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@zachleat@zachleat.comin my house we can print 3D in 4 different colors but only one color in 2D
@zachleat Can you 3D print a color 2D printer?
@cory ooh maybe I can 3D print on 2D paper if the heat resistance of the paper is high enough
@zachleat I’m just going to go and get my graphing calculator.
@nathanbottomley how many colors on the screen of that thing
@zachleat I’m not sure, but it’s telling me you can print seven different colours in 5D.
@nathanbottomley sounds right to me, a person that doesn’t understand what you mean
@zachleat I think it’s broken.
@zachleat just wait until you get a look at hueforge.
@zachleat imagine 2D printing... but FDM extruded filaments. Do you know what transmission distance is? If not you will.
@edm00se first of all—I can only handle so many rabbit holes
(but this looks incredible)
@zachleat I feel that pain.
@zachleat speaking of, if you're looking for things to print, I recommend:
- TippiTree (paid, worth it, supports a guy who does lots of 3d printing community stuff)
- balance Tetris (free, also fun with kids, watch your wall to top/bottom thickness for the printed d6 so it's not weighted one way)
- board game inserts for managing those that have too cluttered storage
@edm00se tippitree looks awesome too! You’ve been cooking in this space for awhile huh 
@zachleat for a hot minute. Been pretty happy that the collective space has been trending more towards use and away from maintenance and tinkering.
@zachleat I've done a few myself. It's always impressive technically. It sounds like you have an AMS, so thankfully the usual concern about excessive waste is minimized somewhat since you're usually only going so many layers high.
@zachleat the newer MK4/S from Prusa can do this with a lot more ease as it uses its load cell to adjust heights of the print base. Here is an article on “screen printing” using TPU https://blog.prusa3d.com/how-to-print-on-t-shirts_55588/
@midknight oh wow, that’s cool!
@zachleat One smells nice. The other makes the house smellly and irritates throats welp
@zachleat For your and your family’s health, please get enough air filtration and ventilate regularly, because microplastics and printing fumes are bad. IIRC, PLA isn’t that bad (though it irritates my throat and lungs after a couple of hours), PETG/ABS/other is more harmful. Having a purifier with HEPA filter on at full blast already helps a ton.
@timsev yeah—that’s a good callout. I have this thing in my office now but I’m going to move it to a storage room because of the smell—though I do have an air filter and have opened the window a few times to let the winter air in 
@timsev the laser printer smells awful too (though shorter lived)