Make USEFUL 3D Prints with THIS List of Hardware

Thanks, as always, for watching! Let me know if any of these items surprised you below!

Chopping at that rebar with the knockoff dremel and little cut off wheel is comedy gold...

Really amazing content, never thought about NFC! I often design educational models, so being able to link to digital lessons is amazing. Some of my favorites: 1. Aluminum extrusions and threaded/smooth rods aren't just great for printer kits, they're also amazing to enhance weak printed plastic with a bit of a "spine". 2. I also like to use metal (jewelry box) hinges, bowden tube with wire (to transmit motion), and occasionally some wing nuts. 3. I sometimes like to use IKEA for parts, because people worldwide can source a metal "HACKÅS knob" or the textile from a "MAJBRÄKEN pillowcase", and replicate the same design that way.

So I am a maker considering adding a 3D printer to my tool lineup. I found your channel in the process of trying to learn more and you give a lot of good info. You answer questions I didnt know I had. You even give inspiration in videos like this that I didnt expect. Thank you for all your work!

Yours is my new favorite FFF/Maker channel! It’s already been a huge help in getting my garage to be a more usable shop space!

8:10. I’ve been using this for YEARS but it used to only work on android. I would have a sticker in my cars inside door jamb and whenever I changed oil or did any repairs I would tap it and update the info so it was always there ! It was AWESOME :)

I want to actually become skilled and make my own 3d prints... But I'm apparently not very smart- so I'd consume a video about what you use and what you use them for.

This really helps the thought process for practical, useable, creative uses for 3D printing. I am new to the hobby and as I recently remarked to a friend, there are probably 200,000 ready designs available to download, but how many Mandolorian figurines does a guy really need. Give me ideas and designs for things for grown-ups. Things I can’t easily or cheaply find as close as the nearest store. I’ve created a couple of items and already appreciate the process of designing things from scratch. CAD software is a heavy lift at first, but totally worth it. Carry on!

thanks for the recomendations, i am just starting my own collection of nuts and bolts, was forgetting washers, my budget is small but slowly i make it grow so i can grow my starting 3dprinting business

Rule number #1. Better looking at it then looking for it.

only got into 3d printing last week and im slowly working through your back catalogue. love your videos and some of the ideas they have given me ive only got a weefun tina 2 s but already ordered a new neptune 4 plus so cant wait to try some of the larger builds

One of the best sources I've found for assorted springs is American Science and Surplus' spring assortment for around $6. Their Electro-mechanical mystery boxes can be a good source for random parts as well, although that can be a bit of a gamble.

Thank you. You reminded me of a colleague from decades ago, a South African electronics guy. He had worked for a company in SA that made ghetto blaster radios (if you are too young to know what that is, google is your friend 🙂 . The Bill of Materials for the ghetto blaster include "House brick, qty 1" I'm a retired electronics engineer. When I retired I started buying components, all cheaply on eBay. I now have a collection of transistors, chips, resistors, Arduino sensor module etc etc that would make some development labs look under-resourced. All, of course, stored in a 3D printed drawer system. There's not much I can't do in the space with my "in stock" range. Once in a while I may get some substandard parts. But I have the skills to test and recognise, and usually correct for it in my designs.

You should get an angle grinder; the corded ones are pretty cheap, cutting and grinding wheels are pretty cheap, and for cutting something like 1/2" rebar they're definitely better than wearing out your diamond cutting Dremel wheels on. But great content, you provide a lot of tips most people don't consider

Thank you for this. It's super helpful and convenient to be spoonfed a specific shopping list. I'll be buying all of these.

this is immensely helpful! Thank you so much!

I've been watching your videos for a few days now. You do a FANTASTIC job. This one was especially helpful to me, as I'm new to the world of 3D printing. Thanks.

Wow thank you, I was waiting for this kind of info/video to help me know what to buy!

Another thing about T-Nuts. The ones that you showed are the "hammerhead" style that allow you to insert them into an extrusion slot without access to the ends of the slot. I'm not sure why they are called "hammerhead", but regular t-nuts don't have the radiuses on opposite corners allowing the t-nut to turn after inserting to engage with the undercut of the t-slot.

24:10 A tip from me. Use the mini grinder as a balast and get a hacksaw instead with a pack of 14 TPI blades :D