Recently I taught a few hours-long class at the local Fablab,

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Recently I taught a few hours-long class at the local Fablab, basically a “beginner’s how to intro” to Smoothieboard for 3D printing ( in French ).

Mostly just went over the 3D printer guide with lots of extra comments.

I’m thinking I could do a similar thing in English over the Internet, as a livestream. People have been asking for something like this, and the recording of the livestream could ( if it’s not too terrible ) be added to the documentation.

Would you watch ? Have ideas of how to organize it ? Have ideas of how to make sure people watch it live/how to promote it ?

Thanks :slight_smile:

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Great idea, Perhaps treat it as someone who has ordered a Smoothie and go through the unbox to getting it working. Show different 3D printer arm solutions ( Cartesian, linear Delta, coreXY) and perhaps a laser cutter?

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That seems like a great addition to documentation. I think walking the new user through the wiring and configuration would be great.

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Sounds like a good idea. I’ve been printing for four years, but am still learning. Last year I switched from ABS to PETG, now I’m getting ready to try WOOD. On my Smoothieboard printer, I just installed a GEEETECH MK8 Direct Drive Extruder, which meant going back to basics (1) Calculated steps/mm from effective diameter, and step rate. (2) Guess at thermistor type, and test flow with different temperature settings, etc. The extruder should be a good topic for the show. How about using a Google group for live input? I will watch.

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I would love to see how to interface load cells to use as Z-probe (through an ADC like the HX711 for example). Probably not the typical setup, but…

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Just a quick comment, load cells are not very reliable for z-probes :smile:

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@Douglas_Pearless Are talking about FSR or real load cells? Curious to hear about your experience… I guess the heating bed shouldn’t help either.

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You could start by adding those “extra comments” to the existing documentation? :wink: Biggest problem with live streams is timezones. Promoting should be easy on here or other social medias

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@Arthur_Wolf that is great idea! Did you though about doing such thing together with one of the 3D printer youtuber Gurus? I was thinking of @Thomas_Sanladerer as he is in my opinion one of the most objective and also best in explaining things.