Dave Akerman
@daveake.bsky.social
Campervan owner. 3D printing shop. High-altitude balloonist. Radio ham M0RPI. PC/mobile/embedded programmer using Delphi, Lazarus/FPC and C.
I asked chatgpt to design a printable funnel for me. It was doing so well and then ...
April 23, 2025 at 3:22 PM
I asked chatgpt to design a printable funnel for me. It was doing so well and then ...
Designing for printing, minimizing or eliminating supports or the need to print in parts, can be a challenge with the solution not always being obvious at first. But it is rewarding.
April 17, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Designing for printing, minimizing or eliminating supports or the need to print in parts, can be a challenge with the solution not always being obvious at first. But it is rewarding.
My investments vs Trumpconomics ...
April 7, 2025 at 7:57 AM
My investments vs Trumpconomics ...
New toy. Er, I mean, vital workhorse.
As always, the first things to print are models designed by users to fix design issues left by the manufacturer.
That said, it's a lovely piece of kit.
As always, the first things to print are models designed by users to fix design issues left by the manufacturer.
That said, it's a lovely piece of kit.
March 29, 2025 at 10:02 AM
New toy. Er, I mean, vital workhorse.
As always, the first things to print are models designed by users to fix design issues left by the manufacturer.
That said, it's a lovely piece of kit.
As always, the first things to print are models designed by users to fix design issues left by the manufacturer.
That said, it's a lovely piece of kit.
Loving this "easy nylon" from Overture. Nylon has a rep for being hard to print but this was my very first attempt, using the recommended settings, an enclosure for the printer, a heated container for the reel, and a PTFE tube from there to the printer.
March 23, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Loving this "easy nylon" from Overture. Nylon has a rep for being hard to print but this was my very first attempt, using the recommended settings, an enclosure for the printer, a heated container for the reel, and a PTFE tube from there to the printer.
Alexa is in literal mode today ...
March 21, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Alexa is in literal mode today ...
I've managed to connect a pair of BM6 vehicle battery monitors to Home Assistant, via an ESP32 running an ESPHome script to poll them. So now I can tell when I need to charge the motorhome batteries :)
March 20, 2025 at 5:04 PM
I've managed to connect a pair of BM6 vehicle battery monitors to Home Assistant, via an ESP32 running an ESPHome script to poll them. So now I can tell when I need to charge the motorhome batteries :)
SIPP down £22k from peak, but on the plus side I'll soon get a free £50 from the Nationwide ...
March 11, 2025 at 11:36 AM
SIPP down £22k from peak, but on the plus side I'll soon get a free £50 from the Nationwide ...
It's now been tracked by the UK meteor network:
January 8, 2025 at 2:07 PM
It's now been tracked by the UK meteor network:
I did get it! Not on my meteor camera but on a network camera that watches west over the field at the back of our house.
January 8, 2025 at 1:50 PM
I did get it! Not on my meteor camera but on a network camera that watches west over the field at the back of our house.
That was out west somewhere - this is from Ross On Wye.
January 8, 2025 at 1:48 PM
That was out west somewhere - this is from Ross On Wye.
Wonder of wonders, although my meteor camera didn't see it (wrong direction) I have a CCTV camera that I'd forgotten wis set to record events. And here it is ...
January 8, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Wonder of wonders, although my meteor camera didn't see it (wrong direction) I have a CCTV camera that I'd forgotten wis set to record events. And here it is ...
This is the fireball that I saw last night at 23:08:50 ... it was out of range of my meteor camera, but I forgot that I also have a PoE camera watching out west over our field, and that did capture it!
January 8, 2025 at 1:23 PM
This is the fireball that I saw last night at 23:08:50 ... it was out of range of my meteor camera, but I forgot that I also have a PoE camera watching out west over our field, and that did capture it!
Caught it on one of my CCTV cameras!
January 8, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Caught it on one of my CCTV cameras!
I think that the sign is underplaying this ...
December 14, 2024 at 11:26 PM
I think that the sign is underplaying this ...
And just look at the returns!
December 14, 2024 at 11:01 AM
And just look at the returns!
All the filaments are MINE ...
November 24, 2024 at 11:45 AM
All the filaments are MINE ...
This is less Artificial Intelligence, and more Artificial Social Desirability Bias: chatgpt telling me what it thinks I want to hear:
November 21, 2024 at 12:30 AM
This is less Artificial Intelligence, and more Artificial Social Desirability Bias: chatgpt telling me what it thinks I want to hear:
Achievement unlocked: my mini 3D print farm running at full capacity 😁
February 7, 2024 at 4:58 PM
Achievement unlocked: my mini 3D print farm running at full capacity 😁