15 Tips in 15 Minutes: Quick & Easy 3D Printing Tips

15 Tips in 15 Minutes (yes, it's actually 15 minutes long).

0:01 - Intro
00:58 - Tramming/Leveling
01:55 - Filaments & Resins
03:04 - Bed Adhesion
04:15 - Printer Maintenance
04:58 - Print Failures
07:03 - Printer Repairs
07:49 - Resin Tools
08:23 - Resin Supplies
08:45 - Printer Supplies
09:21 - Upcycling
10:35 - Print Storage
11:34 - Hobby Burnout
12:25 - Fun First
13:19 - Print Mindfulness
13:54 - Local Community

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[treaustin]

I just got my first printer. I love seeing channels like yours which use the hobby to actually do something interesting and useful. Your content is great!

[Ninjon]

Daryl pro tip: Gargle with resin for maximum mixing prior to printing.

[billcurran]

Man that tool kit makes everything so much easier and more organized. Mine is also stored in an old PLA box, and has some of my expendable items in there as well - nozzles, tubing, etc.

[jakeflip]

With Hairspray make sure its unscented.

Scented hairspray has perfume in and perfume has essential oils in. Oil = non stick

3d lac is fantastic because it's basically hairspray (but its more expensive)

[AndrewKarstaedt]

Thanks for these tips!

Publix is the real MVP here.

[ccarter]

Dude this video really hit home.

I struggle with perfection IRL and with printing I found it even worse because you can see the flaws each time a print finishes.

But in the end the fun is coming up with a cool print (or finding one) and brining it to life.

Thanks for this video.

[brianahawkins]

Oh my Sorcery this is Incredible!! See you on your next video. :D

[richmondrivet]

Great video!
I also love when you guys(YouTubers) get 'real'. Like when you mention it's OK to take a break now and then, and you even gave a reference saying you yourself have even taken months off before. I get it, sometimes you have to, in order to rekindle that interest and motivation.

[DMusketeers]

GREAT TIP RUNDOWN! And just the tips, mind you! I dont MIND hairspray but we do prefer to just keep the beds clean. For PEI flex plates we just wipe with Windex. I need to tour MakerFX again! Maybe one day soon!

[RoseKindred]

I got into home 3D printing (and CAd/Blender) because there were no Maker Spaces around me. It led to my desire to create a mobile one that could be set up at the library for small projects and give demonstrations to people who may have only heard of the terms. While 3D printers may not be the best for a mobile space they could still run small prints to show off along with small laser engravers and CNCs.
I wish more towns/states would invest in Maker Spaces, they can be a great introduction to STEM/STEAM for younger people.

[wpherigo]

You do such a great job! Hope you can release more videos, but I know life is busy!

[HauntedCorpseGaming]

Good video, I use eSun filament as well, its really great, I usually set the line width to 0.25 and a 0.1mm layer height which seems to leave zero gaps and is extremely precise over the default with a 0.4mm nozzle.

[dawnjackson]

This 3d printing has truly became a fun hobby for me.. I made the leap into resin printers now.. I found a way to vent out for my apt. So now we have 3 ender 3 pros and 1 Longer 30 orange... And we are now starting to get more people we know into both the gaming hobby because of it as well as mini painting and now 3d printing. I now at work while making people's food and drinks.. I get random people I don't know coming up to me saying I hear your the one I need to talk to about getting into 3d printing or one page rules games or minis. lol mostly thanks to Stefan my cashier... They like knows all of Ocala/Belleview gaming nerd scene.. the first thing I do is send them to yours, wyloch, and BMC videos Gobblertown hobbies.. if they done some painting I send them to Join and Scott's or Squidmar channel.... and give them what info I know .. Thank you for your channel opening up the gaming community to make it more affordable to people who thought they would never be able to play table to games like this by sharing your 3d printing journey. If you are ever in Belleview/Ocala area Danny stop by and Coffee is on me...!

[thecamosoupbone]

As always love your videos. Your journey sounds exactly like mine over the Last 3 years. Destroyed 2 beds.
Just a suggestion. I have been using Creality's spring steel pei bed on my ender 5 for 2 years now. No adhesion problems. Haven't had a print not stick in 2 years. No glues no sprays. Perfect. When the bed cools down it just pops off. No damage to pei sheet at all. Used G10 sheet as a test. Similar. No fails in adhesion. Fails is usually clogged nozzles for under extrusion. Esun pla+ is my go to. With petg I turn bed over and use glue stick to print directly on the steel.
+++ For Reddit. Reddit saved me many times.

[recka]

Foor adhesion I'd recommend, if you printer can support it, getting a dual-sided PEI sheet (one side textured, one smooth).

I find with PLA, nothing adheres better as long as you wipe it down with isopropyl alcohol or denatured alcohol beforehand!

Just be careful with flexibles and PETG, they will rips chunks from the smooth side of the PLA, but the textured side hasn't caused me problems.

I can only speak for those 3 materials, but adhesion hasn't been an issue!

[RobertSingers]

Interesting video. A little tip in return. If you have a coated bed - for example PEI - there's a good chance the coating is soluble in Isopropyl Alcohol. Cleaning the surface with Isopropyl Alcohol will cause it to absorb the alcohol and swell slightly. This interferes will adhesion and makes tramming harder. If you must use Isopropyl Alcohol leave it all to offgas before tramming.

[Broeckchen]

"If this hobby doesn't make you happy, it's okay to move on and try out another hobby!"

That's where I thought "auwww Danny's probably a great Dad" because especially with ADHD involved, it's so important to encourage a child to bump into walls and then change direction. To just... give permission to move on sometimes. Really wonderful to hear.

[jakeallen]

Man! I was so shocked when you pulled out the exact hairspray that I use 😂 how funny, I came to the very same conclusion that you did. Hairspray is the easiest and most effective by far in my opinion :)

[nurtoothgaming]

While probably not as important, I found having something to put all the waste in near my fdm printer to be pretty help as well

[cliffwood]

Thanks for the tips Danny! A YT tip back: it would be cool if this video was split into chapters, so when referencing this video viewers can jump back to a specific tip easily.