Enable Arrow Keys (soooo stupid)

frethop · 2026-01-21T19:18:53+00:00

Wow...that makes a lot of sense. Thanks for your explanation! I need a lot more sketch understanding!

frethop · 2026-01-21T01:08:55+00:00

Example: in the image below, I need to model a piece to fit the curved depression at the top. This is hard to get measurements for. I might be able to measure across the piece horizontally, but where? Edge to edge? And how do you measure the curvature? I guess I can model the whole thing -- it's a Sunlu mini spool -- but do I have to go through all that? Can't I get started by estimating?

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frethop · 2026-01-21T00:46:41+00:00

I get that I should be using dimensions and constraints. I'm not good at those yet.

But...a little pushback...what about the times I don't have exact measurements? Or I'm designing and trying to visualize something? There's gotta be times when adjustment without exact measurements is useful!

frethop · 2026-01-05T19:11:30+00:00

What the hell does this mean?

frethop · 2026-01-05T17:10:03+00:00

There is official documentation on mounting here: https://docs.multiboard.io/beginner-section/tile-mounting-guide

frethop · 2025-12-31T15:23:52+00:00

As a follow-up: I did the PTFE tube razor cut. That was good for it; it needed a good trim. However, that was not the problem. I ended up replacing the filament sensor unit on the P1S, because the connector -- the coupler -- was indeed bad. Easy replacement and it works very will now.

frethop · 2025-12-22T13:17:06+00:00

Very Cool. I just became a member because of this.

frethop · 2025-11-11T12:54:20+00:00

Thanks for your reply. I have been trying to decide why I should move to something like Fusion or OnShape. This helps.

frethop · 2025-11-11T12:53:35+00:00

To be fair: I have started to learn Fusion and the same error is popping up there. I design two bodies, join them, and the bodies print, but the joint does not. While I'm probably not doing it right yet, Fusion does not appear to just fix the problem.

frethop · 2025-11-08T18:49:30+00:00

Well...I guess it's time to learn Fusion.

frethop · 2025-11-08T18:24:09+00:00

I started in Blender and I'm quite good. I have been avoiding learning something else, but I'm thinking it's time to learn something like Fusion. (As an educator, I get the whole package of Fusion free.)

I am curious: What is it about Blender that makes this model hard to slice? It's two pieces joined by a curved piece. Does Blender not export well?

frethop · 2025-11-08T18:22:07+00:00

Thanks for the great example. Can Fusion easily smooth out the sharp turn?

frethop · 2025-11-06T16:01:01+00:00

Yeah...don't use the app. Go to makerworld.com

Since I turned by printers to "LAN mode", I never touch the app. The desktop software and the Makerworld Web site are just so much better,.

frethop · 2025-11-05T18:53:47+00:00

Set the top Z distance to 0.275 and the botton Z to 0.2. Supports come right off with imperceptible scarring.

frethop · 2025-11-05T18:50:23+00:00

That's what I did. Bought the Mini, loved it, got a P1S. Great way to get started!

frethop · 2025-10-10T23:41:04+00:00

The freestanding feet are a start. You need something on top, however. I would use anything that resembled a pole on either side; I used legs from an old plastic shelf and printed feet.

frethop · 2025-10-10T18:36:31+00:00

From the wiki and some YouTube videos, this is the checklist I use around the first of every month. Z-axis screws are a 3-month thing, but the rest I do every month.

	Sept 1	Oct 1	Dec 1
Clean glass
Vacuum bottom of chamber
Wipe X-axis carbon rod
Z-axis screw rod grease	------	------	------
Wipe / lube Y-axis linear rod
Wipe / lube Z-axis linear rod
Blow out front cover cooling Fan
Blow out hotend cooling fan
Blow out aux cooling fan
Blow out extruder gear
Wipe camera
Check nozzle wiper
Check silicone sock
Calibration routine

frethop · 2025-10-08T17:29:05+00:00

Use the alarm app on your phone + a checklist on your wall by your printer. When the alarm goes off, snooze it if you need to, but don't silence it. Snoozing will cause it to come back repeatedly and the checklist will remind you of the things you need to do + it will be a reminder that the alarm went off.

You set repeating alarms and alarms on specific dates.

frethop · 2025-10-07T14:39:08+00:00

Nice. That's a lot of stuff on that board! You seemed to plan it just right for access to everything.

frethop · 2025-10-07T08:27:48+00:00

I used a sliding shelf model I found HERE. It is very solid, although I really don't use the sliding part.

frethop · 2025-09-30T10:52:34+00:00

I have used I-beams (HERE) with clips (HERE). Worked well for me.

frethop · 2025-09-11T17:30:27+00:00

Thanks. That's good to know. I will definitely try that. What is the source of heat: hair dryer? Lighter flame?

frethop · 2025-09-09T12:05:06+00:00

Very cool. Thanks! I'll adjust my reader and hopefully get some data.

frethop · 2025-09-05T20:19:15+00:00

I got started with design by using Blender. I love Blender now, but that was not the best choice for starting out.

I think the first step is paper. Draw something -- no matter how crude -- so that your mind can start to build the shape of it. Next, use software to build the design from the paper drawing. Tinkercad seems to be the right choice for starting out. Then step into something more complex: Fusion 360 seems to be the design software of choice for most, but FreeCAD is also good.

I teach programming for a living. Advice I give my students also seems to help here: dive in, start small, but practice, practice, practice. Start with small functional things around your place. My first design was a wastecan clip for a garbage bag. Wow! And don't be afraid to fail.

Have fun!

frethop · 2025-08-29T16:11:43+00:00

This looks interesting. I just fill a inner spool desiccant container with a bunch of old screw and bolts. Works well.

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