Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
What’s going on friends, Sam Prentice back once again, and today we’re out in Shanghai at TCT Asia, inside the 3D Printing Genius Hub, checking out some of the most exciting, weird, clever and flat-out impressive things happening in 3D printing right now.
This is one of those show-floor videos where you genuinely don’t know what you’re going to see next. We kick things off with 3D printed shoes from Sting 3D, made using flexible filament that can be printed on machines like the Bambu Lab H2 series and the Snapmaker U1. We talk filament hardness, cost per pair, multi-colour printing, shoe design, and what it might actually take to print your own wearable footwear at home. And yes — I’m hopefully going to print a pair myself.
This video is also sponsored by PCBWay. If you need custom PCBs, CNC parts, brackets, plates, or custom-made parts for your own projects, check them out here:
PCBWay: pcbway.com/g/M3R75n
From there, things get even more ridiculous in the best way possible. We run into printed go-karts, strange engineering builds, a ring toss game with prizes, a clever automatic print ejection bed concept for Bambu-style printers, and then move into some genuinely big product conversations with companies like FlashForge, Snapmaker, and a very interesting 5D printing system that adds extra movement axes to a standard printer.
We also get a closer look at the FlashForge CJ270, the Creator 5 Pro, upcoming product timelines, full-colour print samples, and what could be coming next from some of the brands trying to push beyond the usual “faster printer, bigger printer” formula. Then there’s Snapmaker, where we talk about the U1, firmware updates, new filament colours, stock rollout, and what’s next now that the Kickstarter success has become a real shipped product in the hands of users.
There’s also a look at a 5D printing module that connects to a standard printer and adds two extra axes, potentially changing how cylindrical or non-planar parts can be produced. It’s one of those ideas that feels a bit mad when you first see it, and then the more you look at it, the more you realise there may be something genuinely exciting there.
So if you’re into 3D printers, additive manufacturing, Bambu Lab, Snapmaker, FlashForge, Creality ecosystem mods, 3D printed shoes, new filament tech, experimental hardware, startup inventions, or trade show coverage from inside the global 3D printing industry, this video should be right up your street.
Featured in this video:
TCT Asia Shanghai
3D Printing Genius Hub
Sting 3D
3D printed shoes
Flexible shoe filament
Snapmaker U1
FlashForge CJ270
FlashForge Creator 5 Pro
Automatic print ejection bed
5D printing module
Experimental 3D printing hardware
Multi-colour printing
Full-colour printing
Trade show innovation
Additive manufacturing technology
What’s inside this video:
3D printed shoes made from flexible filament
How much it costs to print a pair of shoes
Multi-colour shoe printing on the Snapmaker U1
FlashForge’s latest printers and launch hints
Snapmaker U1 news, stock update, and firmware improvements
Clever 3D printing startup products from the show floor
A 5D printing system with extra motion axes
Wild show-floor builds, gadgets, and engineering ideas from TCT Asia
If you enjoyed this one, make sure to like, subscribe, and drop a comment below telling me which product or idea from TCT Asia was the most impressive. Was it the 3D printed shoes, the Snapmaker U1, the FlashForge CJ270, or that mad 5D printing module?
More 3D printing reviews, show coverage, prototype madness, machine testing, and tech deep dives are on the way.
00:00 Welcome to Shanghai’s 3D Printing Genius Hub
00:56 3D Printed Shoes?! Sting 3D Shows Off Flexible Filament
04:19 This Metal Go-Kart Is Absolutely Insane
05:09 Ring Toss Challenge at TCT Asia
07:38 PCBWay Sponsor Break
08:09 More Crazy 3D Printing Finds at the Show
11:24 FlashForge Reveals the CJ270 and Creator 5 Pro
11:24 FlashForge’s New Machines Look Seriously Promising
15:29 12 Nozzles, 36 Colours… This Printer Is Wild
19:38 Snapmaker Drops Huge U1 News at TCT Asia
22:45 This 5D Printing Module Could Change the Game
#tctasia #3dprinting #chinatech #shanghai
What’s going on friends, Sam Prentice back once again, and today we’re out in Shanghai at TCT Asia, inside the 3D Printing Genius Hub, checking out some of the most exciting, weird, clever and flat-out impressive things happening in 3D printing right now.
This is one of those show-floor videos where you genuinely don’t know what you’re going to see next. We kick things off with 3D printed shoes from Sting 3D, made using flexible filament that can be printed on machines like the Bambu Lab H2 series and the Snapmaker U1. We talk filament hardness, cost per pair, multi-colour printing, shoe design, and what it might actually take to print your own wearable footwear at home. And yes — I’m hopefully going to print a pair myself.
This video is also sponsored by PCBWay. If you need custom PCBs, CNC parts, brackets, plates, or custom-made parts for your own projects, check them out here:
PCBWay: pcbway.com/g/M3R75n
From there, things get even more ridiculous in the best way possible. We run into printed go-karts, strange engineering builds, a ring toss game with prizes, a clever automatic print ejection bed concept for Bambu-style printers, and then move into some genuinely big product conversations with companies like FlashForge, Snapmaker, and a very interesting 5D printing system that adds extra movement axes to a standard printer.
We also get a closer look at the FlashForge CJ270, the Creator 5 Pro, upcoming product timelines, full-colour print samples, and what could be coming next from some of the brands trying to push beyond the usual “faster printer, bigger printer” formula. Then there’s Snapmaker, where we talk about the U1, firmware updates, new filament colours, stock rollout, and what’s next now that the Kickstarter success has become a real shipped product in the hands of users.
There’s also a look at a 5D printing module that connects to a standard printer and adds two extra axes, potentially changing how cylindrical or non-planar parts can be produced. It’s one of those ideas that feels a bit mad when you first see it, and then the more you look at it, the more you realise there may be something genuinely exciting there.
So if you’re into 3D printers, additive manufacturing, Bambu Lab, Snapmaker, FlashForge, Creality ecosystem mods, 3D printed shoes, new filament tech, experimental hardware, startup inventions, or trade show coverage from inside the global 3D printing industry, this video should be right up your street.
Featured in this video:
TCT Asia Shanghai
3D Printing Genius Hub
Sting 3D
3D printed shoes
Flexible shoe filament
Snapmaker U1
FlashForge CJ270
FlashForge Creator 5 Pro
Automatic print ejection bed
5D printing module
Experimental 3D printing hardware
Multi-colour printing
Full-colour printing
Trade show innovation
Additive manufacturing technology
What’s inside this video:
3D printed shoes made from flexible filament
How much it costs to print a pair of shoes
Multi-colour shoe printing on the Snapmaker U1
FlashForge’s latest printers and launch hints
Snapmaker U1 news, stock update, and firmware improvements
Clever 3D printing startup products from the show floor
A 5D printing system with extra motion axes
Wild show-floor builds, gadgets, and engineering ideas from TCT Asia
If you enjoyed this one, make sure to like, subscribe, and drop a comment below telling me which product or idea from TCT Asia was the most impressive. Was it the 3D printed shoes, the Snapmaker U1, the FlashForge CJ270, or that mad 5D printing module?
More 3D printing reviews, show coverage, prototype madness, machine testing, and tech deep dives are on the way.
00:00 Welcome to Shanghai’s 3D Printing Genius Hub
00:56 3D Printed Shoes?! Sting 3D Shows Off Flexible Filament
04:19 This Metal Go-Kart Is Absolutely Insane
05:09 Ring Toss Challenge at TCT Asia
07:38 PCBWay Sponsor Break
08:09 More Crazy 3D Printing Finds at the Show
11:24 FlashForge Reveals the CJ270 and Creator 5 Pro
11:24 FlashForge’s New Machines Look Seriously Promising
15:29 12 Nozzles, 36 Colours… This Printer Is Wild
19:38 Snapmaker Drops Huge U1 News at TCT Asia
22:45 This 5D Printing Module Could Change the Game
#tctasia #3dprinting #chinatech #shanghai
