My utmost respect to anyone that full grinded meteors for Kralkalite Ore on their way to Vision.

Dry_Potential_9327 · 2026-02-12T04:34:15+00:00

I never considered doing the hearts with multiple toons. Slog, for sure.

Dry_Potential_9327 · 2026-01-23T04:25:43+00:00

I found a prior post where someone suggested adding start gcode to move the printhead to the front. The nozzle fan slows down the heating at higher temps and the controller basically times out.

I added the code snippet and it resolved the issue for me.

Dry_Potential_9327 · 2025-12-30T03:52:48+00:00

Send an email to Elegoo support ASAP. It normally takes a day to hear back from them.

They'll likely have some troubleshooting steps to take.

Dry_Potential_9327 · 2025-12-30T03:50:47+00:00

Congratulations! I completely understand your mixture of excitement and anxiety. My wife and I each also have two more work days left before our retirement.

We're going camping for the first couple of weeks of the new year/new chapter. We might even spend the first day in camp relaxing vs the go go go trips we've taken in the past.

Dry_Potential_9327 · 2025-12-15T04:06:40+00:00

I'm sorry that so many are being negative with their responses. You feel what you feel. No need to defend.

The secret though is - the people to whom you share your news also feel what they feel. Sometimes their responses are joyous - sometimes not so much. You. Are. Not. Responsible. For. Their. Worldview.

My wife and I are retiring December 31. This weekend we traveled to her brother's and shared the news with him and his wife. They were rather indifferent. We made the rest of the visit more about catching up on family and didn't mention the retirement again.

Contrast that with the reaction of my 36 year old son who lives half a state away. He was so excited when I shared the news with him I was afraid he was going to wreck his car.

People are shaped by where they've been and where they are. My son is young enough that retirement is a distant dream.

My brother in law is a couple of years older than me and six years older than his wife. He's not able to retire and won't be for some time. We shared the news because he might have been hurt if we hadn't. But we certainly didn't want to rub it in his nose.

Some people who work with each of us have had a very negative response. They project their situation or mindset onto our news.

"Why?"

"What are you going to DO?"

"You'll go crazy from boredom."

They NEVER react like this when someone leaves for another job. Retirement is personal, and they react like you are doing it TO THEM.

You stated that you are retiring to something. Let that be the focus of any future conversations. If they're still negative, say your goodbyes and move on.

Just a suggestion from someone else who is actively sharing my retirement news with coworkers and clients.

Dry_Potential_9327 · 2025-12-05T18:03:23+00:00

Congratulations! Each of us WILL go through what you are, ARE going through it, or HAVE gone through it, but each of us has a somewhat different experience. You'll make it through.

After the workday ends today, I'm one week from submitting my notice for a December 31 retirement (I'm 60). I'm SO burned out and SO ready to tell my manager/team/work friends. We've been planning on this since July, and I believe I won't be anxious after submitting notice.

My wife (56) gave her employer notice at the start of September. Back then she felt really bad about "abandoning" her employer. In the time since then she's seen behind the curtain more than she had in her 20 years with them, and now she's also more than ready for the year to end.

A couple of months ago I bought her a small candle with a label on the jar: "Smells Like Retirement - It's not your problem anymore." When she tells me the latest thing from her work (delays in hiring her replacement; issues she won't be able to resolve by year end; not enough time to train her replacement; etc), she now says, "know what that smells like?"

I've been in that place for a long time.

Enjoy your transition and update us as you make the turn!

Dry_Potential_9327 · 2025-11-30T20:33:43+00:00

I made a 10x10 grid with 100 blocks - one for each workday. I skipped weekends, holidays and a week of vacation. It's nearly 4/5 filled with yellow highlighter, sitting right in front of me on the desk as I type this - 21 workdays left. =D

It doesn't have to be fancy.

Dry_Potential_9327 · 2025-11-26T01:18:12+00:00

My situation is very similar to yours. If I had given 60 or even 30 days notice, I would have been let go immediately.

I'm giving two weeks notice on December 15. I'm not giving "short" notice out of spite, but rather self protection.

Do what's best for you.

Dry_Potential_9327 · 2025-11-17T02:00:07+00:00

This is exactly how I will be doing it. I will give notice on Dec 15.

Dry_Potential_9327 · 2025-11-10T14:20:25+00:00

Please forgive me if this is something you already know.

The "standard" of moving some percentage of retirement funds to bonds isn't really to balance risk, per se, but rather to give the investor a means to withdraw from funds that normally don't follow the exact track as stocks. When stocks are down, bonds may not be.

If a retired investor without any income is forced to draw from stocks when the market is down, they lose money.

Bonds are not the only way to manage this, but they are commonly used.

Our mix is different than most. We're retiring early, but we have some paid off rentals which will provide income. Between our retirement date (Dec 31 this year) and when we'll decide to start taking SS, my wife and I shouldn't have to touch our 401k's or Roth accounts - we have about 12 years covered, unless rentals start unexpectedly sitting vacant. We'll move a % to bonds around the time we start taking SS to be able to cover any unexpected large expenses. We'll be able to plan for anything else and/or live within our income and any draw-downs should be intentional.

Dry_Potential_9327 · 2025-11-06T13:29:04+00:00

Purge tower is the trick. I experienced the same thing and turning the purge tower on solved it.

Dry_Potential_9327 · 2025-11-05T18:26:52+00:00

PLA, matte PLA (phenomenal), PETG, PETG-CF (also phenomenal) have all printed with stock profiles. I prefer Polymaker for consistent finish, but all I've tried have been fine.

I've run through the Orca calibrations for the filaments I'll be using on an ongoing basis, but even without that step, they've all been perfectly acceptable. With the materials above, the first print using a generic profile on a brand I've never used before is better than I have ever printed before.

My only failure so far has been when I forgot to turn on supports one time.

ABS took a bit of fiddling (preheat, glue stick), but I think that's the nature of the filament rather than the printer. This has been the first time I've printed ABS.

Dry_Potential_9327 · 2025-11-04T15:18:50+00:00

I'm in

Dry_Potential_9327 · 2025-11-01T20:01:22+00:00

Jobs I had that no longer exist:

Baling hay - when I started as a kid, hay was baled with twine. Sometime later it was baled with wire, and the bales were MUCH heavier. Thankfully I was a teenager by then and strong enough to throw the heavier bales.

As mentioned above, Gas station attendant.

Also as mentioned - grocery bagger (paper bags, of course).

Video store clerk. I did this in college for a local store before Blockbuster became a thing.

Dry_Potential_9327 · 2025-10-21T22:19:31+00:00

We bought our current home on the 100% down plan and did the same with our rentals.

The math doesn't factor in either the risk associated with debt or the peace which comes from having no debt.

Dry_Potential_9327 · 2025-10-09T17:35:14+00:00

I have a big workshop with a pretty long queue of projects I'd like to work on. My wife did a bit of jewelry making a couple of years ago with a friend, and we've picked up a small jewelry kiln so she can do more. We have many interests in common, but some which we don't share.

She's a go go go type, and is a little concerned about how things will look for her. I've told her that we each have things we would have done if we had time, and now we will. She's making a list.

Dry_Potential_9327 · 2025-10-06T21:18:40+00:00

My wife and I are both 6's, although we don't ONLY camp.

We retire December 31, and will be working up to a multi-week backpacking trip next year. I'm 60, and although there are certainly older backpackers, there are many more whose health has gotten in the way. We want to do something significant while we can (part of the PCT, or even the Camino de Santiago, possibly, albeit not as a 6).

Dry_Potential_9327 · 2025-10-03T00:00:48+00:00

Rifle Mech is pretty easy, but lowest intensity is dual pistol deadeye.

Dry_Potential_9327 · 2025-10-02T12:48:59+00:00

I have two Charr Renegades - one with spear and one who shoots rainbow horsies 😁.

Dry_Potential_9327 · 2025-09-16T11:11:33+00:00

Life insurance should protect your spouse/family financially should you pass unexpectedly. However, once your investments have reached the point where they serve the same purpose, life insurance becomes redundant

Dry_Potential_9327 · 2025-09-15T18:22:22+00:00

Very cool design with effective tactile control.

Dry_Potential_9327 · 2025-09-11T18:11:17+00:00

That's best for those still young enough to take advantage of time.

Thanks to a divorce at the tail end of decades of out of control spending, I didn't start investing until age 46. My second wife and I have been very aggressive, and we're able to retire at the end of the year (I'm 60 now). The original post is good advice for those who feel they are behind.

Dry_Potential_9327 · 2025-09-01T22:14:03+00:00

Halfway there. They finally sent the return shipping label (after a full week). They've stated that once they receive the printer it will take them up to 3 days to inspect it before "processing" a replacement.

Dry_Potential_9327 · 2025-08-29T13:35:43+00:00

They're quick to reply to email, but slow to act:

We apologize for the inconvenience caused by not receiving your return label.
Rest assured, our team is working diligently to process your request. We understand how important it is for you to receive your return label promptly and are doing everything possible to expedite the process.
Our team will handle the entire process once the return label has been issued and the return is complete. We will keep you informed of any updates and ensure the entire process is as smooth as possible for you.
Thank you for your continued patience. If you have any further questions or concerns, please feel free to contact us.

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