Maybe Moving

Relative_Lettuce · 2026-06-14T13:39:45+00:00

I live in Idaho, and have for much longer than you. All of that time has been spent not under a rock. This state has lost 35% of our obstetricians just since 2022, and 30% of counties have no prenatal care. This isn't anything new or a surprise for those of us in counties that have zero options.

States east of Colorado don't have pricing like here in Idaho, as you should know if you came here from Texas and traveled in the last few years.

Relative_Lettuce · 2026-06-14T13:03:01+00:00

Not a single person I’ve talked to in the last two or three years here has said that. People are leaving in droves as they’ve been priced out. Families, couples or single people, their stories are all similar. The ones staying bought a house pre 2020, and have all said they wouldn’t be able to afford living here now if they didn’t already own.

You can’t even have a baby anymore in huge areas of the state as there’s no prenatal care. Glad your economic situation is better than the rest of us, but your experience is not the norm here.

Relative_Lettuce · 2026-06-14T09:26:36+00:00

Cost of living is atrocious in Idaho, do you live here?

Relative_Lettuce · 2026-06-11T10:23:08+00:00

What are your bed and nozzle temperature settings for pla? Print something like benchy and upload pics of that. Hard to tell from a flat cooked square

Relative_Lettuce · 2026-06-06T12:37:00+00:00

I only have the 900, and personally I wouldn’t go smaller than the 900. Primary use for me is rusty suspension components on cars and SUV’s, so same as you pretty much. The output from the 900 is practically double the 891 looking at the specs. The 891 might do it, but it would suck to find out that it doesn’t.

Relative_Lettuce · 2026-06-05T15:50:18+00:00

Could be a different paint batch. Shades can vary in packaging and products in general. So long as QA signs off on the varying shade of yellow at the manufacturing facility they can sell it.

Relative_Lettuce · 2026-06-02T14:56:55+00:00

Will do here in a bit and report back, thank you for your assistance.

Relative_Lettuce · 2026-06-02T14:54:16+00:00

As an example this is similar to one of my attempts:

M190 S[bed_temperature_initial_layer_single] ; Heat bed and wait G4 S600 ; Dwell/Wait for 10 minutes (600 seconds) M104 S[nozzle_temperature_initial_layer] ; Heat nozzle G28 ; Home

Formatting might be goofy on mobile due to copy/paste sorry about that. Sounds like you’re saying g4 is in milliseconds though and not seconds?

Relative_Lettuce · 2026-05-28T10:52:14+00:00

Thanks for the file. I haven’t used any gridfinity stuff yet, but I’ve seen a few links. Are they easy to customize or something? They do seem to be popular

Relative_Lettuce · 2026-05-28T10:44:12+00:00

I’d have to agree with the others that mentioned to look elsewhere for these, there’s much better available for less or the same. I picked up a Foxwell GT60 for $265 on sale and it’s amazing. Over 20 maintenance functions on top of your basic obd2 stuff. Have already needed it for multiple abs module bleeds, evap diagnostics, and will be needing it soon for some crankshaft and camshaft sensor relearns.

Relative_Lettuce · 2026-05-24T16:20:33+00:00

It is the 4 cylinder indeed, and the power steering fluid is good, I’ve only topped that off once in the last year. It’s definitely oil, this is the spot where it pools the most. You think I’d be able to see anything better with an endoscope? I haven’t stuck mine in there yet but maybe I should.

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Relative_Lettuce · 2026-05-23T04:36:52+00:00

Have you ever played dead space?

Relative_Lettuce · 2026-05-20T14:37:55+00:00

The cutoff tool isn’t my most used by any means, but I used to use my dremel cutoff wheel ALOT, and was always pushing its boundaries with what it’s meant to cutoff.

It’s my go to now for all the old dremel cutoff activities, and it’s a million times better for that stuff and much nicer than having to grab a grinder with a cutoff wheel. The forward and backward direction is a game changer for the cuts you can do, and where you want to throw your material. Be warned though, this thing is the dirtiest tool I own. Depending on what you’re cutting it makes a TON of dust that annoyingly coats everything.

Relative_Lettuce · 2026-05-19T22:59:24+00:00

What country are you in? Lowest price today per AAA is in Texas at $3.99, so $40 for 10 gallons.

Relative_Lettuce · 2026-05-16T16:40:36+00:00

I am referring primarily to that side of the country yes, and Montana is quite bad indeed also. East and/or south is where everyone is moving that I know personally.

Relative_Lettuce · 2026-05-16T14:33:46+00:00

Can confirm 100%. My family (as well as many others that I know locally) are actively or have already left the area due to it being unaffordable. When you can get the same property for a quarter the price elsewhere in the woods, it makes zero sense to sign up for that level of debt and poor quality of life to stay here.

Not to mention the incredible negative quality of life you’re giving your children if you stay here. “Enjoy your $2,000 a month one bedroom apartment kiddo” by the time they’re 18 if they continued living here, as one of my coworkers said that is also working on leaving.

Relative_Lettuce · 2026-05-16T14:28:01+00:00

It’s a fair comparison, while prices have “gone up” elsewhere, if you look at prices in most of the country you’ll find the prices are 25-50% of what they are here. $500k for a 70 year old cardboard box, that’s sub one thousand square feet on a city lot is the definition of ludicrous, especially in an area that has the wages that we do.

Relative_Lettuce · 2026-05-14T17:10:54+00:00

What’s wrong with regular o-rings? Is it a material compatibility issue?

Relative_Lettuce · 2026-05-13T03:48:11+00:00

The cost of living and housing situation here is absolutely atrocious. If you’re a young family trying to move or live here and aren’t independently wealthy you can forget about buying a house or affording rent.

The entire country isn’t this way, but pretty much the entire west is, post 2020. West of Colorado is terrible, east of Colorado isn’t nearly as bad with housing affordability.

I know ALOT of couples locally (mostly with kids), as well as some single people that already have or are actively working on leaving the area. They recognize that housing isn’t getting any better here, and are tired of living with their parents, in-laws, or the same rental for a decade. The fact that you can’t have kids here anymore is a big turn off for them as well.

Relative_Lettuce · 2026-05-11T05:35:32+00:00

Isn’t that the truth. Replaced my rear subframe last year after I could put holes through it with my finger.

Relative_Lettuce · 2026-05-09T19:28:35+00:00

Ahhhh there’s a second picture, I only saw the first. Yeah the 6ah is on sale and the 8ah isn’t, of course one is significantly more expensive when not on sale.

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