I'm 77, disabled, just back from a hospital stay, and my wife's going for a hip replacement on Friday. I can't do any of this stuff, but I'm hooked on your videos! You cheer me up! Thank you so much for just being you. ❤
I am really happy you showed all your failures and the amount of time you spent redoing it again and again, I hope it helps others get over the fear of failure.
Thanks for the shoutout! Glad we could be a part of your design journey. Fantastic work on the product AND the video, it is a great showcase of what it takes to get a product to market. Cheers!
The shoutouts work!! I had watched some of your videos @slant3d but realized I hadn't subscribed until I jumped over there after watching this video here. Great channel btw.
I am blown away with you! Love how you became a student of design and 3d printing. Love seeing all your process rabbit holes and how you got to a final design. Also impressed with how you decided to share your design along with the option to purchase a completed part after hearing your community ask for it. I appreciate you and your work!
As woodworkers, we're frequently making jigs to solve problems. Tamar, you've always demonstrated such mastery at that. Prototyping for production seems like a natural progression and it was insightful to have you walk us down your iterative process. I'm a full time healthcare exec and an evening woodworking hobbyist and your process reminds me of how we often approach quality improvement in plan-do-study-act cycles. In short, I agree with @jobnford7847 that this was a really valuable video.
I agree. You ‘drill down’ through your process illuminating so many gray areas that other presenters take one’s pre-knowledge for granted. I now feel like I can tackle that same approach even though I don’t yet have a printer and am (a very young) 78 years old starting in woodworking. Thank you for a magnificent channel.
I think you're selling yourself way short. You JUST got this printer and you completely prototyped and finalized a hinged bracket system!?!? That is not easy, by any definition. You are brilliant!
Yes this really shows her design skills, perseverance, and understanding of what makes a useful and helpful tool. Very impressive Tamar, your videos are great!
My favourite part of your videos is the focus on the learning process. It's interesting, educational and reassuring. I feel like I am part of the process. I love it.
I'm glad you found a way to print without supports. There are so many kinds of printers and different brands have their own tolerances and quirks. If the custom supports work fine on your printer, there's no guarantee it'll work on someone else's printer. If you want it mass produced, slice it for a specific printer and send the gcode to a print farm. If you want everyone to print it themselves, distribute the STL and tell the user where support should/shouldn't go and let them slice it themselves. Reinventing supports seems like a huge PITA.
Long time Lurker here. Anyway, I like that you made this video, and in fact was thinking it could be helpful if you made more similar videos. So those of us who haven't made the plunge yet can learn from your experiences. Things as simple as which material to use could be very helpful ! Thanks much !
Your video using the hinge inspired me to get a Bambu Lab printer (and to go down so many TH-cam rabbit holes) but this was exactly the design video I’ve been looking for since then. Thanks for being so thorough and transparent, even citing your (yt video) sources!
Pick the right printer for you for what you want to do unless you have endless money. Not that they aren’t relatively cheap for what you get, just know how far you think you will take it, then buy that printer. I have nothing to do with them or ever gotten even a screw from them that I haven’t purchased. Haven’t had any issues with them thus far and their software and maker world is awesome. I am trying to figure out if I want to upgrade higher a month after buying the mini a month ago. Mini is so limited. In many ways. I prefer wood working. Not plastics, though my actually factory job is in plastics. Lol. Pick wisely if your going to dive in. But great support of a community imo
I have definitely changed how I work in my woodshop after getting a 3D printer and laser engraver/cutter. They make so much more sense for some things than traditional woodworking. Lots of fun! With a little experience, you can usually get things right on your first try. Depending on the complexity of course.
I have been one of your subs from near the beginning. The quality of your first videos was very good. You seem to have an intuitive sense of what beginners need to learn and give detailed instructions how to succeed. Now your videos are the very best quality and you quickly deliver an incredible amount of information in a short time. You approach your horizons fearlessly until you are proud and excited with your outcome. If people who viewed all your videos, I believe would have the equivalence of a 4 year degree. You are by far the best maker out of my 700 + subscriptions. Thank you for all the time and energy you give to creating your videos.🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
THIS PROCESS WAS AMAZING TO WATCH!! Thank you for sharing this. I ordered a Bambu for my Design students and this video here inspired a whole other way to use it! And thanks for getting Fusion 360 on my radar. I knew about it, but you helped me see the light! Thanks for all the inspiration you've made to my classroom! Students are using your crosscut sled all the time!
Just purchased my Tracksaw Rail Hinge 3d print file. Thanks so much for selling these and giving us access to the file, @Tamar. I purchased a Bambu P1S shortly after being inspired by YOUR video about introducing your new printer to the wood shop. Loving it!
Your work bench video is what pushed me to order my A1 combo. It's been running nonstop in the little over a month I've had it and I absolutely love it. Haven't printed much for my shop yet or learned fusion 360 yet but I can't wait to maximize it's potential. But in the meantime, printing random crap is fun and blows me away at what these are capable of and the quality of the prints.
Making jigs for drilling and lining up joints is very handy. Accuracy of 3d prints is very exact. Watching this video I will now have to check out Fusion 360 again. Seeing how you approached your 3D process is an inspiration to me. Thank You for your content.
Thanks for sharing your process! After watching your previous rail hinge video, I ended up getting a Bambu P1S and have been having a ton of fun. Still figuring out how to design for tolerances and precision of the process -- I made some fence dogs and found the 20mm cylinder parts coming out .2 to .6 mm under the diameter in Fusion which makes for a sloppy fit. Will look into tolerance testers on MakerWorld to see how to compensate.
I was watching your MFT build video, when you introduced your 3D printer, Tamar. I went out to Bambu Labs and, seeing the price, bought the A1 combo with a bunch of filament right away (Black Friday Sale) It arrived last weekend and I've been so busy (so much for retirement) I haven't even taken it out of the box. Thanks so much for your videos. It's been great watching you grow over the years since you started videoing your woodworking progress. Congratulations and thanks so much.
Bambu Labs is not paying you enough. Don't leave your woodworking videos but please make more of these also. I have been agonizing over adding several more technical items to my shop, one being a 3D printer. I am 73 and need a money making choice. You are good at "process" explanation that also offers lots of information - hopefully this is your full time job, because it should be. About to hit the BUY/SEND button.
As someone with a few years of experience using non-Bambu Labs printers, I picked up the Bambu Labs X1C a few months back and it’s so much better than my old printers. It’s taken it from a tinkering hobby to almost an appliance it’s so easy to use.
@@brianakins83 That one looks good, but a little pricey for me. I am retired now and have had a thirty year habit of buying to expensive of tools. So I will resist this time.
@@andrewpinson1268 though I don’t have experience with their A1, I’ve heard amazing things, very similar to the quality of the X1C, just not enclosed which can limit you as far as which filaments it supports (but the most used filaments don’t need that…).
@@brianakins83my first three printers made for more repair ime than print time. But my Bambu P1P has been gang-busters for me. Very little down time, faster printing -inch overall a much more enjoyable experience!
I went through the same growing pains using Fusion 360 as you. I watched lots of youtube videos to figure out how to design my parts. After 2 or 3 months of designing parts, I am able to do things in Fusion 360 without watching so many videos! You will get there! I am retired and don't sell any 3D printed items. But I am able to fix a lot more things by printing new plastic parts to replace broken parts. It is very fun and satisfying to print things on a 3D printer. Good luck!
Great video timing. I have been looking into good entry-level 3D printers and the Bambu A1 is the one that keeps popping up again and again. I bought a laser printer last year and went for a cheap one that didn't have all of the bells, whistles and support of the pricier models. I wish I had gone with a pricier one that would have got me up and running much faster as a busy dad who doesn't have time to binge how-tos and tweak all day. But the Bambu amazingly seems like the best of both worlds where it's very inexpensive and very easy to use for beginners. The latter is most important to me after my laser experience, and getting it at a great price is just icing on the cake.
Great video Tamar. I really admire your perfectionism, and the fact that you never say " that's good enough". ( Also, much appreciation on that book you had on the table in front of the TV..... )
Congratulations. I spent years 3D printing objects to help solve problems like this. Sadly it was before printers were this capable. Don’t be so humble. It is hard work and you should be super proud. Really fantastic final product.
Purchased your track hinge, printed and mounted it today. Overall works pretty good. I printed with ABS, so possibly some shrinkage, so a bit loose between the sliding of the parts.. With some HDPE tape, I got it tightened up. The hinge is pretty tight, so that came out great. Great job on the design! 🎉
Loved hearing and seeing your process evolution! It's amazing how each iteration may overcome the obvious obstacle while presenting you with a few new hurdles. I've given up the notion that any print will be the last and embraced the 'fail fast' mantra. Staying curious has also proven valuable; which is something I've always appreciated about your videos. "What ifs" aligned with a few principled "Whys" is where innovation emerges (and is a delight to watch).
It’s so great you’re getting in to 3d printing!! I’ve been doing it for years and have always been a ‘functional/practical’ printer. Never really printed the figurines and such, always printed mounts, jigs, holders, adapters (shop vac hose adapters!). I was always shocked by how many people thought it was just for making figurines/toys. I had 4, down to 3 printers. You can easily fall down the rabbit hole 😁. Resin printers are awesome! in precision, but a whole other printing world and SO messy. But it has become my primary way to print lately.
Hahaha I always space out when someone says the word “arduiono”… feels like something totally beyond my capabilities. But then again, I thought 3D printing would be the same 🤔😂
@@3x3CustomTamar You can let the programming be done by ChatGPT - The current iterations of LLMs are really useful. There is some german content from our "Make" magazine here, that describes the process for setting up an arduino based automatic vacuum and blastgate-switch for workshops :) just leaving the link, because i guess u can use subtitles in english on that: th-cam.com/video/3x0ek2C9UEo/w-d-xo.html
I think I've seen most of your videos and really like you content and respect your considerable talent in woodworking and content creation. This was, by far, my fav so far. I'm looking at 3d printers (Bamboo A1) and you answered so many questions in just 20 minutes... Effectively short cutting my learning curve by weeks at least. Thank you thank you and I'd love to see more on the subject.
I absolutely LOVE my Bambu Labs A1-mini. I got it on sale (on an impulse) and have had so much fun printing things for my shop - holders, jigs, accessories, etc. I agree that Bambu is hands down the easiest and most economical way to play with 3D printing (and then graduate to more/better versions as skills increase). Thanks for the video - had some great tips and sets a good expectation for those looking to leverage this technology as part of their creativity. 👍👍👍
Wow, until someone has tried designing their own items in fusion 360, then 3D printing them, they have NO idea what a HUGE amount of work you have put into this. Printing bigger items can take hours & hours - then, as you say, the tolerances aren’t quite right, so you start again! You must be one of the hardest working TH-cam makers out there !!
You are so amazing at your self motivation to keep learning. What you were doing with the hinge was industrial design that is no easy thing to do, to get the product to work right. Good for you!
Wow - you just encapsulated my 10 year Fusion/printing journey into a 20 minute video! - there is binge, and there is "getting it through hard work". Having a prototyping factory at your disposal is both a boon and a curse - I spend WAY too much time prototyping something that I use once :) and objects that would have limited mass market appeal - but at least it just gets those things out and stops them rattling around in my head! Great explanations of the process and great product outcome - look forward to more of these kinds= of videos as your obsession deepens :)
Never likely to use a 3D printer, but understand a whole lot more than I did on how they work, found the video useful, informative and your explanations easy digestible, thank.
I've heard wonderful things about the Prusa printers. I love my Bambu, but will never begrudge the choice of Prusa. But most of the rest are... (in my arrogant opinion) not to be bothered with. The other three I had left much to be desired.
This is really great work! As someone that has been making creative little products for a while, I really appreciate your journey of iterative design and showing how many variations might be needed to get to the final result. Luckily for us, these devices make it possible to imagine something, validate and refine your original idea and come out the other side in such a short amount of time. Super cool, good luck on your next project!
Thanks for this Video Tamar. I have an Ender 3 3D printer myself and it spends most of it's time collecting dust in the work shop. I did use it a few times with every intension of learning how to to make full use of it but time and family life got in the way. After watching this video I would like to get into 3D printing again and hopefully learn a few new tricks.
Awesome video, really loved hearing about the process and really love the use of a technology like this to help with woodworking. I have always been interested in 3D printing, but like you it felt like it was mostly relegated to printing doodads more than something useful. Now i know better. Thanks for sharing!
A1 mini here. Just started printing and exploring the whole globe with it. Barely got into designing with it and I do mean barely. And I am impressed with they pre designed stuff even though many can’t print on the mini but much can be. Afraid of the rabbit holes as I seem to get lost if going through more than one at a time. I need to spend time with a rabbit hole until I get desired rabbit without wanting more
I loved this video. I had an idea but was being held back by my previous 3D printer. I upgraded to a P1S and and binged Fusion 360. I at almost production ready in 3 weeks. Congratulations on your journey! You're going to love this. Tell your friend to switch to Orca Slicer. It's basically Bambu Slicer for other printers.
Thanks Tamar for this video! I loved seeing how you went through the different iterations to finally get a working version! I hope you will make more content like this as well as your normal projects! I learn so much each time I watch your content! Keep up the great work!
You have the coolest job! Learning, designing, creating, and expanding your skills every day. What could be better for a curious mind? You are amazing Tamar!
Hobbyist woodworker I love to have multiple creative outlet and mix them to create new crazy stuff, so seeing you too going into 3D printing even prototyping got me hyped! Welcome to the club 🤗 Wishing you a lot of fun!
Just awesome to me girl! I think this stuff is more important than most folks realize- I wonder, and suppose it’s out there, but I’m trying to figure out a drill press table and I wonder if getting some drawers printed by someone was practical???
having a 3d printer is a great way to find out how much time and work goes into prototyping even basic items. I've designed a few simple things and it took days and a bunch of prints to get them working properly. having a second printer for prototypes would be super helpful, but I went and started with a 2nd AMS. I keep one AMS filled with a "base" filament and then the other AMS has multiple different colors.
I loved watching your brain and logical processes work to take two boards and a hinge to a finished product. The printer was in an essential but supporting role. I would like to see more videos of Makers going through their design process, trying this and trying that to get where they thought they wanted to go but winding up in a slightly different, but better, place. As did you. More like this, please, even sponsored as long as you are showing how you made something for which the product played a part.
Wow Tamar what an incredible video I just got the A1 printer about 2 months ago and I love it. I knew absolutely nothing about 3D printers but like you said makers world makes it so easy to print stuff and I’ve been able just off of my iPad and phone to print so many incredible things storage things for my woodworking tools and tools themselves. would definitely love to get a computer and start learning how how to design things and make things. How to make templates and other stuff for woodworking. Thanks for sharing your experience. Keep up the great work.
Tamar, I love that you are promoting 3d printing as another tool in the arsenal. I think it's so silly when woodworkers, cosplayers or any "traditional" maker says it's cheating or just plain useless. I run a print farm for a living so I'm a bit bias but nothing is more satisfying than having an idea and being able to quickly iterate upon that idea and being that idea to life. Sure 3d printing isn't always the best solution for an end product but it is a great way to get there. I'm looking forward to seeing what you do next with it.
Great video, I 2 weeks ago got the a1 to print dewalt and Stanley,organiser compartment dividers, “perfect “ but it’s not stop printing 24 7 it’s unbelievable what people put on makers world, keep up the the good work, “like that work bench “ love the explanation ⚒️
I think you may have accidentally created a really amazing video on how true innovation works: it's not that someone has some stellar idea that everyone high fives each other, and then someone does something somewhere and something magically appears done. Instead, it is more often than not a well-intentioned idea that does worse than expected which leads to a cycle of creativity to solve problems which leads to tests, refinements, and (usually) success! Many woodworking projects have this innovation loop already (much like in software engineering) but trying to 3D print a hinge is a much relatable scenario to people than most woodworking or software engineering scenarios.
Printing on the back orients the layers of the two pieces diffently relative to their faces. Layers exhibit the same strengths and weaknesses as wood grain so keep that in mind when considering the forces on the parts.
Wonderful video! I recently got the A1 and have done a few simple things, always starting in F360 (which I don’t really know). I didn’t realize that I could do simple Boolean models directly in the slicer. Definitely going to give that a go!
Solid video. Interesting how much knowledge you gain by going through the process of developing anything. I use the bamboo 3-D Printer and one of the fans I found to reduce the time it takes for each print the prototypes is to print out some of them in the beginning at 50% size. They get done significantly quicker and you can still test your concepts.
Cool thanks. I needed an entry point into CAD design and 3d printing, something to move me from curious to signing up for a F360 course and pricing machines and thinking about how to accommodate it in my shop.
Fantastic video! I have been wanting an X1 Carbon for a looooooong time, but this video really just pushed me to finally pull the trigger on that thing. Hugely educational video for me. And thanks for the ideas on the others videos that helped you as well. Thanks!
I find the best way to deal with overhangs is to change the design to have a chamfer or draft instead. You can print inclined walls up to 50-60° without supports. Sometimes I make two complementary parts that fit together to form the desired overhang when assembled (and may help to ensure the parts are printed in the preferred orientation for strength, stability, and appearance).
Tamar, I can't help thinking about the jigs I built based on your videos about 5 years ago. Things like a jig to drill holes in the middle of boards and jigs to slice slivers of wood off a board on the table saw. i have a box full of them. I'd say you've come a long way baby! I still love your videos and l am looking forward to your next ones. Thanks for Sharing! 🙃🙂
This was both fun and inspirational to watch. I got into 3D printing about the same time you did (also with a Bambu Lab printer), and I know the feeling of falling into rabbit holes of design options and struggling to learn 3D modeling software.
I bought a second hand ender 5 pro for £100. Less than 2 weeks later I have a bambu p1s and been learning fusion with the same TH-camr as you. I love all the stuff you can download and print, but I'm more into making useful things.. Love this episode 😊
Love this style video! Amazing stuff! Also, I am a total newb to 3D printing and I don't know if they would be compatible with production level 3D printing, but there is a technique of using a different material as an interface layer to make supports easier to remove.
Great video Tamar, I've been trying to justify getting a 3d printer for my shop and you've given me a 'lightbulb moment'. A 3d printer looks ideal for smaĺl jig making. Especially for router templates which I currently make out of left over laminate flooring and end up cutting them tòo small and have to start over. Love your videos, keep up the good work. Cheers, Ian.
Nice one, I like how you explained the whole process 😊 Just a few notes, if you have some parts dropping during printing make sure that your pei bed is completely clean (dish soap and then ipa) and that you are not using grid infill (please never use it lol). Also petg is softer, weaker and less stiff than pla, but it has some other advantages. And I would really advise against keeping any 3d printer in a woodworking shop because of the dust, it's a bigger issue than people think
Thank you so much for making this video. I got my BambuLab printer a month ago of the back of your mft table video. And having this to go back too for advice. Keep up the great video and contents. From the UK
I'm 77, disabled, just back from a hospital stay, and my wife's going for a hip replacement on Friday. I can't do any of this stuff, but I'm hooked on your videos! You cheer me up! Thank you so much for just being you. ❤
For a moment I thought you were going to say you were going to try 3D printing a new hip...probably shouldn't do that, if you were thinking of it.
@@BartSilverstrim It won't be THAT long.
I am really happy you showed all your failures and the amount of time you spent redoing it again and again, I hope it helps others get over the fear of failure.
Thanks for the shoutout! Glad we could be a part of your design journey. Fantastic work on the product AND the video, it is a great showcase of what it takes to get a product to market. Cheers!
The shoutouts work!! I had watched some of your videos @slant3d but realized I hadn't subscribed until I jumped over there after watching this video here. Great channel btw.
I am blown away with you! Love how you became a student of design and 3d printing. Love seeing all your process rabbit holes and how you got to a final design. Also impressed with how you decided to share your design along with the option to purchase a completed part after hearing your community ask for it. I appreciate you and your work!
This may be the most important video you've created. Thank you for sharing.
Wow. I didn’t know how this one would be received. So glad to hear!
As woodworkers, we're frequently making jigs to solve problems. Tamar, you've always demonstrated such mastery at that. Prototyping for production seems like a natural progression and it was insightful to have you walk us down your iterative process. I'm a full time healthcare exec and an evening woodworking hobbyist and your process reminds me of how we often approach quality improvement in plan-do-study-act cycles. In short, I agree with @jobnford7847 that this was a really valuable video.
I agree. You ‘drill down’ through your process illuminating so many gray areas that other presenters take one’s pre-knowledge for granted. I now feel like I can tackle that same approach even though I don’t yet have a printer and am (a very young) 78 years old starting in woodworking. Thank you for a magnificent channel.
I think you're selling yourself way short. You JUST got this printer and you completely prototyped and finalized a hinged bracket system!?!? That is not easy, by any definition. You are brilliant!
Yes this really shows her design skills, perseverance, and understanding of what makes a useful and helpful tool.
Very impressive Tamar, your videos are great!
My favourite part of your videos is the focus on the learning process. It's interesting, educational and reassuring. I feel like I am part of the process. I love it.
I'm glad you found a way to print without supports. There are so many kinds of printers and different brands have their own tolerances and quirks. If the custom supports work fine on your printer, there's no guarantee it'll work on someone else's printer. If you want it mass produced, slice it for a specific printer and send the gcode to a print farm. If you want everyone to print it themselves, distribute the STL and tell the user where support should/shouldn't go and let them slice it themselves. Reinventing supports seems like a huge PITA.
Long time Lurker here. Anyway, I like that you made this video, and in fact was thinking it could be helpful if you made more similar videos. So those of us who haven't made the plunge yet can learn from your experiences. Things as simple as which material to use could be very helpful ! Thanks much !
Your video using the hinge inspired me to get a Bambu Lab printer (and to go down so many TH-cam rabbit holes) but this was exactly the design video I’ve been looking for since then. Thanks for being so thorough and transparent, even citing your (yt video) sources!
So glad you found it helpful! Have fun with your printer!
Pick the right printer for you for what you want to do unless you have endless money. Not that they aren’t relatively cheap for what you get, just know how far you think you will take it, then buy that printer. I have nothing to do with them or ever gotten even a screw from them that I haven’t purchased. Haven’t had any issues with them thus far and their software and maker world is awesome. I am trying to figure out if I want to upgrade higher a month after buying the mini a month ago. Mini is so limited. In many ways. I prefer wood working. Not plastics, though my actually factory job is in plastics. Lol. Pick wisely if your going to dive in. But great support of a community imo
I have definitely changed how I work in my woodshop after getting a 3D printer and laser engraver/cutter. They make so much more sense for some things than traditional woodworking. Lots of fun! With a little experience, you can usually get things right on your first try. Depending on the complexity of course.
I have been one of your subs from near the beginning. The quality of your first videos was very good. You seem to have an intuitive sense of what beginners need to learn and give detailed instructions how to succeed. Now your videos are the very best quality and you quickly deliver an incredible amount of information in a short time. You approach your horizons fearlessly until you are proud and excited with your outcome. If people who viewed all your videos, I believe would have the equivalence of a 4 year degree. You are by far the best maker out of my 700 + subscriptions. Thank you for all the time and energy you give to creating your videos.🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
THIS PROCESS WAS AMAZING TO WATCH!! Thank you for sharing this. I ordered a Bambu for my Design students and this video here inspired a whole other way to use it! And thanks for getting Fusion 360 on my radar. I knew about it, but you helped me see the light! Thanks for all the inspiration you've made to my classroom! Students are using your crosscut sled all the time!
Just purchased my Tracksaw Rail Hinge 3d print file. Thanks so much for selling these and giving us access to the file, @Tamar. I purchased a Bambu P1S shortly after being inspired by YOUR video about introducing your new printer to the wood shop. Loving it!
Does it come with the software she uses or is that sold separately. I'm really considering buying a Bambu
Your work bench video is what pushed me to order my A1 combo. It's been running nonstop in the little over a month I've had it and I absolutely love it. Haven't printed much for my shop yet or learned fusion 360 yet but I can't wait to maximize it's potential. But in the meantime, printing random crap is fun and blows me away at what these are capable of and the quality of the prints.
Is the 360 part of the combo pack or is it sold separately?
Making jigs for drilling and lining up joints is very handy. Accuracy of 3d prints is very exact. Watching this video I will now have to check out Fusion 360 again. Seeing how you approached your 3D process is an inspiration to me. Thank You for your content.
Thanks for sharing your process! After watching your previous rail hinge video, I ended up getting a Bambu P1S and have been having a ton of fun. Still figuring out how to design for tolerances and precision of the process -- I made some fence dogs and found the 20mm cylinder parts coming out .2 to .6 mm under the diameter in Fusion which makes for a sloppy fit. Will look into tolerance testers on MakerWorld to see how to compensate.
I was watching your MFT build video, when you introduced your 3D printer, Tamar. I went out to Bambu Labs and, seeing the price, bought the A1 combo with a bunch of filament right away (Black Friday Sale) It arrived last weekend and I've been so busy (so much for retirement) I haven't even taken it out of the box. Thanks so much for your videos. It's been great watching you grow over the years since you started videoing your woodworking progress. Congratulations and thanks so much.
Have fun with your printer! I can’t stop printing either. Ha
Bambu Labs is not paying you enough. Don't leave your woodworking videos but please make more of these also. I have been agonizing over adding several more technical items to my shop, one being a 3D printer. I am 73 and need a money making choice. You are good at "process" explanation that also offers lots of information - hopefully this is your full time job, because it should be. About to hit the BUY/SEND button.
Haha, I’ll pass the note along 😂😂 and yup! This is my full time job, after being a mom of course.
As someone with a few years of experience using non-Bambu Labs printers, I picked up the Bambu Labs X1C a few months back and it’s so much better than my old printers. It’s taken it from a tinkering hobby to almost an appliance it’s so easy to use.
@@brianakins83 That one looks good, but a little pricey for me. I am retired now and have had a thirty year habit of buying to expensive of tools. So I will resist this time.
@@andrewpinson1268 though I don’t have experience with their A1, I’ve heard amazing things, very similar to the quality of the X1C, just not enclosed which can limit you as far as which filaments it supports (but the most used filaments don’t need that…).
@@brianakins83my first three printers made for more repair ime than print time. But my Bambu P1P has been gang-busters for me. Very little down time, faster printing -inch overall a much more enjoyable experience!
I went through the same growing pains using Fusion 360 as you. I watched lots of youtube videos to figure out how to design my parts. After 2 or 3 months of designing parts, I am able to do things in Fusion 360 without watching so many videos! You will get there! I am retired and don't sell any 3D printed items. But I am able to fix a lot more things by printing new plastic parts to replace broken parts. It is very fun and satisfying to print things on a 3D printer. Good luck!
Great video timing. I have been looking into good entry-level 3D printers and the Bambu A1 is the one that keeps popping up again and again.
I bought a laser printer last year and went for a cheap one that didn't have all of the bells, whistles and support of the pricier models. I wish I had gone with a pricier one that would have got me up and running much faster as a busy dad who doesn't have time to binge how-tos and tweak all day.
But the Bambu amazingly seems like the best of both worlds where it's very inexpensive and very easy to use for beginners. The latter is most important to me after my laser experience, and getting it at a great price is just icing on the cake.
Kevin from Product Design Online is INCREDIBLE! Exceptionally patient and so good at explaining things!
Yes! His videos were great!
This is incredible progress for someone that just got a printer and started figuring it out on their own. Well done!
8years 3d printing. Bought the small a1 Mini. Complete Game changer.
They’re really amazing machines
Great video Tamar. I really admire your perfectionism, and the fact that you never say " that's good enough". ( Also, much appreciation on that book you had on the table in front of the TV..... )
Haha! The things people notice 😂
Congratulations. I spent years 3D printing objects to help solve problems like this. Sadly it was before printers were this capable. Don’t be so humble. It is hard work and you should be super proud. Really fantastic final product.
Thanks so much! I feel very proud.
So grateful for this content! I’m inspired! I think woodworkers and 3D printing enthusiasts are of the same breed.
Purchased your track hinge, printed and mounted it today. Overall works pretty good. I printed with ABS, so possibly some shrinkage, so a bit loose between the sliding of the parts.. With some HDPE tape, I got it tightened up. The hinge is pretty tight, so that came out great. Great job on the design! 🎉
Loved hearing and seeing your process evolution! It's amazing how each iteration may overcome the obvious obstacle while presenting you with a few new hurdles. I've given up the notion that any print will be the last and embraced the 'fail fast' mantra. Staying curious has also proven valuable; which is something I've always appreciated about your videos. "What ifs" aligned with a few principled "Whys" is where innovation emerges (and is a delight to watch).
I’ve had an A1 Mini for 2 months and about to buy the A1. Best thing I’ve bought this year.
It’s so great you’re getting in to 3d printing!! I’ve been doing it for years and have always been a ‘functional/practical’ printer. Never really printed the figurines and such, always printed mounts, jigs, holders, adapters (shop vac hose adapters!). I was always shocked by how many people thought it was just for making figurines/toys. I had 4, down to 3 printers. You can easily fall down the rabbit hole 😁.
Resin printers are awesome! in precision, but a whole other printing world and SO messy. But it has become my primary way to print lately.
Tamar + 3D Printing + Woodworking = Match made in heaven
Now imagine if she also gets into electronics like Arduino automation... UNSTOPPABLE
Hahaha I always space out when someone says the word “arduiono”… feels like something totally beyond my capabilities. But then again, I thought 3D printing would be the same 🤔😂
@@3x3CustomTamar You can let the programming be done by ChatGPT - The current iterations of LLMs are really useful. There is some german content from our "Make" magazine here, that describes the process for setting up an arduino based automatic vacuum and blastgate-switch for workshops :) just leaving the link, because i guess u can use subtitles in english on that: th-cam.com/video/3x0ek2C9UEo/w-d-xo.html
I think I've seen most of your videos and really like you content and respect your considerable talent in woodworking and content creation. This was, by far, my fav so far. I'm looking at 3d printers (Bamboo A1) and you answered so many questions in just 20 minutes... Effectively short cutting my learning curve by weeks at least. Thank you thank you and I'd love to see more on the subject.
I absolutely LOVE my Bambu Labs A1-mini. I got it on sale (on an impulse) and have had so much fun printing things for my shop - holders, jigs, accessories, etc. I agree that Bambu is hands down the easiest and most economical way to play with 3D printing (and then graduate to more/better versions as skills increase). Thanks for the video - had some great tips and sets a good expectation for those looking to leverage this technology as part of their creativity. 👍👍👍
Wow, until someone has tried designing their own items in fusion 360, then 3D printing them, they have NO idea what a HUGE amount of work you have put into this. Printing bigger items can take hours & hours - then, as you say, the tolerances aren’t quite right, so you start again! You must be one of the hardest working TH-cam makers out there !!
You are so amazing at your self motivation to keep learning. What you were doing with the hinge was industrial design that is no easy thing to do, to get the product to work right. Good for you!
Wow - you just encapsulated my 10 year Fusion/printing journey into a 20 minute video! - there is binge, and there is "getting it through hard work".
Having a prototyping factory at your disposal is both a boon and a curse - I spend WAY too much time prototyping something that I use once :) and objects that would have limited mass market appeal - but at least it just gets those things out and stops them rattling around in my head!
Great explanations of the process and great product outcome - look forward to more of these kinds= of videos as your obsession deepens :)
I'm really glad you were able to combine 3D printing with your woodworking!
Never likely to use a 3D printer, but understand a whole lot more than I did on how they work, found the video useful, informative and your explanations easy digestible, thank.
Great to hear!
Blender and Prusa Mini+ is my setup and I love it
I've heard wonderful things about the Prusa printers. I love my Bambu, but will never begrudge the choice of Prusa. But most of the rest are... (in my arrogant opinion) not to be bothered with. The other three I had left much to be desired.
How is blender at precision work? Does it handle it well on its own, use plugins, or you do more sculpted type stuff?
Once again you have motivated and inspired me. I have been thinking about this for a few years and will now take the plunge
Awesome. Have fun!
This is really great work! As someone that has been making creative little products for a while, I really appreciate your journey of iterative design and showing how many variations might be needed to get to the final result. Luckily for us, these devices make it possible to imagine something, validate and refine your original idea and come out the other side in such a short amount of time. Super cool, good luck on your next project!
Thanks! I’m having a lot of fun ☺️
Thanks for this Video Tamar. I have an Ender 3 3D printer myself and it spends most of it's time collecting dust in the work shop. I did use it a few times with every intension of learning how to to make full use of it but time and family life got in the way. After watching this video I would like to get into 3D printing again and hopefully learn a few new tricks.
Awesome video, really loved hearing about the process and really love the use of a technology like this to help with woodworking. I have always been interested in 3D printing, but like you it felt like it was mostly relegated to printing doodads more than something useful. Now i know better. Thanks for sharing!
It’s so helpful to see all the iterations of your process. I’m inspired to document my prototypes to keep from repeating mistakes. 👍
Glad it was helpful!
A1 mini here. Just started printing and exploring the whole globe with it. Barely got into designing with it and I do mean barely. And I am impressed with they pre designed stuff even though many can’t print on the mini but much can be. Afraid of the rabbit holes as I seem to get lost if going through more than one at a time. I need to spend time with a rabbit hole until I get desired rabbit without wanting more
I loved this video. I had an idea but was being held back by my previous 3D printer. I upgraded to a P1S and and binged Fusion 360. I at almost production ready in 3 weeks. Congratulations on your journey! You're going to love this. Tell your friend to switch to Orca Slicer. It's basically Bambu Slicer for other printers.
Crazy how user friendly it is! I’ll tell her about orca
Thanks Tamar for this video! I loved seeing how you went through the different iterations to finally get a working version! I hope you will make more content like this as well as your normal projects! I learn so much each time I watch your content! Keep up the great work!
Glad you enjoyed! Noted
You have the coolest job! Learning, designing, creating, and expanding your skills every day. What could be better for a curious mind? You are amazing Tamar!
Haha! It’s always hard explaining my job to ppl 😂
Hobbyist woodworker I love to have multiple creative outlet and mix them to create new crazy stuff, so seeing you too going into 3D printing even prototyping got me hyped!
Welcome to the club 🤗
Wishing you a lot of fun!
Just awesome to me girl! I think this stuff is more important than most folks realize- I wonder, and suppose it’s out there, but I’m trying to figure out a drill press table and I wonder if getting some drawers printed by someone was practical???
I love the way your brain works, thanks for letting us have a glimpse!
having a 3d printer is a great way to find out how much time and work goes into prototyping even basic items. I've designed a few simple things and it took days and a bunch of prints to get them working properly. having a second printer for prototypes would be super helpful, but I went and started with a 2nd AMS. I keep one AMS filled with a "base" filament and then the other AMS has multiple different colors.
I loved watching your brain and logical processes work to take two boards and a hinge to a finished product. The printer was in an essential but supporting role. I would like to see more videos of Makers going through their design process, trying this and trying that to get where they thought they wanted to go but winding up in a slightly different, but better, place. As did you. More like this, please, even sponsored as long as you are showing how you made something for which the product played a part.
Wow Tamar what an incredible video I just got the A1 printer about 2 months ago and I love it. I knew absolutely nothing about 3D printers but like you said makers world makes it so easy to print stuff and I’ve been able just off of my iPad and phone to print so many incredible things storage things for my woodworking tools and tools themselves. would definitely love to get a computer and start learning how how to design things and make things. How to make templates and other stuff for woodworking. Thanks for sharing your experience. Keep up the great work.
Tamar, I love that you are promoting 3d printing as another tool in the arsenal. I think it's so silly when woodworkers, cosplayers or any "traditional" maker says it's cheating or just plain useless. I run a print farm for a living so I'm a bit bias but nothing is more satisfying than having an idea and being able to quickly iterate upon that idea and being that idea to life. Sure 3d printing isn't always the best solution for an end product but it is a great way to get there. I'm looking forward to seeing what you do next with it.
I’m having so much fun. I can’t wait to see what else I create!
Love the walkthrough of the process, been thinking about a 3D printer for a while and think I may have found the one that fits my needs…thank you!!
Very well done. Your passion for what this new tool (3D printer) allows you to create is obvious. Thanks for sharing your development process.
Great video, I 2 weeks ago got the a1 to print dewalt and Stanley,organiser compartment dividers, “perfect “ but it’s not stop printing 24 7 it’s unbelievable what people put on makers world, keep up the the good work, “like that work bench “ love the explanation ⚒️
I think you may have accidentally created a really amazing video on how true innovation works: it's not that someone has some stellar idea that everyone high fives each other, and then someone does something somewhere and something magically appears done. Instead, it is more often than not a well-intentioned idea that does worse than expected which leads to a cycle of creativity to solve problems which leads to tests, refinements, and (usually) success! Many woodworking projects have this innovation loop already (much like in software engineering) but trying to 3D print a hinge is a much relatable scenario to people than most woodworking or software engineering scenarios.
Welcome to the community. Been 3D hobby printing for about 7 years.
Thanks for the tip about the tolerance files, I didn’t know about these either.
Yeah! They’re very cool
I love this 3D printing detour you are having. Prototyping and making is too much fun.
Tamar, you are and have been a constant inspiration. Thanks for everything you do, and have done. Onwards into product design via 3D printing!
🙌🙌
I appreciate you sharing your enthusiasm and knowledge, thank you
Your determination is next level. But also kinda required, I suppose, in operating a small business. Kudos
Great job. Just an FYI…PLA joints loosen over time…so even though that hinge is tight now, it won’t be in a couple weeks
Awesome video I started the same learning process base on those TH-cam videos , it confirms I’m on the right path thank you for sharing .
Haha! We are all student of TH-cam university
ty for sharing and presenting your content in a really comprehensive and pleasant manner - love this channel
Glad you enjoy it!
Greatly appreciated your discussion of your development process, thank you.
Printing on the back orients the layers of the two pieces diffently relative to their faces. Layers exhibit the same strengths and weaknesses as wood grain so keep that in mind when considering the forces on the parts.
Wonderful video! I recently got the A1 and have done a few simple things, always starting in F360 (which I don’t really know). I didn’t realize that I could do simple Boolean models directly in the slicer. Definitely going to give that a go!
Storytelling and editing in this video are great. Thanks for sharing all of your insight.
Your genius never ceases to amaze me!! I love my router jig.
Solid video. Interesting how much knowledge you gain by going through the process of developing anything. I use the bamboo 3-D Printer and one of the fans I found to reduce the time it takes for each print the prototypes is to print out some of them in the beginning at 50% size. They get done significantly quicker and you can still test your concepts.
That’s a good tip for sure
Cool thanks. I needed an entry point into CAD design and 3d printing, something to move me from curious to signing up for a F360 course and pricing machines and thinking about how to accommodate it in my shop.
Fantastic video! I have been wanting an X1 Carbon for a looooooong time, but this video really just pushed me to finally pull the trigger on that thing. Hugely educational video for me. And thanks for the ideas on the others videos that helped you as well. Thanks!
Awesome. Have fun with it!
dashboards rail hinge is a boat anchor/tank.... worth it for sure
I find the best way to deal with overhangs is to change the design to have a chamfer or draft instead. You can print inclined walls up to 50-60° without supports. Sometimes I make two complementary parts that fit together to form the desired overhang when assembled (and may help to ensure the parts are printed in the preferred orientation for strength, stability, and appearance).
I love your videos and inspiration you evoke. You are by far one of the best makers on the Tube.
Well impressed with your dedication
Tamar, I can't help thinking about the jigs I built based on your videos about 5 years ago. Things like a jig to drill holes in the middle of boards and jigs to slice slivers of wood off a board on the table saw. i have a box full of them. I'd say you've come a long way baby! I still love your videos and l am looking forward to your next ones. Thanks for Sharing! 🙃🙂
This was both fun and inspirational to watch. I got into 3D printing about the same time you did (also with a Bambu Lab printer), and I know the feeling of falling into rabbit holes of design options and struggling to learn 3D modeling software.
So glad you enjoyed!
I bought a second hand ender 5 pro for £100. Less than 2 weeks later I have a bambu p1s and been learning fusion with the same TH-camr as you. I love all the stuff you can download and print, but I'm more into making useful things.. Love this episode 😊
Love this style video! Amazing stuff! Also, I am a total newb to 3D printing and I don't know if they would be compatible with production level 3D printing, but there is a technique of using a different material as an interface layer to make supports easier to remove.
Absolutely incredible! I can't wait to get myself a 3D printer. Congrats on the new product!
Great video, shows what really going into developing a product, instead of “hey, I drew this out and 3D printed and now ready to go”.
So many tweaks!
What an amazing video! Seeing you go through the development of your design probably has saved people thousands of hours!
I hope so!
Great video Tamar,
I've been trying to justify getting a 3d printer for my shop and you've given me a 'lightbulb moment'.
A 3d printer looks ideal for smaĺl jig making. Especially for router templates which I currently make out of left over laminate flooring and end up cutting them tòo small and have to start over.
Love your videos, keep up the good work.
Cheers,
Ian.
I love your videos like this where you deep dive in the process.
Wow nice presentation and very organized concepts and ideas - thanks so much for sharing.
Thanks for the video. A lot of work goes into something like that
Very interesting to see the process / iterations you had to go through. Thanks for sharing!
Glad you found it interesting!
One of the things I've always enjoyed about your videos is your approach to making things, so this wasn't that much different
Good to know! ☺️
After watching your last video that you used your Bambu A1 on, I had to get one for myself. Thanks for the inspiration.
Nice one, I like how you explained the whole process 😊
Just a few notes, if you have some parts dropping during printing make sure that your pei bed is completely clean (dish soap and then ipa) and that you are not using grid infill (please never use it lol).
Also petg is softer, weaker and less stiff than pla, but it has some other advantages. And I would really advise against keeping any 3d printer in a woodworking shop because of the dust, it's a bigger issue than people think
Glad you liked it! Yeah, thinking about an enclosure
@@3x3CustomTamar that would certainly help in the long run :)
Tamar, thanks for making this video. And also, thanks for always inspiring us to make and create. You rock!
I did that same 30 day TH-cam series, really great tutorial got me up and running in fusion 360!
Yeah… I would put it in before bed. They guys voice was in my dreams for a bit 😂😂
Thank you so much for making this video. I got my BambuLab printer a month ago of the back of your mft table video. And having this to go back too for advice.
Keep up the great video and contents. From the UK
Congratulations on your products! They look great!