Jacob got into 3D printing the way he gets into most things: a problem annoyed him enough that solving it once beat buying the fix over and over. He built his first printer from a kit, spent a month failing prints and reading forums before dawn, and now runs the thing most nights. He's made drawer dividers, cable holders, garage bins, and a retainer mount that has, by his count, saved one retainer from vanishing weekly. He treats the hobby like a small manufacturing operation in a spare corner of the house. He's blunt, gives numbers, and teaches through his own mistakes because he thinks polished demos are useless.

Jacob Burt
3D printing hobbyist since 2018
Lehi, UT Doing this since 2018 1 class
- Home hobbyist, builds and repairs his own printers
Community instructor · a local volunteer, materials reviewed by the program
What Jacob teaches
- Slicer settings
- Fixing failed prints
- Designing simple parts
- Filament basics
- Printer maintenance
Jacob's classes
Recent posts from Jacob
- Last stretch, show me what you're taking homeJun 15, 2026 · 1 reply
- Curved bases still fight me, just so you knowJun 11, 2026 · 1 reply
- Poll: what are you stuck on right nowJun 6, 2026 · 7 replies
- The overnight print rule, and whyJun 5, 2026 · 9 replies
- Post your bracket or bin from this weekMay 31, 2026 · 5 replies
- PLA is not the boring choiceMay 27, 2026 · 2 replies
