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thantik@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Tom was one of the fellow moderators with me on the G+ 3D printing community, and one of the very few people I would actually trust with advice regarding this stuff. He basically reached the same conclusions that I have about these, and I’m glad to see he’s still making content.
We ended up helping thousands of people with nothing but bad descriptions and worse pictures/videos.
moistclump@lemmy.world 7 months ago
thantik@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Google+ - it was Google’s attempt at a competing social network to Facebook. They pushed it hard, tried to force everyone to use their real names, attempted to tie YouTube channels to it, etc. Until it ultimately bombed and it was discovered that they had HUGE data leak issues. So they shuttered the whole thing some years back.
Murdoc@sh.itjust.works 7 months ago
That was enjoyable to watch. I like how he could respect it even if he couldn’t recommend it.
thantik@lemmy.world 7 months ago
He used to be an Audio engineer at either Harman Kardon or Bose, if I remember correctly. After only about a year of youtube, he was able to hire a guy from our community (Nils) to help him with videos, and I think after 2 years or so, surpassed his salary as an audio engineer.
JohnEdwa@sopuli.xyz 7 months ago
The concept of the e-leveler is perfectly valid, I’ve used both a BLtouch and a dial indicator to basically do the same trimming setup multiple times, it’s just hilarious how visibly old school and bare bones he designed it to be and then he dares to ask $25 for one.
You could literally cobble one together from parts for less than a dollar in five mimutes…
thantik@lemmy.world 7 months ago
You can find a piece of paper in your house anywhere basically for free. They’re held to a pretty tight 0.08mm thickness, and given how little leveling actually plays a part in a successful print, it really is a swindle.
I run a 3D printer repair shop in Central Florida, and 99/100, a customers “leveling issue” is a hotend flow issue, or a machine assembly issue instead.
einlander@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Yeah, the e-leveler is a voron/klippy tap with extra steps.