Uploaded December 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
At the end of this year, the Teaching Tech channel turns five! As a gesture of my appreciation of the community, here are six long term projects I’ve had in the works for some time. Please use the comment section to let me know which you’d like to see, and any addition you think would make them better.
Thank you to all of the viewers and Patrons who have supported my channel so far. It is an honour to serve the community.
0:00 Introduction
0:34 Five years of Teaching Tech
2:07 Backyard automation
Miniature goat video: youtu.be/qEr2p4333o0
3:17 E kart upgrade
Electric kart video: youtu.be/8CnUPWTv-AU
18650 battery beginner’s guide: youtu.be/tKg-jIrr_JE
5:07 Protocycler+ filament extruder
Precious Plastics shredder: youtu.be/NL-k8kJ8yig
PolyLab pellet extruder test: youtu.be/3rC0a-YyEM0
Protocycler+: redetec.com/products/protocycler?variant=39805378658352
6:55 Open source claw machine
Plush Time Wins claw machine video: youtube.com/watch?v=M07BBEQEbO0
9:06 3D printed RC plane
Previous 3D printed RC plane video: youtu.be/WEK67_uUQv0
Eclipson Airplanes Model C: eclipson-airplanes.com/modelc
10:28 Home injection molding
Jacob’s baits injection press: stores.jacobsbaits.com/injection-press-standard-series-1
Carvera CNC: youtu.be/ID0-gpGaZGM
12:13 Conclusion
Thumbnail image credits
Claw: publicdomainvectors.org/en/free-clipart/Robotic-claw/62815.html
Elephant plush: publicdomainpictures.net/en/view-image.php?image=95267&picture=plush-toy-elephant
Mobile phone with hand: pexels.com/photo/person-holding-mobile-phone-with-empty-screen-9164560
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At the end of this year, the Teaching Tech channel turns five! As a gesture of my appreciation of the community, here are six long term projects I’ve had in the works for some time. Please use the comment section to let me know which you’d like to see, and any addition you think would make them better.
Thank you to all of the viewers and Patrons who have supported my channel so far. It is an honour to serve the community.
0:00 Introduction
0:34 Five years of Teaching Tech
2:07 Backyard automation
Miniature goat video: youtu.be/qEr2p4333o0
3:17 E kart upgrade
Electric kart video: youtu.be/8CnUPWTv-AU
18650 battery beginner’s guide: youtu.be/tKg-jIrr_JE
5:07 Protocycler+ filament extruder
Precious Plastics shredder: youtu.be/NL-k8kJ8yig
PolyLab pellet extruder test: youtu.be/3rC0a-YyEM0
Protocycler+: redetec.com/products/protocycler?variant=39805378658352
6:55 Open source claw machine
Plush Time Wins claw machine video: youtube.com/watch?v=M07BBEQEbO0
9:06 3D printed RC plane
Previous 3D printed RC plane video: youtu.be/WEK67_uUQv0
Eclipson Airplanes Model C: eclipson-airplanes.com/modelc
10:28 Home injection molding
Jacob’s baits injection press: stores.jacobsbaits.com/injection-press-standard-series-1
Carvera CNC: youtu.be/ID0-gpGaZGM
12:13 Conclusion
Thumbnail image credits
Claw: publicdomainvectors.org/en/free-clipart/Robotic-claw/62815.html
Elephant plush: publicdomainpictures.net/en/view-image.php?image=95267&picture=plush-toy-elephant
Mobile phone with hand: pexels.com/photo/person-holding-mobile-phone-with-empty-screen-9164560
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![Making the ultimate camping powerbank + Bambu Lab X1 update
Last year I picked up some nice Headway LiFePo4 cells, so what to build with them? With warmer months on the way, I decide to design and 3D print my own mega powerbank. It can charge two phone/tablets at once multiple times, run any 12V auto or camping equipment, and recharge from solar panels. It also has an onboard BMS to keep it safe and prevent any mishaps.
In this video I also include an update on the Bambu Lab X1 3D printer. It has been receiving small updates to improve reliability, new firmware and software, plus online documentation. If you backed it on Kickstarter, you might find this portion useful.
0:00 Introduction
0:42 Existing 18650 Li-ion powerbanks
18650 custom battery guide: https://youtu.be/tKg-jIrr_JE
1:33 Headway 38120 Lifepo4e cell
EVworks Headway product page: https://www.evworks.com.au/headway-38120-10ah-cell-lifepo4-cell-3.2v-10ah
Life Iron Phosphate wiki page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithium_iron_phosphate_battery
Example Headway bus bar: https://liionwholesale.com/pages/search-results-page?q=headway
3:10 Designing the electronics
Daly BMS Aliexpress link: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005001803913333.html
6:57 Designing the casing
9:09 3D printing the parts on the Bambu Lab X1 Carbon
Previous X1 test video: https://youtu.be/ndVfha9hV08
Bambu Studio GitHub: https://github.com/bambulab/BambuStudio
Bambu Lab wiki: https://wiki.bambulab.com/en/home
X3D Diamond series PLA: https://x3d.com.au/products/x3d-pro-diamond-series-1-75-mm
Previous Carvera test video: https://youtu.be/ID0-gpGaZGM
11:59 Assembly
13:26 Finished product
Source CAD in case you want to remix or print yourself: https://cad.onshape.com/documents/c877fe0ef23761aa9b40a1ad/w/456eefa1b4a7541003e11774/e/72d95f42b62d44b7bd0a85b1?renderMode=0&uiState=62f5e29dc12948117d19264c
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![I’m changing from Thingiverse to Printables and maybe you should too
I’ve been on Thingiverse for about ten years, and it has served me well. More recently however, there have been a series of problems and other, more developed options have become available. In this video, I explain why I’ve switched my online designs to Printables by Prusa and take you through its advantages and how to use it. This includes easily migrating all of your Things from Thingiverse.
https://www.printables.com/
As is stated in the video, this is not a suggested or sponsored video from Prusa. I have no direct involvement with them except as a paying customer. I have chosen Printables because I feel it’s the best current 3D file sharing solution.
Thanks again to my patrons for their assistance in creating multiple aspects of this video.
0:00 Introduction
0:42 What is Thingiverse?
Thingiverse: https://www.thingiverse.com/
1:54 Recent Thingiverse problems
Uncle Jessy video on slowness: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQ6m4S9y-So
TH3D video on explicit ads: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpW8n3Z9hjg
All3DP security breach article: https://all3dp.com/4/thingiverse-data-breach-2021/
Maker’s Muse video on security breach: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9quSFxZgNY
3:48 Why I have chosen Printables.com
Switching to SuperSlicer video: https://youtu.be/LIUB7CbDQD4
Printables: https://www.printables.com/
5:30 Creating an account
6:01 Creating a new print
7:52 Migrating things from Thingiverse
9:10 Conclusion
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![xtouch Bambu Lab P1P/P1S touch screen upgrade guide
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The main thing that annoys me about using the Bambu Lab P1P/P1S is the control panel. The screen is small and long strings of text have to be scrolled, plus the interface for things like setting the temperature is very clumsy. Thanks to developer experiments, the xtouch touch screen interface is now available, for a total cost under $10.
I first tried this upgrade back in August, but there were some issues that diminished the experience. Experiments has since developed xtouch to a really polished product. I am very thankful for their efforts!
xtouch by experiments: https://github.com/xperiments-in/xtouch
Purchase the P1P: https://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=2354726&u=2259340&m=138211&urllink=&afftrack=
Purchase the P1S: https://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=2377904&u=2259340&m=138211&urllink=&afftrack=
0:00 Introduction
0:56 X1 vs P1 key differences
2:34 xtouch by xperiments
xtouch on GitHub: https://github.com/xperiments-in/xtouch
Bambu Lab forum post: https://forum.bambulab.com/t/added-p1p-a-touch-screen/19017
3:29 ESP32 touch screen purchase and unboxing
4:31 Drivers
4:46 Preparing an SD card
5:30 Flashing firmware
6:27 Connection and pairing
7:17 Supplying power
7:48 Features and settings
9:34 Enclosure
Source CAD: https://cad.onshape.com/documents/45fd6fd6055835bc3ea98a37/w/1ef8d7c52ad3354ac787833e/e/6b500ddab5b98a62f3557288?renderMode=0&uiState=6525c4f2e48e0b417fef2e84
Enclosure on Printables: https://www.printables.com/model/611634-xtouch-enclosure-for-bambu-lab-p1ps
11:29 Conclusion
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![Marlin Input Shaping - Step by step guide to more speed and less ringing
Input shaping allows faster 3D printing speed and acceleration, without a loss in quality. Available in most other firmwares, input shaping is now available in Marlin. In this video guide, we cover the setup and calibration process step by step on an Ender 3.
I’m really pleased with these results. Any time you can speed up 3D printing without losing quality, it’s a huge win. I look forward to playing with the new parameters when they are added in the future.
0:00 Introduction
0:35 What is input shaping?
Klipper reference: https://www.klipper3d.org/Resonance_Compensation.html
RRF reference: https://docs.duet3d.com/User_manual/Tuning/Input_shaping
Bambu Lab page: https://bambulab.com/en/x1
2:15 Migrating to Marlin 2.1
Marlin 2.1.2 release notes: https://github.com/MarlinFirmware/Marlin/releases/tag/2.1.2
Connecting via terminal guide: https://teachingtechyt.github.io/troubleshooting.html#terminal
Updating Marlin firmware / GitHub Desktop guide: https://youtu.be/hLvzLYemUn8
Marlin firmware editing guide: https://youtu.be/eq_ygvHF29I
4:58 Baseline Testing
Speed and max flow test: https://teachingtechyt.github.io/calibration.html#speed
Acceleration test: https://teachingtechyt.github.io/calibration.html#accel
6:22 Marlin firmware changes
7:47 Calibration test print
Marlin M593 reference with instructions: https://marlinfw.org/docs/gcode/M593.html
Slicer variables and conditional gcode video: https://youtu.be/rsMm2tgiWew
9:59 Measuring, calculating and storing the input shaping values
Digital calipers on Amazon : https://amzn.to/3Bu6yjN
12:07 Comparison testing
Corner clamp: https://www.printables.com/model/39930-corner-clamp-clampitsquare
13:54 Limitations, additional and future parameters
15:42 Conclusion
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![Next gen 3D printers are here, but do they bring fresh problems?
The race to the bottom might be coming to an end! Finally, more manufacturers are aiming to release fully developed 3D printers that ‘just work’. In this video, we explore the current 3D printer market and why consumers have been so frustrated, what the new generation machines get right, and what it means for a range of stakeholders going forward.
Be sure to have your say in the comment section!
0:00 Introduction
0:43 A race to the bottom
Prusa i3 wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prusa_i3
Creality GitHub: https://github.com/CrealityOfficial
3:51 Prusa bucking the trend
Prusa about page: https://www.prusa3d.com/page/about-us_77/
3D Printing Prusa tour: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjoQw5fGk6Q
4:44 A new approach for a new era
8:07 What this means for users
9:44 What this means for tinkerers
10:54 What this means for content creators
3D design for 3D printing playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGqRUdq5ULsONnjEEPeBxxStEsobDKAtV
11:45 What this means for other manufacturers
QIDI X Plus 3: https://au.qidi3d.com/products/qidi-x-plus-3?shpxid=f15b289c-47f0-4474-b606-6c4882934135
Clough42 review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLzgO11wQIg
Creality K1: https://store.creality.com/au/products/k1-speedy-3d-printer
My CR-10 Smart review: https://youtu.be/ccPqyqJlOLc
13:40 Challenges still remaining
Prusa open source blog post: https://blog.prusa3d.com/the-state-of-open-source-in-3d-printing-in-2023_76659/
15:41 Conclusion
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![Modular spool rack - Budget Sovol SV08 toolchanger part 5
Check out my 2nd channel, TT Racing: https://www.youtube.com/@TTRacingYT
My Movember page: https://movember.com/m/15237865
I own a five tool Prusa XL, which is now working pretty well. For many people though, this 3D printer is just too expensive. In this series, we are attempting to take a StealthChanger toolchanger mod intended for the Voron 2.4, and adapt it to the Sovol SV08 Voron clone. In this episode, we design, print and assemble a modular filament spool rack.
This printer and the additional toolheads were received free of charge from Sovol for the purposes of making this series. Everything else I’ve paid for myself.
Purchase the Sovol SV08 (affiliate): https://www.sovol3d.com/products/sovol-sv08-3d-printer?variant=48937346498869&sca_ref=1796798.FxKBtOXx1J
Purchase spare tool heads (affiliate): https://www.sovol3d.com/products/sv08-original-all-metal-planetary-direct-drive-extruder?sca_ref=1796798.FxKBtOXx1J
0:00 Introduction
Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGqRUdq5ULsNIN_40Bv1iTbElj6O7BRrU
0:50 Viewer choice: Other tool/hot end changer designs
Microswiss hot end upgrade: https://store.micro-swiss.com/collections/micro-swiss-flowtech/products/microswiss-flowtech-hotend-for-sovol-sv08
3D Customs SV08 toolchanger: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CwGJHJ9lSRk
The Next Layer SV08: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJW3B18tEUM
Hot end changer design by Engineers Grow: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjNQ7pUC6R8
Filament changer by Wandering_SS: https://www.reddit.com/r/3Dprinting/comments/1g8hmxn/multifilament/
2:16 Filament spool mounting plan
4:31 Purchasing hardware components
2020 extrusion (affiliate): https://amzn.to/4fKtpbY
608RS bearings (affiliate): https://amzn.to/4fpiWTm
Reverse bowden PTFE tube (affiliate): https://amzn.to/4frK44d
BTT SFS 2.0 (affiliate): https://amzn.to/3ClfhHz
5:31 CAD design components and prep
SV08 GitHub: https://github.com/Sovol3d/SV08
BTT SFS GitHub: https://github.com/bigtreetech/smart-filament-detection-module/tree/master
Naomi Wu’s heat insert press video: https://youtu.be/3p7bl7eFaEo
7:49 Spool rack assembly
9:39 Evaluation
11:10 Budget update and conclusion
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![How to design print in place foldable models like FAB365 - 3D design for 3D printing
I love print in place designs! In my opinion, those from FAB365 are the most captivating, so I wanted to challenge myself to produce a moveable tank design that not only printed in place, but folded and assembled just like FAB365 models. In this video, I take you through my design process and provide tips for designing in two different sets of positions. We also cover problem solving techniques that you can employ to avoid disaster.
My final design on Printables: https://www.printables.com/model/437973-print-in-place-tank-body-fab365-style
Note that I’ve purposely only included STEP files for my parts, as the tank base I’m adding to is a paid model and I wish to respect the work of the original author. I am not sharing the Onshape link, and have obscured the filename and URL.
If it seems like I’m going too fast on the CAD, it’s because each of these concepts has been covered in detail in an earlier video. The playlist is linked below. This video is about applying those concepts to a foldable print in place design.
0:00 Introduction
3D design for 3D printing Onshape playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGqRUdq5ULsONnjEEPeBxxStEsobDKAtV
FAB365: http://www.fab365.net/
0:47 Design situation
Satisfying torture tests video: https://youtu.be/m25NEKcUwuI
Print in place robot by EXTREME3DPRINT: https://cults3d.com/en/3d-model/gadget/pipbot-1-print-in-place-robot
Metal slug wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metal_Slug
Metal Slug tank by Alexander Gargett: https://www.artstation.com/artwork/Jqd5v
Foldable Car - G by GOODesign: https://fab365.net/items/142
2:22 Importing source CAD and creating a part studio in context
4:32 Folding print in place design process
Onshape variables tutorial: https://youtu.be/UMpqWopwyO8
9:00 Test print and fixing mistakes
11:46 Adding details
13:12 Final print and assembly
14:03 Conclusion
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![Make your parts bendy with this design hack - 3D design for 3D printing
Check out my 2nd channel, TT Racing: https://www.youtube.com/@ttracingYT
To get the best out of 3D printing, it helps if you can design your own parts. In this tutorial series, we will learn to use a free 3D CAD program to do just that.
In this episode, I demonstrate how to cut a slot pattern into lat parts to make them bendy and flexible. A step by step guide is provided, as well as a version that you can apply without learning CAD in your slicing software or with TinkerCAD.
My instructions, 3D files and slicer templates on Printables: https://www.printables.com/model/556103-making-flat-but-bendable-models-with-a-slot-patter
3D design for 3D printing source CAD: https://cad.onshape.com/documents/b5475ccd1f83733e348c59b0/w/f0f78c61f2ac76b0b03c0692/e/ca79817610f17c7ec08c141b?renderMode=0&uiState=64b62dfcf9e29341a631eb04
0:00 Introduction
3D design for 3D printing playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGqRUdq5ULsONnjEEPeBxxStEsobDKAtV
0:53 Laser cut example
1:41 Extruding the base shape
2:04 Sketching the basic slots in Onshape
4:02 Patterning and trimming the slots
6:11 Positioning the slot pattern
6:48 Extruding the slot pattern as a cut
7:11 Recap of steps
8:14 Slicing, printing and testing
9:15 Semi dodecahedron folding bowl
10:22 Compound curve testing
Steam bend furniture article: https://www.designboom.com/architecture/tom-raffield-steam-bent-wooden-home-cornwall-england-01-02-2017/
11:00 Phone holder experiment
12:37 Slicer only version
13:32 Conclusion
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![Design like a pro with shadow lines - 3D design for 3D printing
Check out my 2nd channel, TT Racing: https://www.youtube.com/@ttracingYT
To get the best out of 3D printing, it helps if you can design your own parts. In this tutorial series, we will learn to use a free 3D CAD program to do just that.
In this episode, I demonstrate how to alter the mating surfaces of multi part designs to include a shadow line. This technique is used in most professionally produced injection molded parts and offers a range of benefits.
3D design for 3D printing source CAD: https://cad.onshape.com/documents/b5475ccd1f83733e348c59b0/w/f0f78c61f2ac76b0b03c0692/e/ca79817610f17c7ec08c141b?renderMode=0&uiState=64b62dfcf9e29341a631eb04
0:00 Introduction
3D design for 3D printing playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGqRUdq5ULsONnjEEPeBxxStEsobDKAtV
0:40 Injection molding recap
1:32 Injection molding design features to ignore
3D printing vs injection molding video: https://youtu.be/xW1Ob5uzfF8
Sumitomo bottle cap video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=og4Uw5bJhO0
2:50 Shadow lines
3:23 Simple example - box
PEO patterned bed on Aliexpress: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DCTHuU1
7:15 Complex example - curved mating surfaces
Lumimate torch video: https://youtu.be/DAnosimSZlE
11:38 Summary of benefits
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![Is it time for 3D printers to abandon bed springs?
For a long time 3D printers relied on bed springs in each corner to level the bed and ensure a good first layer. However, most modern designs do away with them entirely. So can we safely remove them and rigidly mount the bed? In this video, I examine a range of 3D printers with and without springs to try and find an answer. I then do a before and after comparison on the Ender 3 with print tests.
0:00 Introduction
0:37 What bed springs do
1:57 Potential bed spring problems
2:19 Prusa MK3
3:37 Premium coreXY printers
Rat Rig V-core 3 build playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XoTxFs3BGuk&list=PLGqRUdq5ULsO0oLRZ1wiYvvpbhj4EV-Nf
SecKit SK-Tank build playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVZu_KIni_o&list=PLGqRUdq5ULsN9t4-9rcoVKoYQgXFqCA97
4:47 Creality CR-10 Smart
CR-10 Smart review video: https://youtu.be/ccPqyqJlOLc
6:03 Creality CR-10 Max
TH3D solid bed mounts: https://www.th3dstudio.com/product/th3d-solid-bed-mount-kit/?share=lawgicau
7:00 Bambu Lab X1C / P1P
Manual bed levelling Bambu Lab wiki: https://wiki.bambulab.com/en/x1/manual/manual-bed-leveling
8:49 Creality Ender 3 - Before and after
Z banding test tower: https://www.printables.com/model/393668-simple-z-bandingwobble-test-tower
12:10 Summary and tips
13:26 Conclusion
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