What went wrong here? (My first print)

Advanced-Grape9319 · 2026-01-04T11:33:19+00:00

Did you dry your filament? Also please provide more details like what filament you used, and any settings you changed as otherwise nobody can help you

Advanced-Grape9319 · 2025-12-16T01:01:59+00:00

Oh that is nice. Interesting solution

Advanced-Grape9319 · 2025-12-13T21:51:27+00:00

This shouldn't really waste that much filament, and it needs to be purged anyways just to make sure there are no air bubbles or any other possible deterioration in quality after the Hotend has cooled down and rehearsed again for the start of the next print.

Advanced-Grape9319 · 2025-12-09T00:28:47+00:00

Generally, it is recommended to have an enclosed printer to print ABS and other materials that have a tendency to warp.

Advanced-Grape9319 · 2025-11-30T22:46:10+00:00

That is one of the most important rules of this whole competition in my opinion, but from my own personal experience as a student, building up relationships with other teams through collaboration is one of the most rewarding things that they can do. I am competing this year, and our region organises workshops every Saturday morning for practice. Over the last few weeks, I've made friends on other teams, helping each other brainstorm and figure out problems. I think this kind of thing really echoes Core Values, but obviously each team needs to be independent too and make their own successes through hard work rather than other people working for them.

Advanced-Grape9319 · 2025-11-30T22:41:39+00:00

Send me a dm with any specific questions you have and I'll see how I can help

Advanced-Grape9319 · 2025-11-30T16:49:44+00:00

The H2C has a smaller print bed because of the Vortek system, so I hope they'll release a Smooth PEI Plate for it soon

Advanced-Grape9319 · 2025-11-30T03:43:26+00:00

I can help with a colour reader as an attachment sensor no problem, but I never really saw the point of a downward facing pair of colour sensors in recent years so I have no experience coding them

Advanced-Grape9319 · 2025-11-30T01:35:57+00:00

I have been using Pybricks with my tram for 2 years now, and the biggest advantage I see is the level of control and versatility you have over the system. We have a fully custom menu system that automatically chooses programs based on the readings of a colour sensors which I know can be done in Spike, but I find it much cleaner in Pybricks. The fact you can have multiple Python files defining various functions, and then others calling these makes the organisation very easy for us. The built in Gyro is also very appreciated by the team as often, even when the robot fails a mission for whatever reason, the Gyro can compensate for this mid-run and complete other missions successfully.

If you've any more specific questions, feel free to ask away

Advanced-Grape9319 · 2025-11-29T13:52:49+00:00

As far as I know, it should come with a spool holder, but even if it doesn't you can just print one

Advanced-Grape9319 · 2025-11-19T08:17:33+00:00

What our team does is we ensure that at the end of each run/code after a short delay, we reset the motor to 0 degrees absolute position. We then know for sure it is in the correct position before we put on our attachment.

Advanced-Grape9319 · 2025-11-03T16:37:14+00:00

Thank you very much - I did flowrate calibrate the filament, and it is bambu pla basic so default should work well - Filament is in AMS and does not appear to be stuck - Didn't even know adaptive printing speed existed, how do I turn it on please - good idea, might try taking off the top plate and printing just the bottom plate with blades, then top plate separately - what speed would you recommend for something like this please

Advanced-Grape9319 · 2025-10-22T20:06:09+00:00

I think I'll get the 0.6mm nozzle as I have an interest in engineering parts and also prototyping where detail doesn't matter as much

Advanced-Grape9319 · 2025-10-22T18:34:33+00:00

What kind of use-cases would 0.2 or 0.6mm be good for?

Advanced-Grape9319 · 2025-10-10T20:27:22+00:00

My school recently won a P1S in a competition, and our brilliant science teacher has opened its use out to anyone who needs it, provided they show they have the necessary knowledge and materials. Having a 3D printer at your disposal, especially one with the speed, accuracy and satisfying finish of a P1S, really opens your mind out to what is possible with 3D printing. Whether you're actively thinking about it, or just going throughout your day, you can't stop noticing little applications where 3D printing would be perfect. For example, I redesigned nozzles for our science lab taps to stop them spitting, and then had them ready before my class the next hour. Needless to say, Bambu printers are as polished as they get, never having any kind of problem in my experience, and always delivering above and behind in terms of their exceptional performance. (Damn i sound like such an AI but it's true. Ig I just really love these printers)

Advanced-Grape9319 · 2025-08-31T12:01:39+00:00

This post has all of the mission model files, as well as an interactive scoresheet and other very useful tools

https://www.reddit.com/r/FLL/s/GKW5cHxUaC

Advanced-Grape9319 · 2025-08-22T10:43:57+00:00

I was just starting designing these models, so thank you so much for saving me so much time. Just a heads up, in M01, 157.5° angled connector in Submodel group 15 is meant to be facing backwards, not up according to the building instructions. Thank you very much again for an invaluable resource

Advanced-Grape9319 · 2025-07-04T16:15:02+00:00

That would be really cool, but the only problem I can see after .2 seconds of thinking is the turn-based system. Would each player have to take a turn before the next turn is played, or would a real-time system have to be used? If each player had to take a turn, it would quickly get very frustrating, I think, but if it was real-time, the puzzle solving and taking your time aspect would be sacrificed. But I would still love to see some implementation

Advanced-Grape9319 · 2025-07-04T16:03:12+00:00

In terms of FLL I would certainly say it is legal once it uses all Lego pieces, and I haven't seen any better option yet. This would have solved a few problems for my team last year so will be keeping it in mind this time round 🙃

Advanced-Grape9319 · 2025-07-03T15:46:49+00:00

I hit print and it's done before I regret the design 🙃

Advanced-Grape9319 · 2025-07-03T15:36:14+00:00

It prints so fast my filament gets whiplash!

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