I tried just about every suggestion here, but still couldn’t get an airtight print. This is transparent PLA. I’m going to play with my speeds and overlap to try to get it clearer, but it was dimensionally accurate and completely sealed the first try....
Wow, I swear I searched for fountain pen communities when I got on Lemmy but I must have only been searching locally. Thank you! I will certainly post it when it’s done.
I’ll give you a sneak peek at what I think the filling system will be. I thought I was going to make it a lever filler, but this is even easier.
This is a Jaxon Self-Filling #4, very similar to a Conklin Crescent Filler. Actually, I believe Jaxon was a Conklin subsidiary. It’s just a button connected to a big bar that squishes the sac, and a rotating slotted ring keeps you from accidentally pushing the button. https://i.imgur.com/KS5ldLl.jpeg
I’m going to try the PLA a bit more, before I go ordering any more clear filament I think. Thanks for the suggestion though! If you end up getting some and it turns out well, maybe you’ll persuade me. What kind of fountain pen things are you trying to print?
Looking at Maps, it’s a 7 hour walk to my office. Or, two hour bike ride. Or, take 3 busses and a ride share in 2 hours. Or, a 30 minute drive in a car.
Somewhat similar to your example of designing for analog TVs, certain games for the original Gameboy took advantage of the terrible ghosting for transparency effects. Like ZAS. On an IPS screen mod or an emulator, these just look flickery. But they make a neat effect on an original screen. Haven’t seen any filters fix that yet.
My new COO invited a few of us out individually to get a grasp on why people are leaving and how we can retain people. He really did suggest a ping-pong table. I think all of us set him straight that we couldn’t care less about that. I broke my personal record last month for hours worked in a week. It was over 75. If I leave, it will be because of that. Not because we don’t go to baseball games as a team, or don’t have a Foosball table.
I bought a piece of 1.5 inch stiff foam to try to fix a sag in a bed. It didn’t work but having that thick piece of solid foam around has been a life saver....
I work in automotive interiors tooling. We had a customer bring by a sample of this headliner material. But they brought an entire roll of it, four feet wide, no idea how long. Probably 75 feet. I cut a couple feet off of it, now my whole desk is a mousepad.
Yes, we also have inflatable kayaks. Two one-seaters, though. Sevylor Quickpak K1. We got them when we lived in our apartment, but we still use them now that we have a house. Our paddles also sucked, but real ones still fit in the “backpack.” The whole freakin’ thing folds up and the seat becomes the pack! Take it with you, air pump and all.
Imgur now blocks several VPNs and have issues loading embedded previews in several fediverse platforms. So instead of using imgur, you could use one of the following alternatives for uploading your images....
How on earth do I keep my photos from rotating in all of these?
I take a picture on my phone in portrait. I upload it, it’s rotated to landscape. I look at the EXIF, pic on my phone says it’s rotated 90. If I delete that, it rotates to landscape. What do I need to do to keep it vertical?
I love Rhodia. Nice and dense, they come in 80 and 90 gram. There are dot pads, graph pads, meeting notebooks, large square pads. I use them all the time for work. And, they are pretty inexpensive.
I had a really hard time capturing the colors right here for the buttons and the minute hand. In real life, they’re much closer than they look here. The GBA has a Funnyplaying IPS, and the watch is a HEAVILY modded Seiko SKX. Honestly, the only things original are the case, crown tube, and bezel at this point.
It started as a eBay Frankenwatch. Unfortunately, and obviously, the 6309 in it was useless. Also, it was completely the wrong type of crystal, just ground to fit. So, it got one of my spare 7S26’s. It took a custom spacer to fit, and I had to grind a larger bevel on the rotor to fit it in the caseback. Hands and dial are...
I found this, of course, at an antique store. The celluloid of the cap and blind cap are gray/silver and black, and the barrel is gray/silver and clear. The nib is terrible, and after this pic I swapped it for a FPR flex. There is no branding anywhere, and I’d really love to know who made it so I could find some of their other...
I love the materials used in old Wearever pens. They had some absolutely beautiful celluloid. And if you’re into restoration, you can find them very cheap in varying stayes of disrepair at most antique stores....
I’m pretty new to PETG, and have been really struggling with it compared to PLA. My latest print of this part is dimensionally accurate, but I need it to be air tight. It is very much not at the moment....
I’m not sure what my optimal temp is yet, I’ve been using 245 because it was the middle of the range recommended by my filament. I will definitely try slower, I had already slowed to 50% my PLA speed. I’ll try like 30% though!
My issues are definitely around the seams. I thought randomize go the starting points on my layers would help, but it just made the whole part leaky instead of having it localized. I’ll definitely check out that video, thank you!
Yeah, it is not a super friendly material. I really wanted this piece to be at least translucent, as it would save having a separate piece for an ink window, and it is just cool to see the ink in the feed. Looks like there is a clear PLA on sale on Monoprice right now, I just went ahead and ordered some. I have my PLA settings dialed in pretty well, I can probably get it down with that. I’m still going to keep trying with the PETG, though.
Wait… the Lemmy logo is a Lemming?? I’ve spent the last 6 days thinking it was a gerbil. And this whole thing was referencing the Lemmiwinks episode of South Park.
Thanks for the PETG help (i.ibb.co)
I tried just about every suggestion here, but still couldn’t get an airtight print. This is transparent PLA. I’m going to play with my speeds and overlap to try to get it clearer, but it was dimensionally accurate and completely sealed the first try....
how it feels to be on Lemmy rn (i.imgur.com)
Why don't people walk anywhere anymore? (lemmy.one)
#fuckcars
Retro games really did look better on a CRT (lemmy.world)
Remote Work to Wipe Out $800 Billion From Office Values, McKinsey Says (www.bloomberg.com)
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What is something really stupid you purchased that turned out far better than expected?
I bought a piece of 1.5 inch stiff foam to try to fix a sag in a bed. It didn’t work but having that thick piece of solid foam around has been a life saver....
YSK alternatives to imgur for uploading your images
Imgur now blocks several VPNs and have issues loading embedded previews in several fediverse platforms. So instead of using imgur, you could use one of the following alternatives for uploading your images....
What is your favorite paper for fountain pens?
i am very picky about my paper, and i have absolutely loved leuchtturm1917’s notebooks lately....
The Tiger Game.Com posted on Lemmy. Does it get more obscure than that? (lemmy.world)
Watch somebody post their Nuon collection now....
My wife's Snoopy Timex collection (lemmy.world)
I believe we have 3 more to find. I especially look forward to the Red Baron one. They all have new crystals and straps.
GBA I modded to match a watch I modded. (lemmy.world)
I had a really hard time capturing the colors right here for the buttons and the minute hand. In real life, they’re much closer than they look here. The GBA has a Funnyplaying IPS, and the watch is a HEAVILY modded Seiko SKX. Honestly, the only things original are the case, crown tube, and bezel at this point.
[Seiko] Build I did for my brother last year. (lemmy.world)
It started as a eBay Frankenwatch. Unfortunately, and obviously, the 6309 in it was useless. Also, it was completely the wrong type of crystal, just ground to fit. So, it got one of my spare 7S26’s. It took a custom spacer to fit, and I had to grind a larger bevel on the rotor to fit it in the caseback. Hands and dial are...
Mystery brand bulb filler (lemmy.world)
I found this, of course, at an antique store. The celluloid of the cap and blind cap are gray/silver and black, and the barrel is gray/silver and clear. The nib is terrible, and after this pic I swapped it for a FPR flex. There is no branding anywhere, and I’d really love to know who made it so I could find some of their other...
Wearever Pioneer set (lemmy.world)
I love the materials used in old Wearever pens. They had some absolutely beautiful celluloid. And if you’re into restoration, you can find them very cheap in varying stayes of disrepair at most antique stores....
PETG Printing advice? (lemmy.world)
I’m pretty new to PETG, and have been really struggling with it compared to PLA. My latest print of this part is dimensionally accurate, but I need it to be air tight. It is very much not at the moment....
Announcing OpenLemmyStats.org: Publicly Queryable Vote History + Other Hidden Data for Any Lemmy User! (lemmy.world)
What’s stopping me from doing this? Here we go:...
One of my favorite custom DMGs I’ve made (i.imgur.com)