Practical 3D printing, one project at a time

What I am printing right now

The A1 has been busy. The last few weeks have been a mix of seasonal builds, functional kitchen pieces, and a large-scale decorative project that took considerably more filament and patience than most.

The headline print has been ENIQUE3D’s Rudolph — a large multi-part, multi-colour figure with a light-up nose that took several days of eSun PLA+ across multiple colour jobs and assembly sessions. He is standing next to the Christmas tree. The translucent red nose needs a reprint with a better profile, which is on the list. Everything else came together well.

Alongside that, I printed two festive lampposts using ENIQUE3D’s modular screw-together design — one in dark red for the hallway last year, one in black this year after my mother saw the first and immediately asked for her own. Both printed cleanly on the standard PLA profile with no supports required.

On the more practical side, a modular Nespresso pod dispenser has taken up residence on the kitchen counter. Gravity-fed, clips together column by column, and expandable whenever the pod collection grows — which it will. A genuinely useful print that took less than an afternoon.

Have a look at the Projects section for the full build logs, settings, and honest notes on what worked and what did not.