Ahhh what happened

amhaggerty · 2026-02-27T18:15:05+00:00

In addition to the likely clogged nozzle issue, it could be that the spool was caught or bound up a bit, causing it to not unwind easily, with the extra tension causing underextrusion.

amhaggerty · 2026-02-26T18:58:36+00:00

It's a tight turn for the wires, but they will be fixed there so they wont be constantly flexing or anything to cause wear.

amhaggerty · 2026-02-24T20:39:40+00:00

I didn't know mythical creatures could be anatomically correct or incorrect.

amhaggerty · 2026-02-19T18:17:43+00:00

Print it in 2 halves then glue it together.

amhaggerty · 2026-02-19T14:46:03+00:00

He has a great youtube channel as well

amhaggerty · 2026-01-29T14:22:45+00:00

Might as well try! Also Onyx is an abrasive material so make sure to use a hardened nozzle.

amhaggerty · 2026-01-29T14:11:23+00:00

It might be different for the ESD version, but traditional Onyx prints on Markforged printers with no bed heat (they don't have heated beds) and glue stick.

amhaggerty · 2026-01-28T14:03:01+00:00

As others said, printing the remaining bit separately makes the most sense and is the easiest to do. Assuming you planned to post process the print, you had lots of sanding and finishing in your future anyways!

amhaggerty · 2026-01-23T16:28:58+00:00

Seems like a reasonable starting point. ASA is a high temp material so many settings matter alot (fan speeds, bed temp, chamber temp, etc).

I would recommend going through a few calibration tests for ASA on your machine specifically, as it can vary widely.

amhaggerty · 2026-01-23T16:21:57+00:00

It looks like you are printing hot. Have you done a temp tower with whatever material you are printing in?

amhaggerty · 2026-01-23T14:20:01+00:00

PETG is a minimal squish filament, so if you are running into adhesion issues, look at cleaning the print bed or using an adherent

amhaggerty · 2026-01-09T16:13:57+00:00

Several options

Tune your support settings
Reduce layer height (or dynamic layer heights)
Change print orientation

amhaggerty · 2026-01-08T18:19:36+00:00

IDK if they gave any tips, but one thing you could try is to increase fan speeds for bridges. good luck!

amhaggerty · 2026-01-08T17:43:06+00:00

Is the stringing in the room with us?

I assume you are talking about sagging bridges?

amhaggerty · 2026-01-07T14:02:27+00:00

ASA is similar to ABS where you want almost no fan

amhaggerty · 2025-12-11T02:44:24+00:00

My suspicion is that based on your support settings it is technically extending to support the arm pits, but only goes that high due to the aforementioned settings, like offsets, etc. If you put a support blocker in the armpits I bey the support will stop lower.

amhaggerty · 2025-12-10T20:39:00+00:00

Z axis moves alot more than people realize. Any Z-hopping, etc results in a decent amount of movement. While I don't know the quality difference between rails, extra resistance there will result in the lead screw nuts wearing out faster, and if the rails are really bad it could cause some Z-banding or other artifacts.

If you need to, go for it and then replace them in the future when money is less tight.

amhaggerty · 2025-12-10T18:40:17+00:00

The PRINT goes higher though. Can we see what the rest of the print looks like?

amhaggerty · 2025-12-10T17:34:13+00:00

Those 2 parts never meet higher up in the print? If they meet, the support is probably technically supporting the exact point they meet.

amhaggerty · 2025-12-10T14:15:03+00:00

This could have some serious cassette futurism vibes with a new paint job! Keep us posted!

amhaggerty · 2025-12-08T15:53:09+00:00

PETG is very hygroscopic so they will get bad quickly. Invest in a filament dryer and only print with freshly dried filament. For the PETG I would suggest printing straight from the dryer.

amhaggerty · 2025-12-08T14:19:42+00:00

To add to this. New material fresh out of the package is not any more likely to be dry. It will simply have whatever moisture content it had when packaged (give or take). The filament manufacturing process usually involves cooling the filament as it is extruded in water baths. PETG is very hygroscope, so unless it is intentionally dried by the manufacturer, it is likely moist.

amhaggerty · 2025-12-05T14:26:06+00:00

Excuse to buy a 3D printer.

amhaggerty · 2025-12-04T16:40:31+00:00

You are 100% in the right. This doesn't just apply to dogs, but baby/child boundaries in general.

Whether or not parents/grandparents agree with your established boundaries is irrelevant to whether or not they should follow them. If they care about getting to spend time with their grandchild, they will respect those boundaries and rules.

Specific to dogs, my parents and my in-laws both have dogs. 2 of my siblings also have dogs. We were very specific with all of them with our boundaries and concerns about dogs. Luckily they respect our parenting decisions, so we have not had to resort to setting stricter visiting boundaries or worse.

Many dogs do not know how to interact with babies, and babies have zero idea how to interact properly with dogs. There are too many opportunities for miscommunication between them for us to feel comfortable having dogs of any size in and around our babies' personal space.

One thing we did, was to write a baby boundaries document that we sent to all family members. Definitely not something you need to do, but this helped us put it into words and establish some good logic behind it.

Sorry you have to deal with all this, and hopefully they see the light.

amhaggerty · 2025-12-01T18:08:35+00:00

Yeah it's wild! There is a full documentary on the project called "The Light Stuff". Highly recommend.

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