@droftarts Thanks!

Thanks @KenW. I was able to import the model and publish the draft.

For the import, they show a list of all my models on Thingieverse. Would be nice to filter it and see only the ones that are not published yet, since I have a bunch of models, but it worked.

https://www.printables.com/model/640631-ergonomic-solder-spool-holder

@stevediaz
Damn dude, you're on a roll with bumping old threads 🤣

Use "Recent" as your start-/mainscreen for the forum and you will only get threads with new posts at the top.

@Gilesa, I think the key question would be your definition of a 'breakout board'. I am about 99.9% sure that at minimum you will need a 'driver' board that takes the output from the pi and generates the currents that control the stepper motor.

@jay_s_uk Nice. I'll check that out.

@DocTrucker good to see you back

@T3P3Tony

thank you, i have managed to upload the files

@jens55 said in Food for thought.....:

My biggest worry when using an open source project ... will it be around in a year down the road. On the other hand, there is no guarantee that a closed source project will be around a month from now either.

With closed source, I must switch to another solution, sometimes without warning. With open source, I have the option to continue using it (by starting my own production or using clones).

@o_lampe I don’t have it, that’s why I posted. And it is not pop-up or ad blockers.

@achrn Whoops! Thanks for that

@jens55 Sorry was out this afternoon... for other people who come across this, it's under 'Print Settings', 'Output options'

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Reason for using SS & PS is longwinded... In general I have used Prusa Slicer for my three (different) printers for a while and have somewhat tuned the settings for them. I then got a toolchanger last year and in setting it up and doing some googling I found that Superslicer handles the multi-tool setup a little better/cleaner, so I started using SS for the toolchanger and have now tuned my profiles for that a bit. And I've just been too lazy to commonise the rest 😛

I will admit, it does help keeping track of multiple different printers' slicing when the software is different... but it is nice that they're basically the same under the hood! Also, all my printers are different (delta, prusa clone, TC, 300mm cube corexy), so you can tell what session/printer your using just by looking at the plater. If the were more similar, I guess you could have multiple profiles and use the bed stl thing to number them or something similar?

@alankilian said in The wide range of DC42's effects.:

That's why I changed the design to use the variable-voltage DC:DC converter to power regular LED strings. You can reduce the voltage to juuuuuuuust above the forward voltage of the diodes and get a nice dim continuous light that works perfectly in the dark.

It would be better to control the current, not the voltage, because the brightness would then be less dependent on temperature. You can configure the LM2596 to work in constant current mode too, if you can avoid commoning the LED grounds.

It does, thank you @T3P3Tony

@herve_smith hopefully Jays upvotes will teach it you are not a spammer!

OMFG. Nevermind.....

they work great.....i have one using it on an tenslog idex pringer

@threepwood
Look for Epoxy Casting/Sealing Resin.
Or use CA-Glue.

How to Carbon Fiber Prep and Seal with CA Glue - Video

How to cut Carbon Fiber Sheets and Carbon Fiber Parts and seal the cut edges - Video

@deckingman thanks for sharing that, it's an interesting summary.

@rjenkinsgb thanks for the links.