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March 8, 2021August 30, 20223D Printing, Background

Stepping Up From PLA to PETG

All of my early prints were made with PLA filament as it’s pretty much the go-to standard for basic 3D printing. However, when I was printing upgrades for my Ender […]

February 2, 2021December 15, 20223D Printing, Background

Slicing: Another New Skill to Learn

Moving on from my first prints, which used the pre-prepared gcode files supplied on the Ender 5 Pro’s micro-SD card, the next move for me was to download and print […]

January 25, 2021August 30, 20223D Printing, Background

Getting Started with 3D Printing

By the time I’d finished my Pipe Light project I’d decided that rather than hand cutting and (seemingly endlessly) filing parts from existing pipe fittings, project boxes and the like, […]