How did we get here?

3D Printing Journey Timeline

Welcome to 3D Printing!

Purchased 1st Printer - The Prusa MK2S

Received as an unassembled kit, the build provided a greater insight into its mechanics which would later become invaluable during the frequent repair and maintenance works!

The MK2S won many awards including 3D Printer of the year by MAKE: Magazine

COVID ERA

Forced to stay and work at home i progressed initial 2D CAD skills developed as an Engineer into 3D draughting allowing for the design and creation of my own models.

Now able to draught in 3D i could also 'reverse engineer' damaged or broken items.

Aided by the printer i created and free-issued 50-off face shields to the A&E Department at Dr Grays Hospital in Elgin.

Continuing to familiarise with the machine and its associated software and printing readily available models from the likes of 'Thingiverse', printing got a lot easier with the MK2.5S upgrade kit.

The most notable feature was a removable print sheet. Gone are the days of scraping prints off the bed with a spatula, which often caused damage to the print bed or the printed item!

Lets build a shop!

April 21: I opened a small store on Etsy selling products globally as 'Daves3DPrintsUK.

An enjoyable side hustle i sold products from OZ to Austin Texas

INSTAGRAM

To keep a catalogue of the items created to date i created an insta page, although not every item made would feature!

In late 2021 a 2nd printer arrived, the Prusa MK3S to supplement the old MK2.5S which was beginning to show its age 

Steady progress with the Etsy sales and another new printer arrived: The Bambulab P1S with Automatic Material System (AMS) allowing for multi-colour printing.

Gone are the days of having to programme and manually perform filament change-outs for incorporating multiple colours within a print!

Sadly the old MK2.5s had died, worked into the ground over the 6 year period she could no longer be relied upon. 

Going solo!

i decided to step away from Etsy and take an opportunity to progress further with my own website. Im excited to develop future products and collaborate with others.

Goodbye Daves3DPrintsUK

Hello Reid 3D-Print Studio