re: 3d printer gets here tomorrow.

I like the enclosures to help with environmental consistency around the unit. Some have HEPA filtration that you can attach, as well.

I print and design everything I possibly can. I love using it for organization.

Look into skadis, it's an IKEA version of peg board. Endless attachments, I have a 4'x6' section of my office with all sorts of shite on it, every bit 3d printed.

I've designed so many things to customize organization for our RV, my office, kids rooms, repaired things, skimmer basket for my pool, lock for barn doors, 20 1 dozen egg holders for my wife (yes I have 240 eggs on my counter)

One of my goofy favorites is I print myself a koozie for every event. Christmas - Santa koozie, summer - American koozie, etc etc.

It's fun and useful.

Let me save you some money, skip the A1 and just go ahead and upgrade straight to the P1S or X2D.

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Let me save you some money, skip the A1 and just go ahead and upgrade straight to the P1S or X2D.

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I was thinking about posting this same thing last night...

Hell, I might could sell him one of my P1S. I want to upgrade one to an X2D

So the A1 and the mini have pretty much be running non stop at our house. The kid went and made Catan peices in a variety of colors "in case people get bored with the standard colors." He's also designed a bunch of "tall ships" to add to a couple of his board games. He's created neckerchief woggles for his scout troop and trinkets for his bike team (key chains, ear rings etc.) Tonight a printed a plastic snap button for a fishing shirt thar had lost one. Wr also made a start gate for our 3 lane Pinewood derby track that one of his buddies used for his eagle scout project.

Best purchase I've made in ages.

So for some reason, likely summer bordem, my kid pulled out the nerf guns that have lived under his bed, untouched, for the past few years. He's been customizing them by printing a bunch of rail accessories for them. Scopes, sights bi-pods and the like. Mostly pre-designed stuff.

However, he has one that has been broken for years. It's motorized and has a door on it to clear jams. That door has a safety catch that puts a break on the flywheels if opened. That door is what broke, so the safety switch that controls the motors won't disengage to allow the motors to spin. The gun is hexagonal and it was a fairly complex shape.

Anyway, I took a bunch of measurements and sat down with the cad software and reverse engineered the part. Disassembled the blaster and put it back together. My first attempt wasn't strong enough and the lip latch broke. With a 5 mins of redesign, i printed a 2nd version. Bingo. Back in business. I did have to drill out the hole for the hinge pin. But that was easier than expanding the hole in cad and reprinting.

Pretty proud of myself for being able to pull that one off.

I heard that machine was pretty good. I recently got the Elagoo Neptune 4. I'm making a war machine suit now. Taking 9 days for one piece.