I did it, I 3D printed with an actual hot glue gun! Hot glue is fun and all, and I think that this could be useful to combine with regular prints (hot glue infill or support?) when I'm going to use that second portal on that grill plate printer. But I think that printing with material in the shape of rods is what's especially interesting about this. I'm sure that this will enable some interesting use cases! Maybe printing with candle wax🤔 What other materials could we experiment with next?
@@realgoose Good question. I'm currently redesigning the extruder with the insights I got from making this video and I'm pretty excited about it! Regarding the hotend, I need to design something capable of melting this large diameter material without being so long as the glue gun was. I have some great ideas that we're going to explore in future videos!
I wonder if with your original design you were getting too much back pressure from the compression of the glue sticks. It would be similar to printing with a soft plastic like TPU I'm sure.
Hey quick tip for working with hot glue: Keep a bottle of rubbing alcohol/isopropyl alcohol/ethanol with you, just a few drops at the seam will make any hot glue peel off any surface in seconds!
Kinda boggles my mind that there's even people out there not versed with 3D printers. It's like not being aware of Ai as a concept. ( 8 years ago most people I met weren't aware of 3D printing, but it's everywhere now)
@@Schwift3D I used to think this but keep finding It's "everywhere' for those of us that are into making and 3D printing. For the uninitiated "man on the street", it's still something they've "heardof" but might as well be science fiction. I've been making gifts for the various B-days my kid is invited to and everyone is always amazed and surprised that "you made this in your home?!".
Nothing convey frustration better than swearing in Dutch 😂 I admire your perseverance, hats off to you, youre an inspiration to all us others who f* around and find out! 👍👍👍
You really did it, you not only did the thing that people sometimes joke about but shake their heads and never expect to actually work, but you actually made it work.
This admits a super convenient path to recycling: mold the material to recycle in a cylinder, then let it cool and use the rod in your extruder. PLA scraps (Bambu poop) and shredded PET bottles are obvious candidates.
Wait a minute this guy is onto something... This gets rid of the reextruding to small filament diameter issue because a hot glue gun should be able to handle thick rods that are not always the same diameter all the way through better so you wouldn't need an expensive pelletizer
@@TheMagneticDude Nope, diameter always matters to extrusion accuracy. With a large rod diameter, even 0.1 micron of E motion is a giant amount of extrusion, and whatever % the diameter is off by, the extrusion amount is off by the square of that.
Chocolate printer anybody?? The man just made automatic reloading cartridges. I know it wasn't talked about much in the video, but this is definitely the biggest thing in the video and a genuine innovation!
@MumrikDK they are, but the one commercial cartridge one has to be reloaded and remelted, which takes like 20 minutes if I remember right (not less than 15). Smaller cartridges would have more control over the melt and pressure. There was one run by a gear pump that was fed by a chocolate bowl, but they seem to be gone now. If someone used this to feed cartridges and a giant silicone sock over the whole thing, they'd have a sweet chocolate setup. That and two heaters.
4:12 "Let's not jinx it," he said, jinxing it xD In all seriousness, these projects are what keeps the engineering world progressing. Like, 3D printers wouldn't be where they are today without, for example, the reprap community trying out crazy new ideas, learning from the failures, and improving designs with outside-the-box thinking.
This. Is. Perfekt! Every time someone asks me how a 3D-Printer works I tell them to imagine putting down Layer after Layer of a conture with a hot glue gun. And you just build that metaphor! I'll use your video for years to come, thanks a lot!!
@@properprinting I didn't even think of the auto-feeding system when making this comment, but indeed that would make a lot of sense. Kinda considering doing this project on my printer which I just rebuilt the rods for lol
This is wonderfully cathartic. I don't know how many times I've told newbies about 3D printing by calling it a hot glue gun on a robot. Wonderful to see it actually done, properly too!
Changing the extruder direction is a one-character change in RRF config.g and you can send the revised M569 command from DWC without even restarting, at least for live testing -- yeah, that's much harder than resoldering all the stepper connections But we all get those project blinders on sometimes ...
I thought it was a tribute when I saw the title of the video, so for those who don't know the story: "Stratasys has one of those classic founder stories. According to the company, inventor S. Scott Crump got the bright idea to make a toy frog for his daughter using a hot glue gun full of plastic and candle wax. That goofy little experiment marked both the birth of the company and the creation of FDM - fused deposition modeling - the technology that forms the basis of most modern desktop 3D printing."
With Duet, the stepper movement direction is literally one number to change. And Hotend PID tuning is always supper easy and logically the first thing to do even when just making bigger changes like an new part cooling duct for an existing hotend. But wow this really sounds like an interesting thing. Nice work!
Reading through some of the comments I realize how great innovations with 'stupid' ideas can evolve into great and useful ideas. I used to be the 'stupid idea' guy at brainstorming meetings. I would say in advance, "I know this isn't the answer or even sound reasonable, but".. Then provide my weird solution and get a ton of grief and laughs. But, in a majority of the cases, somewhere down the line someone would use my idea as a basis and come up with a great solution. Then I would say to the group, "Now where did that idea start?" Keep up the good work.
Funny enough, it isn't just a good example, the founder of Stratasys, Scott Crump, came to the idea of developing an FDM 3D printer by using a Hot Glue gun to form an object.
I love how crazy your ideas seem. Then you execute them and the rest of us go, "Yeah, why wouldn't it have worked?". Keep up the amazing, innovating project and pushing the boundaries of what we think is possible.
Although I agree that I maybe am a bit special😅 I want to be able to change between tools so I don't have to think about changing it each time and keep everything the same
@@properprinting I saw the other comment just before you replied haha. Fair enough there. Still not sure why you'd resolder rather than recrimp but that's probably preference. Hoe dan ook, lekker bezig pik.
You are a true pioneer of this age of technology..one hundred years into the future I really feel you and your attention to detail and dedication to this very premature tech should be recognised..because one day we will have a star trek replicator..thanks for an amazing video
Easiest way to get hot glue to separate from the build plate -> Squirt some Isopropyl Alcohol at the joint. It wicks into the bond line and separates with ease.
You don't need a special bit, just any bit and a sander or grinder or file; DonDon's happy meals made me discover this. Make a single interface board that the crimp plugs go to the Revo board, and then the other end on your interface board just has a row of labeled screw terminals that go out. Blue LED's on the fan head are cool. 22:26 overdoing: Brilliant!
I use both and have issues with both. The Hot Glue gun gives me burns. My printer always has something wrong with it. Thanks for making my nightmares real.
if you are looking for a better drill press, I can recommend the Bosch PBD 40, it is pretty affordable and has many great features. however, I would recommend to replace the bearings on the spindle right after buying it, stock configuration is with a needle bearing for the top, and a noname 6002 2RS on the bottom. especially the needle bearing is causing a lot of spindle play, replacing it with a bushing or with two miniature ball bearings (MR-128-2RS) eliminates the play. I removed the needle bearing with a piece of bread, an 8mm shaft(can use the shank of a drill) and a hammer
Thank you for giving me several laughs throughout this very interesting trial and error video! 😀 Impressive how you managed to overcome one challenge after the other to come up with a lovely result!
I go through phases, and I get excited to print then I get fed up and do other things. Thank you for igniting the passion again. I want to print weed trimmer filament for super strong parts to add to the yard tools.
I love your videos; I envy that you get to build and engineer fun projects and contraptions for a living. It motivates me to work on ideas of my own. Cheers
This is such a cool project! Every video you publish, I find myself smiling with amazement at not just how cool your ideas are, but your problem solving skills, and determination. You're an incredibly hard working and talented, and I hope you continue sharing your creations for a long time yet.
Can't wait to see the Crayon printing video whenever that works out. Honestly I'm surprised more people haven't experimented with using non-standard printing supplies.
This is probably one of the most ridiculous uses for 3d printing but I'm about it! I love it! I always get excited when I see your videos in my feed. ❤
you're such an inspiration man. I just wanted to say that cause you're part of my list of ytubers that manages to be creative even in a saturated space like 3d printing. as you mentioned, you got this idea from stephan but it's the different approach you took that reminds me of what engineering is. cheers fam!
The end results is actually much, much better than I expected. Usually "less is more", but what a pity your nice extruder did not work out after so many iterations. Temperature control would have been much better, and also safer at 24V as you said. Keep up the great work!
That was awesome and inspiring! Showing all the attempts that lead to the awesome result is a great reminder that everything takes work and we all monkey up stuff all the time. I really think you're onto something with printing super soft or brittle materials. Keep going with this🤘
I was thinking about something like this last night. Had no idea how to even begin it, but was thinking of ways to speed up getting material to the build, especially where fine detail doesn't matter. Great stuff. Once I get further along with experience I hope to finally be able to help out with projects like this.
I have to say that while the first iterations looked like a proper 3d printer, the hot glue gun itself being part of the printer just adds a charming aspect that can't help but make me laugh.
You can use masking tape on the bed to keep things in place. as well as heated beds work best at 32*C. side note, the best temp for PLA is 212.5 - 214, but the nozzle can hold a constant temperature for 214 at 215*C. multiple printers can help reduce workload
isopropyl helps with removing hot glue from basically all materials, it creeps inbetween the glue and the thing the glue is on. found this video by random chance, really enjoyed it.
I did it, I 3D printed with an actual hot glue gun! Hot glue is fun and all, and I think that this could be useful to combine with regular prints (hot glue infill or support?) when I'm going to use that second portal on that grill plate printer. But I think that printing with material in the shape of rods is what's especially interesting about this. I'm sure that this will enable some interesting use cases! Maybe printing with candle wax🤔 What other materials could we experiment with next?
Now that you have used the dremel hot glue holder, could you see a successful redesign of your original hot end attempts?
@@realgoose Good question. I'm currently redesigning the extruder with the insights I got from making this video and I'm pretty excited about it! Regarding the hotend, I need to design something capable of melting this large diameter material without being so long as the glue gun was. I have some great ideas that we're going to explore in future videos!
Casting wax would have an actual end use case. Typically done with wax blocks and machined on a CNC.
I wonder if with your original design you were getting too much back pressure from the compression of the glue sticks. It would be similar to printing with a soft plastic like TPU I'm sure.
ok, i know was already done... but given the period... chocolate sticks 😛
Glossing over the stick dropping system? That thing is awesome.
Agreed, we need a video on the stick handling system. That thing looks awesome.
@@ShipmanPartnersmaybe a short?
@@Speedgaming802 Nahh full video!!
@@gaveintothedarkness fair point
Now give us PLA in this format and an extruder that can handle it! Someone has to do it.
Hey quick tip for working with hot glue: Keep a bottle of rubbing alcohol/isopropyl alcohol/ethanol with you, just a few drops at the seam will make any hot glue peel off any surface in seconds!
This! It's like magic!
like when u peel off hotglue, after repairing a car-body-dent by using hotglue.
This is exactly how I describe a FDM printer to some without any 3D printer knowledge.
Kinda boggles my mind that there's even people out there not versed with 3D printers. It's like not being aware of Ai as a concept. ( 8 years ago most people I met weren't aware of 3D printing, but it's everywhere now)
@@Schwift3D I used to think this but keep finding It's "everywhere' for those of us that are into making and 3D printing.
For the uninitiated "man on the street", it's still something they've "heardof" but might as well be science fiction.
I've been making gifts for the various B-days my kid is invited to and everyone is always amazed and surprised that "you made this in your home?!".
I like to call it a "glorified hotglue gun"
I’ve done the same, only I add, “instead of hot glue sticks” we use weed eater string”! ツ
@@FrozenDozer I usually say "It's like an extremely precise hot glue gun"
For changing motor direction, change M569 for the motor from S0 to S1 (or vice versa) in config.g. Easier than rewiring the motors!
True! I should've mentioned that. I'm switching between hotends and want to keep this the same between them.
@@properprinting Option B: only swap one pair's wires, will invert the motor just as if you did them all.
Nothing convey frustration better than swearing in Dutch 😂 I admire your perseverance, hats off to you, youre an inspiration to all us others who f* around and find out! 👍👍👍
You sir are a madman! 😂 love it
That is the nicest way to put it.
You really did it, you not only did the thing that people sometimes joke about but shake their heads and never expect to actually work, but you actually made it work.
Google Scott Crump, then thank him 😂
This admits a super convenient path to recycling: mold the material to recycle in a cylinder, then let it cool and use the rod in your extruder. PLA scraps (Bambu poop) and shredded PET bottles are obvious candidates.
great idea!
This would be amazing
Wait a minute this guy is onto something... This gets rid of the reextruding to small filament diameter issue because a hot glue gun should be able to handle thick rods that are not always the same diameter all the way through better so you wouldn't need an expensive pelletizer
@@TheMagneticDude Nope, diameter always matters to extrusion accuracy. With a large rod diameter, even 0.1 micron of E motion is a giant amount of extrusion, and whatever % the diameter is off by, the extrusion amount is off by the square of that.
What about supports?
Chocolate printer anybody?? The man just made automatic reloading cartridges. I know it wasn't talked about much in the video, but this is definitely the biggest thing in the video and a genuine innovation!
@@aaamott Absolutely!
Chocolate printers are already a thing.
@MumrikDK they are, but the one commercial cartridge one has to be reloaded and remelted, which takes like 20 minutes if I remember right (not less than 15). Smaller cartridges would have more control over the melt and pressure. There was one run by a gear pump that was fed by a chocolate bowl, but they seem to be gone now.
If someone used this to feed cartridges and a giant silicone sock over the whole thing, they'd have a sweet chocolate setup. That and two heaters.
It's gonna require a lot of African children though. 😮
That exists
4:12 "Let's not jinx it," he said, jinxing it xD
In all seriousness, these projects are what keeps the engineering world progressing. Like, 3D printers wouldn't be where they are today without, for example, the reprap community trying out crazy new ideas, learning from the failures, and improving designs with outside-the-box thinking.
Amazing, love the transition from giving up, to giving up in a lazy way using the glue gun directly
Gotta pick your battles haha
This. Is. Perfekt! Every time someone asks me how a 3D-Printer works I tell them to imagine putting down Layer after Layer of a conture with a hot glue gun. And you just build that metaphor! I'll use your video for years to come, thanks a lot!!
Thank you!
amazing project! funny how you had to revert back to the bolt-hot-glue-gun-to-printer-method"
Dude, I love like even after failure he pushes to the end and the result is absolutely amazing. Love it
This extruder and hotend combo would look SICK on a delta-style printer. Especially if you add a third rod to each axis to support the top.
That's an epic idea! Just dropping it from the center makes a lot of sense with a delta printer. Thanks for sharing!
@@properprinting I didn't even think of the auto-feeding system when making this comment, but indeed that would make a lot of sense. Kinda considering doing this project on my printer which I just rebuilt the rods for lol
This idea makes me feel old cause I remember people coming into the RepRap IRC channel and asking if this would work circa 2008
Took a while, but it's finally proven now🤣
The stick-feeder is pure dope :D
"Hotglue is hot!" - it's almost like there's a reason for it's name xD
This is wonderfully cathartic. I don't know how many times I've told newbies about 3D printing by calling it a hot glue gun on a robot.
Wonderful to see it actually done, properly too!
By far the coolest project I've seen made for 3D printing. Hands down for you're sanity and patience
This is the first time I've seen someone print with HOT GLUE. :D I've printed with filament from a pet bottle, but this was more interesting :) Thnx.
PET bottle is cool too! Thanks :)
12:56 - That cracked me up a bit :)
Haha, very nice! Really liked the final product🎉
Changing the extruder direction is a one-character change in RRF config.g and you can send the revised M569 command from DWC without even restarting, at least for live testing -- yeah, that's much harder than resoldering all the stepper connections But we all get those project blinders on sometimes ...
iv seen a lot of printing with hot glue videos but this is the only one iv seen that the prints look good and could actually be a product!!
I thought it was a tribute when I saw the title of the video, so for those who don't know the story: "Stratasys has one of those classic founder stories. According to the company, inventor S. Scott Crump got the bright idea to make a toy frog for his daughter using a hot glue gun full of plastic and candle wax. That goofy little experiment marked both the birth of the company and the creation of FDM - fused deposition modeling - the technology that forms the basis of most modern desktop 3D printing."
With Duet, the stepper movement direction is literally one number to change.
And Hotend PID tuning is always supper easy and logically the first thing to do even when just making bigger changes like an new part cooling duct for an existing hotend.
But wow this really sounds like an interesting thing. Nice work!
Seeing stuff like this makes me so unbelievably happy. So much to learn from what seems like a silly project at face value.
Reading through some of the comments I realize how great innovations with 'stupid' ideas can evolve into great and useful ideas. I used to be the 'stupid idea' guy at brainstorming meetings. I would say in advance, "I know this isn't the answer or even sound reasonable, but".. Then provide my weird solution and get a ton of grief and laughs. But, in a majority of the cases, somewhere down the line someone would use my idea as a basis and come up with a great solution. Then I would say to the group, "Now where did that idea start?" Keep up the good work.
been there - keep at it - brainstorming is a talent
13:07 - we've all been there 😅
Funny enough, it isn't just a good example, the founder of Stratasys, Scott Crump, came to the idea of developing an FDM 3D printer by using a Hot Glue gun to form an object.
I love how crazy your ideas seem. Then you execute them and the rest of us go, "Yeah, why wouldn't it have worked?". Keep up the amazing, innovating project and pushing the boundaries of what we think is possible.
9:05 resoldering wires rather than reversing direction in printer firmware is truly..... special.
Although I agree that I maybe am a bit special😅 I want to be able to change between tools so I don't have to think about changing it each time and keep everything the same
@@properprinting I saw the other comment just before you replied haha. Fair enough there. Still not sure why you'd resolder rather than recrimp but that's probably preference.
Hoe dan ook, lekker bezig pik.
You are a true pioneer of this age of technology..one hundred years into the future I really feel you and your attention to detail and dedication to this very premature tech should be recognised..because one day we will have a star trek replicator..thanks for an amazing video
My god, you're an evil genius. Love it. Great work man.
Easiest way to get hot glue to separate from the build plate -> Squirt some Isopropyl Alcohol at the joint. It wicks into the bond line and separates with ease.
Yes! I eventually got it done with a low viscous lubricant, but didn't show that. The letters came off a lot easier already!
I like your quote sir! "When something is worth doing, it's worth overdoing it"
This guy is the living embodiment of they got so busy seeing if they could they never asked if they should.
Krijg de T! Oh shit F! He's back! Woot Only thing I missed is why exactly the original didn't work and the gun in between does.
Your vide0s are always worth waiting for lol 😅
It will be nice for some natural 3D printing. Example like from Bee's wax etc.
Amazing! Your resilience always amazes me!
You don't need a special bit, just any bit and a sander or grinder or file; DonDon's happy meals made me discover this. Make a single interface board that the crimp plugs go to the Revo board, and then the other end on your interface board just has a row of labeled screw terminals that go out. Blue LED's on the fan head are cool. 22:26 overdoing: Brilliant!
I use both and have issues with both. The Hot Glue gun gives me burns. My printer always has something wrong with it. Thanks for making my nightmares real.
if you are looking for a better drill press, I can recommend the Bosch PBD 40, it is pretty affordable and has many great features.
however, I would recommend to replace the bearings on the spindle right after buying it, stock configuration is with a needle bearing for the top, and a noname 6002 2RS on the bottom.
especially the needle bearing is causing a lot of spindle play, replacing it with a bushing or with two miniature ball bearings (MR-128-2RS) eliminates the play.
I removed the needle bearing with a piece of bread, an 8mm shaft(can use the shank of a drill) and a hammer
Thanks for the recommendation and tips!
That.. was fantastic. I look forward to a more detailed breakdown of the stick dropper system & seeing other 'materials' being printed.
Thank you for giving me several laughs throughout this very interesting trial and error video! 😀
Impressive how you managed to overcome one challenge after the other to come up with a lovely result!
I use Sunlu PLA+ all over the place and love the way prints come out. It has been my go to for some time now.
I love the engineering and the humor!
Thanks for doing this video
its like we are returning to the old school days of 3D printing and rediscovering stuff we did back in the reprap mendle days xD. I love this so much.
I go through phases, and I get excited to print then I get fed up and do other things. Thank you for igniting the passion again. I want to print weed trimmer filament for super strong parts to add to the yard tools.
I love your videos; I envy that you get to build and engineer fun projects and contraptions for a living. It motivates me to work on ideas of my own. Cheers
Yes finaly the proper 3D Glue stick printer that we all needed. Also the best Dremel add that they never know they needed.
BRA!!!!!!!! the glue stick feeding contraption is genius looks so cool to watch
When mixing nordic languages and english word "bra" makes so many ppl go wtf? 😁
Always doing the crazy projects. Never change.
Programmer solution 42: Throw in a sleep time
9:18
that has to be the most descriptive error report I've ever heard for a hardware error. I'm genuinely impressed
This is such a cool project!
Every video you publish, I find myself smiling with amazement at not just how cool your ideas are, but your problem solving skills, and determination.
You're an incredibly hard working and talented, and I hope you continue sharing your creations for a long time yet.
Can't wait to see the Crayon printing video whenever that works out. Honestly I'm surprised more people haven't experimented with using non-standard printing supplies.
This is probably one of the most ridiculous uses for 3d printing but I'm about it! I love it! I always get excited when I see your videos in my feed. ❤
To detach hotglue from build plate u can try spray it with IPA. It is usually suprisingly efficient at unsticking hotglued stuff.
Nice! There are lots of crazy material choices now!
I’ve explained 3d printing with the hot glue gun example for years, only I add, “instead of glue sticks, we use weed eater string”. ツ
I ususally explain it like "pooping up a clay vase like you did in kindergarten", which makes people go "aaah, okay" :D
Absolutely insane work. This is so cool!
Nice work, i feel the prototyping pain! Well done for pushing through!
Dude your commitment is insane! Love the vibe, camera angles, and of course the projects. Keep it up but don't stress!
What a fantastic series of messes with an excellent end result. Great work as always.
14:30 "Ah, hot glue is hot" 😂
13:04 had me screaching out in terror while covering my eyes 😂 Great video and amazing what you're able to build! 😃
Thanks Jens!
brother you did it and you did an increadible job trouble shooting that heat creep issue. im inspired you've deffinatly earned my sub.
you're such an inspiration man. I just wanted to say that cause you're part of my list of ytubers that manages to be creative even in a saturated space like 3d printing. as you mentioned, you got this idea from stephan but it's the different approach you took that reminds me of what engineering is. cheers fam!
The results are still awesome. Your projects are always so creative, it makes me think of being more creative. Thanks Jon!
The sickest thing to me is the glue bars loading system. That's mil-spec stuff, dude!!
Thanks Dad! - Too Funny !! Greatness Jon
when you see the title and you immediatly start the video. feels good man.
awesome! I love the part where you say "Im not giving up!" that's the spirit!
Awesome project, Genius😀
Love the videos, I'm looking forward to seeing your future projects.
The end results is actually much, much better than I expected. Usually "less is more", but what a pity your nice extruder did not work out after so many iterations. Temperature control would have been much better, and also safer at 24V as you said. Keep up the great work!
That was awesome and inspiring! Showing all the attempts that lead to the awesome result is a great reminder that everything takes work and we all monkey up stuff all the time. I really think you're onto something with printing super soft or brittle materials. Keep going with this🤘
This is absurdly cool!
bro, there is really a lot of effort in this video, congratulations
I was thinking about something like this last night. Had no idea how to even begin it, but was thinking of ways to speed up getting material to the build, especially where fine detail doesn't matter. Great stuff. Once I get further along with experience I hope to finally be able to help out with projects like this.
I know nothing about 3D printing, I'm still subscribing for the incoming chaos.
Saying insane is an understatement, man I love this sooo much
You took it to the Limit and still win and you did not have to modify the glue stick can't wait to be able to print with it in the future🎉
you never cease to amaze me with your ideas. love the content
This is awesome. And crazy.
Well done Sir.
I have to say that while the first iterations looked like a proper 3d printer, the hot glue gun itself being part of the printer just adds a charming aspect that can't help but make me laugh.
love this channel. love the struggle and the failures.. its very relatable.
"You hat a fery good idea, a fersion of a hot-glue-3D-printer" (Dutch accent)
Nice work! 🙂
this is so awesome! cant wait to see you experiment with different types of glue sticks
LMFA off .😂😂😂
Your a Very Talented Man.
Don't Ever Give Up.
Love the Drama Moments.lol
God Bless.
Just say'n.
You can use masking tape on the bed to keep things in place. as well as heated beds work best at 32*C.
side note, the best temp for PLA is 212.5 - 214, but the nozzle can hold a constant temperature for 214 at 215*C.
multiple printers can help reduce workload
"Thanks Dad!" Best, most subtle line in the vid.
isopropyl helps with removing hot glue from basically all materials, it creeps inbetween the glue and the thing the glue is on.
found this video by random chance, really enjoyed it.
Mind blowing! You can even print your own gluesticks with this!!! Jokes aside this is really amazing and innovative!
I love the shift in the project direction! XD Love the videos!!
there is something just so satisfying about seeing you work through tough problems... i really hope I get to see this guy at the next OpenSauce!