[apnew]

I did not even know this person until today, and I just learned he is living EXACT life I dreamt of (as a kid).

This person deserves a lot of kudos irrespective of HN finding his work "necessary" OR "worthy". There is a joy in solving a problem (scratch an itch) for the sake of it.

[stavros]

> I just learned he is living EXACT life I dreamt of (as a kid).

You can live the exact life you dreamt of as a kid with a $150 3D printer and $100 in various Arduino parts. The hard part is imagination and time, everything else is very easy. I would really encourage you to get into making things, it's extremely gratifying.

Here's a random thing I made last night, and the reason why I slept at 8 am:

https://twitter.com/Stavros/status/1631458555072065538

[apnew]

DUDE!!! Can I buy you a coffee?:)

EDIT: I was half expecting links to printer and arduino parts but coffee offer still stands because you just gave me my "duh!" moment.

[stavros]

Haha, next time you're in Thessaloniki, please do! :P

I'll post the links to the CAD files and code shortly, I just need to find a name for the thing first.

EDIT: I found a name! I call it "The Timeframe". As promised, the code: https://gitlab.com/stavros/the-timeframe

[yumraj]

which 3D printer? any recommendation(s)?

[stavros]

It varies depending on what you want and how much you want to spend. The Ender 5 is a good entry level choice, the Prusa is the Ferrari of printers, and there's the Voron that's equally great, but a bit more DIY.

[webnrrd2k]

This guy the continuation of Nicholas Cage's character in Raising Arizona... After the movie ends he gets seriously into 3d printing and crazy inventions.