A1 Mini Build Plate Holder: The Under-Shelf Rack I Designed So My Plates Stop Sliding Off the Desk
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 pla
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3D Printed Chicken Coop Upgrades: A Flexible Nest Mat That Stops Cracked Eggs (Free STL) + Decoy Eggs
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 pr
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10 Amazon Must-Haves I Actually Use to Run My 3D Print Farm
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 too
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The $27 DIY Filament Rack That Holds 126 Rolls (Free Plans)
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 w
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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 throug
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ESP32-CAM 3D Printer Monitor: Stream to Your Phone for $8 (Full Setup Guide)
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 came
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10 Ridiculous Arduino Light Switch Mods (Free Code & Wiring Diagrams)
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 sw
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Resolving Plugin Installation Errors in OctoPrint: A Guide for Automating the Bambu Lab X1C
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
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Runout Filament Sensor for OctoPrint on Raspberry Pi Installation Instructions
Getting Started The PluggedIn3d Runout Filament Sensor is designed to work with the Filament Sensor Simplified plugin for OctoPrint running on a Raspberry Pi. I
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Best Filament Holder for All 3D Printers
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 dire
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