3D Printing Basics: What now? (Ep10)

[@Sundheden]

Now we're all excited for the 10-part beginners guide to modelling in Fusion 360 :D

[@HugSeal42]

The most important step to not go mad: When you have a rough sketch made and are adding exact measurements, LOCK THEM when you have entered the correct number. Otherwise it can be "a little" infuriating when you try to change the last ones and they mess up one you already set.

[@irsalman]

Nothing you teach is "basic", your instructions have always been thoughtfully in depth.

[@spamcan9208]

The little knick knacks comment is spot on. I saved time and money over the weekend printing replacement parts for my binocular strap. This is the video series I've been waiting for. It's well thought out and methodical. I've already subscribed.

[@prongATO]

@ThomasSanladerer thank you for this series. I’ve gone from, “I wonder what 3D printing is all about” to “I ordered a Prusa Mini, filament, build plates, etc” AND I already have my upgrades planned for the future; Bondtech IFS extruder, E3D Revo Micro and Capricorn XS tubing. Your videos are invaluable to those of us that are just getting started in the 3D printing world, thank you again.

[@D4veTheNinja]

Dude made these over 2 months and I just watched all of them in 2 hours. Too easy! (Super fun guides to watch and you really made me interested in 3D printing. Thanks a bunch!! c: )

[@FrocketGaming]

Thanks so much for this series. This helped me decide if I wanted one, which one I wanted, and what I'd do with it.

[@FusionSource]

These have been a great series, well done Thomas. 3D printing is such a powerful tool that you can print so many things that are useful and if something that you printed breaks, just print another one.

[@syber-space]

Thanks so much for making this Tom. As a tech educator I can't express how useful this will be for both my students and for fellow teachers interested in starting out. Keep up the awesome videos!

[@VictorRochaGaming]

I bought my first printer, Ender 3 Pro, one month ago. I like getting my nerd on. Just bought a Rasberry Pi 4 for wifi. I have a very busy life and career. The printer allows me to unwind. I also like the intellectual challenge of learning the machine, filaments, slicers & all the new CAD programs. It's fun and I get to make toys for my kid.

[@map1314]

Seriously thank you for putting this together. I'm someone who is thinking about trying my hand at printing and this answered some questions and created many more for me to think about.

[@wiseoldfool]

As someone just about to embark on 3D printing, this series was very helpful, and very much appreciated.

[@dovibricker3864]

Well done Tom really this would be a life saver when I first got into 3d printing but even as an advanced user I learnt a lot thank you !!

[@bgiardi]

Thomas your amazing and the information you provide has help a few friends learn how to get into this type of tools.

[@Midnightmicroscope]

Thank you for this great series! I happened to order a MK3S right around the time this series started and it has been an amazing primer and guide while I wait the 7 weeks for my Printer to ship.

[@alainthire]

What a huge performance as a professor or printer master as you will. I am trying to start a business with 3D printing and I would never find a better place to start then here on those videos - or mini course. What a introduction, that was awesome. I guess I was lucky. Congratulations.

[@rikdenbreejen5230]

Ow baybe! Tom is back! Sadly with the last episode, but still this was a helpfull series. I even learned some things and i have been in the printing space since 2017. So Thank you Tom!

[@ot7302]

Looking into buying my first printer and this series has been great insight into the whole world of 3d printing. Thank you !

[@octopus1613]

I discovered yesterday that my library offers 3D printing (or at least it says so on their website -- I don't know if it's shut down due to covid), and the first video in this series was at the top of the results when I went to do some more research on what I'd need to know to effectively use it. I have a couple ideas of what I want to make, including a game idea I was toying with last summer, and am looking forward trying them out!

[@chillyspoon]

Thank you for a great series - really helpful. Not just the shirts btw, your sweaters in winter time are cool too!!

[@andrewchudyk8518]

Thanks for taking the time to make this excellent series!

[@certified-forklifter]

thank you for your series. thank you Prusa too

[@santiagomarquez3154]

Great ten series instructional videos, I am thinking on starting in the 3D printing world, however I know nothing about it, with your series now I know what to expect from it and what to look for when I get my first printer and materials. Thanks a lot!

[@johnswoyer936]

Thanks for all the info. You have taken the fear out of taking the plunge into 3D printing as a new hobby.

[@certified-forklifter]

@Tom you forgot the "i" cards on the right top corner ;) Thank you very much for your series.

[@MadeWithLayers]

Fixed, thanks!

[@CAPTKMK2]

Always good information and a reminder, that I might know about 1% of the 3D printer world. Thanks again

[@david-wtf]

Nooo 😱 The last video? Do I now really need to go back to Netflix for my evening watching?

[@thevajda]

Thanks for the series! You discovered a lot of questions in my mind - almost everything has been answered. Great videos, great content, great structure. I learnt a lot in such a short time!

[@joelhuebner]

Tom, thank you for the IDEAS! I have an E3Pro and an E3v.2. The Pro has the 4.2.7 motherboard, the v.2 has the 4.2.2 (the 4.2.7 is on the self). I have these dialed in very nicely. I don't have a huge filament library, but I get one a month or so. I can kick off a 3-day print, as long as adhesion is happy. All goes well. I use a combination of Elmers Glue Stick, and Aquanet (the purple can just like mom had, OMG) I can go for 5+ prints before I need to soak the glass bed, in a ziplock bag with 4 layers of paper towel & 91% alcohol. Thank you for your support. JLH

[@mildlemon7866]

Very helpful series for any beginner in 3D printing! Thanks a lot!

[@Skott62]

A well done series. Great for us newbs.

[@PhysicsHelps]

Thanks for this series. It really helped me get my bearings. I'm not sure yet what my first machine will be, but I at least think I know what the right questions are now. Thanks again!

[@willeykev]

Hi Tom, GREAT series and thanks so much for investing your time to produce some fantastic content. You asked us to comment on what we'd like to see - well, I think one topic that would be very cool and useful, which is very often overlooked, are "Top-Down" resin printers instead of the more widely manufactured "Bottom-Up" versions. Personally, I think the Top-Down versions print with a much higher quality and quite often they use little to no supports due to their higher viscosities of resin to support part geometry, among other reasons. In any case, doing a video about them I think would be beneficial, if for nothing else, to introduce your audience to them if they don't already know about them. Thanks again for all you do for our community! Kevin

[@flarosantana6330]

Thank you a lot for these videos. I recently got an ender 3 and have found your series to be very helpful and informative in starting my 3d printing hobby!

[@f.d.6667]

Thanks for putting this whole series out. Very inspiring and useful! ... BTW: We *need* light blue mugs / T-shirts that say "Keep calm and 3D-print on" (branded with your "T" of course)!

[@terrymueller1041]

Thoroughly enjoyed/learned from your series; many thanks! One thing I'd like to see you explore a little more is 3D SCANNING. It seems to me that the gap in price between "entry level" sensors and "professional" scanners is not so much the hardware, but the attendant software. Else, why are they so expensive?

[@licensetodrive9930]

I've been experimenting printing TPU & PETG in layers on the same object by swapping over the filament at specific heights during the print, it's proving quite interesting. An early test I tried was a 40x40x1mm piece where the bottom half of the layers are TPU, top half PETG, it produced something that's more rigid than a 100% TPU print but doesn't snap into pieces like a 100% PETG print. It does require inserting custom gcode to make the printer stop so you manually change the filament and also turn on/off the fan for PETG, not forgetting making sure the extrusion speed isn't too fast because TPU doesn't like printing at PETG speed.

[@Matt__just_a_guy]

brilliant series Tom, thank you.

[@paulmilne3038]

Very entertaining and very welcome for the newbies.

[@moth.monster]

One thing I will say; If you're ready to graduate from Tinkercad but enjoy using primitives, try OpenSCAD. It's very similar in the use of primitives, except it's based off a sort of programming language instead of a graphical interface, You can make really cool parametric designs with it.

[@exploditron]

Thanks so much for this series. Your channel is super helpful. I ordered a Prusa i3, using your link, and can't wait to get started. :)

[@jongross9115]

Am interested in what you think is in the near future for 3D printing, as well as long-term. Be well!

[@liamsmith8518]

Yes, another episode of this, this series has bee amazing

[@JS-op5gk]

Some early upgrades might be worth considering. A flex-plate for example can safe some scratches of a spatula

[@docholliday1811]

Thank you Thomas. Awesome teaching and learning experience.

[@johnford7847]

To be honest, Thomas, you could have expanded that last "practical trouble-shooting" video into four or five videos. As a complete novice, I felt totally lost - I couldn't see the effect of the problem in the print in time to follow your discussion. All in all, though, I think this series is an excellent introduction. I plan on rewatching each episode several times. Thank you.

[@Adikimenakis]

WOW!! I am featured in Tom's video!!!! I am watching this one relaxed back in my chair and all of a sudden i see my name!! I almost fell out of the chair!! Thanks a lot for the reply Tom. I will be using 0.2-0.3mm first layer height from now on (my usual was 0.35-0.4 mm). However, i would like to ask one more question about the extrusion width of the first layer. Do you recommend to set it higher than the nozzle size (for example 0.6-0.8mm, for better adhesion), or keep it at 2 times the first layer height, as slic3er suggests? I am enjoying your videos and they helped me make my own DIY 3D printer (from recycled parts!) and evolve it. It now prints quite nice, on par with printers of much higher value... For the future please consider making more technical videos. I know they do not produce as much income, but every now and then it is good to have one. Thank you for everything! :)

[@grolemm7101]

Thanks for this 10 part series, i sucked them up like a milkshake.

[@medeacor2392]

Love the doggie - the shirt too! - EXCELLENT series - thank you!

[@didimirrorshades7449]

Thank you for the serie! I am happy about having discovered your channel! Keep up the good work :)!

[@ronm6585]

Thank you Thomas. Enjoyed the series. 😊

[@MrBlackFiction]

XY Expansion compensation or how to get accurate Prints.

[@tylerhayashi7913]

You should make a video of putting together and testing out the 3D printed exoskeleton for your hand

[@pr0xZen]

As an absolute parts design and "CAD" noob, I really love Tinkercad. And for my comrade noobs, I highly advice doing the free beginner tutorials. And keep the "tooltips" on for your first handful of creations. While its easy to use, a few rather basic functions aren't equally intuitive so can be difficult to figure out just through experimentation. My only real gripe with tinkercad, is the same as many others - actual round stuff, like cylinders etc. Not a huge fan of how difficult they've made that bit, given the easy-to-learn-and-use nature of the concept.

[@gaellafond6367]

Thanks Tom, great content as usual. Thanks for the micro-stepping explanation, I was wondering about that. That filament box in the background is half way off the shelf. It was distracting me during the whole video, I just wanted to move it in the hole in the middle...

[@pebble24]

I started a print on demand company with my ender 3 pro and anycubic kossel plus Edit: I got the ender 3 once i started lagging behind on orders... I didnt buy 2 printers when i started.

[@mururoa7024]

I use the free online version of Sketchup for designing my all my parts. Works like a charm, very precise, simple and exports to STL files like all other tools. Granted I don't make anime characters but functional parts only.

[@scharkalvin]

PETG is replacing ABS as my goto for high temp applications. It doesn't warp like ABS can, and usually doesn't require a heated chamber. I usually OpenScad for my designs. It's not a true WYSIWYG, but close.

[@ninavanpoll6762]

Thank you for the videos, they were a great help!

[@Eff917]

Great series, I would like some info about upgrades and upgrade paths, (sound vs. quality, vs. other things). Also any news on non-planar slicing/printing? I haven't seen anything about it this year, but looks really interesting.

[@armandoa2484]

Hi Mr Thomas. Great videos! Just had to say that I am still using 123d design as long as it still works for me.

[@sweenytodd666]

Hi Thomas, I am learning so much from your videos a huge thanks. One question, do you have a video or could you make one explaining actually how a 3d printer manages to print for e.g. a box with a hinge lid in one piece. I can not get my head around why the hinge parts do not all stick to each other. Many Thanks Phil - Have ordered but not received yet a Prusa MK3 - excited face!

[@-Somavarma]

This was a great and fun to watch series, thanks :)

[@electronron1]

An easy to use free CAD program that is often overlooked is DesignSpark.

[@FTWknob]

Watching this in July 2020, and let me tell you, things are very very different.

[@Tarulia]

OK so one question that is burning on my mind after watching this whole series that I think wasn't touched on... is there anything that can be done if I want to print something, but the print volume of the printer is too small to actually print the thing? Sure I could invest in a new printer, but what if I'd rather not do that? Is there anything that can be done here? Surely some models can be split into parts, but then what? How do you combine the parts?

[@mohamedsalem8225]

It's July 2021 crazy time leap

[@rhettrhett4891]

I AM watching it a year after you uploaded it, and looked up my local makerspace not 10 minutes before this video started. it is open! But I cant make any of it's hours before it shuts down for the summer (it's school based).

[@kenwiberg6517]

Very good "fundamentals" video set - Thank You from a total non user - yet ..................................................................................................

[@henry67278]

i had to upgrade my tevo tarantula pro to a new hotend as the threads of the set screw for the hotend had broken off, so i baught an e3d chimera and designed and printed a mount and cooler.

[@rickseiden1]

The one piece of advice I would give to a person who wants to get started in 3d printing is not to scrimp on the printer. Buy an established brand with a solid reputation, good reviews and a good community behind it. My first printer was a Wanhao, and while it was OK, it was difficult to use and I didn't feel like I had anywhere to go for help. I now own a Prusa MK3 I upgraded to the MK3S, and I love my printer. I don't think you can get a better reputation than Josef Prusa has--I mean, he invented the i3 format! And the community is great. It's be a much better experience printing with this printer than my first one. OK, so two pieces of advice, I guess. Get a printer that has auto-bed leveling. Leveling a print bed with screws in the corners is a pain in the ass, doesn't hold, and you end up digging your nozzle into your print bed. And if you can, go for a printer with a removable, flexible print bed as well.

[@DarthTater5738]

Can we get an in depth review of the Prusa Mini now?

[@TristanSchaaf]

Thanks for the series and the other videos! I've been eying 3d printing for a time now, and it looks like I can finally start looking for a printer myself (didn't have the space in my house to put one). But now I'm looking at what printer I should be looking for buying, or better yet, how do I know if a printer is good (for me). I've been watching some reviews but since I only have theoretical knowledge I have no idea what printer I should start at. The makerspace in the area has closed down for an unknown period due to the (still) current health situation, and I'll be moving away from the access of it. Plus I'd like to have my own machine so I can work on it after work hours and tweak all the settings in the slicers etc without potentially ruining someone else's machine or machine time.

[@aminghafoori6496]

i just completed this series thank you

[@kundeleczek1]

Neat series man. Thank you!

[@FerTechCH]

Fantastic series, thank you !

[@MadNitr0]

Would you recommend resin printing as a first printer? My use case for wanting a printer is table top gaming figures BUT I have small kids and am aware of the hazards

[@mattlogue1300]

I use e3pro and cura my main issue is the support scars on model. I set interface width to 0.4mm and thought that would help but on curved surfaces its hard to chip off.

[@erikschaepers]

good series ..!

[@LTWCarpentry]

May I ask what the name of the song is you use for your intro and outro ? Thanks

[@leeo.alexander2324]

You have done a few reviews of the Artillery SWX1. I have had one for just over a year and in the beginning, I had some issues that have been resolved. As of today, I am getting a Heater fail issue to cause a system shutdown so to speak. The bed heats up and all of the other functions are working. I replaced the heater cartridge once I found out that it was bad. But the replacement cartridge did not resolve the heater fail issue. In your opinion would I need to reflash the firmware to fix this problem since the hardware checks out good.

[@Equinoxtrills]

I have a bunch 3D printers with nothing to print but bicycle parts (seat post seal with flex, shifter handles with pc, and so on), since bicycle craze is rampant these days but almost no downloadable designs for it?...I should probably sell the models?!?

[@jordy.creates232]

Thankyou Tom this vids have been really helpful

[@3dPrintingMillennial]

Tom, I didn't know you were a part of the Boogaloo 😉

[@johnhutchison874]

Tinkercad is still the most effective way to edit STL files. If I'm wrong please give me effective alternatives. Not mesh editing but shape editing.

[@MischaGielen]

Could you please give any advise for a new 3D-printer that prints nice from the box, but can be upgraded with printed parts in the range of €200 - €300 ? Maybe a "Best 3D printer within a certain price range comparisan"?

[@jochem1986]

I like Peopoly products, but obviously they need to release an even larger one than the L, like say a 24 inch 4K screen, with the Noir MSLA type panel.

[@mixeddesord521]

123D design is not gone yet! I have it. I dont use it, but it is existing!

[@wadepatton2433]

I've watched this whole series because II need a gear made. I don't have a printer, and do no know if they are capable of this level of definition. A pal tried to make it but he said he needed a smaller nozzle to make better defined teeth. There are 107 teeth on this 32.5mm diameter gear. Is this something that can be 3D printed? The gaps in gears are .035" deep. Anybody? The original gear is made of nylon and runs inside a brass gear. The 1970's nylon eventually cracks. I'm hoping a modern nylon or other suitable plastic would last longer. The part is not high stress but high-precision and is pressed over a bearing. Going to need half a dozen of them. More if we can get a good one made.

[@DoctorNOS]

How much for the shirts? 👚 👕 shirt 👔 lol

[@greenjoyner1380]

"Maybe you'll be watching a year from now and things will be different" (covid) .....One year later and it hasn't changed...

[@ArcadeSchool]

Hi Kurt Cobain, so my printer (Ender-3) has a glass bed, a BLTouch, and I use Octoprint, but my prints tended to peel up on the corners. What do you think is causing that?

[@TechnologistAtWork]

I wouldn't use a premium printer as a reference to problem solving as Prusa products make everything a lot easier but they're no affordable. I get you're in Europe and the cost of getting one isn't a big deal but rest of the world doesn't have that. Majority of 3D printing community own $250+ printers, where Prusa is $700+.

[@goodwoodman1]

thank you

[@josiahong5177]

It’s august 2021 and I’m pretty sure that makerspaces are still closed. Don’t know

[@onetwothree2617]

What is the name of the project for prosthetic limbs I can contribute to?

[@muzkur]

I'm printing well with PLA and ABS, mas PETG still have a lot of strings and Flex are my karma. lol

[@zombastico5930]

How do you make a right angled triangle?

[@peterr.4768]

Where we can find a Makerspace around Dingolfing or Landshut?

[@printsomething5093]

So with the Z axis and the lead screw and only using even numbers for layer height like .10, .12, .14 and so on, since most printers use a 1.8 degree stepper, if switching to a 0.9 degree stepper on the z axis would this allow for the you run any layer height like .10, .11, .12, .13 and so on?

[@printsomething5093]

just wondering since i mostly print .22 layer height and would like to start printing at .11 but yet still use .22 layer height for infill

[@herbertvonsauerkrautunterh2513]

I just need to print posts for one specific application for my business. Mass production quantities so it may be more cost effective to order injection molded parts from China