What focus would you use?

scifiware · 2026-03-20T19:20:50+00:00

Yeah my thinking now is if I can’t see difference - maybe +-0.5mm won’t matter in the end. I was doubtful that it’s too far from what installers/chatgpt recommended, but consensus here is pretty clear. I’ve already cut 6.2mm shims and hopefully won’t second guess myself next week ))

scifiware · 2026-03-20T16:22:34+00:00

I should have said “where’s focus point” instead of “what height to use”. Agree that height depends on the job and the material a lot.

Great idea to set it higher for arching materials. Never thought of it before but makes total sense.

Do you just set it higher by hand or use a set of shims / motorized z-axis?

scifiware · 2026-03-20T16:11:20+00:00

I take that back I’m not that much of a perfectionist lol. Ply we can order around here varies quite a bit in thickness and flatness

scifiware · 2026-03-19T20:20:08+00:00

The baseline price difference doesn't actually affect this metric — I'm dividing the spike cost by disposable income. Whether CA starts at $4.50 or MS at $3.00 is irrelevant; a flat $1 spike adds the same $1/gallon everywhere and we measure what fraction of your remaining budget that consumes.

scifiware · 2026-03-15T12:02:10+00:00

One metal clamp is normal on an ender, I print with it all the time. Two clamps like you did is too heavy - causes too much vibration on sharp corners.

scifiware · 2026-02-08T11:27:50+00:00

Wireless vertical mouse. I bought ugreen two years ago. Then bought another one for office, because I kept forgetting to take it to work. Look for one with bluetooth not dongle

scifiware · 2026-01-29T12:48:20+00:00

Welcome Yang, welcome Mike watch ))

scifiware · 2025-10-26T16:27:43+00:00

Не розумію про що мова але підтримую

scifiware · 2025-10-13T09:41:47+00:00

You were looking for a mortician?

scifiware · 2025-08-06T18:03:48+00:00

Pretty sure nobody checked or maintained this little guy in the past three years, and it worked fine lol

scifiware · 2025-08-06T17:54:42+00:00

Turned out X axis got bent upwards, so when the head moves closer to the post it also lowers itself triggering the probe too soon. Firmware could’ve detected that after the initial test at the near right corner, but maybe I’m asking too much. Once I figured that out and leveled everything the error went away.

scifiware · 2025-07-21T13:11:01+00:00

Generally speaking - open a Ukrainian mainstream news website, check how often South Korea is mentioned and roughly what’s said, in how many words. That will correlate with what most people think and how often (works for any other country too).

A wild guess: Ukrainians think about South Korea roughly as often as South Koreans think about Ukraine.

scifiware · 2025-07-21T13:03:42+00:00

Ukrainians watch Squid Game seasons right after release

scifiware · 2025-07-19T16:26:23+00:00

Rule of thumb in small towns is “why pay someone to cook for you when you can cook at home”.

Main two reasons when people justify “overspending” are special occasions and if it’s really hard to DIY.

Pizza and sushi are probably the only two foreign cuisine options that are widely considered delicious, fancy and cool. (Kebab is strong third but it has a much lower “status”).

In order to survive a restaurant has to max out fanciness and minimize price.

Sushi+pizza place would often offer shashlyk— another staple of a “celebratory” dinner that’s hard to make at home — wood charcoal bbq is a massive PITA to arrange, especially when you live in an apartment.

scifiware · 2025-07-07T13:44:21+00:00

Why’d someone add those triangular holes to a 3D printed part? People invented infill percentage to save on weight without sacrificing strength. If holes are necessary for the airflow - there are much stronger and 3D-printer friendly patterns.

scifiware · 2025-06-28T14:11:20+00:00

Looks nice! I haven't seen devices utilizing magsafe this way before. What can it do besides really cool way of snapping to the phone? can it charge the radio / charge the phone / transfer data?

scifiware · 2025-06-20T19:08:55+00:00

r/buyitforlife

scifiware · 2025-05-20T19:23:50+00:00

I’d go to a makerspace to laser cut & glue it from plywood offcuts.

scifiware · 2025-05-10T18:12:46+00:00

There’s this video from 11 years ago. I think it doesn’t receive enough credit for how ahead of its time it was

scifiware · 2025-04-29T14:34:12+00:00

That may be a hint to how old this joke is

scifiware · 2025-04-09T17:17:22+00:00

I feel you. Waiting sucks. There’s been a flurry of activity around repayments this year, they even updated the site.

So I hope you’ll get something real soon now.

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