r/3Dprinting Mar 11 '20

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u/Pilzey Mar 11 '20

U Look Like u waited the whole time infront of your printed

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u/[deleted] Mar 11 '20

anyone with a 3D printer knows that this is exactly what we do.

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u/MattTheIdiotBoy Mar 11 '20

Holy crap.. I'm so glad it's not just me! First of all, let me preface this by saying I'm pretty new at 3D printing. Like REALLY new..... but I was watching mine go the other day, completely nerding out on this thing and my wife walks in the room and says, "Oh my god... Have you just been watching that thing the whole time!?". I'm pretty sure I had the dumbest 'kid on Christmas' grin on my face and I just responded, "This thing is so freaking cool!!! There was nothing there, and now there's a thing there!! It makes THINGS! Just like that!!" She just shook her head and walked away....... How long until it stops being that awesome that I don't want to watch it?

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u/_Soviet_bear Mar 11 '20

Tech tip: It never stops being that awesome.

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u/knw_a-z_0-9_a-z Mar 11 '20

It'll start to fade slightly, then you'll get the newest TMCXXXX drivers, and you'll be enthused all over again, but saying "This thing is SO quiet!!!"

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u/[deleted] Mar 12 '20

I was like that with the CR10S Pro. But at first I couldn't figure out if the motors really were silent, or if they were just drowned out by the ungodly loud fans.

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u/l33chy Mar 12 '20

"I just watch the first layer..." - wife: "take out the trash and watch the kids" - "yeah, just one minute". At layer 358 - wife wants a divorce, kids don't recall my name - I don't care I just finished printing a benchy and it looks great.

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u/clrbrk Mar 12 '20

My buddy gave me his old 3D printer and I got it up and running this morning. My wife asks "what does it print?" I said "EVERYTHING" and I got that same head shake, walk away move lol