This may be the start of a new series of “quick coffee break tips” – random tips to help in your 3D printing journey. Preview of 3d stl files in Windows File Explorer If your preview pane in File explorer is not already showing .stl or .3ml file previews in Windows (on Macs the preview […]
Category: Tech
Prusa Slicer – Quick Start
Here’s a really quick intro to Prusa Slicer to get you going … After installing Prusa Slicer you should be prompted to run a wizard to set up the printer your have and profiles for the filaments you might use. Select the manufacturer, find your printer then select the nozzle size(s) you might use – […]
So you bought a 3D printer … now what?!
How? A quick and simplistic overview of how 3D printing works is to think of it as a glue gun that is attached to a normal printer, then add the fact that you can stack layers of these prints on top of each other and that is how you print in 3D. So, you heat […]
Sim72 Media and System Dashboard
Use it on your steering wheel’s display, A Vocore, USBD480, Nextion, your phone, a tablet, as an overlay or on a second Monitor. Useful, informative and funky … what’s not to like!? What it does? Media info – What ya listening to (or watching) Media controls (touch enabled) – play/pause next/previous Volume Control – increments […]
Road map: Creality Ender 3 / 3 Pro Firmware Updates
This guide is predominantly aimed at older 8 bit boards (aka “silent stepper” usually marked V1.1.1, V1.1.2, V1.1.3, V1.1.4, or V1.1.5 which all use same firmware). Patience and some tech savvy is needed, however there many step by step guides around which will get through it if you are a little nervous … for links […]
3D Print Bed Build Plates
Here are some tips and thoughts about 3D print beds or build plates. This is based on a several years of printing experience with a Creality Ender 3 Pro that I have over time quite heavily modded (more on that in another article). Below then are my thoughts on three common print bed types that […]
Optimise FPS and system performance
Everyone wants faster, smoother systems and graphics right?
No matter what hardware you have, here then are some tips of how to maximize the performance of your gaming rig at no extra (financial) cost to you.