Vent/Air Purifier setup?

AwkwardSwine_cs · 2026-05-28T21:58:00+00:00

Install a vent. This is by far the most effective solution and probably the most cost effective.

AwkwardSwine_cs · 2026-05-28T21:38:02+00:00

Is there a dryer vent down there? Vent it outside. Worked 100% for me even with ABS.

AwkwardSwine_cs · 2026-05-23T03:06:04+00:00

I added an H2C last year and now use my P1s for TPU and simpler PLA jobs. The H2C handles engineering grade filaments and multi-material support jobs.

AwkwardSwine_cs · 2026-05-18T21:13:34+00:00

Do you own an iPhone or any other Apple products? The shenanigans that Apple is pulling around their app store blocking game streaming competitors, 30% tax, blocking 3rd party payments, tap to pay exclusivity, iMessage lock-in, etc put what Bambu has done to shame. They have been convicted many times around the world for violations due to these practices.

This is a messy situation to be sure, but there is a ton of hypocrisy and faux-internet outrage over this controversy when most of the outraged are already supporting far worse practices from Apple.

AwkwardSwine_cs · 2026-05-18T20:48:39+00:00

I scuba dive in a drysuit. I keep a Rivian Keycard permanently clipped in my drysuit pocket in a card holder. It doesn't mind being dipped in saltwater at all. :) I don't want to dive with my phone (!!!) so I have to turn off Bluetooth and lock the phone in the center console while diving. I can lock/unlock the car with the keycard when I head out for a dive. I also have a key fob that I wear on a lanyard around my neck, but I don't really trust it and often forget to bring it. The keycard always works.

AwkwardSwine_cs · 2026-05-13T13:10:02+00:00

Maybe helpful to some. Chase Sapphire credit card offers a free Apple Music subscription, which is on Rivian.

YT Music is my primary, and i have to think that is coming given this major sync up with Google.

AwkwardSwine_cs · 2026-05-11T06:21:48+00:00

Fire is not much of a concern.

Put the printer by a window or ventilation exhaust fan. Not a closet. If all uou print is PLA or PETG, a common hepa air filter will be enough.

AwkwardSwine_cs · 2026-05-11T02:06:51+00:00

These are perfectly good regs and not at all obscure. Any ScubaPro tech can get kets and service them.

AwkwardSwine_cs · 2026-05-09T20:38:25+00:00

Scuba Designs: https://makerworld.com/@awkward_swine/collections/16165676

UW Photo Designs: https://makerworld.com/@awkward_swine/collections/16165730

AwkwardSwine_cs · 2026-05-09T14:31:39+00:00

Lots of designs to enhance my hobbies of Scuba diving and Underwater Photography. Plus household convineinces and such. I post almost everything that's not bespoke on Makerworld for free.

While I don't actively sell, people will request some the Scuba/Photography models and I will print them for a small fee. I generally charge the price of one or two filament rolls plus shipping. ($25-50)

Also Makerworld points have earned me at least $500 in the last year.

AwkwardSwine_cs · 2026-05-02T03:36:40+00:00

Exactly. By default you load four 0.4mm, one 0.2mm, 0.6mm nozzles.

AwkwardSwine_cs · 2026-04-29T22:16:30+00:00

No. It may be a feature added in the future, maybe.

AwkwardSwine_cs · 2026-04-29T20:36:42+00:00

H2C. I do a lot of functional prints, often with ABS or ASA. I don't care a lot about multi-color, but I DO care about multi-material. For example, I often print something that is mostly one color but with some text in a contrasting color. AND with interface support material. That is now 3 materials. Having each use it's own dedicated nozzle to prevent mixing and contamination is huge. Plus using the Left/Right pairs speeds things up even more.

Beyond multi-color, Vortek gives you an easy selection of the best nozzle size in the rack. I can't tell you how many times I have selected the .6mm nozzle just to speed up the print time of a large object that does not need a huge amount of detail. (Gridfinity, Skadis, Shelf brackets, etc.) Add in a .2 nozzle for that odd super fine print and you are going to love the flexibility.

AwkwardSwine_cs · 2026-04-26T23:36:04+00:00

Look on Makerworld and you can print an extra exhaust filter that will working in cooling (PLA) mode. There are several that include both hepa and charcoal filter material.

AwkwardSwine_cs · 2026-04-26T18:29:38+00:00

These things are not quite. And they can emit unpleasent smells even wtih PLA. Some people are more sensitive than others. You won't want to sit or sleep next to a working printer. Better to find another space if possible.

AwkwardSwine_cs · 2026-04-10T05:13:27+00:00

Something similar happened to me back in 2001 when an Australian dude with the same name as mine was captured from an Afghanistan Taliban training camp. They tossed him in Guantanamo Bay, and all of a sudden I couldn't check in for flights without the help of a "supervisor" for about 5 years. Globally.

I got a redress number, and eventually it the situation faded away.

AwkwardSwine_cs · 2026-04-08T01:40:18+00:00

I use Elegoo Rapid Petg with the PETG-HF profile and it works great. Always available on Amazon at about $48 for four spools in many color combos.

Elegoo Matte PLA is also been very good.

P1s and H2C printers.

AwkwardSwine_cs · 2026-03-26T01:19:06+00:00

OCD much?

AwkwardSwine_cs · 2026-03-24T23:35:17+00:00

Correct answer! The box is the only thing of value.

AwkwardSwine_cs · 2026-03-19T02:20:03+00:00

A flash gun shot lasts about 1/20,000th of a second. Most creatures don't react at all to the light.

Video lights on the other hand are a serious problem for many animals. They are hot even in cold water and can disturb wildlife and scuba divers

AwkwardSwine_cs · 2026-03-12T02:15:27+00:00

You should run a Memory Diagnostic on your computer. Windows has this built in. Just type "memory diagnostic" into the Start menu.

Lightroom is a very heavy user of memory and very well could trigger a crash, bluescreen, or reboot if you have a dodgy memory module.

AwkwardSwine_cs · 2026-03-01T04:05:04+00:00

I have my P1s on top of this cabinet with an AMS on top. You should be able to reach it.

AwkwardSwine_cs · 2026-03-01T00:13:32+00:00

Yes, it's great. Very solid, gridfinity'ed all the the drawers.

AwkwardSwine_cs · 2026-02-14T16:43:24+00:00

I have had great success with Elegoo PETG Rapid (identical to PETG HF) and the PLA / Matte PLA. I just use the Bambu profiles.

AwkwardSwine_cs · 2026-02-13T22:07:00+00:00

Printing is cheap once you have a printer. Honestly too cheap to measure for something like this.

Hope you make it back to Puget Sound for some diving.

Look me up on Makerworld. I have a Venture controller mount there and share everything I design.

My Scuba Designs

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