Our youngest had 2 3D printers here when he was still living with us. At times, he had both running 24/7.... oh our electric bills! From a young child, he was into making costumes... his first when he was still in single digits was a robot made completely out of beer boxes. He progressed to Batman costumes out of floor cushions, Ironman out of cardboard... used a sink strainer as one part of the lighted chest piece. He was going to be an architect, graduated with a degree in Graphic Design which was a hot market... until he graduated. He worked for not quite a year for a high end firm but then they lost work and he lost his job. After applying places for a year while working at Trader Joe's, he applied for a CNC Machinist job opening last October, got called for an interview and within 2 weeks, he relocated to the middle of CT and started a totally new job, new life. His experience with his 3D printers, and his eye for detail, got him the job. He's back in school starting next week to get certified but he's already running machines, lathes, he's working with Swiss Machining and just loves it. The printers, and the programming that goes behind them, is really cool.
