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[Marbuck]

 

Dear Team FDM,

We hope this message finds you well. We are a group of elderly Vietnam veterans who have recently ventured into the world of 3D printing. Our aim is to keep our minds active and engaged by embracing this fascinating technology. However, we quickly found ourselves in over our heads, as the learning curve was steeper than we anticipated.

In our quest for knowledge and assistance, we were fortunate enough to connect with Rick at 3DOcity. Rick generously gave up his time to help us navigate the complexities of 3D printing and achieve our goals. His guidance and support have been invaluable to us, and we are incredibly grateful for his assistance.

We wanted to take a moment to express our sincere appreciation for the help we received from Rick and to let you know how much his efforts have meant to us. We are now making progress with our Voron 3D printer, and we look forward to continuing our journey into this exciting field.

Thank you for your time and consideration.

Best regards,

Tony Williams
The Vietnam Veterans 3D Printing Group

 

[red6rick]

Hi Guys,

Welcome to the Voron-verse!

What geographic region are you located in? Lots of help and contact and good vibes are available!

Enjoy yourselves!

rick

[PFarm]

Welcome to the forum, lots of knowledgeable members here willing to help. Which model of Voron do you have?

[Penatr8tor]

Welcome and thank you for your service. 

 

[claudermilk]

Welcome to the forum! We are here to help each other, so any questions about any challenges you encounter will be gladly answered here.

[billy bob]

Hello Veterans

with that info you guys are getting up there in age. What an endeavor you have decided to undertake. As personal experience i started about 4 years ago, which would have made me about 58 then. The challenges you face are great and understanding the components are many, hopefully you guys have some computer experience, hardware and software, things have gotten alot better in the past couple years with hardware interface but there are so many options. Controllers, protocols, file formats, and materials. Fortunately you have realized that the answers are available and research and reading is a must. I would recommend once your printing to just print everything available on thingverse to get some basics on materials, slicers, setups. I started with a Tevo Tarantula which was a assembly required and it took months to understand all the components and things like bed leveling.  It's a long journey, it's not plug and play, it's daily frustration with massive rewards.  In 4 years I had to understand Linux,CAD, electrical design, material limitations, and have built 11 machines including large 3' x 5' printer, plasma cutter, CNC routers and now finishing this voron2.4 build running a duet3 6hc with 1lc can tool board. Sometimes it gets extremely frustrating because of the components involved and the limits of learning, sometimes it's best to take a break and give the learning process time to sink in, that's my experience.