Just a geek, finding my way in the fediverse.

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Cake day: June 11th, 2023

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  • Other recommendations are great but you could also try some type of adhesive AFTER you’ve eliminated any other potential problem sources.

    It does look a over extruded. Have you calibrated your esteps? I always need to do that when changing filament types and sometimes even between rolls of the same filament type (especially bargain bin PLA from amzn)

    My ender 3 with a textured glass bed sticks perfect with PLA and nothing else. For some reason PLA+ tends to lift. Glue stick helped with PLA+ but I hated dealing with because it REALLY stuck so I switched to masking tape. That does the job and is easier to remove. On my CR-10 with plain glass bed (no texture) I use hairspray… Mostly because that’s what the guy I bought it from recommended and, to be honest, it does work amazingly. Nothing sticks to that glass plate bed without an adhesive but it pops right off once the bed cools down.

    That said, I don’t recommend “extra” adhesives unless you’re fully sure you’ve solved any other potential problems. They can be a help/bandaid but if the root cause is something else then you’re just masking it.

    Some materials and beds need some help, some don’t. I primarily use PLA and PLA+ with the occasional PETG and TPU.


  • https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=2y1gakl4IEw

    I don’t have videos of mine but I used the model from the video above and it shows assembly/use. I should note that he specifically says you can’t do a heel/toe on the machine because it only turns one way. But, if you use both guides it CAN crank both ways. However, it tends to get jammed on me when doing decreases due to too much friction. So, I just crank a tube and do the afterthought… Still a huge time saving.

    Here’s a picture of it during some lightweight/fingering turning from a couple of days ago.

    All in, I’ve got maybe $75 into the build if you don’t count time. It was fun, so I don’t : )

    “Dean and Bean” (I think) sells a printed version for something like $400? Of course, the metal ones go for multiple thousand.









  • I had to check and make sure I didn’t type the comment above because it sounds exactly like me.

    All UIs do things slightly differently, the CLI is always exactly the same… Everywhere. UI for non trivial conflict resolution? Definitely. For everything else, CLI.

    And, I’m also reticent to use rebase unless I have to. Gimme that good ole FF :)