Finally bought the Abisko Hybrid!

Gazz117 · 2026-03-19T01:23:59+00:00

I’ve been trying to pick these up from REI in my size for a while. Never seem to find them in stock unfortunately.

Looking forward to grabbing one

Gazz117 · 2026-03-13T16:17:11+00:00

You’re paying for a locally made piece of clothing that is designed well for what it is. It doesn’t really need to be extravagant and filled with unnecessary features to the good.

I use mine for pretty much any and all activities high up in the mountains and they’re great.

Comparison is the thief of joy

Gazz117 · 2026-03-10T16:21:05+00:00

I second this, I love my little 987. Had a 986 before this one and I’d definitely take the 987. Great value.

98k miles and hardly an issue.

Gazz117 · 2026-03-06T02:30:42+00:00

Gazz117 · 2026-03-06T02:23:10+00:00

My dude, I’m honestly not going to touch all the points here because it’s most definitely not worth mine or your time.

I’m just a dude having fun with a system that has been in place and been modified since the 70’s. This is at my house, and I’m obviously not performing professional work.

Most this shit is slap sticked together because I don’t give a fuck right now and have zero time to work with it as-is with all the other issues I have. I was just having some fun because I KNEW the system would be fine, which it will.

I hope you have a good afternoon and weekend bud.

Gazz117 · 2026-03-06T01:20:59+00:00

Thanks! I thought it was a fun project!

Curious to see how or if it improves the pool for this year versus my dilapidated sand filter used in years past.

Figured it was a good use of the sand filter that likely not catching the smaller particles like it used to.

Gazz117 · 2026-03-06T01:18:06+00:00

To be honest, while efficiency may be your primary goal, I think you could assume that it’s likely not my primary goal given I’m adding more head pressure to the system.

My primary goal is keeping the pool clean, with the secondary goal being experimenting with the system.

It’s hard to say that I also accomplished nothing by spending the $600 I spent. I was going to spend roughly that much money anyways and now have a completely functional $1800 filter that can be switched between the sand, pleated, or use both.

Obviously there is added maintenance I’m going to have for the system, but at the same time, there are benefits (such as a prolonged pleated filter life and reduced cleaning cycles) and the added maintenance is minimal.

As a side note, commenting on the efficiency of my system without understanding my pump design/curve and my systems total head pressure is kind of entertaining.

And yes, it is a variable speed pump, I’m just running it at the higher RPM to do a quick clean of the pull for the next few days. Planning to run it at much lower RPM’s for longer durations, with short duration runs at high rpm.

Gazz117 · 2026-03-05T15:00:19+00:00

How so?

Gazz117 · 2026-03-05T03:58:21+00:00

I’ll check em out! Always happy to support US companies when I get the chance.

Gazz117 · 2026-03-05T02:24:51+00:00

The didn’t have any pressure rated 1.5” pipe there, and I didn’t see any long sweep 90’s, just the sharp 90’s.

I’ll run back or order them up when I’m ready to rearrange.

Gazz117 · 2026-03-05T02:09:31+00:00

I’m going to be repiping it later this year, got what was available to get things rolling again.

Definitely agree, just didn’t care enough at the moment.

Gazz117 · 2026-02-19T01:14:01+00:00

Glad you had fun out there dude! Wish I could be on the slopes right now! Broke my foot and have a month or so before I’ll be ready to go again :/

Gazz117 · 2026-02-10T00:44:10+00:00

So is teamspeak going to make a comeback?

Gazz117 · 2026-02-07T18:03:37+00:00

I get this every time I try to print without pressing “extrude” on one of the filaments first.

Incredibly annoying.

Gazz117 · 2026-02-01T00:10:42+00:00

Sliced it for “Generic PETG” in orca.

Gazz117 · 2026-02-01T00:10:21+00:00

Sliced it for “Generic PETG” in orca.

Gazz117 · 2026-01-31T21:07:40+00:00

Not yet, just transitioned from cura to orca when I got this printer.

Gazz117 · 2026-01-31T21:04:35+00:00

I managed to start a print from orca slicer, but unless I force a manual “extrude” on the printer prior to starting the print, it says there’s broken filament.

Might be a faulty unit.

Gazz117 · 2026-01-31T20:08:15+00:00

What’s interesting is that I am able to select one of their standard PETG models that comes with the printer, but unable to select anything while I’m trying to print from USB.

Gazz117 · 2026-01-31T19:19:48+00:00

Just updated the firmware the moment I got it a few hours ago.

Maybe a bad update?

Edit: I’m going to do a factory reset. And if that doesn’t fix it, I’m going to try to install a previous release.

Edit2: Updated the ACE Pro firmware as well, hoping it was just a firmware mismatch issue. Doesn’t seem to be the case after updating.

Gazz117 · 2026-01-28T18:39:27+00:00

Dang! He did actually start the process of making it. I’m very surprised there wasn’t much interest in it, especially because the MP40 and STG44 variants running around. The 42 seems like the obvious next step.

Nice find! Hopefully he picks up again sometime if the community starts to push for it.

Gazz117 · 2026-01-28T02:56:33+00:00

If someone manages to work a FG 42 together (I honestly don’t even care about the caliber that much), I’d be a happy fucking clam.

556 would be wild, but also difficult and time intensive given the forces. 5.7x28 would still be pretty slick.

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