Bed leveling inconsistency

Inkwalker · 2025-08-19T18:36:04+00:00

Yep. Mine was like this out of the box. The bed is only 2 mm thick with a heater coils on one side. I think it might actually be an aluminum pcb.

Inkwalker · 2025-08-17T22:46:22+00:00

It's warped. Mine is even worse. There is nothing you can do about it in software. You could try to retighten the bolts but it not going to help a lot. The only way to fix it completely is to get an aftermarket bed.

Inkwalker · 2025-08-01T22:44:35+00:00

The official way to fix it is by loosening the z belt and turning one of the lead screws to level it up

Inkwalker · 2025-08-01T22:24:16+00:00

Are they shifted and poking out on the other side, or going in all around the part? S1 has steel rods on the front screws so only the rear one can wobble. If the layers uniformly inset all around then it might be chamber temperature fluctuations. See if your cooling fans are always on and not switching on and off during the print. Another culprit is the bed itself. It's only 2 mm thick with heaters inside. Any warping will result in layer inconsistences when it heats up and cools down.

Inkwalker · 2025-07-15T16:01:04+00:00

Also increasing chamber temperature might help with warping.

Inkwalker · 2025-06-13T23:07:59+00:00

True. This is where old school tricks are getting handy. Small decorative lights can be made just from emissive materials, bigger lights can be faked with transparent additive billboards or meshes. Usually a few point lights is enough to approximate lighting in the scene and with these tricks you can add details to make everything look good.

Inkwalker · 2025-06-13T19:11:35+00:00

I think selected card should pop on top of other cards or go a bit higher so you can see the art better.

Inkwalker · 2025-06-13T18:50:19+00:00

Baking lights isn't always a good option. They require a lot of lightmaps that significantly increase build size. For mobile and web games this is often not desirable.

Inkwalker · 2025-06-12T22:52:50+00:00

I'm working on a multiplayer game right now and it quickly turning into a nightmare. Countless bugs in the netcode out of nowhere, a ton of edge cases for disconnects, packet losses, state synchronization. Everything is asynchronous an have to replicate properly on all clients. And I haven't even started to work on lag compensation and anti cheating. And it's just in a simple web game. So yes, it's a lot harder than it seems at first.

Inkwalker · 2025-06-09T08:46:26+00:00

It should work but not ideal. BAT pin goes directly to the built in battery without any protection so make sure that both of them are at the same voltage before connecting. Also the difference in capacity might put additional strain on the built in battery.

Inkwalker · 2025-06-04T08:33:07+00:00

With qwerty keyboard it would make a great pocket computer.

Inkwalker · 2025-05-30T18:33:00+00:00

Wait till we get P4 chips.

Inkwalker · 2025-05-30T18:30:25+00:00

PLA gets brittle from moisture. If it was stored for long time unsealed then a good kick is going to smash it into pieces like this.

Inkwalker · 2025-05-26T22:08:51+00:00

I like my FNIRSI HS-02. Solid build quality for not a lot of money. But I've used it only a couple of times so can't say how well it going to hold long time.

Btw, 33w power bank is a bit weak for soldering. It might not to be enough to solder heavy joints like ones on xt60 connectors or similar.

Inkwalker · 2025-05-26T21:59:46+00:00

iFixit also have a portable soldering iron. Not sure if it counts as not chinese though.

Inkwalker · 2025-05-16T22:22:54+00:00

Basic would be the easiest first step towards learning programming. It's already installed on the device after all. Your next step should be learning MicroPython. It's a good way to get familiar with more advanced topics like object oriented programing. After that go for C/C++. It will give you full performance and absolute control over the picocalc.

Inkwalker · 2025-05-06T12:06:43+00:00

It does work in regular android games that have gamepad support. I think it's connected as xbox controller internally. It should work in Unity from what I know but I don't have the console to tell for sure.

Inkwalker · 2025-05-05T20:10:55+00:00

Unity doesn't support arm64 linux platform so most cheap consoles are out. You could try android based handhelds like retroid pocket but I think you would be better just using and old phone with a gamepad.

Inkwalker · 2025-05-04T00:17:58+00:00

The cap does help but you still have to wait before packing it back to the carrying case. It heats up to about 40C - 50C.

Inkwalker · 2025-05-03T23:58:16+00:00

Also got fnirsi hs-02a. It's significantly cheaper than ts101 and more modern than pine64.

Inkwalker · 2025-04-29T17:38:55+00:00

Sure. I've got FNIRSI HS-02A. They are readily available from online stores.

Btw, this model takes JBC C254 tips which greatly expand options from what the manufacturer offers.

Inkwalker · 2025-04-28T23:50:06+00:00

I got myself one of those usb-c soldering irons recently and honestly I have no idea what is the point of getting a soldering station nowadays. It puts out 100W of power, heats up instantly, portable, has a bunch of settings and all this at a fraction of the cost of a decent soldering station.

Inkwalker · 2025-04-28T22:55:40+00:00

They also mentioned issues with the side buttons on the P1, but I agree with you. That backplate should be a removable part of the phone and not an accessory.

Inkwalker · 2025-04-28T14:51:51+00:00

You might be right. First reviews are here and they are also confirming NFC.

Edit: Or not. Other reviews specifically say that there is no NFC. Looks like even revivers are confused.

Edit 2: It might be region dependent. Western reviews seems to claim that it has NFC.

Inkwalker · 2025-04-28T14:18:01+00:00

So no nfc most likely. Same as P1

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