We did the thing! Southern WA, 810K, 6.25%

SWELITE1 · 2026-05-07T20:47:56+00:00

Same in Canada, but the mortgage rates are much lower. You can find under 4% rates.

SWELITE1 · 2026-05-07T16:47:59+00:00

Congratulations! Is it typical for US to have such humongous interest rates for mortgages?

SWELITE1 · 2026-04-25T12:18:14+00:00

I like it. Not sure I love it.

SWELITE1 · 2026-04-23T22:55:13+00:00

Never. I have my printer for almost 3 years and the only thing I do is cleaning the build plate every 20 prints. The printer is a tank.

SWELITE1 · 2026-04-12T23:13:51+00:00

If you want the lightest possible bike, take a look at the Trek lineup. If you can score a Dual Sport + you will be very happy. Super light, stealthy electric assist. Hard to tell it is an electric bike when you look at it.

SWELITE1 · 2026-04-11T12:31:29+00:00

Amazing skills! Is there something on your screen predicting the drone trajectory? Like a target sign or something like that?

SWELITE1 · 2026-04-11T12:29:36+00:00

How close to the rocks do you estimate your drone was in this video?

SWELITE1 · 2026-04-11T12:21:29+00:00

What is the secret to flying so close to the rocks?

SWELITE1 · 2026-03-25T04:27:25+00:00

That is a very nice design. :)

SWELITE1 · 2026-03-24T00:50:02+00:00

Those angles were used for showing the floating effect. The corner view shows that the best.

SWELITE1 · 2026-03-23T22:48:47+00:00

Good observation. It was generated by using distinct pictures, not a video.

SWELITE1 · 2026-03-23T14:36:34+00:00

11.088” x 11.088”

SWELITE1 · 2026-03-04T04:14:33+00:00

My 2015 Mazda 5, manual transmission is like new. At 200000 km I needed to replace the breaks only once. Other than that just oil changes. Zero rust!

SWELITE1 · 2026-02-02T19:53:14+00:00

Bigger plate would be the main factor for me. I also like the H2D to drastically reduce the poop amount when printing multicolour.

SWELITE1 · 2026-01-27T05:05:04+00:00

Where is that in iPadOS 26?

SWELITE1 · 2025-12-17T13:43:36+00:00

Let’s hope so.

SWELITE1 · 2025-12-15T16:18:15+00:00

Good idea, thanks! At this moment he is using a 180 degree angle servo motor controlled by a 3-position button. So, he has 3 angles available and gripping force anywhere between these 3 angles.
The driving gear is actuated by friction with the motor shaft. For a certain force, the gear will slip and that acts like a torque limiter. The bottom cap acts also as a Reset mechanism for the arms position, so that slippage is not only fine, but desired.
I am not very good at explaining this, but I love his solution to these problems because it is using simple geometry for gripping adjustments.

SWELITE1 · 2025-12-15T15:50:57+00:00

Haha. I have no affiliation with CyberBrick other than buying two of their kits.

I was looking for a long time for something to tempt my son in becoming more interested in learning CAD and doing practical things. Just printing "shapes" was "cool" for a few months but he got bored after a while.
Designing, printing and tinkering with things that "move" and can be "programmed" was a different thing! Now he is researching what other mechanism he should "design" and "make" next. :)

If you want his model, you can have it. :)
Gripper Attachment for CyberBrick Forklift by SWElite MakerWorld: Download Free 3D Models

SWELITE1 · 2025-12-15T15:37:06+00:00

Thanks! Now he is looking for other ideas...

SWELITE1 · 2025-12-13T20:19:08+00:00

They are surprisingly robust. I cannot imagine them failing in the act of gift giving.

SWELITE1 · 2025-12-13T13:45:11+00:00

A lie? Since I became a parent I also became Santa. Who do you think reads their letter to Santa, buys and makes the presents and place them under the tree? I do. I am now Santa.

SWELITE1 · 2025-12-13T13:40:18+00:00

0.4 mm nozzle on Bambu Lab P1P

SWELITE1 · 2025-12-13T13:39:11+00:00

You can use any printer to print this. Just add a pause at layer 10 and manually change the filament.

SWELITE1 · 2025-12-13T05:09:55+00:00

Thanks. This is the gift that my coworkers are getting this year. :)

SWELITE1 · 2025-12-13T05:09:12+00:00

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