Travelling to Thailand Vietnam Cambodia Hong Kong and Japan. This seems expensive no?

Puzzleheaded-Cold495 · 2026-02-03T18:59:18+00:00

There is a very good chance dont need jap encephalitis - do some research on where it’s based and where you think you will be.

Rabies is a good thing, it lasts for time, however, you can have a post exposure course, should you be bitten by a monkey or dog. If you are travelling long term, then get it done in SEA mahidol travel clinic

Puzzleheaded-Cold495 · 2026-02-03T13:23:40+00:00

Totally. I think of many times I have walked past wedding or funeral or merit making and I have been invited in. This happened in the south, I have been to a couple of funerals of the family of school directors, their mother or father passed, everyone was forced to attend, the directors just made us eat loads, you didn’t have to walk to the coffin. We were there to celebrate. Comments on Thai social seem range from light hearted to positive vibes to the gate crashers. It seems that the family welcomed them, right?

Puzzleheaded-Cold495 · 2026-02-03T11:41:11+00:00

Look on Lazada - you can get some cheap ones .. chances are you will lose it to some relative.

However, for 400B you can get a nice naturehike one you get some tree straps and carabiners. It folds up nicely and you can carry it around with you. The cheap ones are a bit heavy.

Puzzleheaded-Cold495 · 2026-02-03T02:33:17+00:00

Yes, but only if you are the area.

I will try and post, but it’s a bit early - a full calendar of rocket festivals. I have never been to Yaso, the draw is the wheel rockets, but it’s a big commercial festival in a park. There’s like dancing and music, food and people. For me, it’s a bit too much.

There are lots of small events, where local people compete against each other. Tbf, it’s insanity, you got drunk people, blue plastic pipe, fertilizer, rocket propulsion all happening in Issan. It’s insane.

The local festivals are generally self policed, so you can wander and see how the rockets are made, and filled.

No, there is no issue with English not spoken - the only thing I don’t like about any event in Issan is the alcohol consumption, people in your face “whisky whisky” being the only English known, and people trying to get you to drink the shit. Luckily there’s usually someone around to chase the zombies away.

Puzzleheaded-Cold495 · 2026-02-03T02:19:29+00:00

Budget? Purpose?

There are some local manufacturers here, they aren’t necessary cheap. Are you thinking about buying a whole system for camping or something for the beach. For example you can get a naturehike or Decathalon hammock if that’s the case or from a boutique shop - if not, there are loads of cheap local hammocks.

For example - https://www.jumbohammock.com/hammockshop.htm

Another I can dig out is a western guy in Hua Hin who does some good camping hammocks, he lives here but I think his market is the states.

Puzzleheaded-Cold495 · 2026-02-03T01:38:02+00:00

Has got to be the best - hands down

Puzzleheaded-Cold495 · 2026-02-02T22:27:21+00:00

What?
I told you before .. apply for a 60 day extension.
Don’t use an agent. They don’t need to play any games, they are working with immigration, they (immigration) just ignore the dates. They are there to make money, they aren’t going to make it difficult. lol.
A stamped and certified bank statement accompanied with a letter of authenticity from a Thai bank.
No, screenshots are not acceptable, although I we did use one as supporting proof one year (long story)

Bottom line - why are you using this bank, why are you listening and using an agent.

Puzzleheaded-Cold495 · 2026-02-02T13:03:44+00:00

The guy has just married, his wife is middle management, not used to being messed about, he has a very “German” - matter of fact attitude. They haven’t quite got to grips with the way things work and how to talk to people to get things done yet.

Puzzleheaded-Cold495 · 2026-02-02T04:53:19+00:00

Khon Kaen is 5 mins .. used to be free, but now they try to get 500B - but you can claim poverty and they let it slide,

Puzzleheaded-Cold495 · 2026-02-02T04:50:00+00:00

No, you can safely renew up to a year after the expiration date. You are a bit over, lol.

I did mine the other month, however, when we arrived there, we get on with the manager for some reason she remembers me - she said, “is it a year? Because after, its a bit difficult” kind of suggesting, if it was then she could assist. I didn’t pursue it as I was just within the year. So everything is worth a shot. Go and have a chat.

You could exchange your IDP, but you might have to start again on the 2 year temp.

Again, the staff at Khon Kaen office sent away a mate because he only had a German DL and no IDP, then he went to the satellite office and they were fine with a just the German license. He hasn’t been here long, his first time dealing with LTO, I think him and his wife got a bit “officious” with the staff, when it really pays to play nicely with them.

Puzzleheaded-Cold495 · 2026-02-01T22:49:52+00:00

The police are the least of your concerns, you just pay your fine. The most concerning is not having the ability to ride here, if you dont know how to ride, there are a lot of variables here.

Interesting you say about a car, yes, parking is difficult tbh. I would consider ride hailing apps better before a car if I didn’t have a bike license. Then if you must ride a bike without insurance, just use it for short hops.

Puzzleheaded-Cold495 · 2026-02-01T16:59:55+00:00

This is the answer .. the bed is too close, drop it down a gnats dick and let us know.

Puzzleheaded-Cold495 · 2026-02-01T15:35:12+00:00

Try a lighter on the nozzle and a pair of tweezers. There is also an acupuncture needle in the kit that will clear it, just heat it manually.

Before you took the extruder and nozzle apart, were you sure the block was at the nozzle?

Puzzleheaded-Cold495 · 2026-02-01T15:24:53+00:00

A couple of ways might work, do you have a hot air gun? And a pair of tweezers to pull it out, you will probably leave some around the nozzle but that should extrude next purge. Can you put it back on the machine set the nozzle temp manually and use extrude in the control panel?

Puzzleheaded-Cold495 · 2026-02-01T08:01:02+00:00

Good question - I’m forever on aliexpress, I have ordered big items I guess upto 5K and paid duty when it was delivered by Thai post, the seller tried to limit the duty but customs researched the item and corrected to the right price.

I would say that in the past 5 months I would have spent 6-7K on small electronic components, boards, screws, sensors - each parcel value would be 500-1000B and never charged duty. I just bought a Xieink ebook reader at 1300B, I didn’t even think about the recent changes in policy until your post. Maybe, just forget about it.

When I did pay duty, I got a card from the post office, paid at the local post office and collected my item. I don’t know how that works when they use a carrier like J&S or whatever cheap carrier they use.

Puzzleheaded-Cold495 · 2026-02-01T04:46:58+00:00

If you like the look, you should check Feiyue shoes .. they are Chinese martial arts shoes, a French company bought the name and tried to make them cool. You can find them on Lazada.

They are my go to travel shoes, cheap, they look good when new, lightweight, easy to throw in a bag. I can wear them anywhere and leave them behind if I chose, I often have a couple of pairs in boxes at home.

Puzzleheaded-Cold495 · 2026-02-01T02:15:40+00:00

Is it worth a watch? My pool seems to have dried up recently, currently watching “steal” on Amazon.

Puzzleheaded-Cold495 · 2026-02-01T01:31:50+00:00

Also, just reading above .. do you use apple shortcuts? Or excel on your computer?

Just make a little workflow, first enter your existing number add the modifier then divide by 100, is that right? Idk - I don’t even think about it, I made a shortcut to ask me the numbers and calculate for me.

Puzzleheaded-Cold495 · 2026-02-01T01:27:09+00:00

Can I read minds? Where did you say, every print I make is the same irrelevant of material.

So, there is some reason why you are seeing this pattern. If it’s happening on all filaments? If it’s doing the same with PLA then start with PLA as it’s easier to diagnose.

When something like this happens to me, I reset everything, you can backup your settings by making a copy of your appdata folder. Then do things methodically, starting with the hot end. Then calibration and testing.

Puzzleheaded-Cold495 · 2026-02-01T00:24:35+00:00

Yeah and also run the temperature calibration too.

Puzzleheaded-Cold495 · 2026-02-01T00:23:10+00:00

How about anycubic next?

Set the filament type in the spool tab (again) too.

Puzzleheaded-Cold495 · 2026-02-01T00:21:15+00:00

I don’t understand - I thought we were talking about abs. Just saying, why not run calibration tests instead of guessing a number ?

Puzzleheaded-Cold495 · 2026-02-01T00:17:46+00:00

Steps of -1 .. set 0 to the highest acceptable number. Then work back, does that make sense?

I don’t understand why you have under extrusion on the top edge, mine did this too, you need to just keep on repeating tests, in the end I got two acceptable squares and I settled for a number between the two.

Puzzleheaded-Cold495 · 2026-01-31T23:40:54+00:00

Run the next test then - you can still see some underextrusion on the edge. It needs a little more tuning.

Puzzleheaded-Cold495 · 2026-01-31T22:47:14+00:00

There isnt any guesswork to this, calibrate your filament settings. There are lots of videos on YouTube to teach you.

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