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mathiasx

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I write code, ride bikes, and read books. Vegan, maker, boatbuilder. He/him #solarpunk #retrocomputing #fp #linux #foss
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rasterweb, to 3DPrinting
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Well, looks like I'll be getting a Bambu Lab P1S printer.

mathiasx,
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@rasterweb same.

mathiasx,
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@rasterweb although I think I’ll get the bundle with the AMS and the full enclosure from the start. Done with tweaking/tuning/upgrading and just want reliable prints.

mathiasx,
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@Immersive @rasterweb the Bambu is a lot more turnkey, but Prusa just got a little bit more competitive with shipping input shaping. The things missing from the Prusa for me are an enclosure, the integrated multi-filament system, automatic “booger” cleaning, and using the built in webcam to detect spaghetti prints — all fairly well done in the Bambu printers.

mathiasx,
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@Immersive @rasterweb on the bigger Bambus, it has a little chute in the back. I think Gcode for each start of print moves the print head to flick it in the chute to clear that little coil you get after warming up the extruder. The new A1 mini has a flicker thing built into the left side of its x axis, which you can see in some YT reviews.

I have seen where people mount a brass brush upside down on the left side of their X axis at build plate & have Gcode to scrape past on Enders, Prusas, etc.

mathiasx,
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@Immersive @rasterweb the point I missed is that there’s less to clean off the bed, it can deposit those waste pieces down the chute or off to the side. That said, I just watched a video of the Bambu AMS for multicolor prints and it generates a ton of waste in terms of boogers and a “color change monolith” if you are printing different colors within layers. — I’m not sure I want to print multicolor within layers though.

rasterweb, to random
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I think it’s time to bid farewell to the old Maker Select Plus… I’ll need to find someone local who wants it.

A 3D printer, printing…

mathiasx,
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@rasterweb what are you upgrading to?

mathiasx,
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@rasterweb I’ve already got a fully upgraded Ender 3, so I’m set. And debating the Bambu printers occasionally. I’ll ask around though — I’m on a 3D printer chat thing.

mathiasx,
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@rasterweb I’m thinking about using the steppers out of my old Monoprice printer for something like a small CNC mill for soft stuff. But that’s quite a big project to start and still looking for a good OSS hardware project to use.

Theblueone, to guitar
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Guitar of the Day #guitar

mathiasx,
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@Theblueone wood is wild

mathiasx, to fediverse
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As if I don’t have enough side projects, I’m debating standing up a single user fediverse instance for myself. What’s the current state of the art for that?

rasterweb, to Electronics
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Still tweaking the “wire measuring device” and almost there…? I gave up on adding a cutter and I’ll just cut them manually as the machine spits out the proper length.

A video of a DIY wire measuring machine.

mathiasx,
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@rasterweb does it pause because there’s a sensor to read, or just to ensure there’s no momentum and slip?

Asking because I have a similar device I’ve always wanted to build for a family member’s business (for something more like hose than wire), but I assumed I’d use a button, a read out, and let them manually stop at length.

mathiasx, to random
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Before I go off trying to forge my own path, does anyone know if there’s also a set of projects along the lines of “you have a 3D printer, now you can construct these other tools to build a little makerspace”? I’m thinking in particular of a smaller scale version of Open Source Ecology’s “Construction Sets” idea (from https://www.opensourceecology.org/development/ )

mathiasx,
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I went back and looked at what Make Magazine listed for a “Fab Lab” in its first issue in 2005. Prior art helps figure out a bit of what we’d list.

  • a laser cutter (at the time, nearly $20k new!)
  • a vinyl cutter (copper foil circuits cut on this figured heavily in the article)
  • heat gun
  • a vacuum
  • a desktop CNC milling machine (nearly $5k at the time, but you can still spend $5k easily on one now)
  • an oscilloscope
  • a scroll saw (jigsaw)

rasterweb, to 3DPrinting
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Hmm, I am seriously considering a Bambu Lab P1S (or P1P) printer. I still love the Prusa MINI but I need to get rid of the old Monoprice which is past its prime, and that makes room for another printer.

(And yeah, I'll wait until at least Sept. 20th before I do anything.)

#3Dprinting #digitalFabrication #BambuLab

mathiasx,
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@rasterweb hard same. Waiting to see what they release.

I also think it is time I took a course in CAD — probably going with Autodesk Fusion to start.

mathiasx,
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@rasterweb OpenSCAD is more of an obscure programming environment.

mathiasx,
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@rasterweb been there, done that, with code generation — but it’s still really hard to get basic parts right from just code. The “parametric” design of stuff turns out to just be more fiddly at a constants level and things don’t always scale right when you render them. https://github.com/mathias/dryingrackclip

rasterweb, to random
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I've setup Postmarks on glitch but I'd really like to get it running on my own server... The instructions don't seem to be as clear as I would like (as someone who isn't as up on the latest web technologies.)

In the past few years I've probably looked at a dozen different bookmark solutions to find one I like and none have really appealed to me, so let's see how this one does.

(I have over 10,000 bookmarks in Pinboard right now.)

mathiasx,
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@rasterweb lacking a GH repo or similar, I only think you can run Postmark on Glitch right now.

mathiasx,
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@rasterweb yep. It’s just a node app using a SQLite database. Should run anywhere that you have a modern nodejs and write access to the filesystem.

mathiasx,
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@rasterweb it’d be easiest to wrap this in a Docker container that you then have some webserver (Apache or nginx) that is already set up, proxy to. I’ll look into wrapping it in a Docker. (Docker would ensure it has all the right dependencies and they’re isolated from others, but it has more overhead.)

mathiasx,
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@rasterweb Kubernetes is probably out of the question then too, or a LXC? (Linux container.) you’d have to be careful not to run this on a server with no persistent file system (Heroku’s is not persistent) because it uses SQLite instead of a separate DB server.

mathiasx, to random
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What’s the current state of the art for self-hosted “tools for thought” (knowledge base / notes.) Particularly, looking for the server component and a backup story, that then can work with some frontend mobile app like Logseq/Roam/Obsidian?

mathiasx,
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Bonus points for compatibility / syncing with org mode notes.

Theblueone, to guitar
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Guitar of the Day #guitar

mathiasx,
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@Theblueone I’m always in for these green guitars with modern tales on jazz archtop guitar curves.

mathiasx, to random
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This brand new coffee mug needs a firmware update is so 2023.

frigginglorious, to random
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I started building out this Lil sanctuary last year. It sits in my backyard, a bit in the woods.

I've been putting a ton of time into it. Just picked up a bunch of slatwall hooks. that made me super happy. I'm gonna organize this motherfucker like chaos. It's the only way I know how ;)

After i finish, I'll be moving all the construction tools out, and moving in instruments, a desk and workbench.

I'm getting really excited to have my sanctuary finished, hopefully by winter!

A panning 360 view of the interior of a shed walled with slatwall, with various tools and whiskeys hanging around.

mathiasx,
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@frigginglorious rad!

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