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In the last few days I've been learning how to CAM with Autodesk Fusion to make gifts. My cheap Chinese 3018 CNC that's good for nothing was barely good enough to engrave soft rubber stamp rubber in order to make custom stamps. Cleaning up the stamps was hard as the cuts left small strips of rubber.
December 24, 2025 at 12:46 PM
In the last few days I've been learning how to CAM with Autodesk Fusion to make gifts. My cheap Chinese 3018 CNC that's good for nothing was barely good enough to engrave soft rubber stamp rubber in order to make custom stamps. Cleaning up the stamps was hard as the cuts left small strips of rubber.
I'm going regularly to the flea market to find something good for cheap or unobtainable otherwise. This year I saw always a few vendors who sold "mystery boxes". WTF man. Seriously. I am at a place where I want to see and feel what I'm buying. I already own random crap and don't need more.
December 22, 2025 at 12:31 PM
I'm going regularly to the flea market to find something good for cheap or unobtainable otherwise. This year I saw always a few vendors who sold "mystery boxes". WTF man. Seriously. I am at a place where I want to see and feel what I'm buying. I already own random crap and don't need more.
I have glued on Creality's BuildTak-like surface on a Prusa print sheet. Removing the glue of the original smooth PEI surface was a torturous ordeal but in the end it was successful. Just did a calibration print with PETG and the BuildTak and I must say it's quite sticky. Maybe a little too much.
December 21, 2025 at 9:31 AM
I have glued on Creality's BuildTak-like surface on a Prusa print sheet. Removing the glue of the original smooth PEI surface was a torturous ordeal but in the end it was successful. Just did a calibration print with PETG and the BuildTak and I must say it's quite sticky. Maybe a little too much.
Just came back from the school and installed their new Prusa MK3S printer. The teachers were ecstatic that they had anything functional. I also explained how to slice and what not to do, like printing PETG on smooth PEI sheets.
December 19, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Just came back from the school and installed their new Prusa MK3S printer. The teachers were ecstatic that they had anything functional. I also explained how to slice and what not to do, like printing PETG on smooth PEI sheets.
The food at the Christmas market is surely over-priced. Not bad but quite lacking in quantity or quality for the price. I was today with friends there otherwise I'd avoid this and all the people.
December 14, 2025 at 9:22 PM
The food at the Christmas market is surely over-priced. Not bad but quite lacking in quantity or quality for the price. I was today with friends there otherwise I'd avoid this and all the people.
Today's D&D session was received positively by my players. I've leveled up as a DM.
December 13, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Today's D&D session was received positively by my players. I've leveled up as a DM.
Deep gauges in the middle of the plate. I cannot give that to anyone
December 12, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Deep gauges in the middle of the plate. I cannot give that to anyone
I just bought a used Prusa MK3S, funded by the company I work for, for gifting it to a school. The seller added a second print plate but it is heavily damaged. I looked up how much it costs to add a new PEI film on it. It's way too expensive. A new 3rd party print sheet is much cheaper.
December 12, 2025 at 6:41 PM
I just bought a used Prusa MK3S, funded by the company I work for, for gifting it to a school. The seller added a second print plate but it is heavily damaged. I looked up how much it costs to add a new PEI film on it. It's way too expensive. A new 3rd party print sheet is much cheaper.
TIL that it's possible to stream videos from VLC to Chromecast. In the 'playback' menu under 'renderer' there is a Chromecast option.
December 11, 2025 at 5:05 PM
TIL that it's possible to stream videos from VLC to Chromecast. In the 'playback' menu under 'renderer' there is a Chromecast option.
The Tutolino 3d printer, an Anet A8 clone, is an absolute shit show of a printer. It had a massive clog in the heat break preventing printing. I replaced the whole hotend but the fan shroud didn't fit anymore due to slightly different replacement parts. Need to print a fixed version.
December 9, 2025 at 6:51 PM
The Tutolino 3d printer, an Anet A8 clone, is an absolute shit show of a printer. It had a massive clog in the heat break preventing printing. I replaced the whole hotend but the fan shroud didn't fit anymore due to slightly different replacement parts. Need to print a fixed version.
RIP my Jalapeño plants. I had to throw them into the trash because they were infested by aphids. Instead of salvaging them I decided to that drastic decision because I determined the trouble isn't worth for a 1-year plant.
December 7, 2025 at 6:00 PM
RIP my Jalapeño plants. I had to throw them into the trash because they were infested by aphids. Instead of salvaging them I decided to that drastic decision because I determined the trouble isn't worth for a 1-year plant.
I wanted to put a LED strip into my original Prusa enclosure and looked for a Molex 15135-0503 connector cable however they are weirdly expensive buying only one. I don't want to pay 20€ for shipping. I guess I'll solder the cables directly to the board.
December 2, 2025 at 8:35 AM
I wanted to put a LED strip into my original Prusa enclosure and looked for a Molex 15135-0503 connector cable however they are weirdly expensive buying only one. I don't want to pay 20€ for shipping. I guess I'll solder the cables directly to the board.
Hopefully I am printing with my SLA printer for the last time for a while. I have printed a lot of things for my friends but now it's my turn. I have even bought a 3D model. Originally I had an edited model of an owlin monk but I have lost it somehow. I found a better looking model anyway.
November 25, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Hopefully I am printing with my SLA printer for the last time for a while. I have printed a lot of things for my friends but now it's my turn. I have even bought a 3D model. Originally I had an edited model of an owlin monk but I have lost it somehow. I found a better looking model anyway.
I don't like resin 3D-printing. It's so messy and slimy and gets everywhere.
November 24, 2025 at 7:58 PM
I don't like resin 3D-printing. It's so messy and slimy and gets everywhere.
After 3 years of ownership I am using my Elegoo Mars SLA printer for the first time. I avoided using it as SLA resin printing is pretty messy in comparison to FDM. Now a friend wanted a figure and now I can put a few of my own on the plate to make the work worth the hassle.
November 23, 2025 at 10:56 AM
After 3 years of ownership I am using my Elegoo Mars SLA printer for the first time. I avoided using it as SLA resin printing is pretty messy in comparison to FDM. Now a friend wanted a figure and now I can put a few of my own on the plate to make the work worth the hassle.
I hate that my workbench has only a lock with keys as door knobs and I pull out the keys more often than I want to (i.e. never). Also I hate that opening and closing the door is dependent on something that can be lost. I just modeled a replacement in CAD. Sadly I won't print that in metal.
November 20, 2025 at 1:39 PM
I hate that my workbench has only a lock with keys as door knobs and I pull out the keys more often than I want to (i.e. never). Also I hate that opening and closing the door is dependent on something that can be lost. I just modeled a replacement in CAD. Sadly I won't print that in metal.
It took me two hours to replace a 2004 LCD screen for my Prusa MK3S. I *really* wished I had a vacuum desoldering iron. I had to flood all pins with solder and wiggle the pins out of the holes. At least the printer is operable again without guessing or extremely tilting the screen.
November 19, 2025 at 5:38 PM
It took me two hours to replace a 2004 LCD screen for my Prusa MK3S. I *really* wished I had a vacuum desoldering iron. I had to flood all pins with solder and wiggle the pins out of the holes. At least the printer is operable again without guessing or extremely tilting the screen.
After 20 hours of printing without any problems after changing everything (thermistor and heat cartridge) and calibrating the once believed to be fixed Prusa MK3S printer has a thermal error again. I just disabled the thermal model of that printer. It's infuriating.
November 19, 2025 at 1:00 PM
After 20 hours of printing without any problems after changing everything (thermistor and heat cartridge) and calibrating the once believed to be fixed Prusa MK3S printer has a thermal error again. I just disabled the thermal model of that printer. It's infuriating.
Desoldering pumps suck. They barely work for me. I want to replace the 2004 LCD display of one of my printers because of severe burn-in of the polarizer. However that endeavor is hindered by simple sticky tin. I guess I have to flood everything with solder and just pull while the solder is melted.
November 19, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Desoldering pumps suck. They barely work for me. I want to replace the 2004 LCD display of one of my printers because of severe burn-in of the polarizer. However that endeavor is hindered by simple sticky tin. I guess I have to flood everything with solder and just pull while the solder is melted.
Having the players run away work only a session or two. I think I do a LOTR situation where they need to destroy it in the volcano where the villains reside. It can also backfire greatly as my players are highly risk-averse.
November 16, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Having the players run away work only a session or two. I think I do a LOTR situation where they need to destroy it in the volcano where the villains reside. It can also backfire greatly as my players are highly risk-averse.
Now the players have the artifact and I need to think about how to make scenarios where they are hunted by the cultists. I probably use the dragons the players rescued (again in the possession of the cultists) as bloodhounds. Also I need to give the players a reason to engage with the plot.
November 16, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Now the players have the artifact and I need to think about how to make scenarios where they are hunted by the cultists. I probably use the dragons the players rescued (again in the possession of the cultists) as bloodhounds. Also I need to give the players a reason to engage with the plot.
My greatest problem is to give my players immediate goals. They have prevented twice the transport of the treasures, however a part is still transported. I convinced it's used to load up a dragon mask with gold that is then used for the ritual. It shifted the importance and prevented repetition.
November 16, 2025 at 9:29 PM
My greatest problem is to give my players immediate goals. They have prevented twice the transport of the treasures, however a part is still transported. I convinced it's used to load up a dragon mask with gold that is then used for the ritual. It shifted the importance and prevented repetition.
DM'ing sleep-deprived might be not such a bad idea. For once I had a shorter session but it a way better. It' so hard to make Hoard of the Dragon Queen turn good. I made my players retreive a Dragon Mask from an auction by replacing with a fake. 100x better than what the book does with the masks.
November 16, 2025 at 9:24 PM
DM'ing sleep-deprived might be not such a bad idea. For once I had a shorter session but it a way better. It' so hard to make Hoard of the Dragon Queen turn good. I made my players retreive a Dragon Mask from an auction by replacing with a fake. 100x better than what the book does with the masks.
Got sudden rush of a nostalgic feeling using a ball mouse. In a short stroke of technology dementia I thought buying a MS Wheel Mouse 3.0 with PS/2 plug would be a great idea. NO. It's a bad idea! I don't want to clean the ball. I want optical precision. Only the weight and sound lingers in my head.
November 14, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Got sudden rush of a nostalgic feeling using a ball mouse. In a short stroke of technology dementia I thought buying a MS Wheel Mouse 3.0 with PS/2 plug would be a great idea. NO. It's a bad idea! I don't want to clean the ball. I want optical precision. Only the weight and sound lingers in my head.
Finally I got the thermal anomaly errors under control. After changing cables, heat cartridges and thermistors I still got errors on one printer. Simple PID tuning didn't fix this. I had to go through the whole first setup wizard to calibrate the thermal model. After that a 6h print went just fine.
November 13, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Finally I got the thermal anomaly errors under control. After changing cables, heat cartridges and thermistors I still got errors on one printer. Simple PID tuning didn't fix this. I had to go through the whole first setup wizard to calibrate the thermal model. After that a 6h print went just fine.