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OK, a hex grid wall is really appealing. Now I just need to find a local printer ..

Trust me once you start printing this you are going to want it all over your home and want new panels on demand for any otherwise useless wall space. 3D printers are cheap!

They're also relatively big and ideally the thing they're standing on is attached to the wall or has a 40kg damper (i.e. a concrete pavement block or something similar).

Getting one with an enclosure like a Prusa Core One does wonders for noise reduction. Can even throw it under a desk.

I had one in my office for years and no one could hear it on the other side of video calls.

I've got a bambu A1 and noise is not a problem at all, I had to put that concrete block underneath it or it'd destroy the cheap coffee table it was standing on due to vibrations :)

Ah yeah that tracks. My enclosed Prusa MK4 is on a big stud-mounted shelf and my huge enclosed Prusa XL is on top of a heavy server rack with locked castors on a concrete floor. Vibration is not noticeable in either case.

Consumer printers work well (or even better) without any dampers, and they come in all (e.g. fishbowl) sizes.

I don't need a damper for the printer, I need it for the furniture it stands on.

Re size, the bambu A1 with the AMS lite takes up quite a bit of space - but the option of not having to switch filaments and not having to worry about filament running out mid print is sooo nice.

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