3DPrinting DreadPotato • 5 months ago • 93%

***[SOLVED] cause: not enough cooling for overhangs*** *I increased cooling on overhangs from 60% to 100%, and decreased overhang (10-25%) speed from 100% of outer wall speed to 85%. Issue went away completely and it now prints nicely 👌* I've started printing parts for my voron 2.4, and it's generally going well enough. The parts are looking pretty decent. But I'm having a hard time getting good results with *overhanging sharp corners*. They tend to warp upwards as seen in the photo on the left side. The prints stick well enough to the build plate and I don't have any other warping or adhesion issues. Is this because my cooling for overhangs is too much? I generally print with no part cooling in an enclosure. Temps are 245°C on the nozzle and 105°C on the bed, using 60° fan speed for overhangs. I'm printing on a anycubic kobra 2 with azurefilm ASA.

***[SOLVED] I changed the IP of my Adguard yesterday and forgot to update DNS in HA. It updates just fine after I updated the DNS IP in HA. I'm guessing everything else worked outbound, despite the wrong DNS in HA, because I had the correct DNS set it in my router.*** I wanted to update my HA this morning but got . Which is a bit weird, because my HA is reachable from outside my home network via nabu casa, and all my integrations relying on internet work just fine. It can even ping outside my home network.

Selfhosted DreadPotato • 6 months ago • 90%

***[SOLVED]*** *Turns out I'm just a bigger moron than I thought. The MAC address of my server had accidentally been flagged in my router for black listing.* As the title says, my proxmox host is apparently not able to reach the internet anymore, not sure for how long this has been an issue, I rarely work on the host itself. It can ping other devices on my network just fine, and other devices can ping it. I can also SSH in to it and access the web interface. My VMs are connected to the internet without any issues. I don't need to access the host remotely/outside my home network, this is just for updating it etc. I can't see the host under active devices in my router though. I have been trying to figure why, but so far without any luck.

VoronDesign DreadPotato • 7 months ago • 100%

I've just about convinced myself that I need a voron trident to replace my current cheap bedslinger. Since I can't live with the small print area of the 0.2, that one is out of the picture although I was thinking of that first. I like the DIY and open aspect of them, but many of the kits I can get locally seem grossly overpriced at around 1700 euros for a trident or 2.4 kit that I have to do all the work on myself. Is there actually any significant saving by sourcing all parts yourself instead of buying the kits? Anyone here have experience buying all the individual parts? Brands to go for or avoid?

3DPrinting DreadPotato • 7 months ago • 97%

I have trouble fixing the terrible seams I'm getting. I've followed Elli's print tuning guide and calibrated extruder, tuned PA (it's now 0.035) and extrusion multiplier. I've tried adjusting both retraction length and speed, but it doesn't seem to have much impact. I'm not using "wipe on retract" or "retract on layer change", I only retract if travel distance is longer than 3mm. Retract is 0.3mm @35mm/s. I've tried reducing PA smooth time too, but this also doesn't seem to have a noticable impact. I've tried reducing seam gap from the default 10% in Orca all the way down to 0%, but the bad seams persist. I've tried with "wipe on loops" both disabled and enabled with no difference. I've tried with both arachne and classic wall generator, no difference. I've tried different wall orders, inner/outer, inner/outer/inner and outer/inner, all with the same bad seams. Filament in the picture is matte PLA, it is without doubt dry and generally prints well aside from the seams. It's stored vacuum sealed with silica, and I use a filament dryer to dry if I suspect wet filament. I'm running out of ideas for where to tweak to get a decent result.

VoronDesign DreadPotato • 7 months ago • 100%

How difficult would it be to increase the build plate size of a 0.2R1 from 120 to something larger like 200mm? I would be OK keeping the 120mm Z-axis print height

3DPrinting DreadPotato • 7 months ago • 100%

I've been contemplating switching the rods that my X and Y axis travel on to linear rails instead. The current hardware is double SS rods with SG15 bearings, with an eccentric nut to adjust tension on the rods. Unfortunately these rods are not evenly spaced on my Y-axis. They're closer together at the back than at the front, deviating with 0.5mm. So the rollers are either too tight at the front, or too loose at the back, meaning the bed wobbles a bit when using the front of the bed, or skips layers due to higher resistance on the rollers when using the back of the bed. I could lower the movement speed, but I would rather fix the actual cause of the issue. I have some suspicion that the rollers are also not rolling smoothly on the rods and sometimes slip/skip on them instead. And then I came across the Voron switchwire and Ender3-to-switchwire conversions. Now I'm not really willing to fully rebuild the printer as a switchwire, but changing to linear rails on Y and X axes is not a massive rebuild and considerably cheaper. I would keep the existing threaded rods for the Z-axis. I would use the hardware I have now (motors, pulleys, belts, bed-mount, belt tensioners) with minor modifications to accommodate the rails instead of the rods currently used. Are there any caveats to be aware of when using linear rails?

3DPrinting DreadPotato • 7 months ago • 85%

I've been trying to print some things in TPU, using a fairly soft 85A TPU, and I keep having under extrusion. I've already reduced speeds to max 25mm/s, and reduced retraction. My printer uses a direct drive extruder, and as far as I can tell, it's grabbing the filament just fine. I'm printing at 240°C, using my default 0.4mm volcano CHT brass nozzle.

3DPrinting DreadPotato • 8 months ago • 100%

I'm looking to expand my printer lineup, and have been looking at kits from magic phoenix for both the Voron Trident and the v2.4R2. Is there any real benefit to one over the other, or is it more a preference thing? Edit: if anyone know of other kits, preferably available in the EU, I would also like to take a look at those.

3DPrinting DreadPotato • 8 months ago • 94%

I tried printing with PETG yesterday, and I noticed that it intermittently stops moving during the print for a few seconds. It doesn't throw an error or anything, just stops and then after a few seconds resumes as if nothing happened. But this creates huge blobs where it stops. It only happens when printing PETG, not PLA. Could this be caused by a filament setting in my slicer? I'm using prusa slicer. I inspected the gcode and there are no stops, pauses or color changes etc. in it. The behaviour happens both when printing from octoprint and directly from SD card. Edit: these random intermittent stops are 10-20 seconds long, causing massive blobs from oozing filament. Edit 2: so it seems to not actually be a PETG specific issue, but rather a model size/speed issue. I can get it running without stops if I just reduce print speed. When I crank speed to 100% I start getting these weird 10-20 second long stops. So I'm overloading the controller with a lot of gcode commands in rapid succession? I'm running at slightly lower than manufacturer default Max. **SOLVED:** the gcode resolution was set too fine, I increased it from 0.0125mm to 0.5mm as described [here](https://www.cnckitchen.com/blog/removing-zits-and-blobs-on-your-3d-prints-adjust-your-slicing-resolution) and the stuttering disappeared.

3DPrinting DreadPotato • 8 months ago • 91%

Why are 3D printers still stuck on stepper motors? Why haven't we transitioned to servo motors with encoder feedback for positioning? Is it just too cost prohibitive for the consumer-level? We would be able to print a lot faster and more accurately if we had position feedback on the axes. Instead we just rely blindly on the stepper not skipping any steps when we tell it to move, hoping for the best.

3DPrinting DreadPotato • 9 months ago • 95%

I have run in to a strange issue where the X and Y axes don't move to the specified coordinate beyond a certain range. The steps/unit are calibrated, when i tell an axis to move to position 100mm (using G0 or G1 command manually), it moves to position 100mm, this goes for both X and Y axis...but it seems like it hits a software-stop when i tell it to move beyond 225mm on both of them, which is weird since build plate is 230mmx230mm, and nozzle wipe-pad and Z-offset calibration are located at Y position 240mm-245mm. The stepper just stops at 225mm even if i tell it to move beyond this point, and if i tell it to move back to 0mm, it positions itself correctly at the starting point. It doesn't sound like any skipping on the belt or the stepper itself is happening, it's completely silent but just stops. I can easily move the bed and print-head beyond this point by hand, and i can't feel any noticeable increased resistance in the movement. The odd thing is, that this worked just fine a week ago, i haven't changed anything on the config of the printer. It's an anycubic Kobra 2 bedslinger. *EDIT: i can trick it to move beyond the 225mm point by changing the steps/unit, but that messes with the general print size accuracy.* *EDIT 2: It seems a FW update enabled SW end-stops, a simple "M211 S0" command from the terminal disabled them again and now it works just fine.*

3DPrinting DreadPotato • 9 months ago • 100%

I'm trying to calibrate linear advance on my anycubic kobra 2, using the guide in [this video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5jjwBqARpo&t=620s). I have calibrated my E-steps and flow rate for the extruder, and get the expected 100mm extrusion and expected wall thickness...so far, so good. When i attempt the LA calibration to find my K value, i get the result shown in the image, with a serious deterioration of line quality when LA is enabled (K>0), and it seemingly gets worse as the K value increases. I have used the tool from [marlinfw.org](https://marlinfw.org/tools/lin_advance/k-factor.html) to generate the g-code for testing K values.

3DPrinting DreadPotato • 9 months ago • 91%

I'm using an Anycubic Kobra 2 printer, it has a nice rubber pad at the back of the plate, which i assume is for wiping the nozze? However the printer profile Anycubic provides for prusa slicer doesn't use it at all, and actually has a fair amount of oozing because it heats the extruder first (which it then doesn't wipe away). So i decided i would add it myself. I'm completely new 3D printing, having only had the printer for a little over a week, so my solution may be a bit rough around the edges. ################ Start G-code with nozzle wipe and purge in back-left corner ################ G90 ; use absolute coordinates M83 ; set extruder to relative mode M140 S[first_layer_bed_temperature] ; set bed temp G28 ; home all axes G1 Z2 ; raise nozzle to 2mm G92 E0 ; reset extruder position G1 X80 Y240 F1500 ; position nozzle right next to wipe pad M104 S[first_layer_temperature] ; set extruder temp M190 S[first_layer_bed_temperature] ; wait for bed temp M109 S[first_layer_temperature] ; wait for extruder temp G1 Z0 ; lower nozzle before wiping G1 X90 F500 ; wipe nozzle across pad in X direction G1 Y235 F500 ; wipe nozze in Y direction G1 Z3 ; lift nozzle to 3mm G1 X5 Y225 F3000 ; move nozze to back-left corner of bed for purging G1 Z0.28 ; lower nozzle to 0.28mm G1 X45 E25 F500 ; extrude 25mm of filament in a 40mm line G92 E0 ; reset extruder position G1 E-3 F3000 ; quickly retract filament 3mm G1 X90 F4000 ; quickly move away from purge The printer also end with the bed pulled all the way to the back, which I disliked since i would prefer it presented at the front for easy removal. ################ End G-code which presents the print for easy removal by pushing the bed fully forward ################ M104 S0 ; Extruder off M140 S0 ; Heatbed off G92 E0 ; reset extruder position G1 E-5 F3000 ; quickly retract filament 5mm G91 ; use relative positioning G1 Z1 ; lift nozzle 1mm G28 X0 Y0 ; home X and Y axis G1 X0 Y240 F3000 ; move nozzle to the side and bed fully forward M107 ; Fan off M84 ; disable stepper motors

3DPrinting DreadPotato • 9 months ago • 91%

How long do you have filament sitting "in the open"? I mostly print with a single filament roll at a time, and just leave it on the printer. A 1kg roll lasts me several weeks. For long time storage I keep it in an air tight box with disiccant pouches. But how long can I let it sit before I should start storing it with disiccant and/or drying the filament before use?

3DPrinting DreadPotato • 10 months ago • 88%

I wanted to print a temperature tower, but the custom Gcode entered in prusa slicer doesn't seem to actually change the temperature of the nozzle? It just uses the temperature that's configured on "other layers" under the filament tab. I'm attempting [gaaZolee's temperature tower](https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2729076), using the custom Gcode supplied with it, in the "before layer change" part of custom Gcode in prusa slicer.

3DPrinting DreadPotato • 10 months ago • 100%

I just assembled my new Anycubic Kobra 2, performed an auto level and tried to print the 30min benchy file they include on the micro SD card that it ships with. No other modifications of adjustments made. It printed in pretty much exactly the 30min the advertised. It's think it did OK, but with obvious issues. Since I'm new to the hobby I don't know exactly what to expect and how to identify print quality issues. My benchy looks like this:   

Når man nu har smidt Lineage OS på sin gamle android telefon (oneplus 9pro), så vil MitID jo ikke rigtig lege med fordi bootloaderen ikke er låst. Findes der et fix så jeg ikke skal have en anden telefon med stock ROM for at bruge det? Hvis jeg låser bootloaderen igen så havner den bare i et bootloop :/ ***Edit:*** forslaget fra humanplayer2 virkede, rettede fire tekststrenge i build.prop på telefonen fra "Lineage"/"userdebug" til "Linage"/"user" og *voila!* så virker mitID. Recap fra reddit linket nedenunder, så vi har det på feddit.dk også. *Hvis man slår "Rooted debugging" til under Developer Options kan man gøre:* adb root adb pull /system/build.prop *Redigér filen på computeren, udskift følgende tekststrenge:* "dev-keys"/“test-keys” til “release-keys” “userdebug” til “user” “lineage” til f.eks. "linage" *overfør build.prop tilbage til telefonen* adb remount adb push build.prop /system/build.prop *genstart telefonen* adb reboot *slet cache og data på mitID appen, og så virkede det for mig*

Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ DreadPotato • 11 months ago • 97%

I am just getting back my sea legs, but apparently they're pretty shaky because I can't get my ubuntu torrent (no seriously, it is) to download. It never starts downloading and is stuck in "stalled". I've tried a number of things, but even with default settings it isn't starting. I'm using proton VPN on Linux Mint, but even with the VPN disabled it doesn't work. last time I torrented was probably 15 years ago. EDIT: i managed to get it working. As expected it was a Qbit config issue. First issue was a port forwarding issue. second one was the interface i connected it to. Apparently the interface named something with "vpn" is *not* the correct one to bind Qbit to, its a dummy created by the VPN that doesn't work. I had to select one named "tun0". If i just selected the regular physical interface I had IP leaks with the VPN enabled.

Privacy DreadPotato • 1 year ago • 100%

Are there any ways to avoid handing over your real phone number, besides having an extra SIM? Lots of places/services want SMS verification, but i rarely want to hand out my actual phone number.

Coffee DreadPotato • 1 year ago • 100%

I accidentally bought a tamper with a textured surface instead of just a smooth surface. Is one better than the other?

Running DreadPotato • 1 year ago • 100%

I have been running for a few years, but today I had an interesting first experience while out on the road. Here's a little haiku I cooked up while returning home. I run far and hard Today I had a new first Never trust the fart

Coffee DreadPotato • 1 year ago • 100%

Do you aim to keep the brew time around 30sec regardless of shot size? If so, how do you go about that? Do you grind coarser? Tamp less hard? If i keep my grind settings the same and tamp with (what feels like) the same force, my extraction time takes a lot longer when pulling a double shot (i use 16g) compared to single shot (8g), and using the same ratio.

Coffee DreadPotato • 1 year ago • 96%

Do you prefer bottomless or spouted portafilters? I'm looking to replace the one on my machine, and I can't decide if I should go with a spouted like I have now, or try a bottomless. I don't really make two espressos at once, so the double spout is not a necessity for me.

Running DreadPotato • 1 year ago • 100%

I have a pair of Bose Sound sport that I have been using for a few years, and while the audio quality is fine there is an absolute insane amount of wind-noise when using them outside. If there's anything more that a light breeze, I have to crank the volume to hear my podcasts or music...and forget about using them on the bike! What are some good alternatives that retain the audio quality, but reduce the wind noise and resist weather impact? On/over-ear headphones are not a solution for me, they're all way too bulky for running. Bone conducting ones like Shockz seem flat when listening to them