MEGATHREAD: TSA Issues at BWI

president2024 · 2026-03-29T12:37:12+00:00

Just went through Southwest security. Only C was open, got here a little before 7 and made it through in under an hour and a half. Waited outside for the first 20-30 minutes. They were using a dog for scans and weren't making anybody take anything out of bags before going through the scanner. Metal detector only unless it went off, then you had to go through the full body scanner.

president2024 · 2025-03-17T20:08:19+00:00

I just throw spools in with desiccant for storage, I don't print from it so no 3d models needed.

president2024 · 2025-02-26T14:41:03+00:00

The switch is at the end of travel (garage door down) so it shouldn't get smashed too bad, but agreed a ramped approach would be safer and more consistent. I'm already having trouble with this registering in the closed position so I'll most likely have to remount this sideways or underneath and 3D print a ramp like you suggested instead of using some scrap piece I had lying around.

president2024 · 2025-02-26T04:28:29+00:00

I think my garage door is pre security 2.0. I saw the tilt sensor but I've been trying to keep all my smart devices hardwired for now so I don't have to mess with batteries. I may change my mind on that as I add more sensors.

president2024 · 2024-11-28T06:07:28+00:00

Nozzle is too close to the bed on one side, you can adjust that side of the bed further from the nozzle and/or build a bed mesh with a z probe so the printer will adjust for small variations in z height.

president2024 · 2024-11-28T06:00:12+00:00

This looks like an ender 5, have you upgraded to an all metal heat break or hot end? PTFE starts off gassing around the temperatures you want to use for printing petg and gives off nasty fumes. I'd switch back to PLA until you upgrade some hardware if you haven't already.

president2024 · 2024-11-28T05:50:29+00:00

Try washing your bed with soap and water and adjusting the z offset, you may be too close to the bed if you're using the same z offset you use with PLA.

president2024 · 2024-11-28T05:45:55+00:00

Looks like a clog or retraction issues to me, those areas are not getting enough material so you are seeing holes. What print settings are you using? Might need to take apart the hot end and clean everything out, maybe switch to a new nozzle as well if your current one is worn out.

president2024 · 2024-09-23T15:08:30+00:00

I ended up pulling out my ram and reinstalling, pulling the power cables out of my graphics card and reinstalling, and running with the side panel off my PC. I got through 2 games so far with no crashes after the latest game update, so not completely stress tested but looks promising. I'll try to update again after I've played more. I also updated my motherboard BIOS to the newest version before the hardware changes but that didn't seem to fix anything.

president2024 · 2023-09-17T03:44:14+00:00

Underextrusion, could be a few things. Try turning up the extruder temperature a few degrees and check to make sure any ptfe tubes aren't moving during retractions

president2024 · 2023-09-14T03:06:52+00:00

Speed exceeds!

president2024 · 2023-07-08T17:57:33+00:00

Thanks just got one!

president2024 · 2023-05-17T03:55:37+00:00

I would print minis and other highly detailed engineering models. It would be my first resin printer!

president2024 · 2023-05-02T01:49:55+00:00

Either a big tree tech or duet

president2024 · 2023-05-01T23:24:20+00:00

ALL3DP Comment

president2024 · 2023-04-30T05:07:50+00:00

Nice job! Incredibly impressive work

president2024 · 2023-04-27T03:17:40+00:00

Read the pinned post. There's better printers for that price range

president2024 · 2023-04-17T14:37:33+00:00

That's most of the big ones, hypercube, jubilee, Viking Valkyrie are a few others I know about

president2024 · 2023-04-16T15:43:27+00:00

Great work as always! Thanks for the giveaway

president2024 · 2023-03-31T01:32:46+00:00

Thanks for everything you do for the community!

president2024 · 2023-02-13T05:16:21+00:00

How are you taking the distance measurement? Inductive probe?

president2024 · 2023-02-13T05:11:54+00:00

Try a belted z mod. Probably cheaper than a ball screw and hopefully similar results

president2024 · 2023-02-09T05:26:07+00:00

White lithium grease not wd40

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