Shawn McKee
@shawnrmckee.bsky.social
Writer, Woodworker, Lawyer, 3D Printing enthusiast, Purveyor of fine snark. WXR 2020, 2021, 2022 alum (he/him)
I had a print fail so bad once that I found the tool head cover six feet away from the printer.
The *enclosed* printer.
The *enclosed* printer.
March 13, 2025 at 6:29 PM
I had a print fail so bad once that I found the tool head cover six feet away from the printer.
The *enclosed* printer.
The *enclosed* printer.
…I’d read it just on the strength of the word “lepidopteric” alone.
February 25, 2025 at 1:24 PM
…I’d read it just on the strength of the word “lepidopteric” alone.
There used to be something like that for Netflix on the web browser. It was third party (of course) but oh so magical.
In the mood for TNG but paralyzed by choice? Bam.
In the mood for TNG but paralyzed by choice? Bam.
February 8, 2025 at 11:15 PM
There used to be something like that for Netflix on the web browser. It was third party (of course) but oh so magical.
In the mood for TNG but paralyzed by choice? Bam.
In the mood for TNG but paralyzed by choice? Bam.
Prusa and Flashforge have good printers that will work for you more or less out of the box. Prusa is quite a bit more expensive, but quite a bit more versatile as well.
February 2, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Prusa and Flashforge have good printers that will work for you more or less out of the box. Prusa is quite a bit more expensive, but quite a bit more versatile as well.
Okay that one hurt 😂
February 2, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Okay that one hurt 😂
What filament did you use?
January 28, 2025 at 2:50 AM
What filament did you use?
Pick up a Prusa mini or a Flashforge 5M. Both will “just work” and let your hobby be printing, not fixing your damn Ender machine. Prusa is even open source.
January 28, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Pick up a Prusa mini or a Flashforge 5M. Both will “just work” and let your hobby be printing, not fixing your damn Ender machine. Prusa is even open source.
Is that conductive filament or post processing conductive paint?
January 27, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Is that conductive filament or post processing conductive paint?
Probably because most of the materials available to home users are super duper unsuitable for that use.
January 27, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Probably because most of the materials available to home users are super duper unsuitable for that use.
If only there were some manner of device that could fabricate a suitable music stand for you…
January 25, 2025 at 2:03 AM
If only there were some manner of device that could fabricate a suitable music stand for you…
I always enjoy when people get excited about these chatty little guys. We have so many of them in south Texas the other birds can hardly get a chirp in edgewise.
January 25, 2025 at 1:44 AM
I always enjoy when people get excited about these chatty little guys. We have so many of them in south Texas the other birds can hardly get a chirp in edgewise.
I feel this. Every time there’s that nagging fear of “what if I’ve forgotten how to write?”
January 25, 2025 at 1:36 AM
I feel this. Every time there’s that nagging fear of “what if I’ve forgotten how to write?”
Joooooooooooe!!!!!
January 20, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Joooooooooooe!!!!!
I feel like if the text was even with the outer rim, you could probably print it flat and not have supports at all.
January 19, 2025 at 11:04 AM
I feel like if the text was even with the outer rim, you could probably print it flat and not have supports at all.
It’s already happening. Both of my sons, in separate schools, have transitioned to having long form writing be a mostly classroom activity rather than a homework situation.
January 12, 2025 at 5:43 PM
It’s already happening. Both of my sons, in separate schools, have transitioned to having long form writing be a mostly classroom activity rather than a homework situation.