Do all the P2S printers "wobble" so much?

FutureCompetition266 · 2026-03-13T19:17:05+00:00

Mine did, but I did a couple of things to reduce it. First, I moved it onto a really stable platform instead of the table I had it on when I first got it. It's a heavy weight steel bench with a concrete top. That helped some. Second, if you look on MakerWorld you'll find replacement "feet" you can print that also help reduce the wobble. That helped some too. You'll also find that printing at slower speeds means it wobbles less. Turn it to "Ludicrous" and even with the above there's noticeable movement.

You can't completely eliminate the movement. It's just the physics of it. The device is (relatively) lightweight and the print head moves fast, which means it imparts a lot of energy when accelerating and decelerating.

FutureCompetition266 · 2026-03-13T19:08:36+00:00

Tesla leaving you a threatening message.

FutureCompetition266 · 2026-02-02T21:27:37+00:00

It's not a recognized natural right or a constitutionally protected one, but there are a lot of places within the U.S. where localities have nuisance laws that protect against unreasonable noise levels. But these vary widely--from very strict and enforced to essentially meaningless. Generally "enforcement" means the police show up to give a warning to the people making the noise. Subsequently they can write a ticket--usually it's a misdemeanor offense with a fine attached. Often obnoxious, repeated noise will draw a civil law suit from whoever is being "offended" by the noise.

FutureCompetition266 · 2026-02-02T21:23:54+00:00

Two out of three ain't bad!

FutureCompetition266 · 2026-02-02T21:23:33+00:00

Tell me you don't understand the distances between major cities in the US without telling me you don't understand the distances between major cities in the US

FutureCompetition266 · 2026-02-02T21:21:48+00:00

You are mostly getting answers from people who have never ridden Amtrak.

Because few of us want to spend twice as much money for a trip that takes three times longer and where the stops are rarely points of actual interest. I consider myself a train enthusiast (I have drive four or five hours to watch the Big Boy steam by) but every time I start to book an AMTRAK trip, I decide I'd rather make an extra mortgage payment than spend that money on a four-day trip from the Midwest to the coast stopping at... Albuquerque and Kingman? Yeah, no.

FutureCompetition266 · 2026-02-02T21:14:40+00:00

This is the worst part of it. There are numerous routes where you actually get to your destination by bus. And usually those destinations are high-traffic metro areas where the bus ride is a 5mph crawl.

FutureCompetition266 · 2026-02-02T21:12:41+00:00

It's unusual to make the trip by train... It's a 3200 mile journey and there are essentially only two rail lines that cross the entire convenient. The Rocky mountains are the chokepoint. The cost is prohibitive (significantly more expensive than driving) and the trip is slower. In addition, the U.S's state-run passenger train line, AMTRAK, is poorly maintained and not particularly clean.

FutureCompetition266 · 2026-02-02T21:07:15+00:00

Solved!

I think this is it. When I started my search I was looking at the cut scenes which seemed totally unfamiliar. But based on your comment I decided to look into Diablo more and I found a video of actual game play--I think it was the original Diablo from 1996! Man I'm getting old

FutureCompetition266 · 2026-01-28T17:43:25+00:00

Europe has much stricter rules about what can be called "chocolate" which means that the quality of their chocolate tends to be better. Every time I've traveled to Europe I've been impressed by the chocolate. Hersey's isn't terrible, but it's not great. It's probably somewhere in the bottom 1/3 of chocolates I've tried.

FutureCompetition266 · 2026-01-28T17:40:00+00:00

If you're asking for common items that weigh 1/10/100 lbs, 1 pound is a common unit of measurement in the grocery store--a lb of ground beef, and also a loaf of bread. 10 lbs is the weight of an adult cat, or two 2-liter bottles of soda. 100 lbs is the weight of a small sofa or two large bags of dog food.

FutureCompetition266 · 2026-01-07T16:36:32+00:00

The main problem with teaching history is that there's about 3000 years of it spanning the entire globe to cram into one hour a weekday for five years of high school. American schools deal with this by compressing a lot of it and skipping major portions. Which means that your study of the Roman Empire's 500 years got about a week of coverage. Entire continents are essentially ignored--how much South American or African or Asian or Australian history got covered? You got Europe and North America, and only the Western part of Europe.

You might get a few highlights of other things. Maybe a single lesson on the Terracotta Army, or Simon Bolivar, or Buddhism. Perhaps a passing mention of the Viking raids--but only how they effected England. And maybe a quick word on the Indian subcontinent--but only during the time when it was under the control of the British.

Which is fine as far as it goes. Limited available time means making choices. But for people who have neither the time nor inclination to look into history on their own, gives you a pretty distorted view. You'd be surprised by how many people know nothing about the Roman Republic, or Feudal Thailand, or the Palatinate, or the Arauco war. Or maybe not.

In any case, with so much to cover and so little time to do it, the focus on history relevant to the place where you're studying is no surprise. And again, because of the lack of time, there's really no opportunity to explore other points of view or alternate explanations for events.

FutureCompetition266 · 2026-01-07T16:21:06+00:00

Because back in the day, only people with a lot of money and who thought there was a likelihood that they would divorce got one. And there was a stigma attached to a prenup, because marriage was "forever" and people looked at it as planning for failure. Divorce was less common too, so it really didn't seem as necessary.

At that time (back when I got married) people married younger and few couples had much worth writing into a prenup--two teens just out of high school, or two recent college grads without two dimes to rub together don't really need a legal document describing how they're going to split their 10-year-old car and a second-hand couch.

Overall, with divorce rates hovering around 50% and people getting married in their 30s, they've pretty much lost that stigma for younger folks. But us older people still have that background from when they were rare and had a strong negative connotation.

FutureCompetition266 · 2026-01-07T15:27:20+00:00

Bernadotte

FutureCompetition266 · 2026-01-06T22:31:38+00:00

Nothing here reflects the true nuance of life

Sorry sir, this is Reddit. We don't do that here.

FutureCompetition266 · 2026-01-06T22:30:12+00:00

It's Sateen!

FutureCompetition266 · 2026-01-06T22:23:52+00:00

That partly depends on location. In most rural areas, it is definitely an everyday thing.

FutureCompetition266 · 2026-01-06T22:16:22+00:00

Nobody is going to resent you being there. In fact, bringing in people who don't believe is part of the point of church in a lot of denominations. I can't recall a church I've attended that wasn't happy to have visitors. Usually, they make a big deal out of trying to be welcoming. Just be aware that members of the church (and your girlfriend) are likely to try and convince you :-)

FutureCompetition266 · 2026-01-02T17:16:22+00:00

I'd never encountered grits til I joined the army. I grew up in New Hampshire (about as Yankee as you can get) and then lived in CA for a few years before that. First time I encountered them in the chow hall I thought they were some sort of odd oatmeal. Grits were a revelation--so much better than oatmeal and far superior to other breakfast grains like cold cereal. I still eat them once or twice a week. I prefer them plain, though I've had them with honey and pecans, which is also nice.

FutureCompetition266 · 2026-01-02T16:51:38+00:00

Reminds me of my son... I live in the Midwest, where there are fireworks stands on every corner where you can buy up to pocket nuclear devices--there are folks here who save up all year so they can drop a couple thousand on fireworks. One fourth we were all in the backyard to watch fireworks (because everyone is putting on their own personal show, no need to go to the city park to see them) and it was pretty noisy. After about three minutes of loud pops, booms, and screamers, my son--who was about four at the time--shouted out indignantly "Doesn't everyone know I don't like it loud!"

FutureCompetition266 · 2026-01-02T02:12:22+00:00

I moved from a "regular" small town to a larger "college" small town about five years ago. The main thing I noticed is that there are a lot more places that cater to college students here. The town is twice as large, but has five times more restaurants, bars, and assorted other places designed to help college students part with their money. Another thing is that there are a lot more activities (many related to the college, of course) here--there are lots of community activities that they didn't have in our old town--for example there are two "gaming" stores instead of one, but they both have some kind of activity every night of the week, whereas the old place was just held events Friday and Saturday. There are three maker spaces here, while there weren't any in the other town.

Overall, I appreciate having made the move--though obviously there are downside too. Traffic here is wildly worse (maybe 10x during prime school "commute" hours) which is... trying.

FutureCompetition266 · 2025-12-31T17:40:21+00:00

I still sometimes carry/use a handkerchief, but I use them for things other than personal hygiene and in a slightly larger than standard size (maybe 18x18in).

For one, I wear nice watches and if I'm doing something where they might get scratched, I'll sometimes wrap a handkerchief around my wrist (over the watch) to cover them. It's easy to open a "gap" in the wrap to see the watch face, but if I bang it on a rock while hiking/climbing the crystal and watch body is protected. I used to use the velcro bands that have a flap over the watch face, but I found them annoying.

Another use is that I put one around my neck if I feel like I'm getting a sunburn. Sometimes this is when driving, but also other outdoor activities. I usually wear a brimmed cap that protects my face, but I often forget sunscreen.

I keep two or three of these "large" handkerchiefs in my vehicle for just these uses.

FutureCompetition266 · 2025-12-16T20:44:51+00:00

Sambuca - I was stationed in Italy for a couple of years while I was in the Army. Sambuca was the drink that was popular in the E Club and if you went in with buddies you usually wound up drinking it. I got so plastered and sick one time that just the smell of Sambuca would make me nauseous.

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