13 Things I Wish I Knew Before I Started 3D Printing

Published at : 23 Dec 2025

These are my tips for anyone starting out on their 3D printing journey.

Prints from the video
- My designs and remixes: https://makerworld.com/en/@MobyMotion/upload
- Poop chute: (I’d recommend also printing the base): https://makerworld.com/en/models/913367-a1-purge-poop-bucket#profileId-874490
- Poop Deflector: https://makerworld.com/en/models/123164-poop-deflector-a1-a1-mini?from=search#profileId-132720

Printer is a @BambuLab A1 with AMS Lite

00:00 - Intro
01:15 - Tip#1
02:44 - Tip#2
03:54 - Tip#3
05:03 - Tip#4
05:38 - Tip#5
06:00 - Tip#6
06:40 - Tip#7
07:36 - Tip#8
08:30 - Tip#9
09:49 - Tip#10
10:21 - Tip#11
11:05 - Tip#12
11:48 - Tip#13

🖥️ My Animation PCs (links may earn me a small commission, at no cost to you)
Desktop 1: CPU - https://geni.us/N3h2k0, GPU - https://geni.us/uBEC2, Motherboard - https://geni.us/kMrzvu, RAM - https://geni.us/uwC9m
Desktop 2: CPU - https://geni.us/GxRFB, GPU - https://geni.us/WdA5daD, RAM - https://geni.us/TNiby4
Storage: Boot drives - https://geni.us/LReALn, SATA SSDs - https://geni.us/k60CiTq, HDDs - https://geni.us/J5leK0x

Asustor NAS - https://geni.us/DDchf, HDDs - https://geni.us/J5leK0x, SSDs - https://geni.us/NHSr, NICs - https://geni.us/cqzcAX

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Autofocus Pro - https://blendermarket.com/products/aperture
Physics Plug-in - https://blendermarket.com/products/physassist
Total Render Time - https://blendermarket.com/products/total-render-time
Domino Run Kit. - https://blendermarket.com/products/domino-run-kit
Patreon - https://bit.ly/MobyPatreon

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Blog - http://www.mobymotionblog.com
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FLIP Fluids Plugin - https://blendermarket.com/products/flipfluids/?ref=48
Backrooms Tutorial - https://blendermarket.com/products/backrooms-in-blender-step-by-step-tutorial-4h40min-how-to-make/?ref=48
Poolrooms Tutorial - https://blendermarket.com/products/poolrooms-backrooms-in-blender-step-by-step-tutorial-beginner-friendly-how-to-create/?ref=48
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