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	3D Printing
	September 01st, 2018
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	I bought a 3D printer. It's a FlashForge Finder, available on
	Amazon for somewhere in the $300-350USD range at present. It
	prints PLA but not ABS, has a decent sized print area, comes fully
	assembled, and has fair community support. The service that
	FlashForge offers is extremely responsive and helpful. Overall I'm
	quite pleased with the purchase.

	Since Tuesday I've been printing things almost non-stop. I've made
	an external spool holder to support bigger filament spools than
	the printer can handle normally. I've got a tool holder caddy on
	the box as well. I've made an Arduino Uno bumper/baseplate, a few
	toys for my son including squishy turtles and a fully articulated
	snail with shell that opens. As I'm writing this a book holder
	just finished.

	I'll be making some desk accessories soon, and then I think I'll
	take my first stab at designing my own piece by modifying the
	hanging tool-holder to make a glue-stick holder of the same style.

	3D printing is pretty fantastic. It's really easy, way faster than
	I expected, and the quality of this personally affordable model is
	suprisingly good. I can make real things!

	Oh, I made a few rings for my wife. She's allergic to metal, so
	this is perfect. I've sanded them down and I'm priming them now.
	Later today I'll paint and seal them for her. Isn't that exciting?
	I can design her jewelry, print it, post-process, and she can wear
	it all in the same day. That's some agrestic shit right there [0].

	[0] Agrestic