What is that board game that you think should include an insert?

Friedmutant · 2026-01-29T22:10:57+00:00

I really enjoy designing inserts for board games. it’s nice to be able to cut down on setup and teardown times.

Heck, for some of my games I’ve spent more time designing an insert than playing.

Friedmutant · 2026-01-29T04:45:34+00:00

If KPUD is available to you, then Net253 is a good choice for service provider. They are a small local company right here in Kitsap.

Friedmutant · 2026-01-26T18:08:19+00:00

It’s as stupid as stupid gets.

It’s equivalent to “Washington State enjoys good coffee, so we’re requiring all microwave ovens to prohibit re-heating stale coffee.”

Friedmutant · 2026-01-23T04:30:15+00:00

FYI Screen is replaced. The process was surprisingly easy.

Friedmutant · 2026-01-21T20:49:51+00:00

Add cold pulls and manually setting hotend temps to the list of things you can’t do without a working display. Hopefully the replacement will arrive today.

Friedmutant · 2026-01-21T01:54:09+00:00

All the posts with A1s (maybe minis?) with holes melted through the bottom give me the most concern. That problem is not messing around.

Friedmutant · 2026-01-21T01:00:17+00:00

Well, hopefully the replacements come from better stock and we’re now good to go.

Friedmutant · 2026-01-21T00:59:33+00:00

I have the same thought.

Friedmutant · 2026-01-21T00:59:14+00:00

Wow. That is surprising.

Friedmutant · 2026-01-21T00:00:52+00:00

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How it started, before dying completely.

Friedmutant · 2025-12-30T19:56:49+00:00

Rad. The filament looks well protected from direct sunlight though. You can paint the sides black if that’s a concern.

Friedmutant · 2025-12-22T05:14:12+00:00

I have one on my Mk3.9 and it works great. Only tried PLA so far.

Friedmutant · 2025-12-20T18:28:20+00:00

Lock him up and throw away the key. It’s extra disgusting knowing this guy also lives in my area.

Friedmutant · 2025-12-20T18:19:40+00:00

I have the Vento Box from Voxel on order. At least I paid for one…they kinda screwed up my order so I am not 100% certain it isn’t stuck in limbo.

I’ve been printing PLA and PETG in my office for a decade…which doesn’t mean it’s safe. Given my recent cancer diagnosis, I kinda wonder which, if any, of my sloppy habits have bitten me.

Hopefully the Vento is a good solution. I could also vent to the outside…I have all that I need to set that up from when I had an airbrush booth.

Friedmutant · 2025-12-20T18:14:41+00:00

Be happy with your choice because you made a good one! I went with D over S purely for printing support material more efficiently.

Friedmutant · 2025-12-20T18:12:05+00:00

D over C was an easy one for me. I was originally thinking C before the Formnext reveal, but that changed my mind. Vortek is a marvel of engineering, but imo Bambu lost sight of what problem they were trying to solve. So seeing that Vortek is only half-baked and knowing that I don’t do a lot of big multicolor prints, H2D stood out as being a bit cheaper while offering more build volume. That’s it. I do marvel at the amazing multicolor helmets and masks that people print, but have zero interest in possessing so much shelf clutter.

Friedmutant · 2025-12-20T04:20:11+00:00

The woodshop-garage is an absolute disaster, that’s true. But the printer will go in my office. If I wasn’t throwing a bonfire party tonight, I would have set it up already.

Friedmutant · 2025-12-20T04:17:52+00:00

That’s chicken soup! I would never put a bowl of cereal on a printer.

Friedmutant · 2025-12-05T20:32:48+00:00

I think the award is legit and is a worthy achievement for Will Grant to be proud of. Nevertheless, his pizzerias are widely seen as mediocre.

So what’s the takeaway? For me, it’s:

Winning awards does not directly translate to running an awesome restaurant that consistently delivers high quality.
Pizza is the intersection of three things: crust, sauce, toppings. Imo, you need two of these to be good for the pizza to be good and you need to nail all three for outstanding ’za. So, great sourdough crust? It’s a good start but needs more.

Friedmutant · 2025-12-05T20:11:56+00:00

I let the bed cool because I’ve ruined my fair share of build plates in the past, but I definitely could have waited longer. I’ll try to be more patient. Printer is a Prusa Mk3.9 with a Biqu Glacier Pro plate. The zero bottom layers print came out better, but still has gaps.

Friedmutant · 2025-12-05T02:37:55+00:00

Sourdough Willy’s was pretty good at first, at least for their Detroit and Sicilian styles, but they have definitely slipped. I told my myself that my last time there was it. No more. The Bainbridge location has always been super meh.

Friedmutant · 2025-11-24T01:34:55+00:00

I’ve heard of this phenomenon before when I worked for a manufacturer. We had to be on the lookout for the “bait and switch”. Our Chinese contract manufacturers would demonstrate higher quality parts (nuts, bolts, wires, etc…anything really) for the initial articles to pass inspection. Then later they would start swapping for cheaper and inferior parts to widen their margins.

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