The speaker discusses the arrival and setup of a 3D printer, which they purchased from China. The printer cost around $500, including shipping, duties, and taxes. They quickly assembled the printer and tested it out by printing various items.
One of the first things they printed was a Yugo, a small unbalanced car, and a carabiner for a backpack. They also printed a model of a weapon, which they had to assemble, and a special program calculated how the printer head should move. They printed out a holder, a carabiner, and a trigger for the weapon. After about 40 minutes, they had a fully functional mini crossbow.
They also printed a figurine of Spongebob, cookie cutters in the shape of emoticons, and a three-dimensional cookie in the shape of a bird. They used excess dough for the bird cookie, which they baked and found that it turned into a wave shape when baked.
The speaker also printed a product that seemed to violate the laws of physics: an object held on top by a thread. They also printed a stand holder for AA batteries and a folding knife.
The largest product they printed was a monkey figure that took almost a whole day to print. The monkey figure had movable joints, allowing it to be put in different positions. The speaker expresses their wish to have had such a printer in their childhood, as they could have printed anything they wanted and played with toys all day.
1. The speaker received a large package from China. [Source: Document(page_content="00:00:02.25: huge package has arrived from China and I")]
2. The package was the most expensive item they ordered from China, including shipping and taxes. The total cost was about $500. [Source: Document(page_content="00:00:05.04: ’ll tell you this is the most expensive thing we\n00:00:07.32: ordered there, along with shipping and all sorts of\n00:00:09.96: duties and taxes, this order cost\n00:00:12.63: us about 500 dollars")]
3. The package contained a 3D printer. [Source: Document(page_content="00:00:36.45: that this, my friends, is a real 3D\n00:00:40.47: printer")]
4. The 3D printer works by warming up a nozzle and feeding it a plastic wire which melts and comes out in a liquid state. [Source: Document(page_content="00:00:54.81: comes out in a liquid state from the other end of the nozzle\n00:00:58.67: thanks to the moving table in one axis\n00:01:01.23: and the nozzle in the other direction, the printer\n00:01:05.07: manages to lay plastic in layers on top of\n00:01:10.44: each other and thus create\n00:01:12.54: almost any part or shape")]
5. The speaker and their friends used the 3D printer to create various items such as Yugo parts, ties for male dogs, a carabiner,