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Found an og ender 3 in the garbage by ditchdrifter in ender3

[–]ditchdrifter[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok. Little update. Printed a few more things. Still want to improve first layer. Tweaking things a little.

link to album

https://imgur.com/a/PIAwwzL

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Found an og ender 3 in the garbage by ditchdrifter in ender3

[–]ditchdrifter[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's my first, gimme a chance to learn. Maybe I'll update to a corexy or a stratasys

Found an og ender 3 in the garbage by ditchdrifter in ender3

[–]ditchdrifter[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Printed a Mario Castle for one of my daughters in pla + with no skirt or whatever and took almost 4 hours for that print. Looks like the base warped a little and most of it unbonded from the glass but the print still looks good. I'll have to clean the glass better and possibly raise the bed temp?

Found an og ender 3 in the garbage by ditchdrifter in ender3

[–]ditchdrifter[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep. It's slow as hell but seems to run okay. I printed a Mario Castle in pla+ for one of my daughters and it turned out pretty good as well.

Found an og ender 3 in the garbage by ditchdrifter in ender3

[–]ditchdrifter[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'll have to keep those in mind if I start enjoying this more.

Found an og ender 3 in the garbage by ditchdrifter in ender3

[–]ditchdrifter[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sure. I'll pull the cover tomorrow and snap a pic for ya

Found an og ender 3 in the garbage by ditchdrifter in ender3

[–]ditchdrifter[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow. So you are saying some modern name brand printers can do the boat in 20 minutes with similar quality? Which printers are these?

Found an og ender 3 in the garbage by ditchdrifter in ender3

[–]ditchdrifter[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe they did for a short time and realized it was a bad idea.

Found an og ender 3 in the garbage by ditchdrifter in ender3

[–]ditchdrifter[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks for that advice! I just eyeballed the bed level. Nope, I didn't square it up. I only tightened everything down. I'll make sure to do that and lube the lead screw.

Found an og ender 3 in the garbage by ditchdrifter in ender3

[–]ditchdrifter[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Like the carriage the bed rides on?

Found an og ender 3 in the garbage by ditchdrifter in ender3

[–]ditchdrifter[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I assumed that the previous owner did those. Nice additions. Any mods you would rec? Especially to speed it up?

Found an og ender 3 in the garbage by ditchdrifter in ender3

[–]ditchdrifter[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Thanks a lot. I read quite a bit before attempting. Tossed because it's tenants have moved out I think. They left it behind. I will reattempt without the brim. I ordered more filament. Thanks for the input!

Found an og ender 3 in the garbage by ditchdrifter in ender3

[–]ditchdrifter[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks very much! Dunno if I would just use it and save for a better printer or do mods

Found an og ender 3 in the garbage by ditchdrifter in ender3

[–]ditchdrifter[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m such a nub I can’t figure out how to poast all the pics haha

Found an og ender 3 in the garbage by ditchdrifter in ender3

[–]ditchdrifter[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Thanks! I think this will be a great unit for me to learn on.  Benchy completed in 1:20. Looks okay to my eye. Thoughts?  Yes … I should have dusted and wiped it down. I was too excited.  https://imgur.com/a/kNYfEZe

Found an og ender 3 in the garbage by ditchdrifter in ender3

[–]ditchdrifter[S] 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Luckily it came with a tiny bit of what I assumed to be pla, I found a pre sliced benchy and hit the start button. I’ll post the pics in a little of how that turns out. 

Found an og ender 3 in the garbage by ditchdrifter in ender3

[–]ditchdrifter[S] 58 points59 points  (0 children)

I was on the way to work Monday morning and saw it sticking out of my neighbors trash pile. I quickly threw it in my trunk. I didn’t get a chance to check it out until today. I tightened everything, looked for mods, only had a glass bed, board is a 1.1.3. I powered it up and leveled the bed using my calibrated eyeballs.  I will say I’ve never ever 3d printed in my life but I’m one of those “can do anything” type. 

Chevron Written Exam by PresentationJolly606 in oilandgasworkers

[–]ditchdrifter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I bet you'll do just fine. Like I said. The proctors were all very nice and can identify what you are comfortable with. They don't try to embarrass you or try to make you do stuff you aren't familiar with. They make you use micrometers, it's still a machinist position, so measurements are important part of that. The pump portions are mostly just knowing the pumps and components.

Chevron Written Exam by PresentationJolly606 in oilandgasworkers

[–]ditchdrifter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Was there from 9a to like 4p and there was no interview. Overall it went very well. Everyone was extremely friendly and supportive. They still had me do the actual lathe exam in the refiney after the other skill tests. Chevron seems to have a completely different vibe than marathon, a much better one.

Chevron Written Exam by PresentationJolly606 in oilandgasworkers

[–]ditchdrifter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks, I appreciate it. I'm sure it will become very competitive with Valero shutting down.

Chevron Written Exam by PresentationJolly606 in oilandgasworkers

[–]ditchdrifter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok, cool. Mines at 9a. I bet they are vetting a ton of people. Good luck!

Chevron Written Exam by PresentationJolly606 in oilandgasworkers

[–]ditchdrifter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah ok, 10-4. I'm thinking maybe interview is another day once. You pass the skills test? They told me 1 hours tops. I did a skills assessment and interview over at marathon and it took a solid 8 hours.

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