🛠️ My Setup

To ensure new projects keep coming to life, of course the right equipment is essential.
Here’s a small insight into the tools and technology I mainly work with.

🖨️ 3D Printing

The heart of my workshop is currently my:

Bambu Lab X1 Carbon with 4-slot AMS

The printer is used for a wide variety of projects:

  • illuminated signs
  • lithophanes
  • lamps
  • functional workshop solutions
  • small gifts and toys
  • combinations with laser projects

I mainly use the AMS for:

  • multi-color printing
  • automatic material changes
  • using different PLA, ABS, or PETG types without constantly swapping filaments 😄

💻 CAD & Design

For design and custom models, I mainly work with:

  • Fusion 360
  • 3Dconnexion SpacePilot Pro

For technical or functional parts in particular, CAD has become almost as exciting for me as the actual printing.

Honestly, I wouldn’t want to give up the CAD mouse anymore – especially for complex models or longer design sessions 😄

💡 Electronics & LED Projects

A large part of my projects combines 3D printing with electronics.

I often use:

  • Wemos D1 Mini boards
  • WS2812 LEDs
  • resistors
  • push buttons & switches
  • LED power supplies

Many of my lamps and LED projects can be:

  • dimmed
  • switched
  • animated
  • or individually configured

Depending on the project, this can result in anything from a simple nameplate to a fully illuminated gadget 😄

🔧 Workshop & Tools

Of course, classic workshop equipment is also essential:

  • soldering station
  • power supplies
  • measuring instruments
  • oscilloscope
  • spectrum analyzer
  • VNA (Vector Network Analyzer)

This area increasingly overlaps with my amateur radio hobby.

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