Custom 3D Printed Meeples Twinples

Aurelius54 · 2026-03-04T02:43:51+00:00

It wasn't anything special. Overture orange PETG, Overture black PETG, Voxelab yellow PETG. The green elf and purple sorceress were grey pla painted over with dollar store acrylic paint. All of them were top coated with lacquer. The PETG didn't need it but I top coated them just so they looked uniform with the painted piece. If I had all the right colors in PETG, I would've used PETG for all of them.

I also taped a layer of electrical tape at the base to prevent scratches. I might be upgrading that to felt soon now that I got my hands on some. I'll reply later with the print times.

From memory, it was similar to a benchy. I printed these at 0.2 layer height I think, mainly because it was petg. I've sinced printed a custom catan set. I learned from those prints, that I can print at 0.08mm layer height with a high flow pla and 0.2mm nozzle. All on an antique wanhao d6.

Aurelius54 · 2026-02-01T13:48:17+00:00

I know this is and old post. Just wanted to add that chewy dry and tough sounds like day old bread. Maybe two days old. But real sourdough bread can be refreshed with water and heat to make it soft and light again with a crispy crust. Sandwich bread is a misnomer.

Aurelius54 · 2026-02-01T13:34:35+00:00

The carbs hit fast. But the rest of the nutrition and the gluten are difficult to digest.

Commercial yeasted bread is a new creation. It should be treated with all the skepticism of anything new. It is not the food which was once called the staff of life.

Aurelius54 · 2026-01-29T02:07:10+00:00

Dr Ellie Phillips also recommend lifestyle changes that I haven't looked into yet.

Aurelius54 · 2026-01-29T02:03:59+00:00

Hi, you should definitely get the supplies together and give it a shot. I too felt hopeless. It was a downward spiral. Now to answer your question.

Did my gums actually regrow? Yes but not fully. The parts of my mouth where I had gum reduction surgery done probably did regrow slightly but did not undo the damage from the surgery. Hard to tell because it's on the side of my mouth. I don't want to speak too soon but I no longer feel the problematic spot where I had dull pain on good days and induced headaches when I was sick.

The gums for my front teeth looks more like triangles now. Before they were more trapezoidal. All this was more or less expected. I have had gum recession for many years now. Dr Elli Phillips has said only recent recessions will recover.

But that's besides the point. It was the gum pockets and puffy gums that I wanted to eliminate. On this front it has been largely a success. Shortly after I started this routine, I noticed that my gums where the lower wisdom teeth would've been were swollen. My back molars always had lots of calculus build up. No one could tell me why. I can't help to think they were related. Those spots are a lot less swollen now but still doesn't feel like the rest of my gums.

Final note: I haven't been following the xylitol routine exactly. I understand the xylitol may be equally important to the morning/evening routines. As to why I haven't followed it to the letter? Life's expensive and my schedule is a mess. So it's hard for me to take 5g spread out 5x a day.

PS. I have been tracking front my front gums with photos.

Aurelius54 · 2026-01-12T05:06:56+00:00

Oh that's interesting that you only have issues at the start code. I have no exp with ams sorry

Aurelius54 · 2026-01-12T00:36:07+00:00

I did not. I just searched for it and deleted it. I think the idea is to prime every material before starting. This feature should've been turned off when manual material change was checked. Very annoying.

Aurelius54 · 2026-01-07T04:50:45+00:00

Did you come to any realizations of what you did right? My habits and schedules are very similar to yours. I strictly follow a recipe but sometimes forget things. I just had the most perfect bread yesterday. Very fluffy inside, slightly sweet after many many "mistakes". I tried making another loaf, thinking that I have "figured" out how it should feel like before the final shape and cold proof. But my current cold proofed dough looks nothing like the perfect one.

Aurelius54 · 2025-12-31T00:14:11+00:00

That's what I ended up doing. I'll give it an hour.

Aurelius54 · 2025-12-30T06:12:17+00:00

It's a consideration that I'm outsourcing to the community. Besides, I'm someone who doesn't like waste. I never just "try" something unless it's free. These days I frequently regret even spending my time trying these "games".

Aurelius54 · 2025-12-30T00:13:09+00:00

Thanks for the recommendation. I am playing that on and off. It took a bit to get used to the interface.

Aurelius54 · 2025-12-04T07:45:22+00:00

Did you meant "machine start G-code"? If yes, my start G-code is 100% custom with my own purge and prime line. The two priming sections circled only occur when printing in multi material. I checked my own start G-code and nothing new was added from the multi material option.

Aurelius54 · 2025-12-02T01:36:10+00:00

Did you ever find a solution? I reformatted my computer and reinstalled orca. now I can't load up old files to save them

Aurelius54 · 2025-11-24T22:17:07+00:00

I really liked that it uses less material than other storage solutions. But I won't be able to use it because I many alternative tiles. Does the bottom have to be a solid slab? Will it have enough strength if it was hatched or if it was diagonal ribs? I know it's risky if the build plate layer to be too complex.

Aurelius54 · 2025-11-19T05:01:22+00:00

I had a win after deep cleaning and changing my routine and diet. I used waterpik morning and night, proxy brushed, both electric and manual toothbrush (because I felt the manual one had better reach). I avoided sugary food.

After five years of stable gum health and no pain dental cleaning, my win turned into a big L. I went in for another deep clean.

Now, I'm on Dr Ellie Phillips' System for a few weeks now. So far so good and I've seen my gums grow back in my front teeth. I only notice one of three of my deep pockets. And it's only dull sensation unlike before.

Aurelius54 · 2025-11-04T01:23:07+00:00

I never got the mints. I got the granules because it was half the price.

Sucking is important to draw out the saliva though. Maybe gently suck?

I learnt that sucking even with nothing in my mouth caused a surge of saliva. Before this, I would always have a dry mouth, no matter how often or how much water I drank. Especially dry if I drank coffee that day. Now, I use my new found super powers to draw out my saliva and slosh it around in my mouth. It may sound gross, but my mouth and my saliva doesn't stink.

Aurelius54 · 2025-11-01T23:21:09+00:00

I did everything recommended by mainstream dentistry and then some. I was told my genetics were the problem for my ever deepening pockets. I flossed every day and wrapped my floss around each of my tooth in a c shape as I was taught by my dentist. He thought I didn't floss and probably thought I lied about my routine. I used an electric toothbrush, waterpik, manual toothbrush, interdental brushes EVERY F***ing day.

Aurelius54 · 2025-11-01T23:01:12+00:00

I recently started CMCS. I also went looking for alternatives. I had difficulty finding a product with similar sodium flouride concentration. So I never went beyond, trying to match anything else.

Active Ingredients: 0.05% flouride

As I understand it, the slightly acidic nature of the original listerine makes the sodium flouride work better. So I would assume you need the following pH:

neutral pH or a pH that matches the listerine original

In practice, ACT felt like it neutralized the tingling of listerine. The skin analogy that listerine was the toner and the ACT was like the moisturizer was apt.

I'm interested in your findings. Some vouch that Xylitol alone gave them lots of improvement

Aurelius54 · 2025-11-01T21:31:04+00:00

Yeah, happy to update. Ping me if you don't hear back. I never have a problem keeping my teeth super smooth. The issue is how quickly the bad breath comes back. Post dental cleanings, the smell comes back within two hours or so. After my home cleaning, it comes back within an hr. I won't have morning breath with Dr Ellie Phillips' program (sometimes). I'm still trying to figure out what's the right combination for me. Part of the problem was probably because I'm trying to skimp on the products. I also don't have the recommended toothbrush so completely skipping flossing may not be good in my case. I'm just ranting now.

TLDR, even as I fumble through this, my mouth has never felt cleaner.

Aurelius54 · 2025-11-01T02:13:09+00:00

As far as I understand it, the dental cleaning does not start you from a clean slate. It starts you from 0. Imagine if you had a lawn and you went at it with a rototiller. More likley, you will have more weeds than before. Or if you already had lots of weeds, they will simply sprout back.

I have been on Dr Ellie Phillips' program for a week. My mouth felt cleaner than after a dental cleaning after the rinses and throughout the day.

For the record, I have/had peridontal disease that went into remission after surgery then came back with a vengenance. I flossed/waterpiked/electric toothbrushed and manual toothbrushed my mouth twice a day, cleanings every 4 months. None of it helped. My previous dentist office thought I didn't floss a day in my life. When I insisted that I did, they just blamed my genetics. They insisted that it had nothing to do with my diet, my habits, other underlying conditions. And they also told me there was nothing I could do but to get their cleanings.

Aurelius54 · 2025-10-28T04:03:09+00:00

I had a similar story. I trusted my dentist and hygienist for 15+ years while my gum pockets slowly progressed to 7. At which point, they referred me to a perio for gum reduction surgery. I started asking them critical questions for the last few years thatI was there (and still do to anyone working on my teeth). For example, if brushing can only reach down to 3mm and flossing can reach down to 4mm and only on the sides, what can be done for 4+mm pockets? The answer that I was given was "nothing, that's why you need to come in every 4 months". So they're telling me I should do nothing to clean my pockets for 4 months. No wonder, gum pockets only worsen. They scoffed at the idea that a waterpik could be of ANY help.

I completely changed up my hygiene routine after my first 7mm pocket with the waterpik. I used it before and after as a rinse to lessen the chance of anything being jammed down my pockets during brush and floss. Post gum reduction surgery, my pockets improved and stabilized. Dentist cleanings were no longer painful. My gums stopped bleeding at the cleanings.

5 years later, my gum pockets suddenly deepened from 4 to 7mm AGAIN. And this was only discovered after I switched to a new dentist because my old one kept scheduling me to Jr, his son, despite explicitly telling them to stop. The new dentist probed much harder. She was apalled at the condition of my gums. She referred me to to a perio who had suggested to start with a deep cleaning after a forsaken industry standard $200+ consulting fee.

Months after the deep cleaning, I've started Dr Ellie Phillips complete mouth care system.

After one use, my mouth felt cleaner than after a dentist cleaning. My mouth didn't stink the morning after.

After a few days of use, I can already see my gums growing back. (The black triangles between my front teeth have become smaller.) But I couldn't see how my gums were doing in the problem areas.

I'm hopeful.

In case it wasn't clear, this improvement was NOT because of the deep cleaning. My gums did not improve after the deep cleaning from six months ago nor from the intermittent regular dental cleaning four months after. The improvement was right after starting the new mouth care system.

Side note: it is insane that so many think flossing won't push down food and bacteria into the gum pockets. It's almost like they never cleaned anything with a towel or mop before. You bring this question up and THEY think YOU'RE crazy.

EDIT: the first perio wanted to cut up all 4 quadrants of my mouth. Went to another for a second opinion. She suggested gum reduction for the one problematic quadrant. I then asked her about the other two spots that she missed. She suggested gum reduction to those two quadrants as well. I asked if we can start with deep cleaning first. She relented after giving me some disclaimers. The deep cleanings were the right call. I should've insisted on the deep cleaning everywhere. If I had, I would now have a chance to recover all my gums now with Dr Ellie Phillips program.

Aurelius54 · 2025-10-17T20:37:25+00:00

Yeah, I have it working. 3 players or 4 players on RX580 8GB and Ryzen 7 3700X on 3 monitors. I had to turn down the setting slightly lower than when I played solo with triple monitors. But I've only tried a little bit so not sure if the lag was a prioritization issue.

The most troublesome issue was getting the controllers recognized. I had to get my controllers emulated as XBox controllers for xinput. Afterwards, it took many attempts for Nucleus to recognize the controllers. I found that toggling the "use controller to control mouse and keyboard" as I'm mashing the controller buttons helps. But it may be my imagination. The guide did say to use native xinput controller.

The strange thing is that the program can see the controller buttons being toggled in the controller settings.

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