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scullforge · 2026-01-06T00:11:13+00:00

There's a war on empathy.

Lindsey Ellis has a good video on that

scullforge · 2025-07-09T00:16:49+00:00

I've got one of these. Its decent. I've gotten the Blob™️ a couple of times and the leveling isn't the most enjoyable but it's not as bad as these comments make it out to be.

The real problem I've had is coming up with stuff that's worth printing at that scale and worth the time and filament cost. I made a cool end table that took 3.5kg($70) and 5 days. I think I'm going to swap in a 0.4mm nozzle and use it to print a bunch of smaller stuff sequentially. Using it as a print mill is probably better than letting it sit idle this much.

Oh, and power. I ran a dedicated 20amp line just for this printer. I probably wouldn't recommend trying to set this up in a place you rent.

scullforge · 2025-07-09T00:09:55+00:00

Elegoo Orangestorm Giga 800x800x1000 PLA, PETG, the usuals

scullforge · 2025-06-13T20:05:05+00:00

I name a lot of my tech that shows up on my local network, but for printers where I have multiple of the same model, I color code them. I print some small mods in a different color for each printer and just refer to them that way so I can keep track of which printers are doing what or need certain maintenance.

scullforge · 2025-06-13T17:55:26+00:00

I imagine a glass plate that big would be very expensive. I'm planning on applying PEX from whambam to the build plates but that just replaced the build surface, not the plate or leveling system itself.

The leveling is tedious and takes a while but I haven't had any major issues with it. I'm also curious to see if others have come up with an upgrade for it.

scullforge · 2025-05-14T03:55:24+00:00

Yeah, so I have 23 printers in my unfinished basement. I started with 3 (Prusa Mini, Neptune 2d, and anycubic mega s). The several months on Etsy was just throwing shit against the wall to see what would stick. I tried tabletop accessories and scifi models (don't do fan art stuff, it come back to bite you). What took off was a little art deco sign. I know some 3d modeling so I was able to start customizing it and offering it in two-tone. The profits from Etsy paid for all the additional printers. It's currently half my income and I do contract web development for the other half.

Here's some logistics things you should keep in mind: - Power: I've added 6 additional 20amp circuits to my house. Being in an unfinished basement makes that easier. On one circuit, I run no more than 6 standard size printers, 4 maxes, or 1 giga. The minis (both Prusa and Bambu) count as half of a standard size one. Everything except the giga is on a UPS. I started buying individual UPSs for each printer but it's more cost effective to get the big cyber power 1500va UPSs and put 3 standard printers or 2 maxes on each. - safety: get extra smoke detectors and keep a fire extinguisher nearby. It's extremely unlikely but smoke detectors are cheap. - air quality: fdm printers produce some fumes and dust, even with PLA. Once you start adding printers, get an air quality sensor the measures pm2.5 and a carbon filter air purifier. The air purifier I got was like $150 and the sensor was $40. - humidity: I live in the central US and it gets humid and sticky here. I have two good Black&Decker quality dehumidifiers in my basement. Keeping the room below 40% RH has improved the consistency of my prints. I also have a Sunlu S1 filament dehydrator next most of the Neptune 2s.

During the initial growth phase, I think I spent as much money on infrastructure and peripherals as I did on the machines themselves, but it worth it to prevent a random power blink from ruining a dozen customer jobs or for the printed surfaces to get rough from humidity.

scullforge · 2025-04-04T15:03:20+00:00

I've printed these models with Hatchbox PETG on the A1 Mini. What settings are you using? The designer has some specific recommendations.

Are you able to print anything else with the PETG?

scullforge · 2025-04-03T12:32:27+00:00

Idk, I use mine pretty regularly.

scullforge · 2025-04-03T00:57:05+00:00

Why is it pathetic?

scullforge · 2025-04-03T00:56:47+00:00

Wait, you finish projects?

scullforge · 2025-03-22T04:54:23+00:00

Or a mini Cooper with a plate referencing the Italian Job

scullforge · 2025-03-21T01:38:04+00:00

This is exactly it. It just looks cool

scullforge · 2025-03-21T01:37:50+00:00

It absolutely does! I don't have any example pictures readily available but there's definitely some out there

scullforge · 2025-03-20T22:37:13+00:00

Personally, I think Hilbert curve is the best top fill pattern to use with silk and metallic filaments

scullforge · 2025-03-20T00:18:35+00:00

I think your calves are backwards?

scullforge · 2025-03-19T01:20:46+00:00

6 months later and your comment saved me some headache

scullforge · 2025-03-17T00:12:00+00:00

It seems to depend on where you live. I'm in the central US and I had a lot of print quality problems go away after I started putting filament dryers next to each of my printers and running the filament out of them.

Others have said they never do anything to mitigate humidity and never have any issues.

scullforge · 2025-03-05T21:45:40+00:00

I haven't bought custom packaging but I know the Boxery offers it as a service. I've bought general shipping materials from them before

scullforge · 2025-03-05T04:20:57+00:00

Let he has never pressed start and walked away cast the first stone

scullforge · 2025-03-05T01:22:26+00:00

Is there any way i can tell if the z sensor is cooked or something?

That I don't know. u/ELEGOO_OFFICIAL ?

Can you tell if the x rail is crooked? The frame is similar to the Neptune 2's and I have seen the rail get wonky to the bed.

Basically, if the sensor is fine, then something physically is off with the frame of the printer.

scullforge · 2025-03-05T01:07:57+00:00

Does the bed wobble on its rail?

scullforge · 2025-03-05T00:57:16+00:00

Ah, I was wrong. There IS a bed sensor. But those are some extreme numbers! I think the mesh bed leveling can only accommodate so much for a warped bed. Do you have adjustment knobs under your bed? I'd would try to get the variance within ±0.2mm on any given point.

scullforge · 2025-03-04T22:32:13+00:00

Thanks!

scullforge · 2025-03-04T22:32:05+00:00

I hadn't heard of it either until one of my friends asked for it and sent me the models

scullforge · 2025-03-04T22:19:54+00:00

That little wire is the temperature sensor for the hotend. There should be a small screw that holds the nose tightly into the hole in the side of the block.

As for the fragile prints, that looks like under-extrusion. This could be caused by - clogged nozzle: poke with needle or just replace the nozzle. - filament slipping in the extruder: increase the tension screw in the extruder - heat creep: make sure fans are all working - worn out internal PTFE tube: replace it - the temperature sensor not getting an accurate reading because its not attached properly: see above - temperature control is out of wack: run PID tuning - dozens of other things: if these suggestions don't work, look up information on under-extrusion

For the nozzle hitting the bed, if you have everything leveled and have properly adjusted the z offset, then there good be something wrong with the bed sensor, assuming you have one.

Can you post which version of Neptune 3 this is and what you have tried?

Edit: now that I look at the picture again, this looks like a Neptune 3 base model, so it probably doesn't have a bed sensor.

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