This Tuesday, I had the opportunity to use and create something with a 3D printer for the first time. I chose to print the JMU cube because it seemed like a cute first 3D print and like something I would keep on my desk. The experience was not like how I imagined it to be; prior to seeing these printers, I had thought all 3D printers would be massive machines that would be extremely expensive. I now know that 3D printers are in fact quite small and inexpensive enough for people to have one of their own in their houses. Luckily, I did not run into any trouble my first time printing; everything went smoothly and the most I had to do was decrease the density before starting in order to reduce the printing time. My print lasted 1 hour and 36 minutes, which was much longer than I thought it would be for such a small trinket I was printing. I am very happy with how it turned out, and I have already put it to use by storing gift cards in it and keeping it on my desk!