3D printing is mesmerizing

[ohaimark]

It's like watching a campfire. I can stare at that extrusion nozzle for ages without feeling bored.

[snuci]

I agree. It is pretty cool to watch and the sounds it makes is pretty cool too.

What are you making?

[ohaimark]

Right now I'm printing a small wrist rest from a Thingiverse file. Previous prints were a keychain, pumpkin, and Rust programming language logo.

The computer club I'm a part of said that more people should 3D print stuff, so I'm using filament like there's no tomorrow.

[ohaimark]

Honeycomb...

[vivalarevolución]

video please?

[ohaimark]

As requested:

[elecplus]

What is the can of hair spray for?

[ohaimark]

It helps the heated filament adhere to the plate (which is also heated).

[elecplus]

Have you ever used filament made from recycled materials, or made your own recycled filament?

[ohaimark]

I've heard of doing so, but the computer club doesn't have the equipment for it.

[chzel]

The armour is hilarious...

[ohaimark]

Ahahaha. Yeah, I made that back when I was... 13? Went to visit a small kit aircraft manufacturing shop. They let me use their scrap aluminum to learn riveting, bending, and cutting; that was the result. Still have it in the basement.

[vivalarevolución]

As requested:

Wow, the movements seem a lot more random than I expected. I can understand the mesmerizing part of the experience

[ohaimark]

Curved layers can result in some weird path decisions. Large rectilinear shapes are very smooth and fairly dull to watch, even once the honeycomb pattern starts printing.