Sanjay was an amazing human, always excited, always passionate. I always looked forward to chatting with him. This is awful news, and Sanjay is going to be missed.
Man, this is absolutely heartbreaking. Sanjay always seemed like such a cool guy, and his work at E3D has absolutely revolutionized the industry. Rest in peace, friend.
The effect he had on every single person in the 3D printing community was absolutely immense. I remember looking for my first 3D printer and considering trying to build my own because of all the cool things E3D offered. Without even knowing his name he started me down the path I find myself on today and I am nothing but grateful for this. His absence will be felt.
You're right, publishing the video already prepared is not "tone deaf", but rather honors Sanjay in keeping up the work he so passionately lived for. R.I.P.
Thank you for doing this. The groups we had going 10 years ago were a lot more personal and there was a lot more comradery and friendship than there is today. Sanjay was a close friend to many of us in those old groups, and he was one of the reasons we're so far along in the 3D printing world today. After hearing the news yesterday I was really hoping that you would utilize your channel to make a video about him. Thank you so much for doing so. I'm still fighting back tears every couple of hours thinking about it, Sanjay was a treasure to our communities and not nearly enough people had the chance to meet him.
This was such a shocking news that you never want to get. Sanjay passion to 3D printing has changed many of us I belive, not just through 3d printer parts, but the way he spoke about those topics were really inspiring. A piece of him will be in every 3D prints we make. R.I.P. Sanjay
I only ever saw him in one video not that long since, it’s been a long time since I’ve seen anyone so charismatic and enthusiastic about their work. Such a shame when a shining light like this is taken away from us
It's a shame to have lost such a wonderful guy. Never met him in person, but I would have loved to have 10% of the enthusiasm he had, the way he nerded out when explaining stuff, it's only possible when you really love what you do.
Sanjay was so generous with his time and knowledge the few times we chatted. You could feel how enthusiastic he was when he got going. It was infectious and inspired me be a better maker, and more creative. He will truly be missed.
Sanjay was a legendary person, always happy and enthusiastic for innovating the 3D Printing Community. All my best thoughts to his family and friends. You will remain in our hearts forever.. 😔🤍
Thank you for this, Tom. Sanjay's fingerprints are all over the 3D printer industry, and he has had positively influence well beyond 3D printing. His bubbling body might be no more, but his spirit lives on stronger than ever, in so many ethusiastic, inviting, creative and innovative, help and sharing happy, and nerd-out bonanza maker communities all around our world. He will be sorely missed. My thoughts go out to every soul this awesome man touched.
Only got to meet him once. Huge amount of energy and was there when you talked to him. Extremely passinate about what he did and extremely is an understatement. I wish I had gotten to know him better.
I've been riding the wave of Sanjay's enthusiasm for years. Every time I'm in a printing funk I knew I could see what he was up to if I need help getting out of it. He'll be missed. Thanks Sanjay!
Tom, You're right, no one should ever have to make a video like this, but you did a wonderful job. I never met Sanjay myself, but through the interviews and other videos you did with him, it was clear there was a mutual respect and admiration. Sanjay seemed to exude positivity and a passion for 3D printing. I've watched your interviews with him at different Maker Faires numerous times just to re-experience that enthusiasm. Sad as it is, thank you for helping memorialize him. No matter how much time you did or didn't spend with him, it's obvious you cared a lot for the man, and everyone in the 3D printing community owes him a debt of gratitude for all he and E3D have contributed.
I got the Big Box on E3D's Kickstarter campaign and was always impressed with his knowledge and enthusiasm for his work. The video chats that were done to talk and brainstorm about the project were so entertaining and enlightening to me as a beginner, just got me more interested. You could tell how dedicated he was by how much pride he put into his products and not wanting to compromise quality for an extra dollar (or pound in his case). My condolences to his family and friends.
Words cannot describe the effects that the loss of this pillar of the community will have, not to mention the effects on his family. Sanjay, you were and still are a true inspiration.
A man with brilliant passion who drove the 3D printing industry forward in so many ways. No exaggeration, his positive impact on the course of humanity will be felt for generations. I’m genuinely saddened by this news, sometimes it really does seem like the good ones are taken from us too soon.
Heartbreaking. Dude will be in the history books for the evolution of 3D Printing. Just started a print on my Titan Aero in his memory. Thanks Sanjay for providing some of the best 3D Printing innovation over the years.
I believe the first time I saw Sanjay, was in probably the first video on the Toolchanger. I was so intriguided by his presentation, that I immediately read every bit of information E3D had put up on their blog. His enthuiasm was contagious, and having built 2 cartesians and one delta, a CoreXY was the obvious choice. However, instead of applying for beta, I copied as much as I could from just looking at the pictures on the blog. Did a lot of Fusion to figure out the routing of belts and machined it on my DIY CNC. Same Fabtotum belt layout and running Marlin 2.0 on SKR 1.4 with genuine V6 Volcano and Hemera Bowden. A real workhorse, that just delivers. Surely, Sanjay deserves credit for it, since without his enthusiasm, I would never have thought it was worth the effort. RIP
I have only seen him in various videos, but from that he seemed like an amazing person. And he was so young, about my age. I saw no information about the cause has been released, but I hope he died peacefully and without pain. My dad passed away last year in pancreatic cancer and I wouldn't want anyone having to experience something like that.
I'd known about E3D but your videos introduced me to Sanjay. His excitement and passion were so plainly pure and addictive. This hit hard. Thank you Thomas.
It has taken me a few days to even be able to watch some videos that talked about this sad passing, I will always remember him being one of the most enthusiastic person when talking about 3d printing and with so much joy, interest and pure energy, he will be greatly missed even that I never got the chance to meet him as many others have said May he end up in 3d printer heaven where he can be truly happy around other fellow 3d printer people and loved ones
Lot of people don't know that Sanjay was the pivot for how hotends are shaped today. To put it crudely,our old birch laser cut assembled printers had metal blocks and throats. The throats went into big blocks of metal that were fixed to the motors. We either covered the throats in PEEK sleeves (ceramic UBIS or Craftbot) or blew air on the throats and big blocks praying nothing stuck to the walls of the throats. Then came E3D and Sanjay with their v6. He showed us we needed cooling fins much like radiators. Today you see every Hotend has cooling fins (except that ugly mk8 on some monoprice machines). Hard to explain but Sanjay has permanently left his stamp on everything that we will ever do in hobby 3D printing. Appreciate that you are contributing to E3Ds endeavor to carry his legacy forward. ❤️
My deepest condolences to all his friends, family and co-workers! Thank you Sanjay for what you did for us 3D-printing enthusiasts! You will be missed!
to me he is a distant character I woul have never known. His life brought me joy as 3dprinting nerd and benefited from his efforts. I enjoyed everything I ran into he did. it's a sad to lose such a person so soon in their life. Death is reality that ties us all together as one humankind. My heart goes out to you Tom and to everyone that knew Sanjay.
From your E3D tour, you could tell Sanjay was just passionate about printing, and his success was a happy side effect of constantly working towards improving FFF printer tech. He inspired me. RIP Sanjay.
It always seems to be the brightest and most creative among us who depart from this world much too soon. The older I get, the more soul-crushing it’s becoming to watch young, brilliant, hopeful and inspirational people called away from us in the prime of their lives. I didn’t know the young man, but it’s a sad day for me all the same. My heartfelt condolences to his family and loved ones. Take solace in knowing that the creative spark he left in us all will forever live on.
Thanks for uploading this man! I've never seen someone talk with such passion and enthusiasm like Sanjay, even though I've never had the chanse to met him. He will be sorely missed by so many he never even met. I'm sorry for your loss...
This was a beautiful tribute Tom, such kind words. We will all miss Sanjay so much. Spend all the time you can with your friends and family. Love to all x
This actually hit me harder than I expected to, and I'm old enough to have lost more than a few people in my personal life. Obviously somebody I've never met personally, but his interviews were always fascinating. He was just so animated and passionate. When Nero had announced he has an interview with somebody big, I mentioned in the chat "oh man, it would be cool if it was Sanjay." And then it turned out it was, so I was super stoked to watch. I felt a similar thing last year when John Conway passed. Somebody I didn't know, but I loved listening to him talk. But he was quite old, and not in great health. He'd talked about mortality some in his interviews, and what stuff he wouldn't get to learn before he died; math problems that take many generations to solve. He would have loved to understand group theory better, and felt unoriginal for wanting to know the solution to the Riemann hypothesis. But he was quite old when he died, and not in great health, so it still felt sorta normal. Sanjay was so young, and so energetic. It just leaves a weird confused, sick feeling on top of the grief.
Being relatively new to this amazing community, and although I never actually knew Sanjay, I feel like I've lost a friend. I'm very familiar with all of the amazing products E3D has brought to this great hobby/business and I know that Sanjay's team will continue to fulfill his dream. RIP Sanjay, and my prayers are going out to all affected by this tragic loss.
I said almost exactly this in E3D's Discord. His sense of humour and passion made him an instantly likeable compatriot and we all, I'm sure, will remain affected by his loss for some time.
Thank you, Thomas for this tribute. Sanjay contributed in liberalization of the 3D printing technology, making it available for the masses. Sanjay together with E3D team and other members of the early 3D printing community created the foundation of the 3D printer manufacturers we have nowadays. Thank you Sanjay for everything you did for us. Thank you for helping us by opening new possibilities of manufacturing stuff. Keep an eye on us from heavens to see all the good things that happens in the 3D printing world and beyond, just like a good god will do.🙏🏻
What to say? This is a huge loss for the community. My condolences to his family and friends. I very much enjoyed watching videos with Sanjay in them. His enthusiasm for, and love of this community/hobby(for me)/industry was obvious. This was a nicely done video. Thank you for sharing.
I had the pleasure of meeting Sanjay a few times, he was always happy to geek out, show me around HQ and show me what e3d were working on. Absolute legend and such a loss too the community. 😢😢
This is so sad ,when I first got into 3D printing I watched/read everything I could about E3D and it gave me great insight into something I’m now passionate about …he will be truly missed ,such a fun,passionate,engaging man …sending healing energy and love to all his family and friends ..please know his passion and enthusiasm will live on within each of us and our prints 💗
As a person, and a person who runs a small business, it was always insightful when he gave his interviews. Talking in nerd talk, and explaining in detail problems that you had never had thought of it was always a delight listening to him. Shocked that a young man is no longer with us. I wish his family and friends condolences and am sorry for their loss.
So sorry for his family, for you, and for the community as a whole. I’m new to 3d printing but just the other day ordered my first E3D part. I have a small community of friends into it now and I’m so thankful for the work Sanjay did with his time.
Wow! I’m very sorry for your loss. Our co-hobbyists can be just as inspirational is there any loved one. Sanjay was an exceptional example of the enthusiastic hobbyist. I’ve never met him but seeing him in dozens of videos over the past years I can just tell he was a person you wanted to know! Rest in peace buddy!
I first met Sanjay as one of the original backers of the BigBox, and he was always willing to take the time to teach/explain some edge case, and never made you feel stupid for not knowing something. He always seemed to have a sense of infectious creative mischief around him, that just made you want to create something.
Sanjay was so nice and passionate person. I wish there were more people like him, sharing with community, caring about it. I wish I had a friend like him. His soul is all around us, all our 3D printed Xmas ornaments, toys and other big and small projects. All my deepest and best thoughts with his family, friends and community all around the world. You will be missed..
Much love to Sanjay for everything he has accomplished and the wonderful person he is. I remember having a problem with a hotend on a Friday with lots of parts in the queue. Sanjay and his team got the replacement parts to me Saturday morning (from the UK to the US) and I was able to continue printing. He did not have to do that but being the kind of person he is he just did it with a smile in his voice. Awesome guy.
This is really sad. Rest in peace Only knowing him from videos with all his enthusiasm and passion about E3D and 3d printing in general Sanjay seemed like a really nice guy. He will be missed. Thank you Thomas for doing this.
Such sad news. Thanks for posting this, Tom. I'm among those who only knew Sanjay through all of the videos, but it's clear we lost a kind and passionate soul. It would be cool if all of the content creators who interviewed Sanjay over the years got together and made a mega-compilation tribute video.
The amount of love shown for Sanjay in the Discord just makes it all the more heart-breaking that he's no longer with us. Well done Tom and community for trying to turn this massive negative into a positive. It will take us a long time to come to terms with the loss of such a wonderful and beautiful soul.
I am very new to 3D printing and I can see he will leave a giant hole in the community. As an engineer, I appreciate his passion and understand his struggle with thinking about things all the time.
My Condolences, he seems like he was a good friend and a great man. Hope you get through this all right. Just remember the good times and I'm sure you can continue enjoying this wonderful hobby we all share with you.
I didn't knew he passed away 😪 i love the way he was describing his products on the videos.. so enthusiast, he really shows how he loved his creations, explaining the intricate details with such passion!! Hope he rest in peace. 😪
Thank you for making this video Thomas, I didn't know him but I am sure by watching you speak fondly of him only tells me that the world was a better place with him in it. You're a good man and aside from the 3D issues, you demonstrated what it means to keeping someone's memory alive through what we love to do each day.
I never had the pleasure of meeting him in person, but he was a pretty incredible guy. Many of us have been hanging around these traps for 10 years and the outstanding success of E3D, inc. prusa mk2 applications was pretty impressive... He was one of the inspirations of mine trying to get somewhere in this madhat world of 3D Printing. RIP Sanjay.
I'm sorry for your loss. I'm new to this hobby & didn't know anything about him but if he made things better for the community, then I'm grateful for his contributions.
Tom, my first exposure to Sanjay was through one of your videos. I believe it was touring the E3D facilities. I justt joined the community in the last 12 months and frankly have been blown away by the sincerity of everyone and the joy for making. I'm humbled by the contributions each and every one of you make and dreadfully sorry to hear the community lost such a bright talent, wonderful person and friend.
Thanks Thomas for making this video. I am so sad he's gone, and to be honest I was in shock for quite a while when I read it on Monday. He's two years younger than me, it's just not fair... To all of E3D and his Family: he'll be greatly missed by the community, my deepest condolences.
Thanks Tom for putting this video out. I am sorry for your loss of a friend. I never got to meet Sanjay. Seeing him on TH-cam I always admired his enthusiasm for his work, and his love of making this passion of ours a better. He will be missed.
I wish I could have met him. He seemed like a passionate and genuine good person. I'm glad to be part of this community he helped create. Much love to everyone at e3d, and to everyone in the hobby.
Even though I never Sanjay in person, i always loved watching his videos because of his excitement and passion for the technology he was involved in. He will be missed ❤️
Thanks Thomas for making this video. Not had the change to meet Sanjay but but seeing him on video's was always great! The news hit me like a bomb yesterday and I am happy to see people sharing the love for him around the different media. All my thoughts go out to all the people that veel the loss as wel. Again thanks for making this video!
I never met Sanjay but I loved how candid and enthusiastic he was in videos talking about the things that went right and what went wrong too. That level of honesty is awesome and something we need more of in this day and age of perfection is everything. The community lost an awesome person way too soon 😔.
Quite right this deserved more than a tweet. Sorry for the loss. If memory serves, those videos with Sanjay were the first ones to rope me into your channel -- I was researching an E3D part, and TH-cam brought me here. Good choice.
Learned a lot about him and the E3D team, when I bought one of their Big Box 3D printers and they had several video streams / conversations with their community of Big Box Builders. Through this I discovered his witty and silly nature and how he didn't take things too seriously, except when it mattered. I am deeply saddened to learn that such a creative and innovative person who majorly contributed this field is no longer with us. RIP Thomas thank you for sharing this news and your perspective.
I never met Sanjay but in every interview and interaction I've ever seen him take part in on TH-cam he is always so enthusiastic and geeky, he can barely contain his joy and excitement about what he's discussing or demonstrating and it's clear he's enjoying every minute of it. Such a loss for all, especially those closest to him
Sanjay seemed like such an amazing guy. It’s so sad to see him go so soon. His influence and legacy will never go away. He was amazing in our community
Thanks Sanjay! Years ago I bought a clone hot end of yours, it was good. Later when I knew better and could afford it, I built a farm and then bought several real E3D hot ends and they were/are excellent to this day, better than the clone and I thank you and your team for developing and manufacturing excellence. You and your team have touched me and have been an invisible hand that have made my dreams come true. Independence and manufacturing. Helping fill a need. I have a printing business now and it has changed by life for the better and I try to pass this surplus on to others. It's a shame on me that I didn't think to pass on this while you were alive, a mere exchange of dollars at the time was sufficient. Here we are and I think I owe you more. Your innovation has genuinely helped me and my family and my customers. Thank you sir and your team.
I met Sanjay in Oxford a few years back, really passionate and focused guy. He made a massive impact on the world of 3D printing, and will be greatly missed.
This is the first I've heard of this. So very sad, I really loved watching interviews with him. I loved that excitement when he would start talking about his projects, or about how something functioned.
Nicely done Tom, Sanjay would have been proud. You're right, Sanjay would not have wanted anything to stop. Lets all keep his memory alive. RIP Sanjay, we will miss you.
I had the luck to meet Sanjay 3 times. At the Meetup in Sweden, where we had a great evening together with lots of awesome people from the 3d printing community and lots of beers. The second time at ERRF, where I listened to one of his incredibly interesting lectures. And then at MRRF, where they presented the tool changer. I will miss him a lot. He was such a great person.
Well said Tom. He will be missed.
Sanjay was an amazing human, always excited, always passionate. I always looked forward to chatting with him. This is awful news, and Sanjay is going to be missed.
Never met him, but he seemed like such a fun, energetic, and passionate person. I will miss watching more of his presentations and interviews
Man, this is absolutely heartbreaking. Sanjay always seemed like such a cool guy, and his work at E3D has absolutely revolutionized the industry. Rest in peace, friend.
Sanjay will be greatly missed. His influence with the community cannot be overstated.
The effect he had on every single person in the 3D printing community was absolutely immense. I remember looking for my first 3D printer and considering trying to build my own because of all the cool things E3D offered. Without even knowing his name he started me down the path I find myself on today and I am nothing but grateful for this. His absence will be felt.
I have V6 hotend in my printer.
Hundreds of thousands of other people also have.
He made an incredible impact on the whole community.
It was always inspiring to see Sanjay talking. You could see how passionate he was about whatever he was up to. Rest in peace
You're right, publishing the video already prepared is not "tone deaf", but rather honors Sanjay in keeping up the work he so passionately lived for.
R.I.P.
Thank you for doing this. The groups we had going 10 years ago were a lot more personal and there was a lot more comradery and friendship than there is today. Sanjay was a close friend to many of us in those old groups, and he was one of the reasons we're so far along in the 3D printing world today. After hearing the news yesterday I was really hoping that you would utilize your channel to make a video about him. Thank you so much for doing so. I'm still fighting back tears every couple of hours thinking about it, Sanjay was a treasure to our communities and not nearly enough people had the chance to meet him.
you aren't the only one man. Thanks for working to build the community you did back in the day @thantik it meant a lot to a lot of us.
Godspeed Sanjay. From 3DRob and the tantillus /ingentus community
@@prcdslnc13 I came here to say this
Thank you for making this Tom, Sanjay was one of my favorite people. He will truly be missed.
Many thanks for this, Thomas. Thanks for the silent mass who cares, despite of being silent. Thank you for carrying our voices, our tears. Thanks.
This was such a shocking news that you never want to get. Sanjay passion to 3D printing has changed many of us I belive, not just through 3d printer parts, but the way he spoke about those topics were really inspiring. A piece of him will be in every 3D prints we make. R.I.P. Sanjay
I only ever saw him in one video not that long since, it’s been a long time since I’ve seen anyone so charismatic and enthusiastic about their work. Such a shame when a shining light like this is taken away from us
It's a shame to have lost such a wonderful guy. Never met him in person, but I would have loved to have 10% of the enthusiasm he had, the way he nerded out when explaining stuff, it's only possible when you really love what you do.
Sanjay was so generous with his time and knowledge the few times we chatted. You could feel how enthusiastic he was when he got going. It was infectious and inspired me be a better maker, and more creative.
He will truly be missed.
I loved how he used to nerd out over machining, great loss to the community, friends and family, He will be missed.
Sanjay was a legendary person, always happy and enthusiastic for innovating the 3D Printing Community.
All my best thoughts to his family and friends.
You will remain in our hearts forever.. 😔🤍
Thank you for this, Tom. Sanjay's fingerprints are all over the 3D printer industry, and he has had positively influence well beyond 3D printing. His bubbling body might be no more, but his spirit lives on stronger than ever, in so many ethusiastic, inviting, creative and innovative, help and sharing happy, and nerd-out bonanza maker communities all around our world. He will be sorely missed. My thoughts go out to every soul this awesome man touched.
Only got to meet him once. Huge amount of energy and was there when you talked to him. Extremely passinate about what he did and extremely is an understatement. I wish I had gotten to know him better.
Big group hug...I really loved his energy and intelligence that poured out from any video he was in!
I've been riding the wave of Sanjay's enthusiasm for years. Every time I'm in a printing funk I knew I could see what he was up to if I need help getting out of it. He'll be missed. Thanks Sanjay!
Tom,
You're right, no one should ever have to make a video like this, but you did a wonderful job. I never met Sanjay myself, but through the interviews and other videos you did with him, it was clear there was a mutual respect and admiration. Sanjay seemed to exude positivity and a passion for 3D printing. I've watched your interviews with him at different Maker Faires numerous times just to re-experience that enthusiasm.
Sad as it is, thank you for helping memorialize him. No matter how much time you did or didn't spend with him, it's obvious you cared a lot for the man, and everyone in the 3D printing community owes him a debt of gratitude for all he and E3D have contributed.
I got the Big Box on E3D's Kickstarter campaign and was always impressed with his knowledge and enthusiasm for his work. The video chats that were done to talk and brainstorm about the project were so entertaining and enlightening to me as a beginner, just got me more interested. You could tell how dedicated he was by how much pride he put into his products and not wanting to compromise quality for an extra dollar (or pound in his case).
My condolences to his family and friends.
Words cannot describe the effects that the loss of this pillar of the community will have, not to mention the effects on his family. Sanjay, you were and still are a true inspiration.
A man with brilliant passion who drove the 3D printing industry forward in so many ways. No exaggeration, his positive impact on the course of humanity will be felt for generations. I’m genuinely saddened by this news, sometimes it really does seem like the good ones are taken from us too soon.
Heartbreaking. Dude will be in the history books for the evolution of 3D Printing. Just started a print on my Titan Aero in his memory. Thanks Sanjay for providing some of the best 3D Printing innovation over the years.
I believe the first time I saw Sanjay, was in probably the first video on the Toolchanger. I was so intriguided by his presentation, that I immediately read every bit of information E3D had put up on their blog. His enthuiasm was contagious, and having built 2 cartesians and one delta, a CoreXY was the obvious choice. However, instead of applying for beta, I copied as much as I could from just looking at the pictures on the blog. Did a lot of Fusion to figure out the routing of belts and machined it on my DIY CNC.
Same Fabtotum belt layout and running Marlin 2.0 on SKR 1.4 with genuine V6 Volcano and Hemera Bowden. A real workhorse, that just delivers. Surely, Sanjay deserves credit for it, since without his enthusiasm, I would never have thought it was worth the effort.
RIP
I just wanted to say its really comforting to see the community coming together too.
I have only seen him in various videos, but from that he seemed like an amazing person. And he was so young, about my age.
I saw no information about the cause has been released, but I hope he died peacefully and without pain. My dad passed away last year in pancreatic cancer and I wouldn't want anyone having to experience something like that.
I'd known about E3D but your videos introduced me to Sanjay. His excitement and passion were so plainly pure and addictive. This hit hard. Thank you Thomas.
It has taken me a few days to even be able to watch some videos that talked about this sad passing, I will always remember him being one of the most enthusiastic person when talking about 3d printing and with so much joy, interest and pure energy, he will be greatly missed even that I never got the chance to meet him as many others have said
May he end up in 3d printer heaven where he can be truly happy around other fellow 3d printer people and loved ones
Lot of people don't know that Sanjay was the pivot for how hotends are shaped today. To put it crudely,our old birch laser cut assembled printers had metal blocks and throats. The throats went into big blocks of metal that were fixed to the motors. We either covered the throats in PEEK sleeves (ceramic UBIS or Craftbot) or blew air on the throats and big blocks praying nothing stuck to the walls of the throats. Then came E3D and Sanjay with their v6. He showed us we needed cooling fins much like radiators.
Today you see every Hotend has cooling fins (except that ugly mk8 on some monoprice machines). Hard to explain but Sanjay has permanently left his stamp on everything that we will ever do in hobby 3D printing. Appreciate that you are contributing to E3Ds endeavor to carry his legacy forward. ❤️
Sanjay was an amazing guy. My apologies to his family, he revolutionized 3D printing, and left his mark on the world. Rest in peace.
My deepest condolences to all his friends, family and co-workers! Thank you Sanjay for what you did for us 3D-printing enthusiasts! You will be missed!
Sanjay was super charismatic, and his enthusiasm talking about machining and engineering and printing was contagious. What a legend we lost.
to me he is a distant character I woul have never known. His life brought me joy as 3dprinting nerd and benefited from his efforts. I enjoyed everything I ran into he did. it's a sad to lose such a person so soon in their life. Death is reality that ties us all together as one humankind. My heart goes out to you Tom and to everyone that knew Sanjay.
From your E3D tour, you could tell Sanjay was just passionate about printing, and his success was a happy side effect of constantly working towards improving FFF printer tech. He inspired me. RIP Sanjay.
He was a stimulant to innovation in the 3D printing space, and he will be sorely missed.
It always seems to be the brightest and most creative among us who depart from this world much too soon. The older I get, the more soul-crushing it’s becoming to watch young, brilliant, hopeful and inspirational people called away from us in the prime of their lives. I didn’t know the young man, but it’s a sad day for me all the same. My heartfelt condolences to his family and loved ones. Take solace in knowing that the creative spark he left in us all will forever live on.
He will be missed, thank you for doing what you do.
Very sad when I heard of it and a huge loss to the community. I really love what we have here, so keep your heads up and make something good. Daniel.
Thanks for uploading this man! I've never seen someone talk with such passion and enthusiasm like Sanjay, even though I've never had the chanse to met him. He will be sorely missed by so many he never even met. I'm sorry for your loss...
The guy was such a treasure, always going into great nerdy detail on any topic. Absolute tragedy to have lost him
This was a beautiful tribute Tom, such kind words. We will all miss Sanjay so much. Spend all the time you can with your friends and family. Love to all x
This actually hit me harder than I expected to, and I'm old enough to have lost more than a few people in my personal life. Obviously somebody I've never met personally, but his interviews were always fascinating. He was just so animated and passionate. When Nero had announced he has an interview with somebody big, I mentioned in the chat "oh man, it would be cool if it was Sanjay." And then it turned out it was, so I was super stoked to watch.
I felt a similar thing last year when John Conway passed. Somebody I didn't know, but I loved listening to him talk. But he was quite old, and not in great health. He'd talked about mortality some in his interviews, and what stuff he wouldn't get to learn before he died; math problems that take many generations to solve. He would have loved to understand group theory better, and felt unoriginal for wanting to know the solution to the Riemann hypothesis. But he was quite old when he died, and not in great health, so it still felt sorta normal.
Sanjay was so young, and so energetic. It just leaves a weird confused, sick feeling on top of the grief.
Being relatively new to this amazing community, and although I never actually knew Sanjay, I feel like I've lost a friend. I'm very familiar with all of the amazing products E3D has brought to this great hobby/business and I know that Sanjay's team will continue to fulfill his dream. RIP Sanjay, and my prayers are going out to all affected by this tragic loss.
I said almost exactly this in E3D's Discord.
His sense of humour and passion made him an instantly likeable compatriot and we all, I'm sure, will remain affected by his loss for some time.
Thank you for making this video Tom.
I learned so much from Sanjay. His contribution lives on. He touched and inspired so many.
Thank you, Thomas for this tribute.
Sanjay contributed in liberalization of the 3D printing technology, making it available for the masses. Sanjay together with E3D team and other members of the early 3D printing community created the foundation of the 3D printer manufacturers we have nowadays.
Thank you Sanjay for everything you did for us. Thank you for helping us by opening new possibilities of manufacturing stuff. Keep an eye on us from heavens to see all the good things that happens in the 3D printing world and beyond, just like a good god will do.🙏🏻
What to say? This is a huge loss for the community. My condolences to his family and friends.
I very much enjoyed watching videos with Sanjay in them. His enthusiasm for, and love of this community/hobby(for me)/industry was obvious.
This was a nicely done video. Thank you for sharing.
I had the pleasure of meeting Sanjay a few times, he was always happy to geek out, show me around HQ and show me what e3d were working on. Absolute legend and such a loss too the community. 😢😢
This is so sad ,when I first got into 3D printing I watched/read everything I could about E3D and it gave me great insight into something I’m now passionate about …he will be truly missed ,such a fun,passionate,engaging man …sending healing energy and love to all his family and friends ..please know his passion and enthusiasm will live on within each of us and our prints 💗
As a person, and a person who runs a small business, it was always insightful when he gave his interviews. Talking in nerd talk, and explaining in detail problems that you had never had thought of it was always a delight listening to him. Shocked that a young man is no longer with us. I wish his family and friends condolences and am sorry for their loss.
So sorry for his family, for you, and for the community as a whole. I’m new to 3d printing but just the other day ordered my first E3D part. I have a small community of friends into it now and I’m so thankful for the work Sanjay did with his time.
I saw the news on Facebook and I was totally shocked. Sanjay was a total mastermind in the 3D printing world.
Wow! I’m very sorry for your loss. Our co-hobbyists can be just as inspirational is there any loved one. Sanjay was an exceptional example of the enthusiastic hobbyist. I’ve never met him but seeing him in dozens of videos over the past years I can just tell he was a person you wanted to know!
Rest in peace buddy!
I first met Sanjay as one of the original backers of the BigBox, and he was always willing to take the time to teach/explain some edge case, and never made you feel stupid for not knowing something. He always seemed to have a sense of infectious creative mischief around him, that just made you want to create something.
Sanjay was so nice and passionate person. I wish there were more people like him, sharing with community, caring about it. I wish I had a friend like him. His soul is all around us, all our 3D printed Xmas ornaments, toys and other big and small projects.
All my deepest and best thoughts with his family, friends and community all around the world.
You will be missed..
Much love to Sanjay for everything he has accomplished and the wonderful person he is. I remember having a problem with a hotend on a Friday with lots of parts in the queue. Sanjay and his team got the replacement parts to me Saturday morning (from the UK to the US) and I was able to continue printing. He did not have to do that but being the kind of person he is he just did it with a smile in his voice. Awesome guy.
He will be missed! Loved his energy in the presentations of e3d.... A sad loss
Thank you, Tom! I never met Sanjay personally but counting myself to the nerdy maker community your words have expressed well my feelings!
This is really sad. Rest in peace
Only knowing him from videos with all his enthusiasm and passion about E3D and 3d printing in general Sanjay seemed like a really nice guy. He will be missed.
Thank you Thomas for doing this.
Thanks for making this video.
It touches me that a greaat person of the community passed away so early.
Oh God, that is so sad. Sanjay was so cool and amazingly creative and talented. The 3D printing world will never be quite the same without him.
RIP Sanjay, thanks for the many innovations you helped pioneer.
He had the best hair in the game. We're all grateful for his contributions to our passion. RIP
Such sad news. Thanks for posting this, Tom. I'm among those who only knew Sanjay through all of the videos, but it's clear we lost a kind and passionate soul. It would be cool if all of the content creators who interviewed Sanjay over the years got together and made a mega-compilation tribute video.
The amount of love shown for Sanjay in the Discord just makes it all the more heart-breaking that he's no longer with us. Well done Tom and community for trying to turn this massive negative into a positive.
It will take us a long time to come to terms with the loss of such a wonderful and beautiful soul.
I am very new to 3D printing and I can see he will leave a giant hole in the community. As an engineer, I appreciate his passion and understand his struggle with thinking about things all the time.
My Condolences, he seems like he was a good friend and a great man. Hope you get through this all right. Just remember the good times and I'm sure you can continue enjoying this wonderful hobby we all share with you.
I didn't knew he passed away 😪 i love the way he was describing his products on the videos.. so enthusiast, he really shows how he loved his creations, explaining the intricate details with such passion!! Hope he rest in peace. 😪
Sanjay seemed to have a great attitude and energy that contributed to make what 3d printing is now. We won't forget him.
Having lost the girl I loved exactly a year ago a day before my birthday I understand how you feel with your loss...
Thank you for making this video Thomas, I didn't know him but I am sure by watching you speak fondly of him only tells me that the world was a better place with him in it. You're a good man and aside from the 3D issues, you demonstrated what it means to keeping someone's memory alive through what we love to do each day.
I never had the pleasure of meeting him in person, but he was a pretty incredible guy. Many of us have been hanging around these traps for 10 years and the outstanding success of E3D, inc. prusa mk2 applications was pretty impressive... He was one of the inspirations of mine trying to get somewhere in this madhat world of 3D Printing. RIP Sanjay.
I'm sorry for your loss.
I'm new to this hobby & didn't know anything about him but if he made things better for the community, then I'm grateful for his contributions.
Tom, my first exposure to Sanjay was through one of your videos. I believe it was touring the E3D facilities. I justt joined the community in the last 12 months and frankly have been blown away by the sincerity of everyone and the joy for making. I'm humbled by the contributions each and every one of you make and dreadfully sorry to hear the community lost such a bright talent, wonderful person and friend.
Thanks Thomas for making this video. I am so sad he's gone, and to be honest I was in shock for quite a while when I read it on Monday. He's two years younger than me, it's just not fair... To all of E3D and his Family: he'll be greatly missed by the community, my deepest condolences.
Thanks Tom for putting this video out. I am sorry for your loss of a friend. I never got to meet Sanjay. Seeing him on TH-cam I always admired his enthusiasm for his work, and his love of making this passion of ours a better. He will be missed.
I wish I could have met him. He seemed like a passionate and genuine good person. I'm glad to be part of this community he helped create. Much love to everyone at e3d, and to everyone in the hobby.
Wow...so sad.
Thank you for everything you contributed to this amazing community and the hobby.
R.I.P. Sanjay 😞
R.I.P. Sanjay & Thanks for everything you contributed to this amazing community and the hobby.
Even though I never Sanjay in person, i always loved watching his videos because of his excitement and passion for the technology he was involved in. He will be missed ❤️
Thanks Thomas for making this video. Not had the change to meet Sanjay but but seeing him on video's was always great! The news hit me like a bomb yesterday and I am happy to see people sharing the love for him around the different media. All my thoughts go out to all the people that veel the loss as wel. Again thanks for making this video!
I never met Sanjay but I loved how candid and enthusiastic he was in videos talking about the things that went right and what went wrong too. That level of honesty is awesome and something we need more of in this day and age of perfection is everything. The community lost an awesome person way too soon 😔.
My deepest condolences to you, and of course his family and other friends as well... may your fond memories help you through the pain of your loss.
Quite right this deserved more than a tweet. Sorry for the loss. If memory serves, those videos with Sanjay were the first ones to rope me into your channel -- I was researching an E3D part, and TH-cam brought me here. Good choice.
My goodness!😭
Never knew him but it seems that he made such a massive contribution to the 3D printing community.
I’m so sorry for everyone’s loss
Learned a lot about him and the E3D team, when I bought one of their Big Box 3D printers and they had several video streams / conversations with their community of Big Box Builders. Through this I discovered his witty and silly nature and how he didn't take things too seriously, except when it mattered. I am deeply saddened to learn that such a creative and innovative person who majorly contributed this field is no longer with us. RIP Thomas thank you for sharing this news and your perspective.
E3D saved me from a hotend crisis with my first printer. Sanjay and his company are legendary and have been a huge help to me. 💕
That's a bummer. He really helped build the 3d printing community.
I never met Sanjay but in every interview and interaction I've ever seen him take part in on TH-cam he is always so enthusiastic and geeky, he can barely contain his joy and excitement about what he's discussing or demonstrating and it's clear he's enjoying every minute of it. Such a loss for all, especially those closest to him
Sanjay seemed like such an amazing guy. It’s so sad to see him go so soon. His influence and legacy will never go away. He was amazing in our community
Thanks Sanjay! Years ago I bought a clone hot end of yours, it was good. Later when I knew better and could afford it, I built a farm and then bought several real E3D hot ends and they were/are excellent to this day, better than the clone and I thank you and your team for developing and manufacturing excellence. You and your team have touched me and have been an invisible hand that have made my dreams come true. Independence and manufacturing. Helping fill a need. I have a printing business now and it has changed by life for the better and I try to pass this surplus on to others. It's a shame on me that I didn't think to pass on this while you were alive, a mere exchange of dollars at the time was sufficient. Here we are and I think I owe you more. Your innovation has genuinely helped me and my family and my customers. Thank you sir and your team.
A great loss indeed! I hope E3D is able to carry on his passion and creativity.
I met Sanjay in Oxford a few years back, really passionate and focused guy. He made a massive impact on the world of 3D printing, and will be greatly missed.
Sanjay was truly unique. He had a vision of wide-spread, democratized 3d printing, and pushed for it like no one else. We will all miss him!
This is the first I've heard of this. So very sad, I really loved watching interviews with him. I loved that excitement when he would start talking about his projects, or about how something functioned.
R.I.P Loved watching the video's you and he put together over the years. He will be greatly missed.
Nicely done Tom, Sanjay would have been proud. You're right, Sanjay would not have wanted anything to stop. Lets all keep his memory alive. RIP Sanjay, we will miss you.
I had the luck to meet Sanjay 3 times. At the Meetup in Sweden, where we had a great evening together with lots of awesome people from the 3d printing community and lots of beers. The second time at ERRF, where I listened to one of his incredibly interesting lectures. And then at MRRF, where they presented the tool changer. I will miss him a lot. He was such a great person.