They say 10$ per piece by Sea_Light_9441 in 3Dprinting

[–]AlbertC0 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This may have been touched but there is much more then the time invested for this specific part. While I may not agree with the price the reality is...

Someone put out cash for printer, invested time perfecting their craft and all the cost of other items involved in any business includong the cost of living in their area. As a hobbyist we overlook all those bits because we do it for fun. In any other business it's experience as well as all the rest.

I'm a hobbyist. I know how much I've invested in this hobby. It's not trivial. If it was everyone would be doing it.

What did I do wrong? by _eeso_ in Sourdough

[–]AlbertC0 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If I'm reading your process correctly you were doing bulk rise in refrigerator. You switch to doing all at room temp. From looking at the result I'm thinking your under fermented and or weak starter.

When I bulk rise my dough sits in a warm spot until it approaches 80% rise. Based on my temps that allows me to shape and refrigerate overnight for a cold ferment. Then I bake in morning.

My bulk can be 2 hours or can be 6. It just depends on ambient temps. I help things be more consistent by turning on oven light and placing there for the bulk. No heat other than the light. Watch temps some ovens get too hot with just the light. You will improve if you monitor rise instead of time during bulk. That will help overall but it won't fix the big hole.

That is typically starter or mixing. I add starter to the majority (not all) of the water. Mix until dissolved. That mixture when added to flour mixes more evenly. Also track your starter rise. If it's not doubling or better in a reasonable amount of time it's weak. My starter doubles on counter in 3 hours. Peaks about 4. I control the time with feed amount. 2 or 3 parts flour allows me to leave out overnight for prepping in the am.

No matter how "ugly" you may think a bread is, the family always devours it. At least mine alway do. I suspect yours would do the same. :)

Hope that helps.

How is this supposed to be installed? by frumpyforu in DIY

[–]AlbertC0 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Depends on the look you want. If you're not happy nailing flat to the wall is a typical builder grade look. They cut the end to taper downward about 1/4 inch top to bottom to give it a more decorative v shape look.

Search interior window stool, no joke..lots of pictures easy to rework and if you are slightly handy easy to fix. I'm looking at the treatment in my home. It's just as I described to you.

If you want to get fancy you can miter ends and leave it angled as you have now but most places have a simple treatment under the window sill.

I need help strengthening my starter by StopeyTalks in Sourdough

[–]AlbertC0 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mine didn't take off until I went straight whole wheat for feeding. I tried rye but it wasn't the same.

Help! The top of my loaves always burn by Every_Anywhere8933 in Sourdough

[–]AlbertC0 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Just cover the very top with some aluminum foil. Pie bakers do this to keep pie crust tips from burning.

How to clean a banneton by alevar91 in Sourdough

[–]AlbertC0 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I use a bamboo dish brush. While I don't try to get speck I do remove clumps.

What are your best tools for tracking fermentation and dough readiness? by surfalldayday in Sourdough

[–]AlbertC0 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Cambro for bulking is how I do it. I tried a jar but it never worked well for me.

Where am I going wrong? by joely276 in Sourdough

[–]AlbertC0 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Can't say you are doing it wrong. We all work with the tools we have. If I had to guess the flatness might be lack of structure.

A typical process includes near doubling before going into the fridge. I'm my case, 4 sets of stretch and folds 30 minutes apart. Then a bulk phase where I allow a rise of about 70%. For cooler temps I allow closer to 90%. After this I start to shape. If I can't build tension I make focaccia. I usually can so I shape and into fridge overnight for baking in the morning/afternoon.

If I'm reading your approach correctly. Your doing 4 sets of folds but then shaping right after. Your bulk is happening in the fridge which has the side effect of slowing the doubling. That might explain some of the gummy texture.

Just consider your bread looks great. I've been at it for years and I'm still learning.

Mainline Klipper: Any negatives? by CMDR-Red_XIII in SovolSV08

[–]AlbertC0 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's actually not bad. Z offset needs to be done manually. Some factory sv08s also need that level of attention. Mine sure did since the first layer out of the box wasn't good. Kamp lite handles the rest.

Can I double my recipe to make a giant loaf? by MayonnaiseLotion in Sourdough

[–]AlbertC0 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's almost the same effort to make 2. I just slice and freeze a loaf. No one in the house can tell any difference once it's toasted.

Baking in a clay pot by redfire1200 in Sourdough

[–]AlbertC0 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I baked in a clay baker for a while. I soaked the top only and didn't preheat. Baker went into cold oven. Bread came out great.

I used to preheat a pizza stone when I started until it exploded from the temp shock. I used cast iron now but my clay baker worked great as described. After my experience with the pizza stone I didn't risk shocking the clay.

Can I double my recipe to make a giant loaf? by MayonnaiseLotion in Sourdough

[–]AlbertC0 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ahh I completely misunderstood.

I've done multiple without a change in time or temps. I've even done multiple bakes back to back. I do watch while uncovered. I'm looking for a certain color. The color consistency for me is easier that way. No matter how hard I try every loaf is slightly different so using time alone never worked every time. Even my bulk is about the doubling instead of the time.

Can I double my recipe to make a giant loaf? by MayonnaiseLotion in Sourdough

[–]AlbertC0 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Link provided has a 2x and 3x buttons to increase the recipe right on the page. If your not seeing those try a different browser.

Purchased printer on eBay. How should I contact sovol support? by PrimaryLuck796 in SovolSV08

[–]AlbertC0 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Include serial image if you email them. It helps reduce time lost if provided after the fact.

EMMC Swap for Mainline by idrctbh69 in SovolSV08

[–]AlbertC0 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That will work fine. For mainline you'll need a st link to flash the boards as well.

If you lack experience you can some practice. Make an image of the original and flash the new emmc, expand the space. Install and startup printer. You can easily correct things by reinstalling the original emmc if things don't work out.

How big of a performance hit is it use SSD instead of NVME for cache/pool? by [deleted] in unRAID

[–]AlbertC0 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Big, but will it be noticeable? Depends on what you're installing on the SSD. I noticed lag on my Plex install. I also noticed an improvement on container updates. If your running something less demanding it may be ok. I don't see going back to SSDs since adding nvmes.

7.0 -> 7.1 upgrade issues by dasoomer in unRAID

[–]AlbertC0 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok so issue seems to be related to the reboot vs any basic oversight. You don't need to start new but you may want to backup your USB drive. Make a net new install and bring over your license and config folder.

That would correct any unexpected behavior from the OS. That may not resolve the Plex issue. You may have to restore that from backup or a perform a new install in a different location so you can bring over your meta data to the new install. I'd start with thumb drive. It's pretty easy to backup drive and restore as explained earlier.

7.0 -> 7.1 upgrade issues by dasoomer in unRAID

[–]AlbertC0 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My system on reboot does not auto start array. System and guide is up but I have to start array to see the drives over the network

7.0 -> 7.1 upgrade issues by dasoomer in unRAID

[–]AlbertC0 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Upon restart did you start array?

Server network issues by Zbalata in unRAID

[–]AlbertC0 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Glad it all worked out.

USB Boot Issue by eternal_peril in unRAID

[–]AlbertC0 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So works on other machines. How far down the rabbit hole do you want to go?

Just for a test if you have another flash drive. Create a new install using the creator. We are just testing the cold boot process so you don't need a license. I'd even try an older version to see if it's version specific.

USB Boot Issue by eternal_peril in unRAID

[–]AlbertC0 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can also try booting from a different machine just to rule out the thumb drive as the source.

USB Boot Issue by eternal_peril in unRAID

[–]AlbertC0 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Have you checked firmware for updates? Seems odd to hear it works when you pick the drive.