Bluewing

@Bluewing@lemmy.world

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Do you guys know how awesome a printer is that is just working?⁩ ⁨⁨17⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  My A1 Mini damaged 2 plates the stock textured and high temp smooth, when I first got it by freezing and locking up. A firmware up date has appeared to have fixed the issue. It’s been a year since it last happened, but I still don’t fully trust it anymore. Bambu makes decent hardware, poor software, and has dubious business practices.

  On the other hand, my 7 year old Prusa Mk3s has never had an issue that wasn’t directly traceable to me. Even after converting it to run Klipper, it’s still every bit as solid and a tank that might not be quite as fast the Mini, (though Klipper and the input shaping has pushed the print speeds to over 100mm/^sec^), it’s the printer I trust to still be using 10 years from now.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Yet another request for recommendations⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Another brand you could compare the Ender3 to is Soval. The same money in the US, and runs Klipper out of the box.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Do you guys know how awesome a printer is that is just working?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Have you tried an exorcist?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Microsoft confirms Windows 11 is about to change massively, gets enormous backlash - Neowin⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  You mean cooking breakfast on the smoldering corpse of your laptop.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Assembled my first 3D printer⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  A hardened nozzle for sure.

  You got this repair, you built this thing remember? You are the master of your printer.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨3D design software for 3d printing?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  SketchUp and 3D printing do not mix well for some reason. TinkerCAD would be a far better choice to dip your toes in designing items for 3D printing.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨3D design software for 3d printing?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Didn’t Microsoft drop 3D Builder? I’ve been running Kinonite or some Fedora spin for several years now.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Think Big, Print Bigger: Introducing the Prusa CORE One L! - Original Prusa 3D Printers⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Delaware is where PrintSolid, Prusa’s US store, is located. So yep, they assemble printers there because it’s cheaper to import parts than complete machines.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Think Big, Print Bigger: Introducing the Prusa CORE One L! - Original Prusa 3D Printers⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  There are a bunch of truck garden farms and Delaware’s greatest fame, headquarters of many evil credit card and insurance company on the planet.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Custom SV08 Max Top-hat / Riser⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  My dogs enjoy a good scramble and drifting a corner on smooth flooring would crash and burn that whole setup.

  Idiot Springer Spaniels…

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨She is making a GREAT point⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  It ain’t like pharma ain’t been trying to make male birth control pills. Lord knows they’d love the extra money.

  But it turns out to be damn difficult to get right.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Guide recommendation for absolute newbies?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Outside? Not recommended. Garage? Possibly. It would depend on how good the garage is and the temperatures inside during use.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Guide recommendation for absolute newbies?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Prusa’s are probably the best value in 3D printing if you intend to be in it for the long haul due to the support Prusa provides. I’m pretty sure I can get support for my 7 year old Mk3s if I were to ever need it.

  Bambu fan bois literally complain about wanting to return their new printer they bought a month ago so they can get the latest new model that was just released. I read an entire thread about how they were upset that Bambu didn’t give them a month or two notice about the release of the P2S so they could have waited to buy that instead of the P1S printer they DID buy.

  Prusa owners tend to not be in an eternal chase for the shiniest thing.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Guide recommendation for absolute newbies?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  One last thought that I would leave you with: Air filtration. If you wish to eventually want to print some of those engineering filaments, or even the old standbys ABS/ASA, you need to have a working air filtration system to remove hazardous particulates and VOCs. This means activated charcoal filters. Some brands are better at it than others, but most of the manufacturer’s are at least acknowledging the need for it. And some few want you to believe their marketing over actual performance-- cough, cough Bambu’s new P2S cough.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Guide recommendation for absolute newbies?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Prusa’s work just fine out of the box. And if you have a problem, Prusa is well known for their support for their printers for years. But Prusa also allows a bit of tinkering if you decide you want to. But it’s not necessary.

  I don’t know what kind of farming you do, but if you think you want to print some repair parts for farm machinery, you are probably going to want to use some of the expensive engineering filaments for best results at some point. Qidi is the only really accessible consumer grade printers really capable of high end engineering filaments. I would recommend the Qidi Q2. It’s capable of printing filaments that other brands can’t. Plus it has the first and only printer certified by MET, a testing organization recognized by OSHA.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why are people using the "þ" character?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Why is it that the Dutch press operators that Caxton hired to run his printing presses, seldom catch any blame for the spelling changes they made to English? The one I always remember is Ghost. Those Dutch press operators decided that Gost should look more like the the Dutch word Gheest. So Ghost got it’s “h”. As did ghoul because you wouldn’t that to be too different…And other words got the same treatments. Thankfully many of the changes didn’t stick but enough have.

  If only the printing press hadn’t been introduced to English until after the Great Vowel Shift was over, spelling and spoken would be much closer aligned.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Fight me⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Pfftt. Splitting wood is peak heat thermodynamics. And I can attest it keeps you warm down to -40F.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Settings from Cura to Orca?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Not to be mean or a dick, but this is where you learn how to be a real 3D printer person and get some advanced skills in running your printer.

  If Orca spits out usable g-code, then you do have a starting point. Even if you don’t like it. Go through the calibrations suite that Orca provides. Then start adjusting things. If your printer isn’t printing fast enough to suit you, adjust the speeds up. You should know how fast you printed under Cura, try those speeds to start. You can tweak the acceleration and jerk also if needed, (just make one change at a time and document it). But you need to make those changes. Ain’t nobody else can.

  Because no one here knows anything about the condition of your printer, what materials you are using, or what you are printing. So no one can tell you anything. It’s going to take time, filament, and effort to get things how you want them.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Settings from Cura to Orca?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Tune your settings just like you did with Cura. Does it take time and effort? Yes it does, just like it took time and effort to tune Cura.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Calibrate Routine⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I recommend you start here if you haven’t done all of these already.

  Otherwise, I have found Orca to have all the filament calibration tools I need to use.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Just answer the question you fuckin' nerd⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  So starfish are closer to a doughnut than humans.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Just answer the question you fuckin' nerd⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Shape has little to do with mass. Unless you want it to be so.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The difference a bit of calibration makes⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Calibration is still a requirement even with the “automatic calibration” claimed on many new printers. I see so many new people having problems that could be solve with an actual physical check of the machine and adjusting software settings.

  So carry on! you’ve made a great start to actually learning how to print!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Honestly Bizarre⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I also add: Does it taste good?

  I do this because of cranberries. I do not eat anything that you can make candles or soap from…

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨So, did a new printer drop? LOL⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I did enjoy watching him drill a big hole in the back of the filter chamber and add another fan to actually draw the air though it. But yeah, at least Sanlanderer pointed out those poor to bad design choices in the machine.

  My biggest disappointment was in seeing the XY gantry being all glued together making it irreparable. It’s a good thing I’m not in someone that would buy this printer anyway.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨i enjoy high fructose corn syrup too⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  There is one thing that people miss about that whole “10 acres to feed one cow” statement. Yep, it can take that much land. But what doesn’t get said is that one cow can take advantage of land that is unsuitable to grow crops on like tomatoes, peppers, and onions.

  In the US, California produces more fresh produce every year than any other state can. But it comes at a high cost of farming land that really isn’t naturally suitable for growing those vegetables. Farmers need to pump millions of gallons of water on those acres to get those crops to grow. This in turn puts pressure on the supply of water to everyone else in the state. And much of this farmland had all it could do to grow grass in some years originally.

  Aquifers are going starting to go dry because of this. The vast Ogilala aquifer that supplies water to almost all of the US west is starting to go dry. Because we now are farming land that probably be best left to growing grasses for cattle, sheep, or goats rather than tomatoes or soybeans.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨i enjoy high fructose corn syrup too⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  You would harvest the leaves when they are small and young. And they would be one of the first fresh greens available in the spring. But their season quickly passes as the plants grow pretty fast.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Prusa3D Core One assembled from kit in roughly 36 hours⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I also have a Bambu Mini and it was a disappointing unboxing and setup. I think it took longer to get the machine registered and run the calibration than hooking up the AMS lite and plugging everything in.

  And Prusa’s assembly instructions were the best I have ever seen. My Mk3s came with a large full color photographed and printed manual showing every step and assembly with a complete description. It was glorious.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Prusa3D Core One assembled from kit in roughly 36 hours⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  When I bought my Mk3s kit during covid, I spent an entire weekend assembling it and I was sad when I finished it. I spent maybe 20 hours on the assembly because I didn’t want the journey to end. I could have easily done it in 5 or 6 hours. Lots of breaks with cups of tea consumed, (and trips to the bathroom).

  But the world demands instant gratification, open the box plug it and print your first benchy. But if you slow down, you might find the journey is as enjoyable as the destination.

  And if you bought an Ender 3 back in the day, perhaps the trip to printing was better than the destination…

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Framework supporting far-right racists?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s become all about purity testing. From both the right and the left. And since any purity test can be anything that anyone wants it be, everyone is guaranteed to fail it at some point. And because the internet never forgets, something you said 20 years ago now is grounds for being purged. Without any thought to what that person now believes and how they think.