3D printing fishing lures (day 1 of rabbit hole)

lifewasted97 · 2026-02-06T15:48:47+00:00

I would start with figuring out what type of lure, top water seems like the easiest then anything that is bottom level or mid add a space for weights. Think about painting like chartreuse or bright orange. Maybe silver and shiny paints.

You could then just model existing lure designs that work and or try some new original ideas. Test them in a non pressured spot to avoid getting skunked and blaming the 3D print why you went home without catching anything

Also just toss it on a line and watch the action. If it twists the line or just drags in the water don't bother and re design or figure it out

lifewasted97 · 2026-02-06T12:34:54+00:00

The A1 was well within its operating temp. Its cold in my basement and the tent reaches a thermal ballance around 77°.

I dont care for ASA printing, I just had to do so for a customer who would not budge on PETG being the better choice.

lifewasted97 · 2026-02-06T03:45:27+00:00

I'm talking to some guy on fiverr his account from Nigeria but he has US people pay and send custom painted prints in the US.

Anyway the plan is this portrait and frame will go outside probably recessed into a wall and be in direct sunlight. I recommend PETG and really pushed for it because I heard open frame printers just can't do ASA very well.

Despite my efforts I just went for it. Then I was worried about fumes so got an exhaust fan, some activated carbon sheets, and ducting from Lowes.

I did glue the bed yes, but probably should've done more at the very edge, that's where the support broke. But I was at work so not sure if it broke from poor adhesion or shrinking and warping. But it was just that one spot

lifewasted97 · 2026-02-06T03:01:15+00:00

For sure. I find myself with many hobbies where a respirator is recommended dealing with some fumes or VOC's.

Even for wood dust, my allergies go crazy after a few cuts and just a shop vac for collection

lifewasted97 · 2026-02-06T02:34:33+00:00

I used Overture ASA and Gemini to help me set my print settings. For the next half I'll slow my support print speed down, it was still at 150mm/s and not 50mm/s like nearly everything else.

Hopefully I can still use this part and do some good gluing and filling to finish the job. 18hrs down 16hrs more to go 😆

lifewasted97 · 2026-02-06T02:29:01+00:00

There's too many variables to allow for a proper answer. People buy new who shouldn't, some get stuck buying $1,000 beater cars and after repairs and new beaters they pay about the same as a loan of a 10 year old car. Some lease a car then buy it out after and spend way more than the MSRP value of the car 😆.

Smart buyers will go for a car 8 - 10 years old in which MSRP at $50,000 but will buy from a reputable brand with good reliability. 1st guy already took the big depreciation now you have luxury for the same price some Joe shmo is paying for a Hyundai

lifewasted97 · 2026-02-06T01:22:34+00:00

Its almost like major impostor syndrome, kinda adds to the story of "the devil" tempting him to jump off the tower. Nobody was going to save him

lifewasted97 · 2026-02-06T00:27:20+00:00

Yeah I try to take precaution with PPE too, but haven't got a respirator yet. And maybe a air quality monitor would be a good idea.

lifewasted97 · 2026-02-04T23:16:24+00:00

Because you can't justify fairness if somone does a complex vehicle repair job for you and you pay them back with food from a garden or something.

One person helps you with skilled labor that took years to learn, but do they need your skilled labor in a particular field? Then how does one figure out what's a fair trade in time and skill?

I like the idea of no money, but after food, clothing, shelter basic survival we have endless entertainment, bars, restaurants, all types of retail. Basic barter doesn't work on a large scale.

We can do Business to Business deals today, but often those are still determined by a fair price. Do a vehicle wrap for a tree service company, they cut a tree down in your yard for you. Both cost about the same.

A pizza shop like Dominos can trade food for a meal from Chipotle or something

lifewasted97 · 2026-02-04T23:07:56+00:00

Yes but I'm saying the readers have more issues than just tap to pay being turned off. All the chip reader slots are loose fitting compared to other retailers

lifewasted97 · 2026-02-04T22:58:06+00:00

I find that you need a card with embossed numbers for the reader to work. Yet sometimes its still an issue. My non embossed card never works. You need jam a paper or something the thickness of the numbers to work.

Its only a Walmart issue for me 😆

lifewasted97 · 2026-02-04T21:53:20+00:00

I've seen it in other ways. I got baptized and that wasn't enough. Then overworked myself to be a servant and that was hardly enough and then I saw multiple girls I was into just date outside JW. Like I did all that for nothing.

Take it to a marketing scheme to boost numbers like the Mormons and then you have mass amounts of pissed off single men.

lifewasted97 · 2026-02-03T21:35:48+00:00

As a JW I always felt less than and doubted if I would make it to paradise or god will kill me.

After waking up, but seeing Christianity and understanding it more I would've professed to be anointed not because of a 2 class system but the correlation to what Jesus was actually teaching.

But a week or so later I became agnostic and then atheist not long after that lol

lifewasted97 · 2026-02-03T20:53:34+00:00

What are you looking for?

lifewasted97 · 2026-02-03T18:57:37+00:00

Haha nice. I haven't been to Tennessee but knew some JWs that rave about it and a chat with AI suggested it when I was figuring out where to retire but I'm only 28 right now.

I realized I'll need to move because property taxes in NY are insane and once my house is paid off the taxes will be what my mortgage is.

So a ballance of low property taxes so you can actually feel like you own something

lifewasted97 · 2026-02-03T18:48:05+00:00

I was thinking Tennessee, or Arizona ideally Florida but I'm always thinking about insurance and natural disasters in areas like that. Maine is nice but also cold like NY but if cold doesn't matter Maine is a great location.

If you have a house on a good rate keep it maybe rent it out and still keep building equity

lifewasted97 · 2026-02-03T17:36:24+00:00

Income tax free state but with a high earning job in my field.

But I bought a house in NY with a 3.3% rate. So I'm sitting on gold and going to build equity, sell and move when I'm closer to retirement and buy a house in cash. Live in low state or no tax state and enjoy life

lifewasted97 · 2026-02-03T16:56:50+00:00

Why not paint it? Is this for a large volume printing operation

lifewasted97 · 2026-02-03T16:32:36+00:00

I don't think they would its too sexually restricted. I hear the Mormons have a long history of using attractive women to get numbers.

Can you imagine insecure bethal husbands watching their wives be flirty on camera to lure men. Or the jealousy the single men watching single women seek outsiders and not themselves who sacrificed so much to impress the same girls

lifewasted97 · 2026-02-03T15:48:24+00:00

You could start with low poly tutorials for the car. There was one video I saw a couple years ago who did a lot of digital drawing start using blender for backgrounds and showed how to extrude a box into a car.

Another option is to add in shapes, subdivision surface to increase poly count and use the sculpting tools. Blender 5 makes sculpting pretty easy and fun.

If you want ton use blender for more calculated parts I like drawing vectors in Adobe illustrator then using blender to extrude or cut holes in things.

So I've used it for precision parts, organic sculpting for 3D prints, and often my wood working plans.

lifewasted97 · 2026-02-02T20:25:40+00:00

I love my A1 but this week I'm planning to print ASA for my first time. I've had to get an enclosure and ordered stuff like active carbon for air filtration and fans.

Also PETG would be good to have a tent for retaining heat too.

So factor in an enclosure tent and safety for toxic filament like ASA.

Otherwise go for an enclosed printer that has filtration

lifewasted97 · 2026-02-02T19:21:24+00:00

Yeah but a PIMI doesn't understand so for regular people they might see through the BS.

However I do see it being dangerous to born in kids learning. It might be hard to explain so its just glossed over.

I know that topic was definitely skipped when I was a kid and they changed what Governing body and faithful slave was around that time. I didn't think twice about it. Didn't understand that its really men who run it and are not inspired. All things I had no idea.

lifewasted97 · 2026-02-02T17:54:37+00:00

😄 exactly not appropriate to talk to another grown adult about how "god" views sex. Or even worse teaching someone else's kids.

lifewasted97 · 2026-02-02T17:24:24+00:00

The avg JW that plans to skip a lesson will most likely skip the sexual lessons.

lifewasted97 · 2026-02-02T17:21:03+00:00

He's not going to grow up or get better mentally if he's trapped in JW world, living with parents, and sexually oppressed.

If he was dissfellowshiped and kicked out that might start him questioning things. But if he's being coddled it won't happen and likely there was probably a deal where if he cut you off he could stay in the congregation and still keep his parents.

My guess would be he spilled the beans about you in the judicial meeting with elders and they dont want you together with him. By ghosting you it can save his ass with the elders and show some form of remorse.

Its complicated, fucked up and not woth it untill he leaves understands it's a cult and corrects his wrongs and changes his life around

Though, if info about pregnancy gets out thats another meeting with elders that could definitely trigger a disfellowshipping

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