User:IanDarwin

I've been working playing in the 3D arena on and off (mostly off, until recently) since 2015 when I had the misfortune to invest in the "ElecFreaks" printer kit on IndieGoGo. The thing had an incredibly hard-to-adjust 3-point (plastic!) build plate (non-heated, obviously), and i had rather limited success with it. The company still exists but only focuses on educational kits; there's not a single mention of the defunct 3d printer on their web site.

Actually, even before that, I started on a Mendel DIY project, but had to abandon it for various reasons. I've since built and sold a Creality Ender 3 Pro, bought a Sovol SV06 Plus which is currently for sale but only for local delivery in the Toronto area, and have an "Original Prusa" MK4 on order. After that's up and running, I plan to rip the ElecFreaks printer apart and use some of the parts to build a Tantillus_R printer or some other portable for demo purposes as I don't want to haul the Mark4 around to shows. I also maintain my own 3d information web page.

I'm known in parts of the IT community for my books on Java] and related topics.

Besides being an early adopter of electric 3D printers, I'm an early (2018) adopter of electric cars.