Hobby 3D printing & CAD
Growing new prints, one layer & one lesson at a time
I'm Mark — documenting my hobby of 3D printing and learning CAD design. Build logs, beginner-friendly tutorials, and honest notes from the workbench, for anyone else figuring this out as they go.
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Warping: why corners lift off the bed
Corners curling up mid-print is a heat and adhesion problem, not a mystery. Here's what actually stopped it for me.
Layer shifting: why prints suddenly look offset
A clean print that suddenly shifts sideways partway through usually isn't a mystery -- it's almost always one of three…
Stringing between parts: the retraction fix
Thin hairs of plastic strung between every part of a print usually come down to one setting family: retraction. Here's…
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Hi, I'm Mark — this is a hobby, not a business
I picked up a 3D printer on a whim and fell down the rabbit hole of CAD design shortly after. This site is where I keep track of what I've learned, mostly so I don't forget it — and so it might save another beginner some trial and error.
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New posts whenever I finish a print worth writing about. No spam, no schedule — just updates as they happen.