phrogpilot73

@phrogpilot73@lemmy.world

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Designed this simple and easy to print cable holder⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  The enclosure for my SV08 arrives today. Looks like my first ABS print is decided. I was trying to figure out how to cleanly/neatly arrange a cable on the dash (from the break controller display) so it doesn’t block a couple switches and the stereo. Thanks for the design!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Advice choosing my next 3d printer⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m surprised you saw that much of a speed improvement, but I guess I ran my old i3 clone somewhat fast. My tuned/reliable profile (on Prusaslicer) on the Ender 3v2 was 40-60 mm/s and acceleration 200 mm/s^2. The stock profile (on Orca) for the SV08 is 200-300 mm/s and acceleration of 20000 mm/s^2. That’s probably why such a dramatic speed increase.

  Were you homing z with the bed cold? If homing z involves touching the build plate, I could see this. The auto z-offset on the SV08 heats the bed to 65, then does a QGL, followed by cleaning the nozzle, then the z-offset calibration (using the inductive probe), followed by a bed mesh, then a test print. Most of what I’ve read is that the heater is not the most efficient at heating the bed up completely. That’s why everyone (Sovol included) recommend heat soaking for the initial z-offset. After I did that, I’ve had no problems with first layers.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Advice choosing my next 3d printer⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I have an Ender 3V2 that I converted to direct drive with linear rails and CR Touch, and was pretty happy with the reliability of it. I’ve been wanting to build a Voron forever, but the amount of hours to build/cost of a kit (I can’t print ABS) was a barrier to entry.

  I just picked up a Sovol SV08, which is a derivative of the Voron 2.4 (there are some proprietary parts on it, but $579 vs. $1000-1200 for a kit, I’m OK with that). I’m pretty happy with it thus far, although it did require some initial tinkering. Here are the highlights:

  • Core XY
  • Enclosure Ready
  • Fast (printed something that took 26 hours on the Ender, and it took less than 4 on the SV08).
  • Finicky for the initial z-offset. Heat soak the bed for 30 min at 65 degrees, then run the automatic z-offset.
  • Got super frustrated why I couldn’t figure out the inconsistent extrusion/shitty prints. Tightened the tension screw on the extruder. Problem solved (rookie move).

  Time will tell if it’s a long term printer, or more of a tinkerer. However, they open sourced it all - and there’s already a ton of mods. Printing the housing for the BTT 5" touchscreen, saving me $50 over buying a touchscreen from Sovol. It might be worth a look.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The Immich core team goes full-time | Immich⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  The other partner in FUTO is Louis Rossman. Maybe one cancels out the other?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Leviton ToS Change⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I use some of their switches using Home Assistant’s Homekit integration. Set them up on wifi in their app, add to HA, then block internet access in my router’s firewall. Kind of the best of both worlds at that point.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Looking to build my first PC in almost 30 years; What should I be on the look out for?⁩ ⁨⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  AM5 sockets are now BGA like Intel. AM4 was the last PGA socket, so bent pins on the chip are a thing of the past. Make sure to leave the socket cover in place while installing the CPU. Now, the fear is bending a pin on the MoBo.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Protecting HDDs from (external) train vibrations⁩ ⁨⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I might have to downvote you. After all that, you could probably afford one. Forget a RAID though.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Those who are self hosting at home, what case are you using? (Looking for recommendations)⁩ ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  That looks an awful lot like what I have. I’m using the Lian Li PC-D600. I think I’ve managed to get my hands on one of the last ones in the wild. They aren’t even available used on eBay anymore.

  What I like most about it (and the Tower 500 that you linked) is that the motherboard is on one side, and the drives are on the other. Keeping the drives cool is easy, I just upgraded the fans on my SATA backplanes and the case, and even under load the drives run very cool.

  You can have this case when you pry it from my cold dead fingers.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Open source travel planner⁩ ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Yes. They just won’t look/work the same as the native Gnome apps. I select apps based on functionality, so I have a mix of both KDE and Gnome apps on my Gnome DE.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨New York Bill Would Require a Criminal Background Check to Buy a 3D Printer⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  It used to be. It was called selective availability, where the DoD could dial up/down the accuracy for commercial receivers. However, it was discontinued in 2000.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What quality PLA filament brand have you standardized on?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  I’ve been pretty happy with the consistency of both Inland and Overture.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Home Assistant - am I missing something?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  I agree with the idea of focusing on one integration at a time. I got very frustrated with HA when I first started. Then (since everyone told me how great it was), I started trying just to get one thing working. After I did, I moved on to the next. Now, I’m your typical HA fan boy.