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Why use Carbon Fiber composite filament?

Filament printers

Most people enjoy the semi-matte finish and chatoyant appearance that carbon composites can provi...

Updated 20 hours ago by smokintbird

Materials Test designed by AI? (In-Progress)

Random Projects

While watching videos of industrial 3D printing processes, I came upon a 1/2 second "B roll" shot...

Updated 1 week ago by smokintbird

Nicks-Fix "Continuous IPA Filtration" system

UV Resin printers

The alcohol used to wash UV resin printed parts can get slimy as snot in no time at all; fortunat...

Updated 3 weeks ago by smokintbird

Post-processing Resin Prints

UV Resin printers

Once a part is printed, the cleaning and finishing processes begin... Washing Obtaini...

Updated 3 weeks ago by smokintbird

Print Beds

Filament printers

Many options... Lots of materials can successfully be used as print bed surfaces, and some of th...

Updated 3 weeks ago by smokintbird

Filament Printer Rolling Cart

Filament printers

Mobile and Self-Contained Unplug and roll it into the corner; enabling better space management a...

Updated 3 weeks ago by smokintbird

Filament 3D Printing Material Types

Filament printers

Obviously this is a work in progress and will change... Link to Most Current Spreadsheet on Goog...

Updated 3 weeks ago by smokintbird

Squish!

Filament printers

Printing the first layer can be frustrating for the do-it-all hobbyist since everything is always...

Updated 3 weeks ago by smokintbird

Limited experiences with nozzles and wear

Filament printers

After printing hundreds of kilograms of filament through several printers and consequently destro...

Updated 3 weeks ago by smokintbird

UV-C Germicidal Furnace "Filter"

Random Projects

Having suffered from allergies most of my life, anything that promises to help with "allergens" t...

Updated 3 weeks ago by smokintbird

Interesting YouTube Channels

Miscellaneous

In no particular order, some great content creators recommended by multiple people in the communi...

Updated 4 weeks ago by smokintbird

Pocket pick sets

Spend Money!

Carrying around a bag full of lock picking supplies isn't always prudent for every adventure, so ...

Updated 1 month ago by smokintbird

Best Beginner Lock Pick Sets

Spend Money!

Trying to decide which lock pick set to buy?  Below is only a short selection of commonly recomm...

Updated 1 month ago by smokintbird

Material Comparisons

Filament printers

We live in a fantastic world to have literally hundreds of colors available in dozens of differen...

Updated 1 month ago by smokintbird

Free Locks

Handmade and nearly free

Now that's a clickbait title if I ever saw one! Friends, Family, Co-workers & Neighbors! Ev...

Updated 10 months ago by smokintbird

UNLIMITED Lock Cylinder Shims

Handmade and nearly free

Buy new stuff and get free lock shims! Almost everything purchased from a physical store these d...

Updated 1 year ago by smokintbird

Raspberry Pi's for Octoprint

General 3D Printing

Octoprint is Awesome! Octoprint is Free and Open Source! ...and We should donate(if we can) to ...

Updated 1 year ago by smokintbird

Printing Adhesives

Filament printers

Build plate adhesives I have tried... ABS Juice/Slurry Made by dissolving ABS plastic...

Updated 1 year ago by smokintbird

Solvents for cleaning Resin Prints

UV Resin printers

Something to rinse away the remaining uncured resin so the printed model can be fully cured witho...

Updated 1 year ago by smokintbird

Cheapest decoders/shims from pocket measuring tape

Handmade and nearly free

Tools used Some type of pry tool(Anything to get it open) Small flat blade screwdriver (1/4...

Updated 1 year ago by smokintbird