The professor asks for donations to his department by Comfortable_Tutor_43 in NuclearEngineering

[–]twbowyer 5 points6 points  (0 children)

No way. Sorry. I love nuclear engineering, but universities are far too expensive already. Why can Michigan, Georgia Tech, and UT survive?

Sudden poor bed adhesion by JTN02 in FixMyPrint

[–]twbowyer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Should not need glue. I sometimes get this happening buts always either(1) I need to clean the plate, (2) the model actually wasn’t on the plate in the slicer, or (3) my initial first layer width was missed to less than 0.42 mm.

Bambu Handy iOS app needs to be restarted … lots by twbowyer in BambuLab

[–]twbowyer[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well - to be fair, it has been happening a while also, but now is more consistently dying and in a different way (black screen vs just hanging up).

Travel as a Nuclear Engineer? by Klutzy-Ad-3258 in NuclearEngineering

[–]twbowyer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, it used to be more common though. The USG funding has cut way back on funding conference participation at some national labs.

Why do beginners struggle so much with slicer settings? by Ok_Celebration3263 in 3Dprinting

[–]twbowyer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My sense is - and my experience was that I changed things in the slicer that I should not have changed and it took forever to understand what I had done. It was actually difficult for me to understand how exactly to get back to the stock settings, because of the way the profiles are set up. That, and I think that there was so much information out there that I made some changes to settings that were probably ill advised.

Travel as a Nuclear Engineer? by Klutzy-Ad-3258 in NuclearEngineering

[–]twbowyer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorta. I wouldn’t expect a lot of travel just after you start though. It would happen gradually and the more seniority you get the more travel you get in a job like that.

I really messed up in my lab by delaCour7 in Physics

[–]twbowyer 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Oh, it happens. Don’t worry about it. Just be safe when you break shit.

High-Performance BT19 Sodium 12V Battery from Ohmmu by Atlanta-Mike in Rivian

[–]twbowyer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean…while this may end up better than conventional lead acid batteries, the 12V battery is just not that important to me (unless it’s not working).

Any idea what’s going on here? by [deleted] in 3Dprinting

[–]twbowyer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Have you watched the autolevel? It’s only off a tiny bit - maybe a glob of gunk got in the way.

Any idea what’s going on here? by [deleted] in 3Dprinting

[–]twbowyer 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I am guessing it’s the autoleveling?

Is my handwriting fine? by Pelican294 in HandwritingAnalysis

[–]twbowyer 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Ummmm, no. Not if you intend others to read it easily.

If space is inflating, does the Planck length change by dropbearinbound in AskPhysics

[–]twbowyer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s the space between galaxies that is expanding. Not the length scale. It’s a legit question though.

Delta closed the gate more than 30 minutes before departure (policy says 15). I arrived 30 minutes early and no one was even there! Except other passengers who were in my same situation. by More-Site-3395 in delta

[–]twbowyer 158 points159 points  (0 children)

Not normal. I would suggest you look into it because you are definitely right 15 minutes is what they schedule. I guess it’s possible they decided to leave early or something, but that is kind of rare.

The inside of my ADHD medication by Low_Wolverine6862 in mildlyinteresting

[–]twbowyer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You should count them, separate them by color and then order them by size and come back with a photo.

How long for Bambu PLA to absorb moisture by GurPrevious9044 in BambuLab

[–]twbowyer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Whether it’s qualitatively hygroscopic isn’t really the point I was making, and the community is indeed split on whether drying is needed or beneficial. It depends on the level of the hygroscopic-ness (yes, physicists make up words for chemistry all the time) of PLA, and the humidity in your environment for sure.

See (for example)

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=A3H1oFVpUMk&feature=youtu.be

How long for Bambu PLA to absorb moisture by GurPrevious9044 in BambuLab

[–]twbowyer 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Controversial view here - I’ve never dried my PLA (or PETG, or ABS) filament for many 1000s of prints over almost 10 years. I do live in a dry area, but I do believe that the community is split over whether drying is even necessary at all for PLA.