Keep sharing. I think the efforts are awesome

Honestly I'm just a tinkerer, I like to do cool stuff and it often pushes the boundaries of my primary education which makes me really happy, but that also means I'm often the newbie in different fields trying to learn my way.

Thank you for the words of encouragement, the post was a bit of a rant but mostly just an attempt to connect with people who share the same interests and struggles ❤

cyphercosmo

Struggles with Creality's 3D printer Ender 3 V3 SE

It sounds in alignment with your stated goal up top. You are putting in the work and being rewarded with knowledge.  First layer adhesion and various orientation to manage supports or overhangs are the learning rewards for the hobby     that said its up to you on what you want to get out of it. I promise the nicer printers struggle when you push them too.  I know people that bought expensive printers to print a few pla items and quit at the first few issues. It sounds to me like you are on a great learning curve.  Depends a lot on why you picked 3d  printing. 