That’s true. The only thing I can think of for getting an hourglass shape would be potentially applying uneven pressure during the cuts. The track saw track should give you a dead straight line, but only if you aren’t applying any lateral force during the entire cut.

I found a lot of useful stuff from this video from Foureyes, particularly around the 6 minute mark for the in/out method on the jointer. There’s also a similar up/down method if you have a table saw.

Ah, yes. I overlooked the budget. Well, I can at least attest to the quality of Qidi brand out of the box. Not sure on longevity, but I’m impressed so far.

I don’t own a Q1 pro, and my only experience prior to my current printer was an ender 3 pro.

But I bought a Qidi Plus 4 a couple of months ago and have been extremely happy with it. It’s fast, reliable, and has the heated chamber and high temp hotend. Multi-material is supposed to get added via the Qidi box in the first quarter if you wanted to add it on later.

I haven’t printed any engineering grade material on it yet, but all the reviews I’ve seen say it’s a piece of cake with advanced materials.

I think Sunlu’s 2 most recent dryers fit 3kg. The S4 requires printed parts to heighten though.

I do enjoy lots and lots of dollars. If you are serious and in the Midwest, let me know!

That’s a good question that I don’t know the answer to. Credenza seems like the sexy marketing term, like how so much stuff is “mid century modern” now!

The speakers are quite old, but the player is fairly new to my knowledge. The black monstrosity price was tough to beat at $free.99!