Perfect First Layer Podcast

Perfect First Layer Podcast episodes:

• 05.10.2024

  Lulzbot Printers, PETG in the car?, Solid Printer Foundations and MORE!!!

  This Episodes Questions: Hey fellas! I live in stony plain Alberta and the temp like to swing a solid 80 degrees celcius over the year. I'm doing a new stereo build for my car and want to put my lowly ender...

  
• 04.26.2024

  New MultiColor Printers, Building Vorons and MORE!!

  This Episodes Questions: I'm really looking forward to hearing about Guy's experience putting together his latest Voron. If you guys could build your “ultimate Voron”, what would it be and what would be your application for it? James Are the phrozen machines...

  
• 04.12.2024

  JJ's Orange Storm Giga, Shiny or Matte?, Filament Standards and MORE!!

  This Episodes Questions: Hey guys!seems like you guys cant stop talking about Bhaam-Booo printers. so this question is about filaments.I like how manufactures clearly label their filaments what type of filament it is(PLA, PETG, ABS, ASA so on) but what I...

  
• 03.29.2024

  Prusa Worth The $$$?, Money For Your Models, PLA or PETG? and MORE!!!

  This Episodes Questions: Howdy!  I just wanted to comment about the last podcast it was mentioned when you put a Bambu printer in LAN only mode bypassing the cloud it asks you for the 10 digit code.  It doesn't do that...

  
• 03.15.2024

  Cloud Printing Bad?, Alternate Filaments, Troodon vs. Voron? and MORE!!

  This Episode's Questions: It seems to me that the 3D printer market is going to split into two types; the enclosed ecosystem (Apple) and the open source type (Android). Companies like Bambu want the enclosed ecosystem to build appliances that maximize...

  
• 03.01.2024

  New Ender 3 V3, Why .STL's?, Printer Safety and MORE

  This Episodes Questions:  I want to make this printer as safe as possible but it will require a lot of power.  AC powered heat beds are getting more and more common but every video I watch on the topic makes a...

  
• 02.17.2024

  Print Farm Printers?, New Printing Technologies,Engineering Filaments and MORE!

  This Episodes Questions: Hey guys, so, I wanted some advice. I've been looking to get a Bambu Lab printer but I'm wondering if it's worth the jump from the P1S to the X1C. For me, I run a small print farm...

  
• 02.16.2024

  Print Farm Printers?, New Printing Technologies,Engineering Filaments and MORE!

  This Episodes Questions: Hey guys, so, I wanted some advice. I've been looking to get a Bambu Lab printer but I'm wondering if it's worth the jump from the P1S to the X1C. For me, I run a small print farm...

  
• 02.02.2024

  New Printers Released, Filament Color Effect Prints?, Dangerous VOC's? and MORE!!!

  This Episodes Questions: I would be interested to hear you guys discuss safety with respect to fumes and plastic particles. I'm planning to park my EV3SE on a tall cabinet close to a large bathroom vent fan but I can already...

  
• 01.19.2024

  Super Mega Printers, Tool Organization,New Hot End Tech and More!!

  This Episodes Questions: I really like the deep dives you guys do on the individual components and systems that make up a printer. It seems to me that hot ends seem to be the 3D printer-specific components that are advancing the...

  
• 01.05.2024

  Is Bambu Worth the $$$?, Hueforge Prints, Dimensional Accuracy and MORE!!

  This Episodes Questions: Hey guys, I just bought a Mosaic Palette 3 pro, it works great and I’m making lots of thing with it; I’ve been seeing people printing color lithophanes with Bambu printers I and I want to print my...

  
• 12.22.2023

  2023 Review, 2024 Predictions-What Happened and What’s Coming!

  Guy, JJ and Nathan discuss what has happened in 2023 and some predictions of what could be coming in 2024.

  
• 12.08.2023

  Too Much Poop, Post Processing, Printing Threads and More!

  This Episodes Questions: Hey guys,First of all, thanks so much for the podcast. I really enjoy the banter and the in-depth analysis you guys offer. With MMU's being so popular and with Bambu Lab's intro into the market with the AMS,...

  
• 11.24.2023

  Which Core XY Printer? Budget CNC, Nathan at FormNext and MORE!!!

  This Episodes Questions: Hello Guy, Nathan, and JJ, I might be interested in purchasing a 3d printer before the end of 2023. I have some experience with printers, but still kinda a beginner with them. I have previously owned a Bambu...

  
• 11.10.2023

  A1 Mini, Prusa Marketing, Printing A Toilet and MORE!!!

  No new questions this week from the audience! So we have a great discussion about Nathan attending Formnext, The Bambu A1 Mini, Prusa and Bambu marketing styles and future of 3D Printers. Send us your questions! [email protected]

  
• 10.27.2023

  Open Source Gotchas, Tool Head Upgrades, Hot End Woes and More!!

  This Episodes Questions: Hello Guy, JJ, and Nathan,I was wondering if you could discuss the idea that the 3d printing "hobby" has come full circle from the early days of the Stratasys machines to the current crop of machines from BambuLab,...

  
• 10.13.2023

  3D Printing News, Clogged Nozzles, Klipper on K1 and MORE!!!

  This Episodes Questions: Another dedicated aussie listener, hey guys, thanks for a great podcast. My question is, I recently purchased a K1 Max, not many issues except hot end blockages 3 in as many weeks, it’s even causing under extrusion and...

  
• 09.29.2023

  Bambu A1 is here!, Ender 3 Future and MORE!

  Other than a great discussion on the new Bambu Labs A1, here are this episodes questions: Based on a previous question you guys helped with, company I am consulting with purchased a Bambu X1 Carbon.  We are successfully producing salable nylon/carbon...

  
• 09.15.2023

  Printer Profiles, Buying Paralysis, Gifting Printers and MORE!!!

  This Episodes Questions and Comment: From: Michael Banicki  Listening to your last episode I heard you talking about the labor intensive art of creating profiles for different slicers for different printers and materials. One thing I have found is that many...

  
• 09.01.2023

  Creality Ender 3 V3 SE, Bed Leveling Woes, Printing Accuracy and MORE!!!

  This weeks listeners questions: Hey guys, love the podcast! Leveling - Spring, silicone spacers, wheel locks, use a piece of paper, use a feeler gauge, etc.... for those of us that don't have a BambuLab printer or some machine that auto-levels...

  
• 08.18.2023

  Delta Vs. Core XY, Eliminating Vertical Artifacts, Selling Your Designs and MORE!!

  This Episodes Questions: Good Morning/afternoon/evening JJ, Nathan, and of course, Guy! I hope that you are all doing well and Nathan hasn't burned down down his studio yet. Love the podcast and all the content each of you are making. The...

  
• 08.04.2023

  Lots of K1 Max Talk, New Bambu Printer, Design Tolerance and MORE!

  This Episodes Questions: Hey guys, I'm a hobbyist and new to 3d printing. I have the budget right now for the P1P w/ AMS and would be able to save a bit for the X1C w/ AMS. I'm really debating between...

  
• 07.21.2023

  Is AI the future?, Sub $200 printers, Which printer for farm and MORE!!

  This Episodes Questions: I have saved up enough money to buy a $200 3d printer. Can you give me a list of pros and cons of each printer and 3d printing in general? John  Hey Guy,      I'm working on starting a 3d printing business....

  
• 07.07.2023

  Gluing S*** Together, Main Board Blown Up, MRRF, Creality K1 and MORE!!!

  This episodes questions: With the new addition of podcasts to youtube music, do you guys have any plans of uploading podcasts to that platform on a separate channel? Shortandstumpy A month ago one of the capacitors on the mainboard exploded. It stunk quite...

  
• 06.23.2023

  Better Supports, Wiring New Fans, IDEX Printing and More!

  This Episodes Questions: I'm planning to make an Iron man suit as a summer project, inspired by Frankly built, and I'm not sure what slicer has better support material, Cura or Prusaslicer.  Almost every print will need to have supports, so...

  
• 06.09.2023

  Can 3D Printers Really Fly? Leaning Tower of Printsa, and More!

  Had a tech issue here at PFL, and was only able to restore about half the podcast. Sorry! We still are puiblishing what we have and it's a really great conversation for it's length. Thanks so much for listening!

  
• 05.26.2023

  Resin Printers?, Bed Adhesion, Best Value Printers and MORE!

  This Episodes Listener Questions: Hello guys, I'm a listener from the Netherlands. I really enjoy your podcast, so keep up the good work!

  
• 05.11.2023

  More Creality K1, Open Source Projects, Getting Started in 3D Printing and MORE!

  This episodes questions: Jacob  With the recent debacle between Bambu and Prusa. I was wondering about Bambu patents. As far as I am aware a patent is only enforceable if it was an original thought. The only two things I can even...

  
• 04.28.2023

  Creality K1,Filament Storage, Layer Separation and MORE!

  This Episodes Listener Questions: From Hurz:How does Guy feel about wood filled filament? From Derek:Hello from Tasmania! Really enjoying the 3D printing podcast after consuming most of the woodshop life podcasts. I also started in woodworking and have branched out to 3D...

  
• 04.14.2023

  IDEX Printers, Prusa MK4, Buying A Second Printer and MUCH MORE!

  Here are this weeks listener questions: Hurz Hello Guy(s), how is it that Prusaslicer is so awesome in regard to multimaterial painting and so bad at handling IDEX in general? When using an oozeshield the temperature management is poor i.e. the next extruder...

  
• 03.31.2023

  Is Direct Drive For Me? Which Bed Leveling Method Works Best, Basmbu Labs Software and Much More!

  Here are the Questions for this weeks podcast: Lawrence from Toronto      I have an ender 5 with the extruder set up with a bowden tube. If I change over to direct drive, what are the immediate benefits to me? Can I go...

  
• 03.17.2023

  What Type Of Filament To Use?, Print Fast Like Nathan, Part Cooling and Much More!!

  Todays Questions: Jim From Nashville Hey guys! I am wanting to build a voron 2.4 from a Fysetc kit, and I have always questioned that the printed parts need to be ABS. If I am not going to use an enclosure or...

  
• 03.03.2023

  Why 3D Print?, The Best First Printer, And Why We All Love Creality.

  This episode was kind of a free for all conversation. It takes some great twists and turns and a lot of different subject are covered. Remember we need your questions! Make sure to go to perfectfirstlayer.com and go to the submit...

  
• 02.17.2023

  Raspberry Pi’s, Getting rid of stringing, Nathan likes to break stuff and MUCH MORE!.

  Questions: Hello! I have an Artillery Sidewinder X2 and would like to install Klipper on it to see if I can print faster. Since Klipper requires a Raspberry Pi, and it seems that they are too expensive, what are my options?...

  
• 02.03.2023

  Printing With Supports, Good Bed Adhesion And More!..

  We are here to answer and discuss your questions! Please go to our submit page at perfectfirstlayer.com and ask us anything 3D Printer related! Here are the questions from our listeners this episode: Hey guys. Just found your podcast and binged the...

  
• 01.20.2023

  Getting your printer to go FAST! And more on Bambu Lab!.

  First we tackle a question from Xavier in LA: I really want to speed up my printing. I have an ender 3 v2 and it's still a stock printer. What are some good upgrades for me? What are the problems that...

  
• 01.06.2023

  Klipper, Bambu Lab, Prusa and MORE!!

  The guys answer a question from Jim in St. Loius: "I keep hearing about how great Klipper is. Unfortunately it seems when I try to learn about it, I am met with a long and complicated installation. And the Klipper website...

  
• 12.29.2022

  Designing your own prints and MORE!

  The guys discuss where they like to download ready made files, and then have a lengthy discussion abouot the different 3D modeling softwares that are available.

  
• 12.09.2022

  Hey! How does thing work?

  The guys discuss the state of 3D printers and the directions the manufacturers are taking regarding updates to the technology. Is it about innovation or just price?

  
• 12.01.2022

  All about Slicers!

  Guy, Nathan and JJ discuss the wonderful world of slicers. The most relevent settings, how to "tune" them for your printer or filament and all kinds of very cool things.

  
• 12.01.2022

  Upgrades, Anyone?

  The guys talk about what's best to upograde on a new printer, and what's best to just leave alone

  
• 12.01.2022

  Say Hello ToThe Hosts!.

  In our very first episode, Guy, JJ and Nathan give a little background on themselves.