New printer!

My wonderful wife surprised me with a Bambu P1S yesterday. It's such a huge improvement over my old Frankenender.

It printed the best Benchy of my life with no fiddling, and in record time, too.

So then I printed a tiny Benchy to keep it company.

@john_b Congrats!

I've never done any 3d printing. Does it smell?

@TrueBloodNet Thanks!

Smell really depends on the makeup of the filament. Most PLA and PETG filaments are relatively odorless, but ABS filament can make gross fumes which require ventilation.

@john_b @TrueBloodNet THere's also a Nylon Glass, something like that, you can print with but also requires ventilation. Kydex, I think its called.

I have a few friends that are deeply into 3d printing and they've spoken of it.

@NiveusLepus What does it cost to print things? I mean, I know it's size dependent but for most things you print?

@TrueBloodNet Pennies on the dollar to my understanding. One of my partners is a big 3d print fan, and a friend of mine in Seattle is building her own animatronics. A roll of filament runs between 12 and 40 bucks and it lasts a good while.