# The Biggest Influencer in 3D Printing - Joel Telling, The 3D Printing Nerd

- Show: [Additive Snack](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/additive-snack)
- Published: 2024-02-13
- Length: 44m
- Episode: 4
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/additive-snack/2024-02-13-the-biggest-influencer-in-3d-printing-joel-telling-the-3d-printing-nerd
- Listen: https://share.transistor.fm/s/93857e49

## Summary

Joel Telling, known as The 3D Printing Nerd and host of a YouTube channel with over 600,000 subscribers, discusses the intersection of consumer and industrial additive manufacturing with host Fabian Alefeld. Telling, a former software engineer who worked at Adobe and Microsoft, explains how his background in quality engineering and software development informs his approach to 3D printing, treating it as a physical coding process. He highlights the growing adoption of additive in industries like aerospace and energy, citing examples from Siemens and rocket companies, while noting that public perception remains a barrier to wider industrial acceptance. Telling recommends specific consumer machines like those from Bambu Lab and Prusa 3D for beginners, emphasizing PLA as the easiest material and suggesting community engagement through events like RepRap Festivals to bridge the knowledge gap between hobbyists and professionals.

## Chapters

- [0:04](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/additive-snack/2024-02-13-the-biggest-influencer-in-3d-printing-joel-telling-the-3d-printing-nerd#t=4) Introduction: Joel Telling and the Consumer-Industrial Interface
- [1:56](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/additive-snack/2024-02-13-the-biggest-influencer-in-3d-printing-joel-telling-the-3d-printing-nerd#t=116) Industry Status: Public Perception vs. Technical Reality
- [8:55](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/additive-snack/2024-02-13-the-biggest-influencer-in-3d-printing-joel-telling-the-3d-printing-nerd#t=535) Bridging the Gap: Consumer Adoption and Industrial Integration
- [17:15](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/additive-snack/2024-02-13-the-biggest-influencer-in-3d-printing-joel-telling-the-3d-printing-nerd#t=1035) Joel's Journey: From Software Engineer to 3D Printing Influencer
- [21:23](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/additive-snack/2024-02-13-the-biggest-influencer-in-3d-printing-joel-telling-the-3d-printing-nerd#t=1283) Software Engineering Principles Applied to Additive Manufacturing
- [25:03](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/additive-snack/2024-02-13-the-biggest-influencer-in-3d-printing-joel-telling-the-3d-printing-nerd#t=1503) Consumer Machine Recommendations: Bambu Lab and Prusa 3D
- [29:53](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/additive-snack/2024-02-13-the-biggest-influencer-in-3d-printing-joel-telling-the-3d-printing-nerd#t=1793) Beginner Advice: Materials, Projects, and Community Engagement

## Topics

- [Industrial & consumer product design](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/industrial-design)
- [Scaling production](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/scaling-production)
- [Careers & education](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/engineering-careers-and-education)
- [Materials & manufacturing processes](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/materials-and-processes)
- [Maker community & events](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/maker-community)

## Most relevant to

early-stage companies

## Mentioned

- EOS (company)
- Bambu Lab (company)
- Prusa 3D (company)
- Siemens (company)
- GE (company)
- Creality (company)
- Form Next (other)
- Rapid (other)
- TCT (other)
- Fusion 360 (tool)
- Printables (other)
- Thingiverse (other)
- Maker World (other)
- Cults 3D (other)

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- [Following Your Passion in 3D Printing with Greg Paulsen](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2021-01-26-following-your-passion-in-3d-printing-with-greg-paulsen) (Manufacturing Happy Hour)
- [Episode 026: The next five years…](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2015-06-25-episode-026-the-next-five-years) (Making It)
- [Daniel Lazier | How to Make Super Strong Parts Fast & Inexpensively - Markforged](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2022-07-29-daniel-lazier-how-to-make-super-strong-parts-fast-inexpensively-markforged) (Being an Engineer)
- [J.A.M.E.S CEO Andreas Müller talks Additive Manufactured Electronics on EMS@C-Level 2022 episode 17](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2022-10-09-j-a-m-e-s-ceo-andreas-muller-talks-additive-manufactured-electronics-on-ems-c-le) (EMS@C-LEVEL)

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