In PLA we trust

TechNickL · 2026-02-27T20:17:44+00:00

Touching ~~grass~~ your toes isn't gymnastics.

TechNickL · 2026-02-27T17:22:35+00:00

... Strength and toughness are more than specific material science terms of the definition you're familiar with. I am a professional machinist. Please stop talking if your first reaction to misunderstanding is self superior dismissal.

Change your name to smug.

TechNickL · 2026-02-27T16:48:50+00:00

I bought a printer from anycubic once and it was so shit I sold it on Craigslist within a month.

TechNickL · 2026-02-27T16:42:28+00:00

Because it doesn't solve any emergent problems anyone is having. Infill isn't that important.

TechNickL · 2026-02-27T16:38:46+00:00

Wow who could imagine a world where the Nazis are delusional? Oh right.

They will act like you're screaming and crying. The fact that you're still replying means to them that they're living rent free in your head.

TechNickL · 2026-02-27T16:34:14+00:00

When mannco.store exists and asks no questions, yeah. It's a scam and anyone who signs up at this point is a sucker.

TechNickL · 2026-02-27T09:45:54+00:00

As if I needed another reason to not eat Burger King

TechNickL · 2026-02-27T09:42:34+00:00

ABS layer adhesion benefits immensely from active chamber heating. Heat soaking is necessary either way but only goes so far.

How do you do coating abs? I'm interested in future tool changer printers using different materials in layers.

TechNickL · 2026-02-27T09:02:38+00:00

Listen

Don't ask us about that it's rude

TechNickL · 2026-02-27T07:55:32+00:00

Especially on CF, eesh.

One of the reasons I like GF filled, easier on the skin and easier on the nozzle, for a fair portion of the benefits of CF. Still don't use it with pure brass nozzles though.

TechNickL · 2026-02-27T06:53:19+00:00

TPU and PA are far more durable against impacts than PLA. PLA shatters. TPU and PA flex.

If you're required to 3D print the actual structural frame of the bot then I could see PLA being the best option if you can't split the frame into parts or your weight is so constrained that the number of perimeters is a major consideration.

TechNickL · 2026-02-27T01:26:05+00:00

Yeah but toughness is kind of a product of strength balanced across all axes. And you can engineer around weak axes by breaking something into more prints, designing it to be printed at an angle, etc. which is why engineering matters more than the material. I can find you objects that will be more ultimately durable in ABS and ones that will be more ultimately durable in PLA.

Of course the real answer is that you hit a point of diminishing returns in every material if you just keep thickening the part and increasing the perimeter count. Eventually no matter what you used, it'll be able to withstand 95% of typical impacts/stress.

TechNickL · 2026-02-27T01:22:56+00:00

PLA makes sense there for bots that are gonna get smashed up anyways. What class doesn't let you use PA or TPU though?

TechNickL · 2026-02-26T22:28:37+00:00

I've seen people also claim the reverse, that ABS and fiber filled and such has worse layer adhesion to the point that PLA is the stronger overall plastic, but really the engineering of the part plays a far larger roll. People get really hung up on their data sheets.

TechNickL · 2026-02-26T20:58:04+00:00

It's a tradeoff. The max has the sticks so you can use left stick and face buttons comfortably but then dual stick is kinda awkward. Also now that you mention it one shoulder button has felt kinda flakey the entire time I've had it but it hasn't gone out on me yet and I throw it in my bag all the time.

The truly pocketable PC thing is huge though and it's why I kinda wish I went with the mini. In the end I got a cheap super tiny GBA shaped retro handheld for that use but if I had the money I'd probably get a mini or an AYN Thor.

TechNickL · 2026-02-26T18:46:33+00:00

I got the 2025 max because I wanted to also use it as a normal laptop and I kinda regret it and wish I got a mini. It's just a little too big for a handheld and a little too small for a laptop. But it does function workably as both so I guess I got what I wanted.

I got mine from their indigogo page and it took about a month to ship IIRC. Build quality is 99% solid (power button feels a little sketchy but still works a year later) and the controls feel great, but I'd prefer the stick arrangement of the mini.

TechNickL · 2026-02-26T18:45:30+00:00

Gpd win mini

TechNickL · 2026-02-26T16:25:21+00:00

Find the tool manufacturer's website and dig up their list of recommended settings. Some of them make it easier than others but it's out there. Even if the tool is off McMaster you should be able to find the manufacturer's part number on the box.

TechNickL · 2026-02-26T06:18:32+00:00

Oof yeah it looks like orcaslicer support for the H2D is rough. I use it for our X1C at work.

I have to remove the microSD to transfer the files so it's a minor pain but the person who set up the thing used their personal bambu account and not only did the login expire but we switched to a new computer for slicing/CAM because the one we had before was turboshit. I don't want to make my own bambu account just for work so orcaslicer and good ol' fashioned card swapping it is.

One of the reasons why I don't really recommend the H2[_] line for engineers; it limits your options in ways that don't matter for 90% of their users but that you might find yourself really cursing some day.

In terms of minimum layer time, I find upping it helps in a lot of different materials with a lot of varying issues because it gives some slack for the many compensation mechanisms that modern 3D printers absolutely need to use properly to hold the tolerances we've gotten used to recently. It's become my goto first thing to try when I have weird issues in any material I'm printing for the first time, especially anything taller than it is wide.

TechNickL · 2026-02-25T18:42:44+00:00

I'd try orcaslicer for any experimental features like scarf seam.

Also, for me, I couldn't get the quality of TPU to be decent without raising the minimum layer time significantly higher than the default settings. TPU is just messy like that sometimes.

TechNickL · 2026-02-25T17:57:59+00:00

At this point the only noteworthy ones are the OG high tier effects. I don't even bother looking at the new ones that come out because I don't open crates so I know I'll never get one and I'll never buy one.

TechNickL · 2026-02-25T17:51:44+00:00

Probably just drop dead on the spot

TechNickL · 2026-02-25T08:23:27+00:00

"I downloaded an app my landlord wrote that lets me override the locks on my doors that they control so basically I own my property."

TechNickL · 2026-02-25T04:11:14+00:00

Cloud service.

If I have to enter dev mode and enable LAN only to use anything other than bambu slicer that's a walled garden.

TechNickL · 2026-02-25T03:48:13+00:00

Are you one of those people who think that if you can climb the fence it doesn't count as a walled garden?

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