I got into 3D printers a long time ago. I learnt the ins and outs of them, modding mine in the process. I also learnt to use various CAD programs. Nowadays I don’t have the passion I used to for them, but I’m still left with an incredibly useful machine and the skillset to use it.

Me and my family have tons of 3D printed doohickeys I made to solve our very specific situational problems. I initially got the printer to build my maker projects, but it’s now almost exclusively used to print random doodads for us. And it’s almost taken for granted now, were’re really used to being able to make specific solutions for specipic problems. It’s turned from a novelty into a get-stuff-done machine, and while that removes the excitement for it, it gives it a really important purpose.

Here’s some models I published to the public domain:

Gridfinity #

Ender 3 add-ons #

Other #

The mods #

Here are some of the mods I’ve made over the years. The picture is outdated so the list is outdated, and I may even have missed some when making the list :P So here’s some.

All metal hotend
Hotend Noctua fan
Custom dual quiet fan gantry carriage (not visible on this picture, it’s outdated. This one has a custom fan duct instead)
Direct drive extruder and metal feeder
Silent motherboard
Motherboard noctua fan
Glass bed
Hard rubber tensioning springs
Smaller, lighter tensioning knobs (outdated picture again)
Belt tensioners
PSU noctua fan
Filadrier holder (stock roll holder replacement)
USB and spatula holder
Z axis screw knob
Filament guide
Feet extensions
LCD knob
LCD cover
LCD cable cover
V-slot cover