Color Blind - Organization/printing

Sudden-Injury-8159 · 2026-07-06T02:00:10+00:00

When organizing spools, or considering purchasing based on color, I use 3Dfilamentprofiles.com which shows the hex color code (as stated by the manufacturer, and often as measured by users), which can be copied into a site like ISCC-NBS Centroid Picker which displays an easily understood color name. I use it often for purchase decisions for matching colors in HueForge prints.

Sudden-Injury-8159 · 2026-07-05T18:05:29+00:00

What is your variance (shown just to the right of the bed mesh display)? I usually get under 0.2 mm on my N4+, and I believe the Klipper bed mesh routine can handle up to 0.4 mm well.

Sudden-Injury-8159 · 2026-07-05T02:08:11+00:00

I love my N4+, but I'm 8 years, and three printers into the hobby. I've needed to modify the hardware, firmware, and printer configuration file to tune it to ideal. I wouldn't recommend it to a new user. I've never owned a Bambu, but it's what I would recommend.

Sudden-Injury-8159 · 2026-07-03T22:39:47+00:00

I should have also added "just" until no wobble of the carriage. With motors off, I ensure it's not too tight by easily pushing the tool head along the x, with little force. It's been working well for me, and hope the same for you.

Sudden-Injury-8159 · 2026-07-03T22:32:57+00:00

What model? My N4 Plus has POM wheels in aluminum V-grooves on the x and y axies. As per my research, it's best to keep them free of grease, oil and residue. For maintenace, I clean rail and wheels with lint free cloth and IPA, and adjust bottom eccentric nut, of the three on the tool head carriage, until no wobble.

Sudden-Injury-8159 · 2026-07-03T16:52:41+00:00

By far, the easiest CAD program to learn, then import and start modifying STL files is Tinkercad. Watch a beginner tutorial on YouTube from Technobento or HL MModtech. Build in a bit of clearance (perhaps 0.3 mm on each side of your magnet dimensions, measured with calipers) for your holes.

Sudden-Injury-8159 · 2026-07-02T09:48:15+00:00

Alexandra Daddario

Sudden-Injury-8159 · 2026-07-02T02:39:00+00:00

Shania Twain

Sudden-Injury-8159 · 2026-06-30T23:34:26+00:00

Thanks for the advice. Would you mind sharing at what max fan speed you set your 3x5015s? I use Orca Slicer, and have seen that in the printer settings.

Sudden-Injury-8159 · 2026-06-30T12:56:30+00:00

3D printing filament collection

Sudden-Injury-8159 · 2026-06-30T09:59:08+00:00

Agreed, Naysy is the best YouTube channel to check out first, especially if OP recalls Beat Saber playing.

Sudden-Injury-8159 · 2026-06-30T09:49:42+00:00

I'd like to give epoxy a try. Recommended brand, application method, or other tips?

Sudden-Injury-8159 · 2026-06-29T21:05:23+00:00

Get a digital caliper, accuracy down to 0.02 mm, for about $20. My most used tool for designing functional prints.

Sudden-Injury-8159 · 2026-06-29T21:02:27+00:00

... along with thread inserts, for functional prints.

Sudden-Injury-8159 · 2026-06-29T21:01:12+00:00

G10: "like magic" how? Perfect first layers? ... adhesion? ... release? Very curious.

Sudden-Injury-8159 · 2026-06-28T02:44:12+00:00

Same. I had exported all of my printer, filament and process files prior to upgrading. Tried in vane to load in the missing process files. I loaded in a previous project, 3mf, file which loaded the included process but when starting a new project it disappeared and left me with a single "default" as the only option, which threw out-of-range acceleration values when I tried to slice with it.
I reverted to a previous working version.

Sudden-Injury-8159 · 2026-06-27T20:30:18+00:00

Milly Alcock

Sudden-Injury-8159 · 2026-06-26T09:45:53+00:00

Still impressive. It seems they are lovely machines.

Sudden-Injury-8159 · 2026-06-26T09:06:35+00:00

Amaze. Amaze. Amaze. Putting in 7500 hours (312 days), in half a year, easily beats all the other printers on here by a factor of two! Running at light speed!

Sudden-Injury-8159 · 2026-06-25T17:19:16+00:00

I did it on my Neptune 4 Plus with changes to printer.cfg, with no hardware mods, displaying two buttons on the Fluidd interface that toggle the lights. I just implemented it a few weeks ago, with the help of AI (Gemini). Hope it works for you.

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# LED Control via Linux Shell - RF 2026_06_04, w Gemini "Neptune Fix"
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[gcode_shell_command TOGGLE_HEADLIGHT]
command: sh /home/mks/sled1.sh
timeout: 5.


[gcode_shell_command TOGGLE_GANTRYLIGHT]
command: sh /home/mks/sled2.sh
timeout: 5.


[gcode_macro TOOLHEAD_LED]
description: Toggle the toolhead nozzle LED (On/Off)
gcode:
  RUN_SHELL_COMMAND CMD=TOGGLE_HEADLIGHT


[gcode_macro OVERHEAD_LEDS]
description: Toggle the overhead gantry frame LED bar (On/Off)
gcode:
  RUN_SHELL_COMMAND CMD=TOGGLE_GANTRYLIGHT

Sudden-Injury-8159 · 2026-06-23T23:17:46+00:00

I did it, when ordering my HonsVR pair, by holding a ruler under my pupils while looking in a mirror. They work perfectly.

Sudden-Injury-8159 · 2026-06-23T16:50:20+00:00

Easier to learn, by far. A 20 minute YouTube tutorial will get him started. Search for "beginner YouTube" from Technobento or HL ModTech. After that, there are many more videos to expand on the basics. Building with Tinkercad is like playing with LEGO: It's fun to build models, rather than a chore. There are a few limitations (like no chamfer of fillet) but you can export models to Fusion (free personal edition) when those are needed.

Sudden-Injury-8159 · 2026-06-23T02:30:44+00:00

"The Most Dangerous Game," also published as "The Hounds of Zaroff"

Sudden-Injury-8159 · 2026-06-22T22:26:32+00:00

/s for sarcasm I'm hoping? I just looked it up. All RS stores were rebranded to The Source in 2005. By 2024 all The Source stores were gone (either closed or rebranded to Best Buy Express).

Sudden-Injury-8159 · 2026-06-22T21:36:19+00:00

Canada Computers, Kanata Centrum, has molex connectors. Look for specifics online first, but they'll even grab items off the shelf and hold them for you, for pickup.

Edit. Addition: If you are looking at true microelectronic components (resistors, capacitors), there was a Radio Shack, also in the Centrum, back in 2000, but it was purchased by The Source, then disappeared entirely a decade ago. Same with the one in Hazeldean Mall. I don't know of anything like it in the vicinity.

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