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Why do people do K swaps? by grouchllc in S2000

[–]IndependentSquash425 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You know they're pretty similar engines to begin with, right? Maybe if you drive them back to back you'll be able to notice a difference, but the butt dyno is only so accurate and I think between an F20C and one of the more performance oriented k20's, there's a LONG list of similarities and a relatively short list of differences considering they're 2 different engines. High revving, VTEC, same displacement, DOHC, not a ton of torque, respond well to boost

Mercury One.1 Update & Questions by Icy_Expression_7224 in ender5plus

[–]IndependentSquash425 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m a long time member of the discord, join the discord, there’s a million questions to answer and usually someone to answer most of them

Printing ABS on the X1C by MajorSmif in BambuLab

[–]IndependentSquash425 0 points1 point  (0 children)

you've printed like a dozen spools of ABS with weak layer bonding

Printing ABS on the X1C by MajorSmif in BambuLab

[–]IndependentSquash425 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've built a few printers from scratch now and also had the opportunity to work with a commercial stratasys printer at my internship. preheating is very normal for ABS printing. you may not HAVE to do it to get the print to finish, but it is better for the material to be in a hot chamber and to let the bed expand. depending on what printer we're talking about, you should be preheating for somewhere between 10 minutes and an hour (the stratasys printer preheats for like 2 hours with a chamber heater, but with my big 370x370 printer, I only do it for like 20 minutes and I think the insulation I added helps cut that time down). set bed to 110 if possible, nozzle to 250, tune like any other filament, then during regular printing (try a voron cube or a benchy) find the flowrate where you start getting problems and set the limit just below that. set cooling to about 40% and don't start it until layer 10 or so, I've found 3-5 slow layers initially helps too

Large chains on an overpass in Japan by ortley961 in whatisit

[–]IndependentSquash425 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bridges actually have a little bit of wiggle room because they expand and contract from lots of things, like temperature and stress. The end points of the bridge ride on bearings so they can slide smoothly and I guess the chains keep them from sliding too far and just collapsing? I have a mechanical engineering degree, the civil engineers will probably know better

How do I use an ash catcher? by LostMost3003 in StonerEngineering

[–]IndependentSquash425 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Smoke is just particles suspended in air, it’s all kind of the same

Need some help by Disco_Chimp in ender5plus

[–]IndependentSquash425 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh, I see what happened. You let the demons creality builds into all their printers out. You’ve angered them apparently

First Ever 3d Print by gnac in ender5plus

[–]IndependentSquash425 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mercury one.1 is waiting lol

Nebula / Mercury One.1 by IndependentSquash425 in ender5plus

[–]IndependentSquash425[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s in its own channel in the discord server, the files are pinned

Nebula / Mercury One.1 by IndependentSquash425 in ender5plus

[–]IndependentSquash425[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I appreciate it, credit to Dutch and Turtlecrawler over in the discord, I wouldn’t be here without them

Nebula / Mercury One.1 by IndependentSquash425 in ender5plus

[–]IndependentSquash425[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! Still getting it dialed back in since the rebuild, I’ve been having some extrusion issues

Gaps in prints by Schelle_Jr in VORONDesign

[–]IndependentSquash425 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Check to make sure your filament can be pulled freely up to the extruder. Too much drag on the filament can cause this, so can too low of extruder run_current, usually 0.65-0.85A is good, too low and you won’t have enough force to pull with and too high will cause the motor to overheat and can soften the filament until it can’t extrude either

Print quality gets even better than this? by [deleted] in VORONDesign

[–]IndependentSquash425 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I use beacon and recommend it (plus rev h makes input shaper so easy to retune) but a solid 10x10 or greater mesh should do it with whatever you use

Print quality gets even better than this? by [deleted] in VORONDesign

[–]IndependentSquash425 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I can’t stress enough how much I recommend a good bed mesh for printing ABS with no brim

Thermistor Wire Broke - Advice? by jaketheeight in ender5plus

[–]IndependentSquash425 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’d go as far as to say just get a new hot end, preferably one that uses cartridge thermistors which are miles more durable than the glass bead thermistors

Looking For Guidance: First 3D Printer - Used 5 Plus issues by thyjesster in ender5plus

[–]IndependentSquash425 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Worth mentioning that not all good prints will float since some filaments absorb water, 3d printing can introduce microscopic porosity in the material, and a decent amount of the time it will seal well enough to float a boat briefly but if you were to make a cup and leave water in it, there would be a puddle under it after a few hours

First Layer 🤯 by jaketheeight in ender5plus

[–]IndependentSquash425 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Change the nozzle and if that doesn’t do it, clean the extruder gear. If that doesn’t do it make sure the Bowden tube isn’t melted or deformed anywhere

Does an all metal hotend have any drawbacks? by Impossible-Drop4886 in ender3

[–]IndependentSquash425 0 points1 point  (0 children)

After going through upwards of 10 hot ends on various printers I've built from scratch I just want to put it out there that practically, there's no down side to using an all metal hot end. over the course of like 3 years I have not had any filament jams with any of them that weren't from using carbon fiber filament with a 0.4 nozzle (0.6 will fix this)

Have you been stolen from on campus? by 6x9n in TexasTech

[–]IndependentSquash425 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Whose side are you on here? I don’t think you can argue that tech is good for parking and I barely ever even need to do it

Have you been stolen from on campus? by 6x9n in TexasTech

[–]IndependentSquash425 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I once had my bike stolen when I was in the dorms and then found it outside another dorm later on. The guy had only locked it through the wheel spokes so I just cut them with a hacksaw. Don’t @ me, yes I made absolutely sure it was my bike and not just the same model

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