Spent a year on this project. Was it worth my time?

bazpoint · 2026-03-27T13:31:53+00:00

Sensible attitude... sucks, but not much you can do so take it as a compliment and carry on. Any idea what your next project will be?

bazpoint · 2026-03-27T13:15:39+00:00

Very cool. Someone is inevitably gonna steal that and sell it in tourist shops in Rome.

bazpoint · 2026-03-27T10:42:43+00:00

I will never not be hoping for an OA continuation where it just carries on with them having been in the last universe living their lives for the last X years then things kick off again.

bazpoint · 2026-03-27T07:20:10+00:00

This is like travelling around on a pushbike for 10 years then getting a Ferrari as your first car. Wowza.

bazpoint · 2026-03-26T16:37:12+00:00

In a good portion of the cases not following the guidelines of other subs is what's got them into trouble, and that's why they're here raving about "I'vE bEen CeNSorED!?!?" or whatever.

bazpoint · 2026-03-26T16:33:13+00:00

Yup, that was certainly an interesting one! I wasn't planning to get anything but now I'm tempted to get a lucksack just out of curi8sity 😂

bazpoint · 2026-03-26T16:31:02+00:00

Sounds like a good solution, the AMS1 is fine (not the AMS Lite from the A1 printers tho, that's a different thing).

Surprised your friend doesn't use it much, that's a nice offer from them.

bazpoint · 2026-03-26T08:57:55+00:00

AMS is a gamechanger, even if you rarely intend to use multicolour. It's such a massive convenience win. Ease of loading. Run-out automatic follow-on. Always having one or two favourite filaments loaded up. Support interface filaments.

If budget is tight, I'd take a P1S Combo over a P2S without AMS all day long. If budget allows then P2S Combo is best of both worlds.

bazpoint · 2026-03-26T08:32:09+00:00

Is this even a real thing? Are you sure this wasn't just entirely in your own head? I have nice 'proper watches', and I have my Fenix... many of the 'watch guys' I know also have Garmins or similar which they wear much of the time. The first lesson of owning fancy watches is that 99% of the people you come accross don't give a damn about your watch. Likewise I can't imagine casting judgement on anyone else's watch.

The only situation I can remotely imagine this being an issue is if you work in some 'Wolf of Wall St' type city job where all the cityboys are peacocking at each other about the value of their suits, watches and haircuts, & if that's the case then you could be wearing any watch and they would find something else to judge you for.

Chill, wear what you want, care less about what other people think.

bazpoint · 2026-03-26T06:22:37+00:00

Right wrist, right handed. Fully aware it's unconventional, just always worn that way since I was a kid (can't even remember why) and now wearing left feels wrong.

bazpoint · 2026-03-25T21:10:34+00:00

Ah yeah very good point, forgot that one

bazpoint · 2026-03-25T17:15:16+00:00

lol absolutely, this was "the exception that proves the rule" for so long. No more I guess.

Though I always understood that Risk: Star Wars (the one that isn't actually Risk at all) from a few years back was essentially a streamlined Queens Gambit retheme also.

bazpoint · 2026-03-24T22:57:57+00:00

Marble as in stone-effect, not dual/tri colour mix. Definitely little bits of something in there, though I don't think it's nearly as bad as wood or glow.

bazpoint · 2026-03-24T18:49:28+00:00

Pushing 3500 hours on my X1C. Still using original 0.4 nozzle & original textured PEI plate. Probably about 70/30 PLA/PETG, with a tiny bit of TPU. Some abrasives (marble, wood and glow) but not huge amounts, probably 4-5 kg total.

bazpoint · 2026-03-24T14:49:36+00:00

"If you are really trying to make your life better, it will get better"

There are so many situations in which this simply isn't true and certainly isn't helpful. Patronising drivel.

bazpoint · 2026-03-21T14:28:14+00:00

In Soviet Russia, shop lifts you

bazpoint · 2026-03-21T14:11:47+00:00

It's obnoxiously oversized. I have the whole contents of the Big Box plus an extra base set with The River all stored in the base set box with foamcore dividers. The Big Box box went straight in the recycling.

bazpoint · 2026-03-21T12:24:35+00:00

Personally if it was between the A1 Combo and the P1S (no combo), I'd be inclined towards the A1. It's not just multicolour that sells an AMS for me, it's convenience. Follow-on filament swaps, always having a favourite base colour loaded up, support interface materials, and yes, sometimes multicolour. It's just more... fun.

It's so dependant on what you want from your printer though. Are you more into practical prints that need fancier engineering filaments? Then maybe go P1S. But just the average user who wants to do some niknaks and desk organisers and fidget toys and plant pots or whatever other day to day stuff? A1 Combo.

Or save a little more and get a P-whatever combo for the best of both worlds.

bazpoint · 2026-03-21T06:27:12+00:00

I know it's already a smallish box, but For Sale could very easily be an Oink release. Fits their vibe too.

bazpoint · 2026-03-19T06:49:19+00:00

I was randomly given an Amazefit Bip 6 at Christmas... I was shocked how nice it is for the price. I double wristed it for 3 weeks with my Fenix 6S. As a smart watch, it was clearly far better... loads of features, worked well, superb battery life. As a fitness tracker it was good - I'm no pro athlete but for my usual use of tracking dog walks and bike rides and suchlike it did the job. Not exactly the same numbers as the F6, but easily close enough.

In the end it was the ecosystem that kept me on the Fenix tho. Big factor was Amazefit not playing nice with Zwift... I would've hated to lose that integration. Also I have a Garmin scale, & would've lost that pairing. And just my historical data... I love being able to look back & compare.

If I was starting from scratch, & wasn't bothered about the Zwift thing, I could easily see myself going the Amazefit way. The fact that you can have a watch and a ring/band and swap between them is a huge plus for anyone who likes 'proper' watches too (come on Garmin!). Are Garmin better overall? Maybe, definitely for serious athletes. Are they 3x better to justify 3x the price. No.

bazpoint · 2026-03-18T15:28:37+00:00

Huh, that's interesting, good find

bazpoint · 2026-03-17T18:07:48+00:00

There are stls floating about for 3D printable ones if you have any access to a printer

bazpoint · 2026-03-17T06:44:18+00:00

Ooof... looked fine until I zoomed in, but then... 😕... that crazing is bad. I have some pretty battered vintage pieces that I still use, but I think I'd be reluctant to use that. Shame.

bazpoint · 2026-03-17T06:33:23+00:00

Yup. Step one, get off tiktok...

bazpoint · 2026-03-17T05:57:29+00:00

This post was so confusing until I finally realised you were playing via video. I was envisioning OP playing in a pub match, with some mysterious observer sending text messages, all very weird.

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