diff --git a/src/main/resources/application.conf b/src/main/resources/application.conf
index 9d84c1c39..4973ecc8c 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/application.conf
+++ b/src/main/resources/application.conf
@@ -735,7 +735,7 @@ opencomputers {
           eepromWrite: 50
 
           # How much energy is required for a single 3D print.
-          printerModel: 25
+          printerModel: 100
       }
 
       # The rate at which different blocks accept external power. All of these
diff --git a/src/main/scala/li/cil/oc/client/gui/Printer.scala b/src/main/scala/li/cil/oc/client/gui/Printer.scala
index a3ca975bc..c28bbc0a5 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/li/cil/oc/client/gui/Printer.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/li/cil/oc/client/gui/Printer.scala
@@ -66,8 +66,7 @@ class Printer(playerInventory: InventoryPlayer, val printer: tileentity.Printer)
     drawTexturedModalRect(guiLeft, guiTop, 0, 0, xSize, ySize)
     materialBar.level = printerContainer.amountMaterial / printer.maxAmountMaterial.toDouble
     inkBar.level = printerContainer.amountInk / printer.maxAmountInk.toDouble
-    if (printerContainer.isPrinting) progressBar.level = (System.currentTimeMillis() % 3000) / 3000.0
-    else progressBar.level = 0
+    progressBar.level = printerContainer.progress
     drawWidgets()
     drawInventorySlots()
   }
diff --git a/src/main/scala/li/cil/oc/common/container/Printer.scala b/src/main/scala/li/cil/oc/common/container/Printer.scala
index 11cf0691b..8dbe78c5b 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/li/cil/oc/common/container/Printer.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/li/cil/oc/common/container/Printer.scala
@@ -13,14 +13,14 @@ class Printer(playerInventory: InventoryPlayer, val printer: tileentity.Printer)
   // Show the player's inventory.
   addPlayerInventorySlots(8, 84)
 
-  def isPrinting = synchronizedData.getBoolean("isPrinting")
+  def progress = synchronizedData.getDouble("progress")
 
   def amountMaterial = synchronizedData.getInteger("amountMaterial")
 
   def amountInk = synchronizedData.getInteger("amountInk")
 
   override protected def detectCustomDataChanges(nbt: NBTTagCompound): Unit = {
-    synchronizedData.setBoolean("isPrinting", printer.isPrinting)
+    synchronizedData.setDouble("progress", if (printer.isPrinting) printer.progress / 100.0 else 0)
     synchronizedData.setInteger("amountMaterial", printer.amountMaterial)
     synchronizedData.setInteger("amountInk", printer.amountInk)
     super.detectCustomDataChanges(nbt)