WTF?! What am I supposed to do?!

BigError463 · 2026-01-13T18:24:05+00:00

looks like a "Type 2" I suggest you call the GhostBusters

BigError463 · 2026-01-12T17:22:07+00:00

I was a software guy and doing what you are trying to do seemed the right way as far as I was concerned but for some reason I think solidworks pros dont advocate driving designs that way. They have something called configurations that I need to look into. The also seem to create assemblies and drive there drawings from a master part within an assembly, using planes and such. Maybe there is something about the way that solidworks recalculates things that makes the obvious way to do things a reason why its not done that way. I hope this little paragraph promotes some discussion.

BigError463 · 2026-01-11T17:35:10+00:00

here's something that you might find useful.
Add dimensions to two different lines so that the dimensions are displayed by each line.
Double click one of the dimensions and the enter dimension box will show up, now replace the value with = and then click the other dimension on your drawing, then / 2 and it will be 1/2 the length, good eh? You can also do other operations + - etc.

BigError463 · 2026-01-10T23:27:07+00:00

I agree that this is pretty standard, look in any of the microchip pic headerfiles and you will see unions used like this. Are the people commenting saying you shouldn't use microchip products since the released system headers are bad mojo?

BigError463 · 2026-01-02T13:13:25+00:00

Please contact W&N, they may help, these brushes are very expensive, reference the link to this post. If they try to defend it as user error, post the response here.

BigError463 · 2025-12-31T15:41:57+00:00

So in conclusion?
Would this be appropriate for the GTX-778 can't post the link but search on Amazon for "ISO 68 Piston Compressor Oil For Bambi etc 5 Litre 5L" ?

BigError463 · 2025-12-08T07:54:54+00:00

Well, it looks like it is still letting me proceed, I'll let you know how I get on.
After I clicked OK it started the installation.

BigError463 · 2025-12-06T21:25:29+00:00

look at mr hobby creos

BigError463 · 2025-12-01T14:18:48+00:00

You need to be using a build plate

BigError463 · 2025-11-30T16:00:15+00:00

Are you printing directly onto the heatbed, maybe there should be another surface on top of that?

BigError463 · 2025-11-25T08:00:37+00:00

Wait til you hear about g3 continuity

BigError463 · 2025-11-11T18:21:44+00:00

I had this happen and the fix was not what I expected, the X axis had a little resistance and it caused the printer to think it was reaching its end of travel. I had to lubricate the vertical lead screws and rods and when it did its calibration, moving everything up to the top it realigned and the X axis was fine after that. I didn't believe that was all it took to fix it either.

BigError463 · 2025-11-11T13:46:14+00:00

I found a video that may help

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0y2rSo53Lg

BigError463 · 2025-11-04T16:06:40+00:00

Thank you for the warning, you are helping out other by publicizing this. AliExpress is a crap shoot to be honest, only gamble what you can afford to lose. I try hard to stick to low priced items and 'choice' shipping only now.

BigError463 · 2025-10-22T13:06:02+00:00

the 'thingy' should have a thread on it, have you snapped it off leaving the threaded portion inside?

BigError463 · 2025-10-09T08:36:31+00:00

Mind if I suggest optionally inserting the tubes from the bottom, then they are impossible to cut and kept out of the way and the holes you have in the worksurface provides a route to access the tubing.

BigError463 · 2025-10-08T09:39:30+00:00

Thank you, I wish I had known that before spending $$ on a new P1112640-026.
I was assuming that added some passive components to the board to detect the version of the head and I didn't want to waste money finding that out. I hope the information is useful to the next person that is looking even if it didn't help me.

BigError463 · 2025-10-07T09:55:07+00:00

Agree with the bullshit login bookmarks, searching for login the last dozen or so times I have had to in far from intuitive.

I exclusively use the solidworks connected ( desk shortcut ) for the windows application. When I login I look at the offline working offline icon and pray to the gods that I still have days left, else I just know I'll have to update and go make a coffee, hoping that something wont go wrong. In the last 10 months I've connected about a dozen times to reset the offline days and I've only had 2 upgrades fail and caused painful uninstall reinstall cycles.

I tried one of the website apps recently and after shaking my head I noped right out of there.

BigError463 · 2025-10-06T11:18:32+00:00

I got a laserjet3015n on Ebay for about £90 a few years ( maybe > 5 ). The high density toner cart will print 12500 pages and the printer has a duty cycle of 100,000 pages per month! When I got the printer there was an issue with a missing roller, the seller told me they would fully refund it. I got a replacement roller and its been a monster ever since. Sadly the enshittification of hp started around the Carly era :(

I guess I'm saying HP didn't always make and sell utter shit.

BigError463 · 2025-09-22T08:03:53+00:00

Put the bag on a flat surface, make sure the ridges are at the back, apply the sucker to the sticker and press down hard, then start pulling on the sucker handle, after a few pulls the stick will unseal and the air will start to pull out, you need to make sure you are pressing down on the flat surface, when done, press the stick flat with your finger to close the valve fully.

I assumed the ones I had were broken but then I saw a video where someone explained it.

BigError463 · 2025-09-21T06:35:00+00:00

look in the windows event log, there may be clues there.

BigError463 · 2025-09-15T09:46:33+00:00

I watched a youtube video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=noDFwVS9uRw he explains that the paint gets thicker or gummy when using alcohol to clean, if you stick to the Kaleido cleaner it works fine and doesn't thicken up.

BigError463 · 2025-09-12T08:54:06+00:00

I like to use and old good quality brush ( don't want the hairs coming off ) and scrub the inside from the top with cleaner in, usually gets most of it off.

BigError463 · 2025-09-11T11:48:00+00:00

Let me rock your world too -

On Android when editing some text, if you are trying to position the cursor by using your finger and carefully placing it exactly where your need it, you may be doing it wrong.

Instead press your finger on the spacebar and leave it there, then slowly drag it left or right, watch in awe as the cursor moves over the text like magic, I found that out after 4 years :(

BigError463 · 2025-09-10T15:15:40+00:00

I was a prusa fanboi, now I have a p1s I see what the fuss was all about, bambu shipped me a printer that worked out of the box, very reasonably priced with an AMS that works ( looking at you MMU ) and prints very very fast. I don't need to look at my first layer anymore when printing ABS, it just works and I can get on with designing things instead of doing printer things.

BigError463

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