My 3D Printing Setup

Updated January 2022

I first got into 3D printing a few years ago when I bought my MonoPrice Select Mini, but only recently have I gotten more serious about it and have begun to upgrade my printer.

Here you'll find some details about my setup for 3D printing.

MonoPrice Select Mini (V2)

My printer just after I completed the cable reroute mod

The Mini is my first and so far only printer, and apart from its small bed, I have absolutely no complaints about it. Here are the upgrades I've done/am planning:

Upgrades

Heated bed cable reroute (no drill method) using these instructions and these parts:
- Side plate - back (Thingiverse #2451362)
- Side plate - front (Thingiverse #1712796)
- About 8" of 1/4" corrugated plastic tubing

Planned upgrades

I plan to print a new feeding mechanism that will accept a standard bowden coupler
I am considering adding a glass print bed
I am also considering this thumbwheel levelling mod (Thingiverse #3280396)

OctoPrint

My printer is connected via USB to the Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB) that used to run this website when it first went online in April 2020. It now runs OctoPrint, which allows me to start jobs remotely, as well as monitor things like temperature and even see the printer through a webcam.