Jesus. You nailed it.

Salt of the earth.

Oh crikey - I def didn’t drink the flavor-aid. I bought the printer, I’m using it stock with BS to start with and so far it seems acceptable to me. I loved orca and am very willing to make environment changes the moment this setup doesn’t meet my needs. I’m just pleasantly surprised that it’s not the all-but-guaranteed shit show the transition was made out to be.

For a philistine member of the proletariat like me - just wanting to fix shit that’s broken or bust out practical shit - it fits the bill for me. It’s not a McLaren, I bought the Hyundai.

Same page with local LAN mode and non-Bambu filaments. I want the outcome not the process.

Thanks! I understand that by introducing the AMS (which I may like to do) I take the hardware’s necessary firmware to a point of excluding Orca. On a stock standard print with a few basic edits I was pleasantly surprised by Bambu. If the use case arises I’ll downgrade the firmware and run orca but for my current purposes I think this lego-style ui will fit most of my use-cases.

Hey friend! I was genuinely surprised when there was a seemingly prevailing preference between the two stables. I had never used 3D printers before and I was blown away by how easy the ender was to use. No shade at all.

I was really gobsmacked to experience the marked increase in built in “nice to have”/“QA features that I hadn’t experienced the first time round. I had no reason to upgrade from the ender based on my experience. It was no longer available to me and I had to buy my own and as a result of said research - the A1 has really impressed me.

Horses for courses. If I hadn’t now used the A1, I’d have no reason to be discontent.

I’m sure another model will come along at some point that makes me want to jump up another level.

In all honesty, the ender was great, made sense, I was learning it and it did what I expected and wanted… the difference is I’ve learned there is more available.

No complaints about the ender at all - I just realised, through a transition that wasn’t by choice, that there was something (on initial impression) that outclasses it.

If I hadn’t lost the ender, I may never have looked at something else.

I’ma hafta go ahead and say this is ok. Vibe I’m getting is kid is ND and perhaps has a learning disability. Maybe this is an immersive way to participate in an activity with his family.

No concern if I’m wrong, just love learning about new ways of showing my fellow humans that they have an impact on me.

That could be the name of a venue. Given it’s capitalised it may be a proper noun.

Oh that is funny. I’ve had no issues with it, that said, I was content to use a website to convert my .skp files into .stl so I could print but that was less annoying than the learning curve of new software. I tried all the free/OS ones people tend to mention and maybe I’m just an old grump now, but they frustrated me more than just being able to make the thing I’m trying to make and spend no more than 1-2 minutes getting the file uploaded, converted and saved ready to go.

Keen to hear if you find a good solution given we have the same foundation tool. I’d be willing to try a recommendation from someone in the same boat.

Copied this from a similar question I responded to a while back: I have been using Sketchup 2017 (whatever the last free version was they released) for years to make 3D models for all kinds of purposes, incl 3D printing. For my brain it has proven to be the most intuitive tool to learn, it’s been a really long time so maybe I have forgotten but I feel like the barrier to entry was pretty small. There is a lot of content out there from people giving tips and tutorials. There are plug-ins still flooding around that have really good functionality. I use it with a Connexion 3D Space Navigator mouse that’s prob 10+ years old. That’s been a godsend and adds so much efficiency and flow to the tool.

I don’t know if you can still download it from Trimble but there are sources for it elsewhere.

Have fun, whatever you choose.

Depending on your system I think, I have been using Sketchup 2017 (whatever the last free version was they released) for years to make 3D models for all kinds of purposes, incl 3D printing. For my brain it has proven to be the most intuitive tool to learn, it’s been a really long time so maybe I have forgotten but I feel like the barrier to entry was pretty small. There is a lot of content out there from people giving tips and tutorials. There are plug-ins still flooding around that have really good functionality. I use it with a Connexion 3D Space Navigator mouse that’s prob 10+ years old. That’s been a godsend and adds so much efficiency and flow to the tool.

I don’t know if you can still download it from Trimble but there are sources for it elsewhere.

Have fun, whatever you choose.

I just see a young Sally Field. She’s a top chick. Super smart and accomplished lady.

Gossip Girl and One Tree Hill are the two remaining Edit: anticlockwise from top left:

• Mean Girls
• Gossip Girl
• Gilmore Girls
• One Tree Hill
• Sex and the City
• Pretty Little Liars

From my relatively lesser experience I can suggest a couple of easy things to cross off your list.

• look at first layer thickness, not sure how thick you’re going but thicker material is more likely to stick and stay put.
• reduce cooling (eg fan speed) in the first couple layers to promote adhesion
• as others have said, clean your print bed, I’m a fan of isopropyl.
• increase bed temp by 5°C
• slow your first layer(s) further.

I am certainly no expert- these would be my first ports of call before I start praying to the google-fu gods.

Can’t believe you would sink that low.

I was thinking they may have a process like 3D metal sintering, using a laser to fuse powdered metal layers. In the very early days of that technology I saw a small polyhedra frame like a ball. The texture was very granulated and it felt like it would crumble if it you rubbed it between your fingers too roughly. But it was titanium and indeed a lot stronger than its appearance suggested.

This was (obviously) a very long time ago back when people were Frankensteining their own printers from components and off the shelf options were few and far between and prohibitively expensive. When the early adopters were losing their minds on the daily trying to calibrate, level and troubleshoot all the gribbles and gremlins. It was quite a deterrent to entering the hobby. I couldn’t imagine then that the technology would accelerate so quickly, to the point where a first time user can unbox, assemble and be printing accurate and tidy prints in under an hour.

Seeing what is happening with metal and glass printing these days is still blowing my mind. I love that we’re living in a time where there is so much interesting and fun stuff to discover and so much of it is being shared instead of hoarded.

Omg, I had to re-read, but you’re right - I can totally see it!! This season has been the best for driver/engineer comms. “Yeah, that’d be the water”. 😂 Even Hammy losing his cool “want me to let them through too?!” Def super niche, I love it.

Oof 😕I know those feels. Soz dude. I bet you’re sexy as fuck in so many udder ways tho!

Hey, at least you’re not the cow in the hoist.

I just read someone’s post yesterday that Phillips are releasing the designs for replacement parts of their electric razors to be printed by consumers. Sounds like your ideal future (and mine) is on the way!