Maybe the coolest technology to finally reach the general population. For me 3d printing is a quick and more importantly, affordable way to manifest my imagination. Its hard to express the satisfaction I feel taking an idea from imagination, to CAD, to print. So a few years back I picked up a Prusa I3 kit(Chinese) for about $400. After building the kit I new right away that it was going to need a few mods. Since then I have experimented with different cooling fan setups, and I built a box with plexi sheets for ABS prints. The next step is building a new printer with the same 2020 aluminum framework, a direct drive, and larger build volume. Currently I use Simplify3d for slicing. Below are some pictures of unboxing, a few cooling setups, and some projects I have undertaken. I also included two projects(locket and tiara) which were prototyped at home and professionally printed later with Shapeways in nylon using a SLS printer.
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