Hello from Florida

[Trynagn]

Hi, I'm a retired engineer and a tinker, and I'm always curious about how everything works. I usually find myself struggling not to go down any rabbit holes. I got involved with 3D printing a few years ago, working for a company making equipment for mega yachts. Before that, I was doing mechanical design for an electronics test equipment manufacturer after spending 5 years at Abbott Labs as a manufacturing engineer. That was after I spent a few years in the Army repairing radar systems.  Then did a few years as an electronics tech at Texas Instruments. So I've gotten to see a lot of interesting things along the way. Sorry for the backward history review.

3D printing, I believe, is just beginning its journey to becoming a true fabricator of the future, where it will be involved in everything while being run by an AI. 

I have been playing around with an Ender 5, which I have modified some. Built an enclosure for it so that I can run the chamber temperatures around 75 °C.

My current project is a much-modified Rook with a 300x300x250 build space. I am currently installing a cartographer in it and then changing the belt driven 3-axis build plate to a Trident-style drive system for the build plate.  I use Solidworks for all my designing.

I'll leave it at that so I don't bore everyone too much. If you're like me, there are never enough hours in the day for everything that I want to do.

I look forward to learning and interacting with everyone and sharing any knowledge that's useful that I have.

Until next time,
Scott, aka Trynagn

[mvdveer]

Welcome Scott, not boring us at all. You are right - not enough hours in the day to do what we want.

[Penatr8tor]

Hey Scott 

Welcome aboard.

I'm a Florida boy that relo'd to Texas about 15 years ago.

[PFarm]

Welcome to the forum!

[claudermilk]

Welcome to the forum! You found the right (wrong?) hobby! 3D printing is not just a rabbit hole in itself, but a rabbit-hole-generating endeavor.