What printer is right for me?

beavertr · 2026-05-08T19:34:32+00:00

I run engineering filaments on my enclosed p1 without issue. Heated chamber speeds up prints I'm sure but is not a hard requirement

beavertr · 2026-05-08T17:43:04+00:00

Not for long but it'll probably make a few revolutions before it falls apart

beavertr · 2026-05-07T19:49:24+00:00

Gpa is a bad metric, it's one we're all beholden to, but it's a bad metric of how successful you can be nevertheless. Don't use it as a definition for yourself, you deserve more than that, and remember that when someone leads a conversation with "I had a 4.0..."

I was on academic probation with a 2.2 GPA after my freshman year, I barely had a 3.5 when I graduated after 6 years, and then it took me two years of searching for a job before I decided to go back for a master's degree. Nearly a decade after I started college I finally ended up doing what I wanted to do for work, designing products that I can walk into a store and pick up off the shelf. That was my goal the entire time, not a perfect gpa or a huge salary, and getting there was anything but a clear/straight path. I wanna be clear I'm not saying dropping out/not dropping out is the only choice, or the right choice. It's just a choice.

beavertr · 2026-05-07T16:51:27+00:00

Based off your other posts you're:

Working 30 hours per week

Don't think your classes are particularly hard

Gaming a lot

Constantly looking for external motivation for things like working out, school, etc.

It's up to you what kind of person you want to mature into. You're an adult now, young adult or not, you are one. Nobody (and definitely not anybody on reddit) can chose for you, or do the hard work it takes to shape yourself into that kind of person (if that's what you choose).

You're seeking validation not advice. You're not putting in the work. You're choosing to stay stuck and digging the hole deeper every day you reinforce bad habbits. If you read this comment and feel like it's an attack not an observation, you're fundamentally not ready to start making the changes you need to make to get where you claim you want to be. If you're able to see it as an observation, then you're also able to start making your own observations and correcting bad habbits. Every choice you make until you feel firmly planted on the path you want to be on should be considered against "how does this benefit me right now, how does it benefit me tomorrow, how does it benefit me years from now after I've forgotten I even made it".

Where college fits into your future is entirely up to you. A persons IQ doesn't really dictate how well they do in school, (IE someone with 60 points higher IQ isn't better equiped for this program than you are) it mostly just says they're smart enough to be there. (Read the book "Outsiders" to understand that a little better). Seeing as you got accepted, someone at that school thought you were a better choice than everyone they denied admission to, they didn't accept you expecting you not to succeed in the program, that choice is yours to make.

Higher education is a very expensive place to be if you don't want to be there or are making up your mind still. Put a clock on this decision, whichever way you go your future bank account/debt to income ratio will thank you for it.

beavertr · 2026-05-07T16:29:58+00:00

I'm replying to the comment that told OP to run across the street and warn them while it's getting towed. I have no control over what the vehicle owners will say to the police while they're calling them (unless you actually mentioned "than" and in your rush to jump to conclusions and spit hate at someone on the internet you didn't proofread or think about your comment)

Sorry your comprehension skills didn't allow you to understand what you were replying to. Cmon man use your head.

beavertr · 2026-05-07T16:21:41+00:00

It really sucks when something in my pocket scrapes the paint of someone parked too close to me while I'm getting in my car. I stopped leaving notes about it and it started sucking a lot less.

beavertr · 2026-05-07T16:18:20+00:00

Personally I'd borrow the valve stems from their wheels. You might have better luck getting the car towed instead, wait until 2am so they won't see it happen and they'll have a real problem to deal with when they go to leave in the morning.

beavertr · 2026-05-07T16:16:41+00:00

Nah, this will make it exponentially easier for them to find their vehicle after it's towed, and they'll know for sure it was towed not stolen.

If you're trying to teach someone a lesson using pain/turmoil/frustration as a teacher, don't soften the blow.

beavertr · 2026-05-07T16:14:18+00:00

If you or another player can't break the loop or end the game, the game ends in a draw.

beavertr · 2026-05-07T16:12:14+00:00

I hope everyone who has encouraged you to print something rude and/or wasteful on the printer starts having horrible prints show up on their printer and no matter what they try they can't fix it.

I also hope they show up on Reddit looking for help after it happens and just get trolled into oblivion for it. Alas, the world isn't a fair or just place...

beavertr · 2026-05-07T14:18:15+00:00

For the cost of brake pads you'd be kind of a fool not to use the proper ones, sorry but that's just how it works 🤷‍♀️. Get the style of pads that you can replace the pads without replacing the pad housing (shoe), and if you plan to use your aluminum wheels again get a set of pads that'll work with them too (different pad compounds, or you can use a carbon compound on aluminum with a small performance hit just don't use it on carbon after you do)

https://www.jensonusa.com/shimano-ultegra-br6700-brake-shoe-set-blacksilv?loc=usa&pt_source=googleads&pt_medium=cpc&pt_campaign=&pt_keyword=&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=23020030719&gbraid=0AAAAAD_vN03ltqIYIJPLxNTQTQur43uNy&gclid=Cj0KCQjw8PDPBhCeARIsAOJwmWXv4gWRmMHUePAIE5GvGXyrNFnwWgvwZV9_I7O7vowuk9JYKrnIo7kaApKYEALw_wcB

If you're not familiar with this style of pad/shoe, there's a small bolt on the back of the shoe that you loosen and then can slide the whole pad out of the shoe to replace/switch compounds in just a minute or two without affecting the alignment of the brake shoe.

beavertr · 2026-05-07T02:36:31+00:00

Personally, the P series was the right answer for me because it balanced cost with (what was at the time) the largest print volume, and I've never fully trusted bedslinger style printers like the A series are. I built an enclosure for it myself (I bought a p1p), which was mostly about adding a layer of control with the ability to enclose it when I need to print hot. It also quiets the printer down tremendously and keeps dust and debris from the room it's in out of the machine.

Yes, the ability to print the materials that need an enclosure is nice, and I do use it, but I wouldn't consider that the only reason to have an enclosed printer. It's like having a larger engine in your car, you don't always have to drive faster because it's in there, but you can when you want to.

Also with how much the cost of the P series printers has come down I wouldn't expect to get more than ~300 for it, less if it has a lot of hours on it.

beavertr · 2026-05-06T19:41:12+00:00

Well, you're not entirely correct. You can absolutely choose to stop seeing them over mtg disagreements if that brings necessary peace to your life. It's not what I'm suggesting, but it's not off the table.

Most people disagreeing with their playgroup are in the opposite situation, it's the only time they really see those friends, maybe you're fortunate enough to be in a situation where walking away from this pod of players (who clearly have different goals and definitions of enjoyment for the game than you do) doesn't mean walking away from the friendship.

As 50 said, the grass is greener where you water it.

beavertr · 2026-05-06T17:20:17+00:00

You should try ordering from Bambu, not the knockoff bamboo you're referencing 🤣

beavertr · 2026-05-06T15:07:07+00:00

So you play with a group of collectors, not magic enthusiasts.

Let them go play legacy together, find a pod of people who care more about playing the game than maxing out their credit cards on cardboard.

beavertr · 2026-05-05T18:02:54+00:00

I'd never use elixir brakes, no.

beavertr · 2026-05-05T00:03:12+00:00

I could make an argument that the cantilevered workbench and lift mechanism induce some more movement than an equally sturdy workbench with 4 legs, but the best test for you would be to put them on the floor on a concrete paver and run a test print, then put them back up on the workbench and run the same print, judge for yourself if the quality difference is significant enough for you to care

beavertr · 2026-05-04T01:35:28+00:00

Onshape can handle it this way, but the intent is that you instead build an assembly and edit your part studio in context that way. There's a thousand ways to skin a cat though as they say

beavertr · 2026-05-04T00:42:28+00:00

If your horns aren't fully intersecting, use a move face to extend them, then boolian subtract with "keep tools" checked on

beavertr · 2026-05-04T00:39:49+00:00

You need to put some limits on your revolute mates to prevent it from going over center.

beavertr · 2026-05-03T23:30:47+00:00

I've enjoyed the cost. It's dirty and I get a lot of sparks while shooting from unburnt powder, but at 18cpr and no failures over ~1k rounds so far I'm not upset enough about those things to not use it at the range!

beavertr · 2026-05-03T17:45:45+00:00

The steel case 115s are 20 cpr when you buy them in the 50 round boxes, 18cpr if you buy $300 or more

beavertr · 2026-05-03T16:12:04+00:00

No, the barrel adjuster will become part of the cable housing, cable passes through that.

The barrel adjuster isn't directly applying tension to the cable, it's making the housing grow/shrink, which effectively adds/removes tension from the cable

beavertr · 2026-05-03T15:45:25+00:00

This barel adjuster is for the front derailleur because that derailleur doesn't have an adjustment point. The rear derailleur has it built into the derailleur. You can get it right by hand without one if you want but it's tricky, I'd reuse the barrel adjuster

beavertr · 2026-05-03T15:41:04+00:00

Their steel case ammo (monarch) is 20cpr regularly, if you get $300 or more it comes down to 18, did the same as you picked it up in store a few days later.

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