My Bambu Lab A1 mini build plates kept piling up and sliding off the desk, so I designed a 3D printed honeycomb rack that screws under a shelf and holds the plates upright.
My hens were cracking their own eggs, so I designed a flexible PEBA nest mat that cushions eggs and lets mess fall through (free file on MakerWorld). Plus 3D printed decoy eggs that teach new hens where to lay.
The Amazon gear that keeps my 3D print farm running: Bambu Lab A1 printers, an auto plate swapper, my go-to PLA, filament storage, and the cheap maintenance tools I use every day.
I outgrew my old 40-roll rack, so I built a wall-mounted one that holds ~126 rolls of filament for about $27 in wood — no printed parts. Here's the full build with free printable plans.
Backing up your 3D printer’s eMMC is an essential step to ensure you can recover your system in case of a failure or corruption. This guide will walk you through creating a reliable backup of [...]
I turned an $8 camera into a printer monitor that streams to my phone. No Octoprint, no Raspberry Pi, no cloud subscription. This page has everything — the camera, the code, the 3D printed stand, [...]
What if your light switch required a secret PIN code? Or a joystick cheat combo? Or just… clapping like it's 1994? I built 10 different Arduino-powered light switch mods using a single ELEGOO UNO [...]
Installing plugins for OctoPrint on OctoPi 1.0.0 can sometimes throw unexpected challenges. One such issue occurs with the Bambu Printer Plugin, which may show as "Unknown" during installation and fail to appear in the Plugin [...]
Getting Started The PluggedIn3d Runout Filament Sensor is designed to work with the Filament Sensor Simplified plugin for OctoPrint running on a Raspberry Pi. If you already have a Raspberry Pi running OctoPrint this guide [...]
Our pick for the best filament holder for 3d printers is the Universal Filament Roller by Bundle of Fun. I first started 3d printing on a Qidi X-Plus. This direct drive printer has a holder [...]