Reinvestment into the channel (Patreon)

Firstly, welcome to the new patrons. There have been a few this month. About half of the new maker coins have been printed.

Recently may may have noticed the rate of videos has dropped slightly (three a week down to two a week). I'm generally pretty exhausted and I also had a large event at work that I was co-organiser of. During this time, however, I've been planning how to best optimise the channel.

I've been saving and have upgraded my editing rig, which was previously an old 'gaming laptop'. I can finally edit 1080p video without serious stuttering, which is going to make a huge difference to my work flow. With it come a bigger monitor and dedicated speakers.

Soon I will remake my outro and feature a scrolling list of Patreon supporters. I might also have a 'featured'' Patron whose name is stationary, picked at random each video. It's a small gesture in acknowledging your generous support.

Next video is bullseye vs ring duct vs standard part cooling fans on Ender 3, Tornado and A10M. I have most of the parts needed to do a guide on powering a Raspberry Pi directly from the printer, which is a Patreon request video (and also possible thanks to advice here too). These same parts will help make a video on changing cooling fans to quieter units, despite not being 24v.

Thank you all again, I'l post some more behind the scenes updates shortly.

Michael