Pi sent the reel over after I asked if they'd be able to provide something to hand out at the event!

[@ronaldgadget]

@@JeffGeerling That is _more_ than just *something!*

[@ronaldglider]

@@JeffGeerling Fantastic!

[@joethestampede]

Thanks, Denise! Love your laugh!

[@IEnjoyCreatingVideos]

Great video Jeff! Thanks for sharing it with us!👍💖😎JP

[@Leetium1]

I love that Venn Diagram of "Things I'm good at" and "No clue how it works", haha. And of course it's kubernetes :D

[@dragonridertechnologies]

"It was DNS" - that hits home! :D Also, I hear the Prusa XL and mk4 are extremely fast too, the latter especially.

[@ShankMods]

Thanks for the Pi pico ☺️

[@JeffGeerling]

It was great to meet you at Open Sauce after missing you at LTX last year!

[@Grandwigg]

This was super cool. And another reason to lament not going to cool shows like opensauce. The pez dispenser idea reminds me of a Pokemon shaped tote dispenser I saw the other day. I may be saving up for that SV6 after all. Maybe . And Some places just having a 3D printer at all could get you on weapons watch lists, sadly. I'll do more soldering practice in the mean time, when I can.

[@K3NnY_G]

14:15 - the buzzing you hear is the head hitting the grid infill, use gyroid; and don't use cardboard spools in the AMS without rings, even then they're hardly straight, which will over-load the AMS feed motors.

[@JeffGeerling]

What are rings? Like something you slip over the cardboard? I did start getting some jams after the spool got towards the end.

[@GermanEngineer84]

I just realized that Pez Dispensers are just magazines.