Thank you! I’m excited, but also a bit nervous. I’ve helped my wife out through her getting her Associates, but I’ve been out of school for about a decade now with the exception of one semester I took about 5 years back when I thought I wanted to be a teacher. Many props to those who teach, but it wasn’t for me.
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I can definitely understand being nervous after so long, I’m sure that’ll go away quickly though once you’re in and learning!
I have family that are teachers, definiteIy not for everyone and major props for those that do!
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Currently printing a 10x75 single 
Excited to try it, thanks again for sharing the design! 
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Looking forward to your report! 
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Don’t be. I went back to college for a bit at 39 and it’s like riding a bicycle.
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Well, took two tries, but I got the final design mold printed. 16mm diameter, 120mm length. First one went spaghetti. Shoulda took a picture, it looked pretty cool lol. If you have any adhesion issues, a little glue stick helps. The taller it is with fewer slots, the more of an issue it becomes.
The bands are intentionally tight so that as they break in with PLA, they still stay sufficiently tight. They’re a bitch to get on and off the first few times. Some light sanding might help, but I prefer to wear them into each other.
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Let me know how it works out for you! I have a couple ideas in mind for a v2 somewhere down the line, like a funnel system for easier loading. I’m definitely up to hear what people think needs improved.
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So far so good, did a small test run without the rings and it’s working pretty awesome. Didn’t even let it sit and had a perfect little weed log.
A funnel top is a great idea, would definitely speed up loading
The tolerances are a bit tight but like you said it doesn’t take long to wear them in. Sweet little device for sure!
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3D printers have come down in price over the last few years, and they’re so much more attainable now. I had a MakerGear M2 a while ago, and it was over 1000. Now, something similar can be found for half that price.
If/when you are having trouble with any coursework, you can contact me for help. I’ll try to point you to some resources. I went back to do it after 10 years in the wild, and some of the courses were very rigorous.
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They have. My Voxelab Aquila was only $180 and actually ran damn good straight out of the box. I was piss poor at leveling the bed and still came out with pretty good prints with zero knowledge other than a few videos I watched after I ordered it. I’ve probably put another $25 into it upgrading, and will probably put about $50 more (PEI spring sheet and a new Z screw) into it before I’m done, but I love it. Eventually I want to get my hands on a Voron 2.4, though by the time I have an extra $1k sitting around they’ll probably be on 5 lol.
I appreciate the offer! I’m not too worried about the coursework itself. It’s more my family that I’m concerned with. They have made it impossible for my wife to do her coursework, and she actually just lost her degree program just from getting a C on a course this last semester where she wasn’t able to study due to all of the issues going on with our kids at the moment. All 3 are ADHD. Our oldest is 13, so that adds all the hormones on top of her already being a drama queen. Our 7yo twins both have further problems. My son has high functioning autism, and my daughter has been diagnosed with the adolescent form of bi-polar after being baker acted about 6 weeks ago. It’s been a ride lol
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About to print one horizontally, have you found printing the body horizontally vs vertically works better? I’m assuming there would be less resistance due to the layer orientation.
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Nice thread! Bookmarked!! Idk if it exists but I think here on overgrow it should be like a maker section, lots of stuff you can do to help the gardens! Also I saw you mentioned the Voxelab but do y’all now more begginer friendly printers?? I remember the Anet A8 but I guess you can get something better now, also eco friendly filaments?(saw one made from hemp but I cant see where to get it)
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I actually haven’t printed one horizontally yet. For me, the vertical orientation just made more sense. The main reason being supports and tolerances. Horizontally you will need supports at both ends butting up to the edge that the ring needs to slide down. With a vertical mold the only support is on the lip that the ring butts up to, so if it has any issues it’s not a big deal. If the horizontal one doesn’t print perfectly with the supports or you have a hard time getting them off you might have issues getting the rings on.
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Yea I have one printing horizontal just to test it. It seems to create some stringing along the channel too, definitely going to go back to vertical. Had no issues with it lifting during print, usually my problem is too much adhesion lmao
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If you have the money, prusa i3 is good. Comes pretty solid with a direct drive extruder, bed leveling and other good features for beginners. Basically all the stuff I have done or plan to do to my Aquila. Plus they hold their value, so if you decide it’s not for you or only have a handful of projects you want to do you can usually resell them for 75%+ of what you paid.
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Need to make them smaller, half the size and taper the ends some, reduce the amount of ganja needed. Make 2 smaller ones with the same size mold.
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Smaller would be neat especially if you smoke a lot of Js, I do really like the 10mm though
Will probably only be rolling em for special occasions so a big ol stomper is perfect lmao
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I can easily make them in different sizes. Just don’t know how well they would hold up at smaller diameters. With a 3mm diameter skewer the 10mm diameter cannagar mold is about as small as I would want to go. Any smaller than that and the walls of the packed weed would get pretty thin and would likely fall apart when you try to remove it from the skewer. Maybe a version using smaller diameter extra long toothpicks for the airway path instead of the skewers. Assuming a 1-1.5mm diameter toothpick I could likely get it down to 5 or 6mm diameter cannagars. It’ll be a little bit, I have to work a lot in the next couple weeks, but I’ll see what I can figure out for rods and a smaller rig.
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