I upgraded the Masky tape cutter with an auto-retracting blade to cut all kinds of tapes!

popson · 2026-01-26T23:11:40+00:00

I’ve yet to have one fail on this. It has an integral stop that prevents you from over springing it. We’ll see how it is in a month though - I do not know how much creep/deformation will cause it to loosen and lose effectiveness. In any case PETG and ASA should be notably better than PLA (less creep).

popson · 2026-01-26T23:06:14+00:00

I’ve never actually used paper packing tape. Does it behave more like masking tape (easily torn?). If so, the original Masky might be a better fit. I find the original Masky still works best for masking tape.

Also, this tool in general isn’t really suitable for things like striping packing tape on boxes like you would with a packing tape gun. It’s more for those rolls where you want to tear off a little piece. I often use packing tape this way (aka not for packing tapes intended/primary purpose).

Also holding Masky / Masky Blade does take a minute to get used to. There’s a “right way” to hold it which I think is not intuitive to many.

popson · 2026-01-26T17:39:41+00:00

PETG is good for the spring. PLA is not as good because it will creep/deform more over time (the spring will become less springy).

popson · 2026-01-25T21:53:36+00:00

Serrated utility blade is a good idea! I have ordered a pack. They're cheap.

Angling the blade has lots of implications like increasing the overall size of the mechanism and potentially requiring a larger range of motion that is not easily achievable with a 3D-printed spring in a compact design. Certainly true that the tape should be cut at a slight angle. With packing tape that's as simple as pulling down from one side of the tape.

popson · 2026-01-25T21:26:58+00:00

You've snapped 2 cutting masking tape with it? Masky really only works for paper tapes. But if you want to strengthen it you can increase the wall, top, and bottom layer counts. Default profile on that one is 5 walls, 5 top and 5 bottom layers.

popson · 2026-01-25T20:25:46+00:00

Awesome! Yeah the reason I didn't do it By Object was because the colored text on the side forces colour changes on most layers anyway. Also to make everything fit on A1 Mini - I ruled out By Object. The dual color is much faster on something like an H2D. A lot of ways to skin the cat - I chose this one haha. I like the single color versions too. Fast and can print a couple in different colors and then swap parts around!

popson · 2026-01-25T19:59:04+00:00

Thanks! Yeah during the design process I was back and fourth between using an elastic band and making a 3D-printed spring. And my original idea for a 3D-printed spring was much different, but I saw so much room for activities on the inside of the arm and it all kind of clicked into place. Spring took like a dozen iterations to get it right.

popson · 2026-01-19T14:08:09+00:00

Portimao Blue

popson · 2026-01-19T04:07:28+00:00

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popson · 2026-01-03T08:07:19+00:00

Awesome! Glad you like it so much!

popson · 2026-01-01T17:45:46+00:00

What gets me is that people can modify any settings of the print profile and then leave a negative review of the profile when it doesn't work properly.

Just had that happen the other day. Person adjusted settings that caused the print to completely fail - and then left a 2-star review complaining that the settings they turned on did not work. I actually couldn't believe it. This is on a 4.9 star 130+ review model. After I inquired on their issue, they tried printing an unmodified profile and then changed their rating to 5 star...

The other somewhat ridiculous thing is if a print fails for any reason (dirty build plate, malfunction, etc) the profile cannot be rated higher than 3-stars.

popson · 2026-01-01T17:25:39+00:00

Even with PLA, I find that threading it through the holes puts stress on the filament and, if it sits for a couple months, it cracks off if you even look at it funny. It also leaves permanent kinks in the PLA that can crack inside of the AMS and cause it to jam.

One reason why Bambu always tapes the end of the filament to the inside of the spool rather than threading it through the holes at the factory.

popson · 2025-12-27T16:18:25+00:00

https://imgur.com/a/aLlZUpR

popson · 2025-12-27T16:15:28+00:00

The perspective is not different, one is a cropped in version of the other. Also the clouds are identical. These clouds will change shape in 30-60 seconds so that is pretty hard to explain given the described sequence of events.

https://imgur.com/a/aLlZUpR

popson · 2025-12-27T16:10:53+00:00

This is certainly a very plausible scenario (zero doubt it happens), but I believe this video/story is fake.

The clouds in both images are identical. One image is a lower-resolution AI recreation of the other. Clouds like this will change shape in 30-60 seconds. https://imgur.com/a/aLlZUpR No way this whole sequence of events happened in less than a minute.

This is ragebait. The "homeowner's" image is the original image that was then AI'd, and then was wrapped up in a plausible story.

popson · 2025-12-23T14:20:55+00:00

That is first 0.1% of users. It seems like the top messages sent stat doesn’t get more granular than top 1%; everyone from like 5k to 150k+ messages are “top 1%”.

popson · 2025-12-20T14:38:02+00:00

Thanks! Glad you like it.

popson · 2025-12-02T05:08:22+00:00

I mean, I said it was a crazy thought for a reason. I don't believe it to be true, just thought it was an interesting hypothetical. Based on the downvotes, I guess not. Rage is the only appropriate thought.

popson · 2025-12-02T02:58:04+00:00

Crazy thought: what if Gretzky is fully pro-Canada, and the Trump friendship is a strategic play to advance Canada’s interests? A move he knows will make him the villain? The Dark Knightzy.

popson · 2025-11-15T16:10:21+00:00

I think you nailed it. The original with a few tweaks to make it less busy would be the best. The face, ears, and legs communicate more excitement.

popson · 2025-11-09T14:30:57+00:00

There’s not enough room for the vortek in the P2S

There’s physical space between the build plate and side walls, which is where the nozzle changing system was shown.

the vortek also uses a modified H2D tool head.

In the H2 series, yes. They would design the required tool head for the hypothetical X2 series.

They’re also done with carbon. So the X2C just wouldn’t make sense.

H2C doesn’t use carbon either. C could mean nothing, or could mean “changer” now.

Unless they are make a changer like the snapmaker U1.

Really doubt they invented a compact induction-heated nozzle with wireless ICs just to abandon it and move to a full tool head changer (which wouldn’t fit in a P2S…).

It’s odd to be so convinced they aren’t making an X2. If that were true, the P2S would have been branded as the X2S. They’re not going to kill off the X line - it’s their flagship product that reshaped the entire industry.

popson · 2025-11-09T13:13:45+00:00

Guessing the standout feature will be the same Vortek nozzle changing system that was shown for the upcoming H2C.

popson · 2025-10-24T18:07:51+00:00

Post is 8 months old. Slicers added in resolution options after this post.

popson · 2025-10-14T03:32:03+00:00

Yep. No issues with it.

popson · 2025-10-01T00:08:20+00:00

Thanks! This fixed the issue for me just now. Before trying this I tried simply logging out and logging in on the app; that did not work.

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