Not sure how much help mine would be. Im more of a “its easier to beg for forgivness than it is to ask permission” 
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That was my second printer….
I’m currently throwing away everything I can in the basement to make room for a play area for my kids who are now old enough to go down there. This will gain me enough points to get a third…lol
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Hi Shannon, my neighbors think they are opening up a warehouse at the end of our block. Welcome to the club. 
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I’ve really enjoyed reading these intros! I’m Kit, I also live in Ohio, and I am a software engineer and an amateur illustrator. I first tried a 3D printer in college where I was the only person in the lab who learned how to use it (and most importantly, fix it). My undergrad research projects were all wheelchair-related (electronic accessories).
I found out about the TMT from Tiktok probably over a year ago. I’m a sled hockey coach and very passionate about accessibility, so I immediately saw the vision. Traveling with the players has really shown me a lot about what goes into navigating life with a physical disability, and I’m certain I’ve only seen the tip of the iceberg.
So I’m really excited to finally be participating in this project!
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My wife is very supportive of my hobby and doesn’t mind me spending time messing with them, (granted they are not in our house), but me having to stay late and running off to reload them on the weekends is cutting into our quality time, and I do my best to balance it. We assembled the first TMT together–she really enjoyed it and marveled at the engineering. I think after this she understood the impact it can have, and has been very supportive of this project. Try finding a way to bring her in on this experience…..and than present the graph where quantity of printers directly correlates to the amount of joy 
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Oh don’t get me wrong, she is very supportive. Bringing the kids to the first drop off with my wife, we were all practically broken up after seeing the challenges this little guy and his family are going through and how absolutely happy the Dad was bringing out his youngest who needs the TMT. She just wants me to do it with “2” printers….
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Hi all, my name is Marty and I’m also in Ohio. Went through college for engineering and since then have been working in the manufacturing industry. Have bumped around alot to a few different states but my wife and I finally settled back here.
We have a young daughter as well and about a week or so ago I saw someone post on the 3D printing subreddit about help for this chair and someone (I believe Noam) chimed in that it was MakeGood’s design and where to go to get help, and down the rabbit hole I went.
Picked up a printer (H2S) last year and mostly justified it (to myself) by committing to doing christmas presents only on stuff I print myself. Which I did! But that’s also when I learned how long some prints can take haha.
Really glad I found this community and its brought back a bit of a sense of pride and purpose to have a way to combine doing something I really enjoy with helping people who need it at the same time. My daughter is a similar age to many of these children that need help and I really can’t imagine how hard it is to go through whatever they are going through to need one of these.
Oh also on the topic of spouses, my wife has been very very supportive but definitely had to help me pump the breaks after the first few (many) boxes of filament kept coming in initially. But when I told her about this she also wanted to know how she could help too! Happy to be here for sure, now hopefully my first build goes as smoothly as it can when the filament arrives in a few days.
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You and I might have seen the same post, I saw something on Reddit around that time also. That brought me here!
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Actually I thought the same thing haha, date seemed about right.
My name is Michelle. When I signed up, I didn’t realize my log in name would be used when dealing with everyone. So, Nonny it is. It’s what my 16 grandkids call me.
Married for 43 years, 5 adult children and 4 still live within 10 miles. We live in SoCal.
We are in the middle of a huge home renovation and couldn’t relocate due to animals- sheep, chickens, dogs… so we are holed up in a small area of the house with the dogs while the crew works. We were looking for something to keep us from going stir crazy.
We bought a Bambu P2S in November ‘just for fun’. Added an A1 in December, another P2S in January and an H2C in February.
While I love being able to let my grandkids place orders and help design things, I was so OVER printing fidget clickers and articulating anything! This is truly just for fun.
I have done screen printing, sublimation printing, and vinyl graphics over the years. I own multiple plotters and printers and a couple laser machines. I love to create. Just for fun. No side business.
Spent the majority of last year in Philadelphia after it was discovered that grand baby # 16 was going to be needing some extra help. She spent 4 months at CHOP. Thrilled to say she defied all odds and is a happy healthy one year old, getting around on her own. But spending so much time at the hospital, I saw so many children not as fortunate. So when I saw a post about the TMT, I was sucked in!
I have loved every minute of printing these, learning so much along the way. When I figured out how I could incorporate my love of graphics into the design, making these were even more fun!
Several of my grandkids are getting into 3d printing and to be able to let them help in this project has been the best!
If we would have known we’d be doing this, we would have added a dedicated filament room into the renovation! Who knew one household could hold so much filament!
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Michelle, so glad your grandchild is doing well, my Niece and Nephew are twins and my Nephew has been to CHOP multiple times - everyone doing well now. It is a great hospital.
What is it with 3D printing that fuels the desire to acquire multiple printers? I guess there is just always something more you want to print. I am really interested in the Snapmaker U1. I have only printed a few plates of multicolor, but the time and waste has kept me from printing more.
“Several slow printers will always be faster than one fast printer”
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When you leave two printers unattended, they tend to multiply–at least that’s what I think is happening . A year ago, AMS and similar systems were all the rage for multicolor printing. Fast-forward it to today, 4 color-printing capability is attainable for half the cost of a standalone printer from a year ago, and tool changers are rapidly advancing. This technology is so fascinating and moves at such a rapid speed that it is only natural to want new toys
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I’m with you on that. I printed exactly one multicolor object using AMS—tool changers are a way to go. Especially with how affordable they are going to become this year (Snapmaker U1 is already an incredible deal) if multicolor is something you are planning on doing often.
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I have become a big fan of multiple material for support interface. This isn’t an issue when supports are on a flat plane like the TMT parts (though these supports come off well) I did a very intricate nativity, 30 hour print and over an hour to remove supports.
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I think this is the real killer feature not enough people talk about. With a roll of PVA or other suitable support material, you can print so snug on support interface that it looks like no supports were used at all.
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It’s great to know more about everyone… you all have been an awesome resource!
My name is Carey Bullard, I’m (47) and live in Florence, SC. I’ve been married for (28) years to my beautiful wife Shannon and we have two boys (16) and (12). I’m Environmental Health and Safety Department Manager for Nucor Steel. We are involved in our local church and I’m passionate about community outreach within our company. I started 3D printing October 2025 as a means to take my mind off things. My wife was diagnosed with stage 4 kidney cancer, and I was spending a lot of time at home. I started with the Anycubic S1, but I was impatient waiting on the prints, so I end up with an Anycubic Kobra v3 and Kobra 3 Max for big prints.
I love making functional parts and request from my co-workers which are typically football helmets or StarWars related. lol.
I came across this group via AI… I was looking for ways to use my love of 3D printing to help make someone’s life easier or better. This idea/community fuels me. It hits on all cylinders regarding purpose, outreach, troubleshooting, community, you name it! I love this group and the comradery.
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Carey, I’m a cancer survivor, I’ll keep your wife and family in my families night time prayers. It is a great picture.
It is crazy that AI pointed you to this project, wonderful. Ditto on “I love the group”
Love the helmet, I printed two, just waiting for the warmer weather to paint outside (I don’t have a booth) and rub n buff is ready to go.
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Thank you for the kind words and prayers. It’s definitely the only way we are getting through this…
Just ran the helmet this week. It’s full size. No paint on it. Rub and buff only. No sanding.
Again, thanks for the response!
CB
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Hi, I’m Christi. My hobby is collecting Hobbies. Hubby got me a dremel 3d45 years back. I had no idea what I would do with it. Now he reminds me “not every problem has to be solved with 3d printing.” Bah.
X1C and H2D. I announced to him that the X1C was officially “end of life” and he didn’t immediately suggest I go get a new model. I’ll have to keep working on him. It shouldn’t take much.
I’ve got a senior and junior in high school. Think they’d mind me expanding into their rooms when they move out?
Other hobbies I’ve collected include; motorcycle riding (street, track, and dirt), pottery, photography, laser projects, gardening, woodworking, and so many others.
-C
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