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Here's the design: Here it is on the printer:

I was SO nervous about printing in TPU. My biggest concern was the bowden setup isn't ideal for flexible materials... but in a case like this, it seemed to work just fine. I was also worried about adhesion to the bed. I've heard horror stories about it not sticking enough, or sticking too much...

Well, that was almost too easy! (granted, the thing I printed was SUPER basic and simple) ;) My girlfriend LOVES her "fizzy water", so she has a SodaStream to make it daily on-demand. Today I went to put in a new CO2 cartridge and right when I inserted it, I heard gas leaking everywhere! I...

Looks good! Keep us posted if it gets used and how it holds up outside.

Thank you for posting! Yes, she was such a wonderful person and friend! I posted on her BYC thread earlier today here: https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/remembering-sumi.1335205/post-25628636

Not the most high-end printer... just another Ender clone... but they have pretty good reviews on Amazon and Youtubers like them well enough. Voxelab Aquila 3D Printer ... on sale for $160 https://amzn.to/35F6T5R Crazy to me that 3D printers are so cheap now... even an Ender 3 V2 clone for...

Great writeup and details! This is good to know. I upgraded to the yellow springs, and they do seem better than OEM... then the silicone became the "cool better thing" and I was wondering if I should have done those instead. Now I'm even more confident that the yellow springs are just fine. If...

Hi Larry, welcome to our community and thanks for your question. There's a lot of subjectivity around what is "best" (and a lot of opinions). Maybe you can share more info on some of the things you're looking for in a 3D printer? For example: What's your budget? What size / volume print area...

Yup, makes sense! Fortunately one of the pros of having the Ender 3 V2 is that it's so popular that I've found a ton of videos online with people showing how they printed TPU / Flexibles on the same printer... many even using "stock" Bowden printers. Exactly! I specifically went for a "harder"...

Yup, I bought a roll of OVERTURE TPU: https://amzn.to/3qFdQLA Crazy, right?!?! I'm gong into this expecting to have a lot of problems and challenges, but figured I'd see if I could get it to print on my stock Ender 3 V2. There are tons of videos where people have successfully done it, so I'm...

Wow, three VERY strong recommendations for 3DLAC! Impressive! Curious: I've had such good success with a SUPER clean glass bed + heat that I'm not sure why / when I would need even more adhesion. Why are you guys needing more adhesion beyond what a heated bed will provide?

As you guys may know, I recently converted to PEI bed on my Ender 3 V2: https://www.printerknowledge.com/threads/im-a-convert-pei-heated-spring-steel-bed-plate-surface.15283/ I keep that printer at my GF's house (where I'm mostly living these days), and my CR-10 is at my house and idle 99% of...

Yup, they can be very flimsy! I've also found they are VERY rarely able to hold water 100%, so that make them (ironically) not great as vases. Using a bigger nozzle, printing slower, at higher temps, and using the trick in the video above has combined to make my vases pretty strong and more...

...all that said, the fact that it's vase-mode is intriguing to me, and I might give one of these a try just to play with that a bit. plus, I recently watched this video and tested out printing lines WAY thicker than my 0.6 nozzle... and it worked! So, it might be interesting to combine this...

Once in a while I get tempted to print stuff like that, but then I realize that either: 1) I have similar already around the garage that I'm not using, or 2) Stuff like this is readily available at the $1 store (or other super-cheap stores) that tend to be better quality injection molded clear...

It's crazy to me that prices have dropped so low for decent quality printers. These days almost anybody can get into the hobby at this price! Here's another good review of the Aquila. The hoarder in me is really yelling at me to pick one up!

I'm tempted to get this crazy deal just for a spare printer. So cheap at $160 for what is basically and Ender 3 V2! Great video of the printer and a good comparison of pros/cons to Ender 3 v2 at the end:

Once the magnetic sheet and PEI metal sheet arrive, I'll be curious for you to test the attraction difference between using the magnet config you have vs. the magnetic sheet. Keep us posted!

That's awesome! Very impressed! Ahh... good points! I hadn't thought about that consideration, thanks!

Currently printing: Strap Clip I purchased a big roll of "webbing" strapping: https://amzn.to/3tw5Wo2 I was honestly VERY surprised the roll was still in one nice circle in the bag. Not a single bit of clips, tape, wrapping, or anything. Picking it up, I could tell it was BEGGING to unwind...