I’ve made a large number of custom prints, and all of them were created using TinkerCad. It’s an amazing toolkit, stupid easy to use but versatile. That is … until something needs a tiny adjustment somewhere. That’s when I feel it would’ve been neat to use parametric CAD instead....
Hi all! My very old Mitsubishi Pajero III (V60 from 2000) got a 2" lift kit and now the rear wheels have too much toe-out. The stock tie rods won’t adjust far enough and there are no other original “sizes.”...
edit: solved by printing at 20% of regular speed. This seems to give the filament enough time to ooze out of the nozzle, and the print result was excellent....
This is a Prusa MINI+ that has worked flawlessly for 3 months. Suddenly the prints won’t stick to the bed, the first layer is all messy and I cancel the print before anything worse happens....
I am looking for an action cam. It does not need to be a GoPro or DJI simply because they are so very expensive – but finding alternatives is difficult, mostly because all those products are misrepresented on sites like Amazon. Some reviews reveal that the manufacturer offers free add-ons to customers who post 5-star reviews....
Here’s a part of a cabinet in my wardrobe where my printer lives. It’s a bit noisy with all those hard surfaces so I am just about to put up some foam padding on all 5 sides....
Hi all, I’m not sure what to do here. The controllers vibrate extremely loudly, it sounds like I am shaving my face! I don’t remember it being so loud when the thing was new, just two months ago....
How do you build complex shapes? (i.imgur.com)
I’ve made a large number of custom prints, and all of them were created using TinkerCad. It’s an amazing toolkit, stupid easy to use but versatile. That is … until something needs a tiny adjustment somewhere. That’s when I feel it would’ve been neat to use parametric CAD instead....
Can we get a setting to not show posts with negative vote sum?
There’s so much spam, and people diligently downvote. But the posts are still shown, with -53 votes or something....
How to auto-reboot if CPU load too high?
I run an old desktop mainboard as my homelab server. It runs Ubuntu smoothly at loads between 0.2 and 3 (whatever unit that is)....
Rear tie rods for Mitsubishi Pajero/Montero? (i.imgur.com)
Hi all! My very old Mitsubishi Pajero III (V60 from 2000) got a 2" lift kit and now the rear wheels have too much toe-out. The stock tie rods won’t adjust far enough and there are no other original “sizes.”...
Let's hear some fun ideas for confusing connector sleeves! (i.imgur.com)
Help me get started with VPN
TLDR: VPN-newbie wants to learn how to set up and use VPN....
Why won't my jet lighter turn on?
I have some jet lighters in my shop. I’m not a smoker but they are useful for other things too. My problem is that they seem to not work at all?...
TPU slips from extruder - why? [Prusa MINI+] (lemmy.world)
edit: solved by printing at 20% of regular speed. This seems to give the filament enough time to ooze out of the nozzle, and the print result was excellent....
[Solved: wet filament] Help me identify the problem: wet filament, bad z-height, or clogged nozzle?
This is a Prusa MINI+ that has worked flawlessly for 3 months. Suddenly the prints won’t stick to the bed, the first layer is all messy and I cancel the print before anything worse happens....
Feature request: hide all posts with certain words in the title or community
Let’s say I never want to see another post about Trump, or NFL, or Apple, or that weird “rule” thing....
Action cam recommendations? (Europe)
I am looking for an action cam. It does not need to be a GoPro or DJI simply because they are so very expensive – but finding alternatives is difficult, mostly because all those products are misrepresented on sites like Amazon. Some reviews reveal that the manufacturer offers free add-ons to customers who post 5-star reviews....
Stringing = too cold? (lemmy.world)
Printing here with eSun PLA at 215 C on a Prusa Mini, and there are lots of hairline strings....
Help me graduate from TinkerCad please? / Solved = Fusion360
TLDR = what’s a good next step after kid-friendly 3d creation tools?...
How to choose next 3D gaming laptop? Need to understand what basic criteria to look for.
First, apologies if this isn’t the best community; please direct me to a better venue if so....
What is the purpose of the skirt/brim that is not even touching the object? (lemmy.world)
My printer (well, PrusaSlicer) always starts with a line around the object I am printing. See (1) in the image. –Why? What does that do?...
Am I building a fire hazard? (lemmy.world)
Here’s a part of a cabinet in my wardrobe where my printer lives. It’s a bit noisy with all those hard surfaces so I am just about to put up some foam padding on all 5 sides....
Isn't OneDrive/Sharepiont the exact OPPOSITE of a shared drive?
Background:...
Switch controllers vibrate extremely loudly: defective?
Hi all, I’m not sure what to do here. The controllers vibrate extremely loudly, it sounds like I am shaving my face! I don’t remember it being so loud when the thing was new, just two months ago....
[SOLVED] Can't access my site from WAN despite DNS and port forwarding in place. Help? [ERR_SSL_UNRECOGNIZED_NAME_ALERT]
TLDR:...
How to prevent cats from shitting on my lawn?!? (lemmy.world)
Neighborhood cats shit right in the middle of my lawn. It stinks and the robot lawn mover makes it even worse....
Hide posts below a given threshold?
The feed shows posts with - 35 votes. Why? Clearly the crowd says it’s garbage, so can it be hidden?
ELI5: a tool to check my disks while mounted?
On Windows, we’ve had the defrag tool and others, that happily works on a drive even while it is in use, even the OS disk....
Just finished wiring the garage to the house - and find that the wire is damaged! Now what?
I mean, the simplest answer is to lay a new cable, and that is definitely what I am going to do - that’s not my question....
CPU load over 70 means I can't even ssh into my server
edit: you are right, it’s the I/O WAIT that it destroying my performance:...
What's the point of Octoprint as a Docker container?
Having ordered my first 3D printer, I am giddy and preparing various things....