How I got here.

I'll be flat out here. Every one of these was done for fun. This printer is amazing out of the box, and while some can help print quality, done were done with the intent of getting better print quality unless otherwise noted.

Prusa Mini Base

I …

Really pretty, hard to use

This filament has been the opposite experience of Galaxy Black PLA. Issues after issues getting it to stick, stringing was really bad, and details were lacking. That said, I did get some prints to work after much trial and error, and much of the issue …

Really pretty, easy to use

This filament looks absolutely stunning. I've printed keyboard cases, mac mini stand, mouse stand, and much more with this filament. It was absolutely perfect right out of the box on my Prusa Mini with settings available right in Prusa Slicer and there's really not much …

TLDR: Buy a prusa printer right now.

With that out of the way, let me say that this printer has been the best introduction into 3D printing that I could have asked for. The only experience that I had previously was at least 6 years ago, and it wasn't my …

What is a firmware?

3D printers are computers, just like most other things these days. They have to have some sort of logic to tell them what to do. This is where firmware comes in. The most common firmwares these days are

• Marlin
• Klipper
• RepRap

Most of the factory produced …

Why you absolutely want to try this.

Octoprint is a simple concept. It's a web server that gives you control of your printer. This could be useful if you don't have a screen, but it can do a lot more than just print a gcode file. I'll touch on a …

How good can it be for $400?

Short answer: Amazing. Buy one right now, then come back to read what you just got for your money.

The longer answer is probably why you are here, so I guess I should stop stalling. I've played with other's printers on and off …