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We had a guest panelist, Carl Ballard, this week. We talked about Andy's Phone Case woes and making his printer do things it's not designed to do. Kevin rushed a dragon so he'd have something to talk about. Chris is printing light switch covers If you like what you hear you can subscribe on your podcast vendor of choice to get new episodes as they become available. You can find us in our Facebook...

Don't make toast... or use the printer as a boat anchor... or to print a ball hitch. Don't drink SLA resin, or use a 3D printed gun, or use an SLA printer for a food container. If you like what you hear you can subscribe on your podcast vendor of choice to get new episodes as they become available. You can find us in our Facebook group, Amateur3DPod (https://www.facebook.com/groups/450405783403557...

Andy has made progress on upgrading his fish tank pump impeller and Kevin has gotten down to printing mini-figures for his D&D game night. Frank and Andy dig deep into first layer height and Z-Axis control. Chris likes to re-purpose electrons, and our perspective hot-end configurations lead us off the rails. If you like what you hear you can subscribe on your podcast vendor of choice to get ne...

Chris unintentially prints things that work in unexpected places. Andy unexpectedly upgrades when stuff is broken. Kevin unexpectedly prints new tools. Frank unexpectedly conforms to manufacturer's recommended operating temperatures. And more... If you like what you hear you can subscribe on your podcast vendor of choice to get new episodes as they become available. You can find us in our Facebook...

We went on a side quest for discussing supports, but in true Amateur 3D Pod fassion, we eventually came back around on Table Leveling, including the process Kevin uses for his SLA printer, and several strategies for FDM tables with variances in build plate surface and the personal preference of the operator. If you like what you hear you can subscribe on your podcast vendor of choice to get new ep...

In this week's episode we discussed the file format our printers read.  For SLA it seems there's a lot of machine specific files that resemble a slide deck with light exposure times. FDM printers on the other hand use a command sequence inherited from automated reductive machining. It's not easy to modify the SLA files after they have been created. gCode files on the other hand are almost too...

Andy uses his printer to fix everything, including a project we all contributed to when he was the only one that had a printer.  From rollercoasters to sink fixtures somebody has done it. Subscribe on your podcast system of choice to get new episodes as they become available. To join the conversation come visit our Facebook group Amateur3DPod If you would like to email us with feedback or top...

This week we talked about using a 3d printer to create prosthetics, casts, and braces... eventually. Subscribe on your podcast system of choice to get new episodes as they become available. To join the conversation come visit our Facebook group Amateur3DPod If you would like to email us with feedback or topic ideas you can reach us collectively at panelists@amateur3dpod.com, or individually at fra...

In this episode we discussed some alternate materials for both SLA and MDF printers, and some of the properties. Subscribe on your podcast system of choice to get new episodes as they become available. To join the conversation come visit our Facebook group Amateur3DPod If you would like to email us with feedback or topic ideas you can reach us collectively at panelists@amateur3dpod.com, or individ...

We improvised a quick get together to wish everyone a happy new year and to present our new theme music. Subscribe on your podcast system of choice to get new episodes as they become available. To join the conversation come visit our Facebook group Amateur3DPod If you would like to email us with feedback or topic ideas you can reach us collectively at panelists@amateur3dpod.com, or individually at...

Subscribe on your podcast system of choice to get new episodes as they become available. To join the conversation come visit our Facebook group Amateur3DPod If you would like to email us with feedback or topic ideas you can reach us collectively at panelists@amateur3dpod.com, or individually at franklin, kevin, chris, or andy@amateur3dpod.com.

We all learned something new about Kevin's M-SLA printer, and discussed nuts and bolts of FDM extruder categories. Subscribe on your podcast system of choice to get new episodes as they become available. To join the conversation come visit our Facebook group Amateur3DPod If you would like to email us with feedback or topic ideas you can reach us collectively at panelists@amateur3dpod.com, or indiv...

How do we care for and maintain our respective printers? There's (perhaps) surprisingly not a lot required to keep your printer is good shape, but we covered everything we could think of, including a few dos and don'ts. Subscribe on your podcast system of choice to get new episodes as they become available. To join the conversation come visit our Facebook group Amateur3DPod If you would like to em...

Some family members who are in professional Engineering positions agreed to discuss their thoughts on 3D in their respective fields, and in their lives. Subscribe on your podcast system of choice to get new episodes as they become available. To join the conversation come visit our Facebook group Amateur3DPod If you would like to email us with feedback or topic ideas you can reach us collectively a...

This week Andy and I discussed CAD software and why we're such big fans of it's use. Subscribe on your podcast system of choice to get new episodes as they become available. To join the conversation come visit our Facebook group Amateur3DPod If you would like to email us with feedback or topic ideas you can reach us collectively at panelists@amateur3dpod.com, or individually at franklin, kevin, ch...

This episode we talk about functional prints that we have worked on and applications to daily life that we use our printers to create. Subscribe on your podcast system of choice to get new episodes as they become available. To join the conversation come visit our Facebook group Amateur3DPod If you would like to email us with feedback or topic ideas you can reach us collectively at panelists@amateu...

This episode we discussed the wide world of getting parts to stick properly to your build plate, and our process on how we got to where we are now. Subscribe on your podcast system of choice to get new episodes as they become available. To join the conversation come visit our Facebook group Amateur3DPod If you would like to email us with feedback or topic ideas you can reach us collectively at pan...

We explore the variety of software we use for CAD and modelling, for slicing, and resources for collecting prints designed by other creators or to learn from their experience. Subscribe on your podcast system of choice to get new episodes as they become available. To get the script from Andy that will insert retractions in longer lines email him at andy@amateur3dpod.com To join the conversation co...

In this episode we talk about lessons we've learned, or for some reason we regularly fail to learn, about process and printing. For instance, Kevin goes in deep on the value of a good SLA resin exposure finder . Subscribe on your podcast system of choice to get new episodes as they become available. To join the conversation come visit our Facebook group Amateur3DPod If you would like to email us y...

We took the opportunity to go deeper into Tools related to our printers, covering subjects from software to vanishing medium aluminum casting. Subscribe on your podcast system of choice to get new episodes as they become available. To join the conversation come visit our Facebook group Amateur3DPod If you would like to email us you can reach us at panelists@amateur3dpod.com

This week we discuss the variety of tools both that we have acquired and that we have printed for our printers and in an effort to make our lives easier in some way or another. Subscribe on your podcast system of choice to get new episodes as they become available. To join the conversation come visit our Facebook group Amateur3DPod If you would like to email us you can reach us at panelists@amateu...

This week we talked about systems that we had seen and heard about. Andy's focus was on varieties of FDM printer, Kevin's was on slicing systems for SLA printers, Chris was usurped for content, and I focused on Industrial and structural systems. Subscribe on your podcast system of choice to get new episodes as they become available. To join the conversation come join us at our Facebook group Amate...

Panelists are myself, Frank, and my friends, Andy and Chris. We talk in a general way about what we love about 3D printing and why we got into it in the first place. Join us on Facebook in the Amateur3DPod group, or email us at panelists@amateur3dpod.com

We are a hand full of 3D enthusiasts who have day jobs. We are planning regular publication to begin on the first weekend of October 2022, and hope to hear from you on the Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/groups/450405783403557/ You can also reach us by email at panelists@amateur3dpod.com