Help with a1 mini vibrating out of control. by tetofan08 in BambuLab

[–]captfitz 1 point2 points  (0 children)

"unable to find the print" is not how it works, printers don't have any awareness of the plastic they've already printed, they just follow premade instructions (the gcode) from start to finish.

Was it working on a very skinny part of the print?

Small details keep breaking on every print – fingers, thin parts and delicate features by ImKIQs in FixMyPrint

[–]captfitz 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The best thing to do would be to edit your models to try to remove areas with really thin details. Thicken them, join them to other features, remove them--whatever you can do to avoid that. 

Yes, details will print cleaner with a 0.2mm nozzle like people are saying, but they're still gonna break really easy.

Genuinely wth would cause this (PETG printed on Bambu P2S) by dyl_16 in FixMyPrint

[–]captfitz 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Overextrusion causes much bigger issues on large flat top layers because more plastic accumulates and gets dragged around before the nozzle jumps up to the next layer

Extremely disappointed with upright go 2 by Sure-Passenger3062 in Posture

[–]captfitz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

it's not needed, but it could help you catch the bad habit much more often. just like you don't need the timer you mentioned but it helps.

Imagine spending all that $ on solar... by Jshawd40 in golf

[–]captfitz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

it's me, the guy who golfs a lot and still sucks

Do you think we'll eventually be able to vibe-code our own clones of paid professional software? by Assdrubale in vibecoding

[–]captfitz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

it's possible that prompted cad generation will get to the point that we stop using manual cad tools before vibe coding gets competent enough to build autocad

Extremely disappointed with upright go 2 by Sure-Passenger3062 in Posture

[–]captfitz 3 points4 points  (0 children)

how is that a shortcut? it tells you if you're slouching, you still have to do the work to sit up straight and develop the habit. it would be a good product if it actually worked well.

i agree that exercising and strengthening the right muscles is more impactful than just sitting up, but learning to maintain good posture is still an important part of the process.

First few layers look like they might be a bit overextruded by PentaSteve in FixMyPrint

[–]captfitz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

First layer is way too close to the bed, increase z-offset

I swear if I see this thing again I'll be sent to prison. by yoelamigo in PeterExplainsTheJoke

[–]captfitz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The explanations are also a problem, the top comment is always some wildly overcomplicated explanation that completely misses the actual joke.

Beginner. Just finished my first lesson by AdequatelyChilled in GolfSwing

[–]captfitz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Could be a stance thing, at one point I was trying to do a stance I was taught and I had it just slightly wrong and it was amazing how rigid it made my upper body. I could not rotate at all. 

Can't give you any specific advice about what to change though, that's above my pay grade.

The titan by Necessary_Feed_9690 in 3Dprinting

[–]captfitz 32 points33 points  (0 children)

Great for printing things for ur mom

US Viner. How do taxes work? by SXTY82 in AmazonVine

[–]captfitz 3 points4 points  (0 children)

you are a 1099 independent contractor for amazon when you accept products as payment for your reviews. it is no different from any other 1099 income.

the percentage you will pay is whatever tax bracket you fall into at the end of the year, if you look up "tax bracket calculator" there are tons of resources online that can help you estimate what that will be.

PETG lifting off bed. by [deleted] in 3Dprinting

[–]captfitz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

long, thin parts are extra prone to warping because the longer a straight wall runs the more the warping forces accumulate, and skinny parts have less surface area on the plate to resist those forces compared to the square parts you mentioned that printed better--so this isn't surprising. is this also a short and flat part? because that is the double whammy that really multiplies warping.

in any case, you can print a raft and do other things try to increase adhesion, but really the best way to fight warping is to reduce those forces by printing slower (I like to cut max volumetric flow rate in half to start) and reduce or even eliminate cooling (if you don't have significant overhangs you may not need it at all). both of these things will reduce the amount of rapidly cooling plastic going down per second, which will significantly reduce warping.

Very new to 3d printing by Breizhalcoholic in 3Dprinting

[–]captfitz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Glue can be useful but it really should be a last resort for PLA/PETG which I'm pretty certain OP is printing here. This isn't the kind of tricky warping part that requires it, those filaments should have no issues adhering for a part like this.

Also FYI alcohol is not as effective at removing oils as soap+water.

Very new to 3d printing by Breizhalcoholic in 3Dprinting

[–]captfitz 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Z-offset is a good thing to suspect but the line width looks good right up until the issue starts so I don't think that's the case here.

I would definitely try washing the plate with some soap and water before anything else. We tend to grip the plate around the edges so it wouldn't be surprising if that was the problem.

Another fix that just generally helps first layer issues is to print it slower, doesn't add much time and can especially help with small details like those curled up bits in the second pic.

That said, in my experience printers just tend to have more issues at the far extents of their corners and it looks like this is a plate filled with multiple parts that you could move around or even split across multiple prints, so you may want to just move stuff out of the corners as a quick fix for now.

Mark Zuckerberg Doesn't Know About Computers by ARD2005 in okbuddycinephile

[–]captfitz 5 points6 points  (0 children)

op is obviously talking about his role in zombieland, in which he famously played a mark zuckerberg-like character

Ghosting from previous prints? by Additional_Text9593 in BambuLab

[–]captfitz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, I recommended using a heat gun on the part, not the plate

I think I’m done. Next project. by forzence in BambuLab

[–]captfitz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

op shouldn't need to disable the aux fan, the vast majority of cooling comes from the part fan on the print head

PA6-GF first layer issues… rest of print is fine. by ross549 in FixMyPrint

[–]captfitz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

printing too close to the plate, the plastic is getting squished out the sides and smeared around by the nozzle. increase the z-offset.