I don't seem to be able to really fix that gap, at least not to the degree that the clamp is perfectly flush. I think it was exaggerated a bit by a somewhat loose belt. I thought a loose belt would exhibit problems throughout the print, and honed in on the spool issue without realizing it was describing direct drive behavior.
I've got the belt tightened a bit more, and fixed a little bit of wobble in the bed. We'll see if that's enough...
Thanks for the sleuthing and willingness to help!
Cool 😎. So you have any context? I'll love to see more about how this is done, what organization collected this, etc...
Thanks for the insightful comment! I wasn't aware of any big change in quality from Creatality, or those pretty shady review practices. I got my printer right near the start of the pandemic (May 2020), so maybe I got lucky with timing before everything went to shit :-/
If they're junk these days, that's genuinely pretty sad. Always a shame when the a product gets worse due to the manufacturer cutting quality.
That's pretty slick. I didn't know Firefox bookmarks had anything like that feature. Thanks for sharing!
Beautiful, thanks! These are going in the recipe app 😁
Yeah, I think I need to move that way. If it doesn't fit in the unRAID box or the main PC. It needs to go. Whether that's donation, selling, recycling or trash, I should just quit hoarding the parts. I'm one of those folks that saves the best weapons till the end of the game "in case I need them", picks the neutral path instead of the dark/light path cause I don't want to cut off my options, and would rather organize my 50 spare USB cables by size/type/length than throw them away. 🤣 It's a thought process that pervades more than just spare PC parts after upgrade lol. Habit breaking is definitely the name of the game!
I recently discovered the glory of gochujang, and I'm obsessed with it. Happen to have a recipe for this?
I have no experience with the Prusa mini, but as a first timer, I found the Ender 3 (pro, I think) perfectly good quality. It might be due to lack of experience with anything else, so if definitely defer to folks who have experience with a few different models, but I've found it good for all of my printing needs (Cases, utility objects, and the occasional figurine/trinket). If that success is anything out of the ordinary, I think I'd attribute it to a few things...
I was generally in the same boat as you; Liked to tinker, and wanted the best quality but didn't want to pay out the ass for it. I typically tend to "overspend" when getting into a new hobby out of the fear I won't stick with it if I struggle with low quality gear, bit also have an aversion to parting with my cash. These upgrades seemed to be the consensus reached at the time for how to get good consistent results out of the Ender 3.
I find the Ender 3 to be occasionally too small for things I want to print, but generally a good size, and look forward to being able to tinker further with an upgraded/quieter main board.
So, all in all, I can't help with anything specific to the Prusa mini, but can vouch for the Ender 3 as fitting my needs when I think I had the same general quality/cost criteria as you. Hope you found this helpful! Good luck in your printer search!
Nothing could have prepared me for just how blue my entire living area turns when those LEDs are on. Only a test run so far since my tank isn't up yet, but boy I hope my neighbors like looking at the blue glow...
This, except the rainy weekend happens and I rarely look to my pile of old equipment as the time filler 😅
I've never liked dealing with excel for anything other than manual work. It's data integrations have grown beyond my familiarity, and I've never liked any of the python libraries I've used for reading and writing excels formats. Go accessible with something like CSV, and you lose most things of value that excel can offer.
Currently though, this is my strategy. I've got folders of Excel sheets that I manually add exports of various things to, but I'm missing the piece that ties it all together, and I'd sure love to do less of the work manually.
The glass plate was shifted! Not by the amount the print shifted, but definitely off! I think that means a collision was likely!