3D Printing – Holiday Lessons

Hey there, me again…
I took a few weeks off to concentrate on all things Christmas. While I tend to excel under pressure in a working environment, the same doesn’t apply to Holidays with my kids involved. Guess it’s a different kind of stress when my “clients” are my kiddos. Good thing I learned some 3D printing “holiday lessons”.

As with most Holidays, this is usually the time I fire up my small army of 3D printers to print anything from decorations to gifts for family & friends. Since I took a hiatus from additive manufacturing for a few months, getting back into this hobby this time took a lot of work. Between leveling beds, replacing parts, updating the Marlin firmware, and being reminded that a bad day with FFM is not the same as a bad day with SLA – I learned a few holiday lessons I wanted to share in this post.

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Heat Bed Insulation Nightmare (CR-6 Se)

For those familiar with 3D printing beyond a novice level, ensuring a constant temperature on your heated bed is crucial to the adhesion of prints. Heat bed insulation made a noticeable difference on Abigail (my Ender 3). As with most upgrades, “a 3-minute project is one broken bolt away from becoming a 5-day job“. Little did I know this would turn into a fucking nightmare. While this upgrade on my first printer was a breeze, Murphy (CR-6) turned this into an absolute nightmare.

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Distraction-free writing

Let’s be honest: getting sidetracked while working happens. You know, the scenario of desperately trying to write an article only to find yourself going down the rabbit hole and watching a Vice cartel documentary? Say hello to distraction-free writing apps.

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New HDDs – I’m pissed!

I pulled the trigger two days ago and ordered two brand new WesternDigital 12TB hard drives (gold enterprise grade). You can find them on Amazon HERE.

I was pleased with the prompt delivery (the package arrived early) and proceeded to unpack what kind Mr. Jeff Bezos had sent me this time.

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Close call (data loss)

It happened once again. Another hard drive bit the dust :(.
A 4TB Western Digital Gold Data Center HDD (model: WD4002FYYZ) decided to bite the dust spontaneously. While this occurred before and caused significant data loss, I have been preparing for this scenario for quite some time. Besides running two drives in RAID 1 for redundancy, I had a third drive that accommodated “expendable” data: interim downloads, assorted scribbles, and memes. For the life of me, I cannot figure out if my current phone holds more family pictures or memes. Most probably the latter. I digress. It appears as tho I’m in the market for some new storage…

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The shittiest build EVER!

Most of us learn to assemble a computer from scratch at some point or another. Honestly, it has to be one of the most rewarding feelings in the world. From piecing together your config, assembling the rig, and watching it post for the first time, it’s a magical experience.
That “inner zen” quickly fades when the Verge goes out of its way to destroy it. Please read that again. To call it a “Catastrophe” would be an understatement.

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Enter the twitterverse…

God knows I fucking hate Twitter. I disliked Twitter before Trump used it to spew his self-indulgent bullshit. Since my job requires a fair amount of SEO for client sites, I often don’t have a choice.
This time, I joined on my own accord. If that’s a good idea work not; I guess the jury is out on that one.

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Maintenance ☢️

Due to switching hosts, redesigning, rewriting, and redoing the entire back end of this site, this section is still under construction… New posts are being written, and I will start slowly importing my older posts (at least the ones I like, it’s the perfect time for spring cleaning. In October…).

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Goodbye World!

Hey there! Me again. Well, not really me, more like the REAL me. I had to replace the mandatory “Hello World!” article; this seemed both appropriate and an excellent place to start…

If you have followed one of my previous blogs: Welcome back! I’m still the same, with the difference of not having the constant pressure of professionalism and political correctness here.

While things are getting set-up here, feel free to follow me on twitter 🐦

Enjoy the ride 🙂

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