I Took a Month Off... to Grow my 3D Print Farm

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Welcome back to another print shop update video. I've been away from RU-vid for a couple months, focusing on growing my 3D print farm. In this video I'm showing you what I've been up to since being away. The video starts out with a 3D printer unboxing, then I show some behind the scenes of moving all 7 printers into a new space, and it finishes with a final look at my new print shop. Chapters at the bottom in case you only want to watch a portion of the video. Hope you guys enjoy :)
Thank you guys so much for watching, we finally made it past 7800 subscribers and we're getting closer and closer to 10,000! It would really mean a lot to me if you subscribed and joined me on my 3d printing journey.
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For behind the scenes 3d print farm content:
Vlog 1: • Running a Small 3d Pri...
Vlog 2: • I Ordered 50 Rolls of ...
Vlog 3: • I Bought ANOTHER Bambu...
Vlog 4: • 3d Print Farm Day in t...
Vlog 5: • I Bought the NEW Bambu...
Chapters:
Intro 0:00
Cleaning Print Shop 0:58
Unboxing 3:10
Updates on where I've been 13:53
Moving printers 14:47
Showing workshop area 16:22
New Print Shop First Look 17:10
Outro 18:15

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@Mcfazio2001 16 дней назад

I can hear slant3D in the background shouting "You don't need a printer, use our new API to connect to our farm".

@Muddy_B 16 дней назад

Use a Riser with the pegs to hold the top glass on the P1s, so you can keep the door closed and vent via the top when printing pla, also it stops the tool head ptfe tube from rubbing/wearing on the top glass. I’ve never used glue on the textured or hologram plates , usually jut need to adjust the bed temp. You may want to look in to a Panda touch from big tree to help manage all your printers . Congrats 🎉

@andriesvandenberg2943 11 дней назад

huge congratulations on your choice to focus on being a maker hub . I am so glad I found your channel. looking forward to learn so much.

@jackavol4150 7 дней назад

Yea, a good cleaning with Dawn does the trick with these plates. I use to use glue at first too.

@keithbyers2439 5 часов назад

I used to use glue stick or hairspray but yea. Clean with dawn dish soap and dry with rubbing alcohol and your good to go as long as you don't put your fingers all over the plates.

@MajorNike2 16 дней назад

Only use glue with PETG on Bambu printers. Especially with the textured plates, it’s not necessary to use anything for PLA, if you’re having adhesion issues try cleaning the plates with hot water and dish soap. If that doesn’t work, it’s either your filament or your printer needs re-calibration.

@Marcus_Caius 16 дней назад

do not clean build plate with alc. Warm soapy water take less then a minute and the plate look like new.

@glanzone 16 дней назад

Welcome back, you were missed.

@tinac7350 16 дней назад

I am so happy to see you back. I love your channel and am excited to watch you continue on this journey.

@Doo_XRS 16 дней назад

I’m glad I found your channel and enjoy watching people grow in life. I remember when my farm started with 1-2 printers and grow to what it is today 20+. Wish you the best in your journey and looking forward to seeing it!

@EnduroDesigns 14 дней назад

You should make a video about your farm

@johnnyc244 15 дней назад

Glad to see you back. I clean with dawn soap and warm water for major cleaning. Otherwise I just use alcohol and no glue.

@MrDonXX 15 дней назад

I've been watching your progress and I love the direction you're going in. Very excited with your business prowess. I see good things coming - Best of luck to you YOU GO, GIRL!

@dtrue1957 10 дней назад

Welcome back!!!

@adams1625 16 дней назад

For PLA or PETG, you don't need to use glue if you use a textured PEI sheet. Those things are AWESOME for adhesion. Wash with dawn soap once a week or as needed, and wipe with isopropyl frequently and you'll have great adhesion

@darkwinter7395 16 дней назад

I've had no luck getting PLA to stick to the textured PEI sheet that came with my Q1, as well as an "Energetic" build plate. Adding glue stick fixed the problem. The PLA was black from Anycubic. So... YMMV??? 🤔

@adams1625 15 дней назад

@@darkwinter7395 Ahh fair enough, mine is an X plus 3. I should have said in my experience! haha.

@benyoung6604 16 дней назад

I've found that I don't need glue on the textured PEI plate, however I do use glue on smooth plates. Most importantly, Keep doing what is working for you and keeping your workflow moving, you're doing a great job and have been inspiring for me as I try to setup our print shop.

@jaminvanderberg5300 16 дней назад

Same. PEI works great and I find I generally don't need the glue stick.

@macymakes3d 16 дней назад

Thank you 😊 and good to know for smooth plates. Haven’t tried them but I want to!

@MakerMindNexus 16 дней назад

Macy use what works. I have used everything and nothing it is just what works for that machine.

@Thadopeera 12 дней назад

This was an awesome job you’ve done. Good work

@MasterMaceMichu 16 дней назад

Good to see you're back! Really love the progress your shop and channel are making. And of course your always happy face!

@DonnyDonnMendoza 16 дней назад

Let’s go!!!

@hippopotamus86 15 дней назад

Just yesterday I checked to see if you were still making videos.

@181charlie 16 дней назад

So great to see you back.

@noahsing2647 16 дней назад

love your videos got me wanting to push my shop

@macymakes3d 16 дней назад

Do it! And thank you for watching 😊

@CorneliuTicu 15 дней назад

Great job! Wish you good luck and good business! ❤

@ZWBenedict 16 дней назад

Good to see you back!

@pinabad 15 дней назад

Congratulations, keep the hard job, I am trying to grow, it is a really hard job

@azore321 16 дней назад

Great video! Thanks for the update.

@CyberBobCity 16 дней назад

Another Macy Makes video!!! Awesome!

@gizmofactory 13 дней назад

Good to have you back Macy!

@JakeThompson 16 дней назад

Keep it up... You got this.

@makermylo 15 дней назад

Congratulations 👍 Subscribed! I wan't to start farming prints to make use of all of my project printers :D

@idolmattes 16 дней назад

Nice to have you back. Greetings from Germany.

@nickbimpasis3923 13 дней назад

You're back, finally! :)

@indianaholmes7960 16 дней назад

Your great 🔥

@beardeddude9168 13 дней назад

Farm is looking good Dude! I would check your breaker they are on if you are going over 10 printers. At least you have the UPS set up for fail/safe.

@03hVc01 15 дней назад

Thank you for posting! Im in my 50s and you inspire to try 3d printing. 😁

@chrislaplante5040 16 дней назад

With the one problem I had they had my practically rip the thing apart and fix it myself. Sending it back did not seem to be in the offering much. In the end I demanded some sort of compensation for the time and they sent me a free filament.

@sevendragon 16 дней назад

I've never used glue and have printed pla, petg, and tpu all on the p1p and p1s using the stock texture pei plates.

@andrewlongfellow8745 15 дней назад

Hey love the new way of doing your business. Seems like a small scale version of slant3d but with better printers.

@jimsy3342 15 дней назад

What is great about the P1P is that you can buy the enclosure and upgrades separately. :)

@hotfix7387 16 дней назад

I also am really interested in the concept of 3d printed barbells. That's crazy and cool at the same time. I hope you post a video on those at some point.

@IanBradbury 16 дней назад

Glad you're back. Your print shop looks great. Congratulations.

@macymakes3d 16 дней назад

Thank you 😊

@MFD3D 15 дней назад

Alcohol doesn't clean it. It disinfects it but just spreads around the oils. Use dish soap which is designed for cutting grease. Dish soap, warn water, clean wasg cloth, thorough rinse, micro fiber cloth to dry. No glue is needed. I wash all of my build plates every Sunday juat to be safe. Never have any adhesion issues.

@techyjames1945 16 дней назад

I have had luck with and without glue. I normally use liquid glue when I print with PETG on the smooth plate. On the texture PEI plate I never use glue. If I notice adhesion issue I will hit it with dawn dish soap and it’s like new.

@mitchellcrane9809 13 дней назад

If you are going to keep adding printers to that room it is probably time to upgrade the electric and add dedicated power for the room. You are probably starting to max out that room electric as it is.

@RustyHandle23 16 дней назад

i dont know if you know this or not but bambu does sell a enclosure kit you can buy for your bambu p1p just search for enclosure in the store OR you can buy them piece by piece either way will work and will turn your p1p into a p1s i hope that helps!

@Dave_D. 16 дней назад

A new Macy video! I literally check every day even though your normal schedule was about every 2 wks. You can see your excitement in your intro...I say it every time...I'm so jealous of what you've got going! I'm working on it. I've been working on some product designs, I think I've got one that it pretty unique, clever and just might sell. I'm learning CAD, Inkscape, Meshmixer, Blender etc. The mechanical design of my item was pretty easy but I'm struggling a bit w/ the artistic design part. But I'm getting there slowly. As far as your questions....I think you will want a riser for the AMS. When printing w/ PLA I like to open the lid rather than the door. It also helps you see in from the top. The one I made fits the glass perfectly for when you want it closed, but has tabs to hold it up/open. The textured PEI sheet shouldn't need any glue. I can't even get my PLA to come off of it....and I've never even cleaned it!

@Kreaken11 16 дней назад

I've never needed to use glue on my P1S. Though I usually manually set the bed to preheat before starting the print to make sure it has a uniform temp, seems to help.

@nicks_1776 16 дней назад

i dont use glue on textured plates, but if you find yourself printing on a smooth pei plate - its a must

@haylspa 11 дней назад

Elmer's stick glue is the OG, it's still the go to, any one saying other wise is either ignorant or trying to sway at over priced glue sticks!!! just keep using it

@nohamtaB 16 дней назад

I personally only use glue, only if the thing I am printing is having first layer issues. Once again personal opinion, as friends disagree, I feel that if you wipe down your build plate after each print with so IPA, it will allow stuff to stick better. When I do use glue, I tend to do a full wash down with soap and water to get it back to nothing on it, before printing again. I have found that everyone feels differently, so if glue works for you, then keep using it!

@DaveB89 16 дней назад

i don't use any glue on the build plate when printing PLA, never have any adhesion issues

@CraftyEnelrad 15 дней назад

I use Aqua Net hair spray on my build plates. Prints stick well. Prints remove well. Easily cleaned. Great videos. Keep up the great work. 😺

@kizzdevaughn46 16 дней назад

Like your videos 😀

@SVCautotech 16 дней назад

If it works you can keep doing it but technically PEI shouldn’t need any glue or hair spray when clean. I also scrub my new plates with a scotch brite pad then clean it with soap and water. After that I use no glue and it sticks perfect and falls off when cool.

@Richie_7777 16 дней назад

I don’t use glue with PLA and PEI plate. Wash build plates with Dawn.That’s also recommended by Bambu Labs. Adding a riser will help with heat dissipation and keep the door open. When using PLA.

@MrDonXX 15 дней назад

Macy, Could I ask you about the soft floor tile I saw in the new room. I was looking to do that. How is that working out and are you doing the whole floor? what brand did you use. Thanks you for your time.

@Calzune 16 дней назад

Use "3dlac" instead of Elmer's glue. It's like hairspray but it's made for 3d printing. Everything sticks and it's an amazing product.

@JBGecko13yt 16 дней назад

Macy, your doing great! maybe you could expense a printer just for printing parts. for glue, currently I use the bambu green bottle glue because I hate random failures. do I always need it? no but when that last hour print gets knocked loose, I use adhesives.

@adams1625 16 дней назад

WOO!!! Nice shelf unit, husky shelf? I neeeeeeed something like that. 3D Printer on the floor is not ideal for your back! The easier it is to use, the more likely I am to use it

@macymakes3d 16 дней назад

The shelves are great. A bit wobbly but better than where they were before on the table!

@adams1625 16 дней назад

@@macymakes3d Proper setup! That's what I'm worried about. Probably going to make a bench with some 2x4s

@padel24x7 15 дней назад

do you do the manual flow calibration everytime for a new filament?

@MyManRaptor 16 дней назад

SO THATS WHERE YOU WERE! I got worried 😅

@macymakes3d 16 дней назад

❤️ still here. No need to be worried 😊

@MyManRaptor 15 дней назад

@@macymakes3d speaking of the video, I’m buying a P1S!! It’s an upgrade from my Ender 3 pro!

@RealSnail3D 14 дней назад

Checkout 3dque! You so need it dude. Perfect for queuing (and even auto ejecting) for you bambu’s :)

@gunracksonline 16 дней назад

glad to see you back. Any estimate on the run time on ups backups? which model did you decide to go with? Been thinking about adding a couple.

@macymakes3d 16 дней назад

I have a 1500 version and it will keep 3 printers running for about 20-30 min with no power. They’re great for short power outages or flickers but if it’s out for an extended time they’ll eventually die.

@wizardfpv7856 16 дней назад

Only thing I do is wash them with dishsoup once a week. Soup is good for getting oil off I don't know why ppl use alcohol to remove oils off the build plate. No glue. Do you use soup or alcohol to get oil of your hands??

@NoMercyFtw 16 дней назад

To my knowledge glue was needed for older printers nowadays it is not, I'm on my third printer to somewhat older models not too old and then one new model the Q1 pro I just received and never had any problem with sticking as long as my Z offset was perfect and I print with PLA pet G ASA ABS TPU

@angieangie21 16 дней назад

interesting workshop! Why did you sell your A1 ang choose the P1S as your printer of choice? For print farming I would have thought the cheaper A1 would be better suited.

@BillsShop 16 дней назад

I always use glue. it may not be needed but I'd rather use it and not need it than have a print fail because of adhesion issues.

@Rick-vm8bl 16 дней назад

Great to see the expansion! Which plates are you using? If it's textured PEI then for PLA it doesn't need anything applying to it, just an occasional wipe with a dry paper towel. I'm sure you've done it already, but make sure the aux fan is turned off on the P1S when printing PLA as it causes prints to lift on the left hand side due to uneven cooling. You can completely disable it for all PLA profiles in bambu studios filament settings section.

@macymakes3d 16 дней назад

I think I’ve turned off the fan but I’ll double check! Thanks for the tips :)

@zenginellc 16 дней назад

Glad it's going well! Was wondering where you went 😂 I was curious if you ever run into issues with the flat prints like I do. They seem to blob at the seams, but otherwise print normally. Have made some things to sell, but this is something I'd need to overcome before I can sell them.

@macymakes3d 16 дней назад

I get blobs every now and then. I tried adjusting the flow rate for certain filaments and that seemed to help a little.

@zenginellc 11 дней назад

@@macymakes3d I figured it out. When I use Orca Slicer instead of Bambu Studio, then enable Scarf Joint Seams, it pretty much removed the blobbing entirely for those flat prints that have multiple colors on the first layer, like coasters and such. I still use Bambu Studio for most things, though.

@hotfix7387 16 дней назад

I'm so glad you are back. I think I mentioned this before but I try to show my 10 year old daughter your videos so she sees a woman running and growing a business, not to mention going deep dive on 3D printing and technology in generally. You also have a really great flow to your videos as well. For your filament storage check out this container (I have only found them at Target for some strange reason): Ezy Storage 33.8qt IP67 Waterproof Storage Box (this is my 6th or 7th time trying to post the comment because it seems as if YT doesn't like me including UPC numbers and whatnot). I can easily put 10 rolls in there with 3 bags filled with color changing desiccant, and sometimes depending on the size of the rolls they can go up to 12 rolls. It seems like these containers were designed for 3D rolls as they are just all enough (versus the ones I saw in your video) to store the filaments. I have 13 of them mostly filled (I have a filament problem it seems) and more ready to be filled.

@macymakes3d 16 дней назад

I’m still here :) just posting a bit less frequently for a couple months to figure out how to best manage my time. And nice ok I’ll check them out! I’m working on the reprack system but if that doesn’t work I’ll be needing new boxes for sure haha.

@heytoua1431 7 дней назад

What shelves/racks are those? Could we have a link please? Thanks!

@RG-ul7yu 13 дней назад

What shelving system did you go with?

@TheNerdArmory 16 дней назад

The glue haters are wild. I don't clean my beds except maybe once a month. I'm careful not to touch it with my fingers so no oils get on it. I use bed weld glue, it's a liquid. By far the best on these gold pei sheets and I never had an adhesion failure. Ever. On tiny little pieces i use small brims but we're talking VERY tiny surface areas that need to hold mass above them. Don't listen to glue haters, it's just a redundant thing to argue about, if it works for you, keep at it.

@Mcfazio2001 16 дней назад

How did you make the connections to print for someone with a successful product?

@B143DP 16 дней назад

What UPS did you get? I have been looking at getting a couple as I run a resin print farm and have only had the power kick out twice since i started but it was annoying XD

@adams1625 16 дней назад

This is inspiring. If any one thing what advice can you give to someone who wants to start a successful 3d printing farm?

@macymakes3d 16 дней назад

I could probably make a whole video on this lol but I guess - the number one thing would be to make sure your prints are quality. You want people to have a good experience when buying from you.

@adams1625 15 дней назад

@@macymakes3d thanks Macy! I'll keep at it. Gotta build myself a new printer stand soon!

@savemoneydiy87 4 дня назад

Congratulations on growing your farm. Which UPS did you go with.

@macymakes3d 3 дня назад

I have a cyberpower 1500/900 and an Amazon one that’s supposed to be equivalent. I’ll probably keep buying the cyberpowers bc I can get them locally.

@The3Kway 16 дней назад

No glue needed for textured or smooth pei. Not for PLA or PETG

@leeallen5784 16 дней назад

The shop is looking great, are you printing some sort of weights, do people have to put weight in them? I was just thinking how light filament is. 😊

@macymakes3d 16 дней назад

Barbell sets for young kids to learn good form

@leeallen5784 16 дней назад

That is great, I thought it might be something like that but didn't know it was a thing, Happy to expand my 3d printing if you and your friend want to expand to the UK. 😂. @@macymakes3d

@davidmann4436 11 дней назад

So did you not like your A1?

@bryanfoster362 16 дней назад

I’m waiting on my first P1S. To me, the P1P looks like someone parked a P1S in a bad neighborhood 🤣

@macymakes3d 16 дней назад

Hahahaha yes 😂

@ryanherrera9171 12 дней назад

No need for glue!

@PeterAgostiniJdcap26 4 дня назад

No glue

@tbj69 16 дней назад

Complete newbie to printing here, what app are you using on your phone to control the printer?

@macymakes3d 16 дней назад

The bambu handy app. You use it to pair bambu printers with your WiFi and register them to your account.

@fadybenmoussa2114 16 дней назад

personally never needed glue for pei textured. was the A1 not efficient?

@macymakes3d 16 дней назад

I sold it about 2 weeks before the recall happened. The guy I sold it to said it’s been working fine though

@mikekel3715 16 дней назад

Must be because A1 takes so much space with the AMS.

@Renouncely3D 14 дней назад

How can I get in on printing my design for me ?

@Simons_Animatronics 9 дней назад

female james burton:

@mrjayd 16 дней назад

DON'T use glue. Just aquanet hairspray, 99% alcohol, and clean with dawn every once in a while.

@zenginellc 16 дней назад

This is what I do, except on my A1 Mini. My A1 Mini needs nothing and just has perfect adhesion with the Textured plate.

@mikechu01 16 дней назад

Just use the textured plate, no glue or hairspray and don’t touch it if possible

@mrjayd 16 дней назад

@@mikechu01 but that only works for a while while it’s new.

@buhizkewl7105 16 дней назад

Usually the PEI plates are some dishsoap and scrubbing away from getting their sticky back. Sometimes you can use something slightly abrasive to fix them, too. The bambu ones should last MANY prints, especially if you’re moving the prints around on the plate instead of hitting the exact same spots over and over.