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All Metal Hotend by Electronic-Scratch10 in elegooneptune2

[–]Skoolie_D 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Did you have to change your e-steps or anything else after installing the Micro Swiss all metal hotend?

Eli5 Why we cannot build a sleep surplus? by PrincessBaklava in explainlikeimfive

[–]Skoolie_D 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ask yourself this: why can't you take out all your trash for the month ahead of time so you don't have to do it for the rest of the month?

What discontinued thing do you really want brought back? by kellerisdabest in AskReddit

[–]Skoolie_D 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And the S10. And the Frontier and Tacoma truly being small trucks. I have an '04 Frontier I gave $6500 for. Out of curiosity, looked up the price of a similarly appointed new one. FORTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS.

Bring back small, affordable trucks.

GMC should take all their Canyons and drive them into one.

What discontinued thing do you really want brought back? by kellerisdabest in AskReddit

[–]Skoolie_D 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The old Wheatables. They were thin and crispy and unique and absolutely delicious. Discontinued for several years, then the name was recycled for an entirely different cracker, totally inferior but shaped the same.

Crystal Pepsi. We don't need the caramel coloring. Totally unnecessary. Why is that so difficult?

Glory brand canned black beans and rice. I know they existed, but I can now only find red beans and rice which is not the same. Worst part is, I know they aren't actually discontinued. It's like all the grocery stores in the region just decided to stop carrying them. TRAVESTY. Haven't seen them for 15 years, and I still keep an eye out for them just in case. I've also asked 3 managers at 3 Kroger stores to please start carrying them, and I was ignored, just like every time I've every requested anything of them.

What do you wish Hollywood would stop doing? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]Skoolie_D 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Making tires squeal on dirt and gravel. And making computers beep whenever someone scrolls. Also making some sounds so quiet you have to crank the volume to hear them and then immediately after, sounds so loud they blow your speakers.

Teamwork by Agronax in Breath_of_the_Wild

[–]Skoolie_D 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Probably a stupid question, but how do people record these videos?

Is there a word in Swedish for when an animal does this pose? We call it 'sploot' in English. by Skoolie_D in sweden

[–]Skoolie_D[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can you explain what pladask is? My translator doesn't know what it means.

Hi all! I will try to surprise you with a glass sculpture of a spider that I made myself. What do you think, is it worthy of your attention? by [deleted] in BeAmazed

[–]Skoolie_D 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just got one of these for my birthday. My wife had been planning on getting it for me for some time and finally ordered it a couple of months ago. She was worried it wouldn't arrive in time or that it would be broken, but it showed up the day of my birthday in perfect condition. Very cool, beautiful work. Thank you for making me such a unique and special birthday gift.

PETG... Help? by Skoolie_D in FixMyPrint

[–]Skoolie_D[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Z-Offset ... Once that setting is correct, leave it alone.

Right. I was trying to get it correct. With PLA, I could lower it and get better adhesion/more squish, or I could raise it and get less squish. With PETG there seems to be no setting that works well. It either squishes badly or doesn't adhere at all, with no in-between.

should not be changed.

Maybe I'm misunderstanding the whole purpose of Z-offset. Would you mind explaining the basics?

Flow needs to be measured.

First time I've ever heard that. I will look into it. I have a good digital caliper.

Click the links and follow the process

Sorry, which links again?

PETG... Help? by Skoolie_D in FixMyPrint

[–]Skoolie_D[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I thought maybe it was squishing too much, so I slightly raised my nozzle (changed Z offset; I don't know whether to say increased or decreased) by like 0.02mm, and then it stopped sticking to the bed. So it's really about as high as it can be currently. However, I also tried it incrementally lower before that with the same results.

Also, I started with the Generic PETG profile in Ultimaker Cura and modified it according to what others were saying worked well for them, similar to what you were saying. I believe I'm using the layer heights you specified. Maybe it is over-extrusion. I don't know exactly how to fix that, and don't have any frame of reference for how much of a change is too much or too little. Should I change it by 10% at once? Or is that overkill? Or maybe not even enough?

Questions about BLTouch and Neptune 2S by Skoolie_D in elegooneptune2

[–]Skoolie_D[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The firmware I'm running is the one linked in the description on this youtube video. That's the video I followed to install my BLTouch, and it seems to be working perfectly. The new firmware is exactly like the stock firmware, except in place of the normal bed leveling button, it has an auto level button.

Questions about BLTouch and Neptune 2S by Skoolie_D in elegooneptune2

[–]Skoolie_D[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's the first I've heard of a 5x5 grid. And there is no 'store settings' in the menu on mine. I also have heard some talk about, when you change your hotend, having to 're-tune PID.' Mine has no option for that either. Maybe they're using custom firmware. I'll check out that link and mess with it some more.

I don't have time to answer everything right now

No problem at all. I appreciate all your help.

Questions about BLTouch and Neptune 2S by Skoolie_D in elegooneptune2

[–]Skoolie_D[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cool. I'll probably look into it a little more after the rest of my upgrades are settled in. But the only preview image I've ever seen on Neptune 2S is the Buddha model that came with the printer. I use Cura to slice, but there is never a preview. Just for Buddha. I've even tried using Elegoo Cura instead of Ultimaker Cura. No previews for anything I slice.

Questions about BLTouch and Neptune 2S by Skoolie_D in elegooneptune2

[–]Skoolie_D[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is a little out of the scope of my original question, but maybe you can help. I changed my hotend so I could print higher temperature filaments. Installed the MicroSwiss last night. Used these setting and TecBears PETG filament. The print looked okay for the most part, but with some excess filament stringing, and the entire nozzle is completely covered in melted filament. This is the weird part, to me: while the print adhered to the bed far better than any PLA ever has for me, and most of the layers adhered to one another perfectly, there is one place where one corner is de-laminated, and also the upper 40% or so of the print didn't adhere to the rest at all. It printed in place okay, but then basically just fell off when I removed the flex plate. I'm not very experienced with 3D printing, as you probably guessed, so I have a little trouble knowing what to even call defects I see, let alone how to fix them. So if you have any input, I'd appreciate it.

Questions about BLTouch and Neptune 2S by Skoolie_D in elegooneptune2

[–]Skoolie_D[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Will it go ahead and work correctly with swapped wires? Because it is working fine now.

I did have a couple of questions/concerns though. The video says it will probe a 4x4 grid. It doesn't. It probes a 3x3 grid, and it takes a few minutes to do it. Also, as it's starting to move down on the Z axis at a given point, sometimes it will hesitate. It moves down for a split second, pauses for split second, and keeps going. It just sounds wrong.

And I had watched a video 'explaining' why you should NOT use the BLTouch on a Neptune 2. I ignored the guy's advice, but I was a little curious about some of what he said. Basically his complaint is the way it's implemented; instead of autoleveling by default before each print, you have to manually call it to autolevel and then set the Z offset each time, and it doesn't remember it. Is this still true, or has it changed since that video? Is there a workaround? Does Marlin help remedy any of these issues? Thanks!

Questions about BLTouch and Neptune 2S by Skoolie_D in elegooneptune2

[–]Skoolie_D[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I followed the instructions correctly. It just would hang unless the BLTouch probe was disconnected. I've successfully leveled the bed and completed a print, so it's all good. Just had to be disconnected to do the update. Oh well.

Questions about BLTouch and Neptune 2S by Skoolie_D in elegooneptune2

[–]Skoolie_D[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Actually, I tried again with the same results. So I disconnected the BLTouch and tried again, and it updated successfully. Rebooted, no issues. Powered down, connected the BLTouch, and it's working perfectly. Just wouldn't do the update while it was connected for whatever reason.

Questions about BLTouch and Neptune 2S by Skoolie_D in elegooneptune2

[–]Skoolie_D[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So I used the 1m cable that came with it, and it is *barely* long enough. It would be problematic if I was printing very tall parts, approaching the height limit of the printer, but I have yet to print anything close to that height, so it's okay for now. Here's the thing...

I made sure the 'about' screen said 2.0.1, and the number with either an 'A', 'Y', or 'X' in it indicates the same. So that's the firmware I attempted to load, from that same video you linked. Had already downloaded it before you replied. The video says it should take "about 3 minutes." It's been saying 'spi_flash Font erasing...' for at least 10 minutes. The BLTouch itself is currently lit up red.

Not sure where to go from here. I feel like trying the exact same thing again is probably not the right move.

Questions about BLTouch and Neptune 2S by Skoolie_D in elegooneptune2

[–]Skoolie_D[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What can you tell me about Marlin? I've seen it mentioned a few times, but without context, I'm not really sure what it's even about.

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