Benjamin's Avatar

Benjamin

@chronicmechatronic.bsky.social

The guy on YouTube who made that stupidly cheap wooden 3D printer https://youtube.com/@chronicmechatronic

47 Followers  |  22 Following  |  207 Posts  |  Joined: 14.11.2024  |  1.8738

Latest posts by chronicmechatronic.bsky.social on Bluesky

I only did my driver's license after I found out a used EV would actually be within reach. Still haven't got a car because I didn't really need it so far, but when I do it'll definitely be electric. What a time to be alive!

23.09.2025 21:34 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Post image Post image Post image

Ummm, I prefer my #halloween decoration #3Dprinted out of plastic, thank you very much

21.09.2025 12:28 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Post image

Those first PrintoSapiens parts turned out awesome!
#3Dprinting #DIY #engineering

07.09.2025 12:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Post image Post image

Very hard to believe what #3dprinter this came from 😳

06.09.2025 19:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yaay, more garbage on the sea floor πŸ’€

06.09.2025 17:52 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Post image

Gosh these parts are massive IRL!
It's so hard to get a sense of the actual size of parts in #CAD

06.09.2025 17:44 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Post image

Surprisingly neatly wound this spool of Kingroon #filament!

06.09.2025 17:07 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Post image

Last-minute tuning done, time to open the filament and print some PrintoSapiens parts!
#3Dprinting #DIY #engineering

06.09.2025 17:06 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
This FANCY open-source 3D printer can be built from OLD parts!
YouTube video by Chronic Mechatronic This FANCY open-source 3D printer can be built from OLD parts!

Oh yeah, totally forgot to post it here, but I'm finally getting around to building my new 3D printer! πŸ˜…πŸ˜…
youtu.be/8YMWnR723B4
#3Dprinting #DIY #engineering

01.09.2025 11:31 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Oopsies, drying PLA on PETG setting isn't the best idea
#3Dprinting

19.08.2025 20:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Video thumbnail

#orcaslicer racetrack on PrintoSapiens πŸ˜‚

#3dprinting

01.08.2025 13:51 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
FINALLY good prints on my unipolar DIY 3D printer!! | S2 episode 3 - extruder upgrade
YouTube video by Chronic Mechatronic FINALLY good prints on my unipolar DIY 3D printer!! | S2 episode 3 - extruder upgrade

Finally managed to get the printer spit out usable quality parts πŸ˜…
youtu.be/3mfbVfke5CI

#3Dprinting #DIY #technology

29.07.2025 12:53 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

No better time to reflect on what is very much in the process of being lost

04.07.2025 16:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
a group of people are watching fireworks in the night sky . ALT: a group of people are watching fireworks in the night sky .

Happy 4th of July!

04.07.2025 14:15 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I hate laptops

15.06.2025 20:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Post image

Got some vicious guys in the comments this time, this is the second one I got on the new video which doesn't even get decent views so far

08.06.2025 09:14 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Reverse printing!

08.06.2025 09:09 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Post image

Shit. This is exactly the opposite of what I need for a 1h+ video that took 3 months to produce

05.06.2025 22:51 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Everything you DIDN'T want to know about cheap CNCs! - TwoTrees TTC3018 CNC engraver review
YouTube video by Chronic Mechatronic Everything you DIDN'T want to know about cheap CNCs! - TwoTrees TTC3018 CNC engraver review

I finally finished the damn review that was taking me so long πŸ˜…πŸ˜…πŸ˜…
youtu.be/Impt7n5eEJU

05.06.2025 22:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
RepRap 3D printer on the left (parent), and the RepRap 3D printer on the right (child) that it printed the parts for. Adrian Bowyer and Vik Olliver of the RepRap Project also in the picture. 14:00 hours UTC on 29 May 2008.

RepRap 3D printer on the left (parent), and the RepRap 3D printer on the right (child) that it printed the parts for. Adrian Bowyer and Vik Olliver of the RepRap Project also in the picture. 14:00 hours UTC on 29 May 2008.

17 years ago today.

The first self-replication by a #RepRap #3Dprinter - the start of the #3Dprinting revolution.

29.05.2025 19:09 β€” πŸ‘ 141    πŸ” 41    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 7

This. We can talk about climate goals as much as we want if we keep purposely destroying perfectly fine stuff and setting hundreds of vehicles and buildings on fire every day causing tons of harmful crap to disperse in the atmosphere just for some silly quarrel over who gets to own what

21.05.2025 09:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yeah, the similarities are frightening (at least based on what I learned about WWII in history class). Nobody seems to take the orange guy seriously either, which may turn out to be a huge mistake. I'd hate to see what atrocities a Nazi USA is capable of, given all the damage tiny little Germany did

14.05.2025 09:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

But geeze, so many levers just to mow the lawn... It seems so absurd coming from #electric 🀦
But the fact it finally did start was its saving grace, because there were no wall outlets within reach and there was no way I could've done it using a scythe (which was the next best tool at my disposal)

10.05.2025 18:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I can't believe I just had to use a gas lawnmower for the first time in my life... You should've heard me cursing about the stupid, stinky, uselessly overcomplicated invention for the entire half-hour it took me to get it started πŸ˜‚
(granted, it's a particularly old & crappy one)

10.05.2025 18:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Adjust the what where?

04.05.2025 10:18 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Very much looks like what I get when I make a picture of the sky using my 2010 point & shoot

03.05.2025 18:49 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
The Last Time
YouTube video by Tenille Townes - Topic The Last Time

"The thing about the last time, is you don't know that it's the last time 'til it is"
This song sums it up perfectly
youtu.be/y9oyU8N41FY?...

03.05.2025 08:49 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This sums it up perfectly πŸ˜‚

26.04.2025 10:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
3D Printing Nerd Quiz Show - SMF Fundraiser Joel Telling's Quiz Show is Back! RMRRF May 2025. All proceeds to the Sanjay Mortimer Foundation - supporting neurodiverse young people.

#3DPrinting Nerd Quiz Show. All proceeds to charity - the Sanjay Mortimer Foundation.

Please repost.

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/3d-printin...

25.04.2025 09:57 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Post image

they are actually called sex bolt, smh
#engineering

24.04.2025 14:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

@chronicmechatronic is following 20 prominent accounts