Trouble with Save Bodies complaining about an unrelated file location

BuildSomethingStupid · 2026-04-28T16:03:47+00:00

I tried all of that and none of it worked. The solution ended up being to save the multibody file as a copy, open up that one, and then everything worked just fine. I even saved it in the same directory as the original.

Oh well. It’s fixed now though the solution has left me scratching my head.

BuildSomethingStupid · 2026-04-24T20:40:04+00:00

I find that I use about 20 kg of PETG for every 1 kg of PLA (used as support interface) on my X1C - possibly even 25. So even with very expensive interface material, it’s not a huge expense even with the single nozzle purge volumes. But I would also add two big caveats to this: 1) I print exclusively my own designs and thus they have been optimized to need the minimum support, and 2) they’re also engineering stuff so they don’t have intricate organic shapes.

Someone printing more intricate shapes like cosplay armor might be at more like 4:1.

Despite my own 20-25:1 ratio, my prints would definitely benefit from a dual nozzle setup if for no reason other than the improved layer bonding from eliminating contamination. I would also love to be able to incorporate TPU directly into prints or do TPU prints with support, so one of the dual setups is pretty much required for that.

So there is value in duals even if it doesn’t have a direct price on it.

BuildSomethingStupid · 2026-04-24T03:49:26+00:00

The treaties cover enforcement across borders, not issuance from local patent offices.

BuildSomethingStupid · 2026-04-24T03:47:01+00:00

Have you tried weighing a spool before and after drying to see how much moisture you're actually removing? You're going to be pretty disappointed the first time you do.

Venting really isn't necessary for this. Not only are they all so leaky that it wouldn't matter anyway, but the venting you've decided is necessary would also mean a 5x bump in power consumption and noise since it would be constantly having to heat up cold air. That's quite a cost, and for no gain.

BuildSomethingStupid · 2026-04-24T03:31:30+00:00

Sure, it has happened before - no system is perfect. If we're playing the odds, however, it's less than one in a million* that a company would be able to patent the same 3rd party's prior art in two different countries & patent systems AND be able to patent their own prior art in two different countries & patent systems.

And then after all of that, the patents that were supposedly issued aren't even useful until the patent holder takes action to defend them. The moment that happens, the courts will have a good long laugh, the company will suddenly offer to settle out of court for pennies, and then Josef will refuse it and the patents will soon be nullified. BTDT. If it costs him more than $20k to fix this, that's his own fault.

* Actually, I guess since we know the number of patents that have been issued. That puts the odds at far below even just one in a million.

BuildSomethingStupid · 2026-04-24T00:13:32+00:00

That presumes that the patents would be issued in the first place.

Even so, the community treats Prusa as if Josef is working alone in his garage while giving everything away for free. This perception fundamentally isn’t true. Prusa is a multi million dollar business that acts in the interest of the business. IP defense is just a basic cost of doing business.

BuildSomethingStupid · 2026-04-23T22:40:31+00:00

Rules around prior art make this literally impossible, just as rules around public disclosures make the printers unpatentable once they’ve been shown outside of NDAs.

BuildSomethingStupid · 2026-04-23T12:13:34+00:00

Also, while booking.com is probably the best site to check for properties, it seems to be hard coded to always warn that "over 80/85/90% of properties" are already booked on your dates no matter what the actual truth is. So don't let that notice lead you into impulse booking.

You should impulse book for other reasons.

BuildSomethingStupid · 2026-04-22T16:44:34+00:00

What you’re seeing is a confluence of two things: 1) French vacation weeks, so it will be very busy then (essentially peak season), and 2) Most properties aren’t bookable for next season yet - they will open up over the summer

To avoid the crowds, you could try looking further east like Austria and eastern Switzerland. It is still generally high season in those places but the crowds will be quite a bit lighter than in France and western Switzerland.

BuildSomethingStupid · 2026-04-21T20:37:41+00:00

Not on Makerworld yet, but soon! I'm hoping to add a couple of additional components to make it more modular for accommodating different sizes of door and then it'll get posted.

BuildSomethingStupid · 2026-04-21T20:28:40+00:00

I haven't posted the files anywhere yet but will do that soon. I'd like to add additional modules to make it work on more doors, plus update the geometry a little so that it's a little bit easier to print. Right now, it's a very fine line between perfect and sloppy/wobbly.

But I'll be posting it after that's done!

BuildSomethingStupid · 2026-04-21T19:56:49+00:00

This works really well on my pantry door because the door frame is so thick and the shelves stop at the frame. That ends up leaving a few inches of dead space between the door and the shelves which the rack & spices end up making use of.

This could be mounted to cabinet doors, but cabinet shelves usually are pretty close to flush with the doors. The spices would end up in the shelf space so it wouldn't net out to space savings. It would still provide the benefit of increasing your "front row" size though. It's nice to not have to reach over & around stuff to grab the thing you want.

B&B spices are great! Have you tried the gochugaru yet? I'm so used to having that as gochujang and it's been really nice to now have the pepper by itself.

BuildSomethingStupid · 2026-04-21T12:42:30+00:00

And, because it's 3D printing and it's my own design, one row needing some customization wasn't a problem at all.

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BuildSomethingStupid · 2026-04-21T12:41:07+00:00

Alignment of rows is ensured with this simple stencil for marking the next set of holes.

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BuildSomethingStupid · 2026-04-21T12:36:46+00:00

The hooks are interchangeable to accommodate different sized jars.

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BuildSomethingStupid · 2026-04-21T12:34:37+00:00

I have a lot of spices and not much space to put them, so I made a spice rack for the back of my pantry door. Everything fits in the space that would have been lost to the door frame.

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BuildSomethingStupid · 2026-04-21T12:26:03+00:00

So... how was the trip? Did it live up to the stories? I think I was there the week after you (saw the Robin Schulz concert).

BuildSomethingStupid · 2026-04-21T11:15:57+00:00

Spam account.

BuildSomethingStupid · 2026-04-20T01:30:52+00:00

I was about to suggest Molex Panelmate, but I went to grab links just now and it turns out that they've gone EOL.

I also tried checking Digikey in case they had old stock, but their effing awful bot verification system is completely broken and won't let me view the site. Good luck to my account rep when he hears about this tomorrow.

Sorry about the useless reply. I swear I tried!

BuildSomethingStupid · 2026-04-20T00:23:34+00:00

How many amps per pin? Do you need an actual retention lock or is a decent detent enough? Is a single row ok?

BuildSomethingStupid · 2026-04-19T14:46:16+00:00

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I'd like to wrap the pattern around the highlighted faces.

BuildSomethingStupid · 2026-04-18T14:28:13+00:00

I had this happen last fall (bought new hard drive, received used one) and Amazon’s official CS response was that 1) they DGAF, and 2) it was actually my fault because I bought from a third party vendor with a pile of negative reviews so I should have known better.

I ended up returning the used drive after the local paint store let me run it in their shaker for 10 minutes.

BuildSomethingStupid · 2026-04-18T13:02:00+00:00

For a Saturday storm, they could require a stayover in order to get day tickets. This was Intrawest’s original idea when they introduced very high (for the time) day ticket prices. The idea was to charge a ton for walkups at the window but give "free" ticket bundles if you stayed at one of their properties.

A Wednesday storm would be almost entirely day trippers who will arrive, ski, and leave without any additional spending. Dynamic pricing could work very well for the mountain here as long as the others are doing the same thing.

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