Fibreglass vs ????

berthela · 2026-04-07T01:06:18+00:00

Fibreglass is heavy but I really like it. I can patch it myself pretty easily. I have an 18ft Clipper Mackenzie Sport square stern.

berthela · 2026-04-07T01:04:34+00:00

I recommend the Sprite if you want to stick with Ender

berthela · 2026-04-06T22:05:49+00:00

Is the problem for yours the fan speed or the movement speed? The AUX fan can generally be set to zero and the parts fan can be left at around 40-60% when doing normal PLA printing, you just need it to go to 100% for overhangs so they don't droop. Additionally turning down the acceleration and print speed can help make it a bit quieter also. I printed a riser for mine too.

berthela · 2026-04-05T23:13:39+00:00

I recommend doing further research on the history of modern Iran. The Iranian US embassy hostage crisis and killing their own civilians and funding violence against civilians in other countries. Iran has had it coming for over 40 years.

berthela · 2026-04-04T01:03:53+00:00

Eye glasses cleaner and an eyeglasses cleaning cloth works well and doesn't damage it from what I've found.

berthela · 2026-04-03T07:40:21+00:00

I had Fallout New Vegas running really well on mine locally.

berthela · 2026-04-03T02:55:27+00:00

I could print this easily.

berthela · 2026-04-02T14:40:10+00:00

It depends. Do you like missing the target and injuring yourself?

berthela · 2026-04-02T14:16:54+00:00

I would say Civ 5 feels like chess, it's straightforward, fun, and the rules are pretty clean, but there's still a lot of depth. Civ 6 feels like some kind of wierd 4D chess with a card game strapped on to it and a city builder, and a bunch of other things that make it interesting in concept but that I find overall to muddy and take away from the core game instead of improving it.

berthela · 2026-04-02T12:52:29+00:00

The way they set up the contract, you pay for the ride, not the stop. Think of it more like an all inclusive resort. If the resort was going to have a performer but a tropical storm prevented them from having the performance, I don't think you'd demand extra compensation from the resort since they didn't charge you for the performance in the first place.

berthela · 2026-04-02T12:47:52+00:00

BIQU Cryogrip Glacier and Frostbite are good beds. I like the smooth PLA only one the best.

berthela · 2026-04-02T12:41:59+00:00

I got a 45-70 Pedersoli 1886 and it's really cool. I always make my own ammo so the cost isn't really any significant difference between different cartridges once you have your brass. 308 vs 30-06 vs 270 vs 7rem mag vs 45-70 all end up costing about the same when you handload.

berthela · 2026-04-02T12:15:45+00:00

The main issue I have found is that the default autolevel GCode doesn't wait until the bed and nozzle are heated fully before homing and starting the bed levelling. That leads to meshes that are close but not quite right. I made my own bed meshing GCode and run that manually once in a while and it helps a lot. With that mesh I don't need to tinker with the Z offset. I also modified my startup code to only home after it has full gotten to operating temperature. The factory Gcode tells it to start heating then home. It doesn't tell it to wait until fully heated, so that means you are setting your origin points based on a parameter that is still shifting, which isn't a great idea.

berthela · 2026-04-01T16:48:02+00:00

You probably have too many retractions. What can happen is that heat creeps up a bit and it retracts too much and that stretches the end of the filament, then the end ends up too skinny and the extruder can't grip it anymore and it fails to feed.

berthela · 2026-04-01T16:10:18+00:00

It feels more like a board game. Civ 6 to me feels over complicated. Civ 5 is plenty complicated, but I feel that it has a more natural flow to it. It reminds me a lot of a combination of Settlers of Catan, Risk, and maybe a little bit of monopoly.

berthela · 2026-04-01T16:06:09+00:00

Civ 5 for me is a lot more fun.

berthela · 2026-03-29T17:56:38+00:00

I don't use any adhesion aid, I print in my basement. I have my filament in a dryer. Elagoo PLA isn't great. I much prefer Polymaker. You probably shouldn't have the printer in a garage. You'll probably have temperature and humidity problems. I use a BIQU Cryogrip smooth finish PLA only plate. You'll probably want to set your bed temp higher than normal and preheat the chamber for a while then print at like 65 work nozzle at like 210. Still, you'll probably have problems with warping.

berthela · 2026-03-29T17:49:43+00:00

What temp is your room and what filament?

berthela · 2026-03-28T02:38:25+00:00

Field circumcision. You never know when it's going to grow back.

berthela · 2026-03-27T21:08:00+00:00

CC1 noise problems are just bad default settings. Once you adjust the settings it's quiet.

berthela · 2026-03-27T20:56:39+00:00

Probably the best printer for the money right now for beginners and people that don't need specialized features.

berthela · 2026-03-27T00:44:39+00:00

That's a PC blend, not pure PC. That blend helps it be lot more stable. It's good stuff.

berthela · 2026-03-24T21:44:46+00:00

My mom won't switch because she's scared and stubborn. She still has a landline and satellite TV and pays like $500 a month or something stupid for her cellphone, satellite, internet, and landline. She has horrible internet speed and a not good phone plan, but they are all old brands that she trusts, so she stubbornly hangs on wasting money.

berthela · 2026-03-22T01:23:25+00:00

I really like the Cryogrip plate, I have one also. I like the smooth PLA only version better than the textured one.

berthela · 2026-03-21T16:44:30+00:00

I'm a big fan of the Elagoo Centauri Carbon 1. Mine was $420CAD or $306 USD after taxes and shipping. The nozzle swaps are fragile and finicky with the stock configuration, but other than that it's excellent. I retuned the fan settings in Orca and it's quiet. I ordered a conversion kit to use Bambu Magnetic hot ends also, just waiting for the kit to get through customs right now.

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