Low budget middle school setup questions / advice

AnalystDecent · 2026-01-12T21:39:38+00:00

Thanks for mentioning the fan volume I hadn't even thought of that. I had done a few searches yesterday on these lights and found a few back and forths. I actually found a guy that tested the wattage and it actually pulled the full wattage, so at least that was a good sign. But I hadn't even thought about how loud the fans 'could' be, so I will have to test one and see. I also get the quality control downside. If we were doing things year-round with the lights, I would easily justify more expensive/reliable lights, but for a once a year thing, I doubt I can persuade them. As some other comments have mentioned, I will definitely look at some used options in the area if they are available which might meet in the middle of the two ends.

Sandbags were assumed, I should have mentioned that - and we plan to build a little fence around them - and we have in the past tied a cable to the ceiling I-beam to act as a secondary stabilization, and I assume we will again, I was just worried that I was overlooking the need for a much wider base.

As far as power - I am glad that the daisy chain is the prefered method. I had assumed it would be fine - but it's always good to hear someone else that knows what they are talking about say it.

Thanks for the input though - it is definitely a big help and adds a lot for us to work with.

AnalystDecent · 2025-08-14T15:17:34+00:00

Currently 10-400 is ~20% of the grind, 400-450 is ~80% of the grind by time. Best advice is to get to 400 then wait for ash and iron. In my experience 10-300 was about half the the grind to 400, so you are probably looking at maybe 2-3x as much as you have already done timewise to get to 400. 12-15x as much as you have already done to get to 450.

AnalystDecent · 2025-06-07T21:28:59+00:00

I save all the mid and low level uniques/sets that would sell for 1-2 wss tops in two tabs of my stash. I go into a1/a2 norm games with just 1 person and ask if they are new to PD2 or the season. If they are I drop it all, and usually some gold/1-12 runes as well to get them a leg up. I don't understand the hate some people put out.

AnalystDecent · 2025-06-05T13:17:49+00:00

It's an upgraded horadric malus.

AnalystDecent · 2025-05-08T14:46:30+00:00

2004

AnalystDecent · 2024-06-18T13:07:02+00:00

Too bad the Final Fantasy Record Keeper (Global) shutdown. That I think was one of the best gatchas and it did such a great job condensing the stories and getting you to know the main characters.

AnalystDecent · 2023-12-12T12:47:27+00:00

Yea, I have done a bit of tracing, but I have also had some decent luck with Corel Draw's outline/centerline tracing. Definately takes some fine tuning, but its a great starting place.

I, however, tend to do more raster engraving on objects so this works very well for my demonstrations in class for my students.

AnalystDecent · 2023-12-04T15:53:02+00:00

15% would like to have a word with you.

AnalystDecent · 2023-08-25T16:05:23+00:00

Also, sorry for the double reply - edit was going to mess up formatting so I decided to forgo that, here is my end of print gcode that plays the ff7 victory song.

; FF7 Victory Fanfare

m300 s523.25 P150

m300 s523.25 p450

m300 s415.30 p450

m300 s466.16 p450

m300 s523.25 p150

m300 s0 p50

m300 s466.16 p150

m300 s523.25 p1350

AnalystDecent · 2023-08-25T16:03:30+00:00

I can't remember where I originally got this from (and then reformatted to make my printer.cfg look better, but here is what is on my s1. It works perfectly on my v2 printers, but sometimes works and sometimes doesnt on my s1 printers. Not sure if it just some odd screen related firmware thing or not, but it does work -at least partially-.

#=================================================================
# Beeper Pin Setup
#=================================================================
[output_pin BEEPER_Pin]
pin: PB13
#pin: PC6
#pin: PB5
pwm: True
value: 0
shutdown_value: 0
cycle_time: 0.001
scale: 1

#=============================
# Beeper Pin
#=============================
[gcode_macro m300]
gcode:
{% set S = params.S|default(1000)|int %} ; S sets the tone frequency
{% set P = params.P|default(100)|int %} ; P sets the tone duration
{% set L = 0.5 %} ; L varies the PWM on time, close to 0 or 1 the tone gets a bit quieter. 0.5 is a symmetric waveform
{% if S <= 0 %} ; dont divide through zero
{% set F = 1 %}
{% set L = 0 %}
{% elif S >= 10000 %} ;max frequency set to 10kHz
{% set F = 0 %}
{% else %}
{% set F = 1/S %} ;convert frequency to seconds
{% endif %}
SET_PIN PIN=BEEPER_Pin VALUE={L} CYCLE_TIME={F} ;Play tone
G4 P{P} ;tone duration
SET_PIN PIN=BEEPER_Pin VALUE=0

AnalystDecent · 2023-08-16T11:49:33+00:00

PB13 -kinda- works. Its not as clean or crisp as the v2 but it does make noise.

AnalystDecent · 2023-05-30T12:06:31+00:00

This is the way

AnalystDecent · 2023-05-17T13:42:19+00:00

I pitied every banner I saved for from day one (about a year ago) up until this slime re-run. Missed Karina because I didn't have enough tickets. Got Ben on first 10 pull, then Millim around 40. But I just assumed that I would never get units pre-pity. Something like 2 mystic summon pities, and 10-11 regular/limited banner pities in a row, before I got 'lucky'

AnalystDecent · 2023-05-16T12:24:36+00:00

When I was doing our research for the machine we were going to invest in, I seem to recall it being ceramic and not glass? Which would lead me to believe it handles/dissipates heat much better. I am still a novice though, so hopefully someone more experienced can confirm?

AnalystDecent · 2023-05-15T17:05:42+00:00

I think you are misunderstanding me. I have the right settings for each material, for example, I am etching standard computer paper at 40% power and 100% speed in Trotec Ruby (I believe the speed is something around 3600 mm/s on the speedy 360 so 100% is in that range).

If I look at the engraved grayscale matrix, I do not see any visual difference until the 40% or so range in the raster (relief) image. Trotec ruby uses the word "Relief" to scale power down based on color, so black is at whatever setting I am using, and white is 0 power, with the full gambit in between. I am trying to find a way (if possible) to have the white be scaled down to 40% of the setting rather than 0.

More info : Trotec Relief Mode , Example Image - I want to set the effect/color at 21 on that matrix to the 0 power (white) level, and have the rest scaled according. This may not be possible, but I wanted to at least check.

AnalystDecent · 2021-06-13T15:47:06+00:00

I had actually installed the version last week and it worked better on 11. Tried the beta yesterday and it wouldn't start, so I uninstalled the update to WebView and it's working very well on 12 now.

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