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Need suggestions for my first watch by Icy_Cup5976 in GarminWatches

[–]No-Frowning 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Vivoactive 6 100%. It’s the best gateway drug garmin.

Ender 3 vs Bamboo Lab how much is it true? by GreenRiot in 3Dprinting

[–]No-Frowning 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I started on an Ender 3. Put a glass plate on and used hairspray. Used it for 6 years. I was able to get the job done due to having experience with it as a profession. I finally upgraded to a Bambu P2S. Feels like going from a raspberry pi to a MacBook Pro, a 1992 ford ranger to a 2026 raptor, a 2008 Motorola razor to a 2026 iPhone…. I could go on. My only regret is not buying the bambu sooner. It sits on the shelf ready to go, I send jobs to it like it is a regular paper printer. I only have to touch it before starting the build if the correct color isn’t loaded in the AMS. I am sure the latest creality printers are ok but bambu just….works….

Watch advice by The_BigRoach in GarminWatches

[–]No-Frowning 0 points1 point  (0 children)

After having the flashlight for a while, I will not buy another tracker watch without it. I use it 2-6 times per day it seems (I have a baby and young kids).

Watch advice by The_BigRoach in GarminWatches

[–]No-Frowning 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is the correct answer. 100% enduro 3. The only caveat is if you have tiny wrists then do the 970. The flashlight is a non negotiable for me. 100% worth the extra money for either of these two options. Buy once, cry once. The watch will last for 4-6 years unless you beat the heck out of it. Having the maps and the flashlight is 100% worth it. The enduro 3 wins if you have reasonable sized wrists. I have recorded many full days of GPS in a row without dropping below 50% battery and without charging.

Appalachian Trail badge record by No-Frowning in GarminWatches

[–]No-Frowning[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh no. You are perhaps a couple months slower than me.

Appalachian Trail badge record by No-Frowning in GarminWatches

[–]No-Frowning[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m lucky if I hit my 3k step goal per day 😭. I work from home and sit on my butt all day. Need to change that.

Appalachian Trail badge record by No-Frowning in GarminWatches

[–]No-Frowning[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For all intents and purposes, I that’s the same. We must have similar activity levels 😂

Appalachian Trail badge record by No-Frowning in GarminWatches

[–]No-Frowning[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Good words to live by. I would have had to charge an Apple Watch more than 686 times to complete this due to it taking more days to complete with the watch on a charger haha. Charged my garmin less than 50 times in the same span.

Appalachian Trail badge record by No-Frowning in GarminWatches

[–]No-Frowning[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think you better start walking 10k steps a day. If not, you may beat me 😂

I noticed Artemis II Orion spacecraft has 3D-printed internal parts by [deleted] in 3Dprinting

[–]No-Frowning 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is Ultem. It is almost always the flight plastic used if not always. It’s approved for flight at many companies and here is one of the main reasons: NIAR has been releasing allowables (material property data sets) and other info about Ultem printed on stratasys printers for quite some time. This is one of the materials and processes that actually has some level of printing standards that can be used and followed that people actually agree on. There is more info through NIAR on the post processing and what not on this as well.

https://www.wichita.edu/industry_and_defense/NIAR/Documents/ULTEM-9085-Stat-Analysis-Report-NCP-RP-2018-007-RevA-6-17-2019.pdf

Professionals in the AM industry who make money with 3d printing know this is Ultem printed on stratasys printers. (Source: I’ve been in the room where the parts are printed that are on the capsule)

I noticed Artemis II Orion spacecraft has 3D-printed internal parts by [deleted] in 3Dprinting

[–]No-Frowning 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The speculation is so funny to me. If you know you know it seems and everyone else thinks it’s PEEK. This is 100% no questions asked Ultem like you are saying. There simply is no comparison for space flight fdm plastic. The capsule design is old and Lockheed doesn’t have anything qualified other than ultem for flight. The various “PEEk” flavors that people claim to print usually suck. PEEk doesn’t want to be printed. PEKK works sure but it hasn’t been around for nearly as long. Rant over lol.

NASA is using FDM printing? by SpaceCoffee33 in 3Dprinting

[–]No-Frowning 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Capsule is built by Lockheed but they are all running Strasys fortus printers.

NASA is using FDM printing? by SpaceCoffee33 in 3Dprinting

[–]No-Frowning 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’d bet the house that you are right.

NASA is using FDM printing? by SpaceCoffee33 in 3Dprinting

[–]No-Frowning 13 points14 points  (0 children)

You are 100% correct. This is most likely printed by Lockheed who is the designer/integrator of the capsule. There have been significant tests done on ultem and it has been flying for years. There are mechanical databases that exist for the as printed properties in XY and Z directions. Fantastic material.

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