IMALlama
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- Comment on If me and a bunch of my lemmy friends got on a yacht. Went into international waters what could we get away with legally and what would still be illegal? 18 hours ago:
- Comment on How extreme car dependency is driving Americans to unhappiness 2 days ago:
I spent 15 years living in central NJ and there really isn’t much to do there, especially during the winter when you can’t do outdoors things.
We’re currently living in SE MI and the Detroit Metro has so much more to do. Yeah, it’s not the absolute best but we have a great art museum, a zoo, tons of outdoor parks, and a number of medium sized museums. Relatively cheap land and taxes means there are plenty of commercial places to take the kids to for indoor play. Between these and the museums we keep the kids busy during the winter. Every “town” in the Metro has an annual event, so when it’s warm out theres basically one every weekend. Tons of art and music festivals, along with car shows.
NYC and Philly have nicer museums, and more cultural attractions, but I suspect they don’t have as many indoor play type things. I also have no idea about the school situation. Thankfully, our public schools are pretty good here.
I didn’t realize you could own apartments, but I guess that makes sense. I doubt it would be cheap, but it’s good to know it’s an option.
- Comment on How extreme car dependency is driving Americans to unhappiness 3 days ago:
Suburbia hell checking in. We have a family of four and our 3 bed 1.75 bath (shower stall vs full bath) with mortgage, taxes, and insurance is less than $1,250/mo on a 30 year mortgage. It is modest in terms of square footage, but is well maintained and has a full basement and a green space for the kids to run. We tend to buy 2-3 year old cars and then drive them into the ground. The nice thing with the house is that our monthly payment is basically fixed until it’s paid off since tax increases are capped at 2% per year. The downside to a house is being on the hook for all the maintenance.
We’re considering moving and I’m very curious to try to game out what the actual financials of moving somewhere like NYC or Philly would be. Salaries would likely go up some, rent would likely go up significantly, no cars, and the tradeoffs between owning and renting. Anything else you would point at?
- Comment on How extreme car dependency is driving Americans to unhappiness 3 days ago:
Preface: I’m jealous.
That out of the way, I think this really depends on where you live and your job. Carless in single family detached housing suburbia does not sound like fun. Being carless seems like a no-brainer in a dense area with decent public transportation and/or within walking distance of your job.
- Comment on Septic clean out cap 4 days ago:
Straight off the printer! I’ve never tried annealing and the minimal amount of poking around has been somewhat inconclusive. I tend to change materials when I want different physical properties. The vast majority of my prints are functional, and don’t need to be super pretty, so I buy mostly ASA and PETG these days.
IME, PLA prints nicer than PETG, which in turn prints nicer than ASA. Also IME, ASA supports are super nice to remove. PETG is a massive PITA.
Thankfully, I haven’t had a print that demanded very nice surface finished and also strength/ruggedness.
- Comment on Septic clean out cap 4 days ago:
They’re under an intermittent load, but it’s probably not very high. Interestingly, the parts don’t seem very brittle. I suspect the exact materials in PLA+ probably vary wildly between blends/companies, so their material properties likely have some variation.
- Comment on Septic clean out cap 4 days ago:
I wonder what the various companies blend into their pla+. This stuff is from a company that’s since gone out of business, but it seems to shrug off UI, rain, and ice/snow. It wasn’t matter hackers, but they had a similar name from what I recall. USA made and cheap, but their QC wasn’t great.
As for ASA, I’ve only printed Polymaker. I buy the 3kg spools when they go on sale and it’s hard to beat 3kg for $70 or so. I am tempted to try another brand to see if it prints differently though.
- Comment on Septic clean out cap 4 days ago:
Agree on ASA. I have some PLA+ prints that have been outdoors 24/7/365 for going on 5 years now and they’re holding up really well, so that’s another good option.
I’ve been printing ASA for about a year and a half and haven’t dried a spool yet. I guess it all hinges on a mix of relative humidity in your area and how much you care about a flawless finish.
- Comment on TPU wall thickness for shoes 4 weeks ago:
I printed wheels for my kid’s folding wagon 1.5 years ago or so. They have TPU treads that are around 5mm thick with three walls and 20% infill for some sponginess. They’ve heald up really well. They’ve been over curbs, rocks, and tons of other surfaces from 2 seasons.
- Comment on Anotha one 5 weeks ago:
Haha, I remember having the exact same reaction a while ago to OP. Tons of different media with great results.
- Comment on Motorized rotating plant stand? 1 month ago:
I forget to do so. Jade also needs frequent rotation for a week or so after you water it. Since I only water it every month or two it’s very hard to fall into a habit.
- Comment on Motorized rotating plant stand? 1 month ago:
Tell that to my very sideways baby Jade :(
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- Comment on Thermometers reading different temperatures on cold printer? 1 month ago:
They’re 104nt’s. I have never calibrated a thermistor for one of my printers before, other than updating the firmware (compile marlin, config Klipper) and choosing the appropriate value.
I did dig up a datasheet for the thermistor, will have to check resistance tonight.
- Submitted 1 month ago to 3dprinting@lemmy.world | 2 comments
- Comment on My personal benchy: this one really tests a printer's capabilities 1 month ago:
Was going to make the same recommendation!
- Comment on Help me identify a filament's material 1 month ago:
It might be TPU too. I’ve used it to print function tires and the random deformable fidget.
- Comment on Any recommendations for a low-cost, low-hassle printer? 1 month ago:
You could buy a large PEI sheet in sticker form and put it directly on your glass bed. Removal with a razor shouldn’t be difficult.
Is your bed heated? If yes, prints will stick well to the PEI when it’s hot and pop off when it’s cooled down. I have an ultrabase glass bed on my i3 clone and that’s exactly how it works there. I also gave a similar experience with my Voron with a PEI coated spring steel bed.
If your bed is unheated you might still be in hard mode.
As a final thought, go hot and slow for you first layer. I usually bump my first layer by 5-10 °C, depending on the material, and print it at 30-40 mm/sec. Even though I could probably go faster I’ll take consistently in my first layer.
- Comment on Help Replicating a filter 1 month ago:
That’s a lot of retractions. What is this filtering? Maybe you could print a more open structure and line it in mesh?
Also, where is this part in relation to chlorine? I can’t imagine a printed part would hold up very well in high chlorine concentrations, but PETG is fairly inert…
- Comment on Octoeverywhere 90 days free perks 1 month ago:
Klipper (firmware), mainsail (Web interface), obico (for failure det action) and some others. I can see why some would appreciate having a more turnkey option, but I agree with you that Klipper and mainsail make for a great pairing.
- Comment on Just started printing with ABS.... 1 month ago:
ASA is a bit more audible than PETG, but PETG prints would also become very lose once my bed was cooled down.
- Comment on Update on Menippus planter 1 month ago:
You’re saying ABS is printing easier for you than ASA? That’s interesting. From my limited understanding, ASA has the reputation of being easier to print.
What brands/blends? I’ve been printing basically only ASA and PETG for a little while now. Haven’t tried ABS.
- Comment on New Additions! 1 month ago:
Do you live in a warmer climate and/or have radiator heat? From what I’ve read, carneverous plants like higher humidity and Midwest winters + forced air make for a pretty dry house.
Also, be careful with bottled water. They all have some level of minerals in them to get their flavor profile. That said, if you’ve been doing this for any period of time carry on!
- Comment on Aptera completes low-speed drive in its first production-intent solar electric vehicle 2 months ago:
Find people who care about what they’re working on and they’ll go well beyond the extra mile. As an extra motivator, make it clear the company won’t be around if they don’t succeed. I’m sure these employees have shares, but tha only really matters if the company succeeds (extra motivation!). Unfortunately, there have been a ton of green/green-adjacent automotive “startups” that have struggled to gain a foothold. See also:
(I’m sure many others)
- Comment on Printing Height Limit 2 months ago:
Is the print stopping or does the printer keep going like all is well?
If the printer is continuing like everything is normal, you can surmise that the issue is either the heater, the extruder, or the filament path.
What does your temp graph look like during the print? Oscillations = potential wiring issue, especially if they’re not present for the whole print.
Have you caught the printer doing this? Is the extruder clicking? If yes, something is preventing the filament from moving through the extruder. You’re either developing a clog or something is preventing the filament from feeding (binding, etc).
If the extruder isn’t clicking, and the print continues for a bit, does the extruder slowly chew through the filament? If yes, you probably need more tension on the feed screw. I would still suggest looking for souces of binding.
- Comment on More trustworthy than what's currently on the road 2 months ago:
The challenger/mustang/camaro pulled this off fairly well for a while. There have been others, like the Thunderbird, but they never sold well.
These days, if it’s not a crossover it seems like no one will buy it. I am blissfully unaware of interesting looking old SUVs, but surely one is out there. Maybe the bronco qualifies? Too bad it’s suffering from size and price inflation.
- Comment on How to fix this glass that is no longer in place? 2 months ago:
Ah, for some reason I thought the glass what was moving was the stationary side. I should have taken a better look at the photo. Thanks for the correction!
- Comment on How to fix this glass that is no longer in place? 2 months ago:
Largely agree with the others with one exception. Don’t put adhesive inside the channel. It will make future removal basically impossible.
Cut whatever adhesive you can see with a razor, slide the glass out of the channel, clean the channel and glass well, and then reinstall. Run a bead of silicone around the seam. It will be more than enough to hold the glass in place. That’s the same way stone countertops are installed - there usually isn’t glue between the countertop and the cabinets. The silicone/caulk beads are enough to hold it in place.
Things to keep in mind:
- it’s glass, so you’ll want to avoid bumping it into things. Put down thick towels/blankets in your work area and wherever you want to put it down. Be very wary of dinging the bottom on the floor/ceiling
- wear PPE. At a minimum leather shoes/boots, thicker pants that aren’t skin tight (no skinny jeans), long/heavy/baggy sleeves, leather work gloves, and safety glasses
- it’s going to be somewhat heavy. You could measure the panel size and plug it into an online calculator for a decent number. I suggest buying heavy duty suction cups that come with vacuum pumps. These will make moving the glass around a lot easier and they’re not that expensive
Good luck!
- Comment on Amazon tech workers leaving for other jobs in response to return to office mandate 2 months ago:
They did see it coming, this was the goal.
- Comment on I found a way to keep my chamber temps up for long/big ASA prints 2 months ago:
ASA and ABS are warp prone and this is an 11" / ~275mm wide print that’s equally tall 🤷
The build volume of my printer means lots of surface area for the acrylic enclosure, which in turn makes it hard for me to exceed a 50°C chamber temp, despite 4x bed fans.
The next print, with normal supports, pulled the bed off the magnetic build plate. Insulation eliminated warping and let me pull off the print.
I do agree that a “nicer” enclosure is the preferred method. I have zero issues with PETG at this size. I’ve never tried PLA on this printer, but it should be fine too.
