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1. muesli (fribbledom@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 20-Dec-2022 10:56:13 UTC muesli

   Time to squeeze some cornstarch through the good ol' 3D printer.

   OR ELSE POW!

   • Ricardo J. Méndez (ricardojmendez@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 20-Dec-2022 11:16:42 UTC Ricardo J. Méndez

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     • muesli

     @fribbledom Nice. That looks much smoother than the last few prints I saw (even if there are some filaments in the cape).

   • muesli (fribbledom@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 20-Dec-2022 11:32:55 UTC muesli

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     @rebelopsio @prusa3D

     Oh lawd, so many thoughts actually! 😆

     How much research have you done already?

     Figuring out the right first printer can be tough, so I guess my initial questions would be:

     What are you planning to print with it and what made you consider the Prusa?

   • go run steve.go :this_is_fine: (rebelopsio@triangletoot.party)'s status on Tuesday, 20-Dec-2022 11:32:57 UTC go run steve.go :this_is_fine:

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     • Prusa3D Twitter

     @fribbledom I’ve been kicking around the idea of getting a 3D printer with the wife. The @prusa3D is the one I’m currently considering. Do you have any thoughts for someone looking to pick one up?

   • muesli (fribbledom@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 20-Dec-2022 11:55:20 UTC muesli

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     @rebelopsio @prusa3D

     The Prusa is certainly a workhorse. If you just want to print things and aren't in the hobby to tinker with your printer all the time, then absolutely go with the Prusa!

     There are lots and lots of Chinese clones (Anycubic, Creality, Artillery) that are arguably better value for money (I got 3 in my office), but not one of them works as reliable and consistently as the Prusa.

     Also, yay for supporting open-source!

   • go run steve.go :this_is_fine: (rebelopsio@triangletoot.party)'s status on Tuesday, 20-Dec-2022 11:55:21 UTC go run steve.go :this_is_fine:

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     • muesli
     • Prusa3D Twitter

     @fribbledom @prusa3D I personally have taken interest in custom ergo keyboards like the dactyl manuform which use 3D printed cases. I have two kids that I think printing toys could be fun. I also like the open source design of the prusa. A previous coworker owned one as well and highly recommended it. Other than that I could probably stand to do more research on other brands and models. My wife is interested as well but I’m unsure she has any specific use cases in mind.

   • Roman (romankyiv@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 20-Dec-2022 14:42:29 UTC Roman

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     • muesli

     @fribbledom Wow. Impressive. Didn’t realize that FDM can be so precise and nice. What’s the material?

   • muesli (fribbledom@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 20-Dec-2022 15:33:49 UTC muesli

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     @romankyiv

     Simple (albeit glittery) PLA.

   • Roman (romankyiv@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 20-Dec-2022 16:00:29 UTC Roman

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     • muesli

     @fribbledom this is a great result then! And I suppos the supports are already removed?

   • muesli (fribbledom@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 20-Dec-2022 16:02:43 UTC muesli

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     @romankyiv

     It's such a neat design, I ended up printing this one entirely without supports.

   • Roman (romankyiv@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 20-Dec-2022 16:03:20 UTC Roman

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     • muesli

     @fribbledom Fantastic! Congratulations