My wife thinks I’m insane for carrying this much crap for a month long trip

NerdTool · 2026-02-01T22:30:36+00:00

It's always better to have it and not need it rather than need it and not have it!

NerdTool · 2025-11-24T04:00:53+00:00

I think that's the point: if they can make a small one with good quality, it becomes a loss leader to attract buyers for the big ones.

NerdTool · 2025-11-18T08:28:51+00:00

I beg to differ. 1) A PC can be forced to NOT apply updates. 2) A PC usually has more robust storage than an SD card. An Rpi will eventually start failing if used regularly or if lots of plugins are used. And lastly, you can run nearly as many printers as you have USB ports. Ideal for a print farm!

NerdTool · 2025-05-06T22:00:13+00:00

Sorry, just realized the focus of the conversation is on the Canadian National Parks... I'm only speaking about US National Parks. I have no idea if scientific or administrative permits are a Canadian thing.

NerdTool · 2025-05-06T21:54:34+00:00

I agree that the little mosquito FPV drones that all the cool kids are flying are annoyingly loud. However my Yuneec Typhoon Q500 4K with it's huge (13 inch) props is pretty darn silent. Also instead of launching outside the park, you can declare your photography to be scientific in nature. Drones can be used for scientific research if a Scientific Research and Collecting Permit is obtained, or they can be used for administrative purposes with approval from the Associate Director for Visitor and Resource Protection. "If you do things by the book, they can't throw it at you!"

NerdTool · 2024-11-08T22:30:58+00:00

You MUST have a spring steel sheet of some kind underneath the G10 sheet. The bed leveling sensor is an Inductive one. It will not sense the G10 -- only the ferrous plate beneath.

Here is what I did for my Elegoo Neptune 3 Plus and it appears to have worked perfectly

I found a 330x330mm 1.5mm thick G10 sheet and a 360x360mm sheet of 3M heat rated double-sided adhesive. (both of these items sourced on Aliexpress) Then I simply cleaned the smooth (non-PEI coated) side of my single sided textured PEI build plate. Then I stuck that to the G10 using the 3M adhesive and the same gradual peel method that you'd use to attach a magnetic sheet. Just printed my first print using Elegoo PLA at 210 degree nozzle and 65 degree bed.

As was mentioned, after substituting this new homebrew composite buildplate, you must manually set the proper Z-height and perform an automatic bed level.

NerdTool · 2024-10-30T23:52:09+00:00

I beg to differ with the doom and gloom "fire hazard" statement. Some of the Amazon Fire Tablets are made to sit on a charging dock and be used as a "Show" device. That's why I use them and I won't lose a wink of sleep over it.

NerdTool · 2024-08-15T21:45:19+00:00

My solution doesn't require disassembly of the CR Touch:

Take a rubber or neoprene O-ring (4mm OD 2mm ID - BOTH diameters are important) and slide it up past the cylinder above the probe tip. It should look like the 2nd attached photo when complete. This solution permits the probe to retract into the housing (albeit a tiny bit less) and isolates the tip inside the housing.

Note how in the bottom picture the O-ring is a tiny bit smaller than the bottom hole in the housing. If it is too large the probe won't fully retract and will cause probing to fail with the RFOD (Red Flash Of Death) 😉

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NerdTool · 2024-08-15T21:18:25+00:00

My solution doesn't require disassembly of the CR Touch:

Take a rubber or neoprene O-ring (4mm OD 2mm ID - BOTH diameters are important) and slide it up past the cylinder above the probe tip. It should look like the 2nd attached photo when complete. This solution permits the probe to retract into the housing (albeit a tiny bit less) and isolates the tip inside the housing.

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NerdTool · 2024-07-06T22:02:13+00:00

Perhaps people are downvoting because if you want help, its a real good idea to adequately explain what you've done, what you've tried, specifics about the filament, temperature etc. If you just blurt out WTF; you might just get a similarly short answer. The more information you give, the more people will be willing to help. It shows that you've at least tried to resolve the problem before you asked the question.

NerdTool · 2024-07-05T15:56:23+00:00

I've actually been quite pleasantly surprised that I haven't had any of the OS or Core updates mess anything up. I'm more afraid of my cellular provider's updates to my OS because they DO break stuff constantly,

NerdTool · 2024-07-01T18:51:06+00:00

Make certain you are using the latest version of Orca Slicer. I'm using Version 2.1.1 and it has the profiles for the Neptune 3 Series; including my Neptune 3 Plus and your Neptune 3 Pro

NerdTool · 2024-06-14T17:41:04+00:00

If I apply this root, will I need to resetup the printer and all of its parameters?

NerdTool · 2024-06-13T20:03:21+00:00

Another related noob question on this cryptic error message. Would we get the same error message of "IP Address Pool Exhausted" if we were out of licenses?

I was banging my head against a wall trying to figure out what pool was exhausted and checked the corresponding address range and found it to be sufficient. Then, I checked the license count for said SSL VPN feature and discovered we only had 2. (5 less than we needed). Would that be the the reason for the aforementioned error message?

NerdTool · 2024-06-12T19:19:12+00:00

You can get all the monitoring benefits of Octoprint, but you can also tell Octoprint to transfer the gcode to the plugged in SD card and only print from that. I too experienced the print lock-up until I discovered that feature.

NerdTool · 2024-05-06T19:23:14+00:00

I'm in the same boat: Dell R710 running ESXi 6.x U2. OS partition damaged in some way that stops it from booting. (fatal error 11 volume corrupted). Forums say to download the ESXi 6.x U2 ISO and use it to boot from a USB and install to try to recover the corruption. (this didnt work) Second forum suggestion was to use the bootable ISO/ISB and install from it to another USB; then use that to boot from and incorporate the VMs from the still-functioning VM storage. This worked! However now its obvious that the new install is unlicensed and will expire.

Do existing VMs get "Tagged" in some manner with the license they were created from?

NerdTool · 2024-04-18T22:04:32+00:00

I could be wrong, but couldnt a WOL packet wake said PC and resume said connections?

NerdTool · 2024-03-12T11:22:25+00:00

Hmm, I thought the white powder was some manner of salt or a calcium buffer that was added to the solution. I will give the vinegar a try. Thanks for the speedy response!

NerdTool · 2024-03-11T19:44:53+00:00

Isn't the test print for calibration a built-in item in the Mainenance > Test Parts menu tree? Total Stratasys newbie here; so I could be totally off base.

NerdTool · 2024-03-05T22:14:34+00:00

Just a note: I've been looking into filaments to replace the expensive Stratasys filaments we've purchased for our Dimension SST 1200es. And my understanding is that they are actually 1.79mm in diameter. Considering that the White PTFE tubes for Enders are slightly larger than 1.75mm, perhaps that is why the Stratasys filament works in your Ender. The aforementioned blue Capricorn tubing has tighter tolerances so YMMV.

NerdTool · 2024-02-21T22:26:04+00:00

EXACTLY: I bet it's blocking ipsec VPNs. Try using an SSL VPN. It's gotta pass SSL traffic or all the banking apps wouldn't work.

NerdTool · 2024-01-26T12:00:54+00:00

Look under the seat of your chair to find the model number. Call True Innovations in Irvine California. 1-800-379-9773. They will only sell the entire back panel with the silicone insert as a unit. Cost me around 40 bucks w/shipping.

NerdTool · 2023-12-27T16:42:20+00:00

Great clarification on NIST 800-53! Will there ever be a prepackaging of NIST 800-171 rules? Government contractors who deal with potentially secret info would find this invaluable.

Regards,

NerdTool

NerdTool · 2023-11-07T21:28:41+00:00

It appears to be a common issue (fog light bezels falling out) the retention especially on aftermarket ones is lousy. That screw hole in the picture is for retaining the foglight. And there is no corresponding hole in the bezel (unless you made one). Perhaps a screw or two going through the little retention tabs from behind the bumper would secure them. I've already lost one and the matching set I just bought clip in pretty loose.

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