First time all weekend I had any energy after getting the flu sometime between Thursday night and Friday morning so in between test printing my Hellgate bridge model I ran to storage to get my Bachmann NYC Hudson and my Lionel passenger cars and Menards for some track to set up on my floor. I was sitting there like a kid again watching my train and feeling ok.
I've been working on a new model. Not because anyone asked, but because I wanted to see if I could. This bridge may or may not look familiar to some people. Anyway...the model is close to done I guess but it's massive and will need to be cut up for ease of 3D printing, particularly on something like the Bambulabs P1S. It's been a considerable amount of effort thus far. Before I go through the additional effort of trying to slice and dice this for printing. I wanted to see what anyone thinks...whether I should do it or not.
Are there integrations for various delivery services like Amazon, DoorDash, Grubhub...things like that?
What I'm looking for is a reliable way to tell Home Assistant that my food is nearby or my Amazon delivery is 10 stops away and if it's after sunset but before sunrise turn on my porch light.
If anyone has this worked out, please share. Thank you!
As planned I picked up the GrayGuns fat guide rod, TSA super strut, and the AC SmoothAction kit along with a set of Xray sights not pictured.
The trigger pull is smooth, has a crisp break and a short SA reset and the DA probably can’t get any better. I can’t wait to put some rounds through it.
Just wanted to share what I did and figured this was the right place since the 3D printing subs are anti 2A.
I designed a parametric pegboard magazine holder/rack and tossed it up on MW. I tested with mags I had on hand and created some standard settings for them as well as uploaded the openscad so if anyone is looking, you can customize it to your liking.
I don’t design a lot of stuff but since this was basic geometry I think it worked out pretty okay.
Ole' Uncle 400HPMustang must be getting senile in his old age. I was going through my safe, accounting for all of my mags and came across 3 of these. I have no idea when I got these or what they actually go to because they didn't come with anything I have in the safe.
Obviously Sig, probably classic P series since that's most of what I own. They don't fit a P225 or P226. They're 9mm so they're not for a P227.
Are they P228 or P229 mags? But they're 17 rounds...
Help me out here folks.
You know...except the task it's performing is actually the scheduled clean so nothing has actually been cancelled.
I started noticing this happen recently, after the app updated but hadn't paid much attention to it but now I grabbed a screen shot because this is actually ridiculous.
Part of me wants to know what's causing it, part of me just wants it to go away.
Also recently my maps decided they were corrupted and I had to delete them so the robot could map the house again. This also seems to have made the robot decide that it doesn't have to clean the rooms in the order I've defined (again) so that's fun!
Recently acquired P227 and two mags with factory box and papers (not pictured). This is the full size Nitron model with rail, E2 grips, and contrast sights. Looking at the lack of wear on the slide, slide rails and frame rails and perfect barrel it appears as though this tool has never seen any use except for the occasional handling.
The P227 was produced between 2013 and 2019. Sticker on the box says this was made in September of 2018, so pretty close to the end of the manufacturing period.
Since it's never been fired and has all the factory parts the most logical thing to do is start swapping out parts albeit slowly because shit's expensive.
First step is getting rid of the contrast sights for a set of Sig X-ray 3 sights, coming this week. After that (in no particular order of appearance):
Ran a successful material test this morning and was able to knock this out in 17 minutes and I think it looks pretty decent.
I have the 2W IR laser for my xTool S1 and I was wondering if anyone who’s done PMags with an IR laser could share their settings?
Thanks!
I've successfully printed quite a bit of PLA, PETG, and ABS with mine so far but besides that, without any modifications what else can the machine print?
TPU presumably...but what about ASA and any engineering materials?
Will those other materials require a different hot end/nozzle/extruder gears?
This has been bothering me for a while but I just thought to post the question...
My x50 Ultra ran at 08:30 this morning. It finished around 11:00. That's 2.5 hours of run time. I saw it roaming the house, I know when it docked and finished.
The Dreame app says it cleaned 670 sq. ft. and ran for 97 minutes.
I don't know what math they're doing but I feel like it's wrong and that it should reflect the total amount of time my robot was running around because if my robot had actually only been running for 97 minutes it would have used much less battery and I also feel like 97 minutes is also more in line with what it takes to clean 670 sq. ft. but like I said the robot didn't do it's final dock and end it's run until 11:00.
I designed a 3D printable add-on ties for O gauge tubular-style track and posted it on MakerWorld.
These were made to fit Menards/Lionel-style O gauge track, with built-in hooks that snap around the rail flanges. I printed and tested a handful of them, and they installed into the track like they were supposed to.
I know not everybody likes to add more ties for that "prototypical" look but if that's what you're after I think this will get you there.
A few notes:
If you have the ability to print TPU, printing these in TPU could be used for sound dampening/noise reduction
MakerWorld link:
https://makerworld.com/en/models/2791670-lionel-menards-style-o-gauge-track-ties#profileId-3104260
The scene right now near the Ramova Theater getting ready for the Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride. Couple hundred bikes and riders dressed to impress.
I made this angled rack for the Menards 400ml mini buckets. It holds three buckets, keeps them tilted forward so the contents are easy to grab, and it can either sit on a tabletop or be wall-mounted using the built-in mounting holes.
It’s a flat-pack 3D printed design with press-fit tabs/slots. I did include an assembly guide, and the parts press together pretty well, but a little CA glue/super glue wouldn’t hurt if you want it permanently assembled.
The bucket holes are sized to catch the bucket just under the upper rim/handle band, not around the lower body, so the buckets drop in and out easily.
I uploaded the files to MakerWorld if anyone else can use it:
https://makerworld.com/en/models/2804620-mini-bucket-angled-rack#profileId-3120591
I made this angled rack for the Menards 400ml mini buckets. It holds three buckets, keeps them tilted forward so the contents are easy to grab, and it can either sit on a tabletop or be wall-mounted using the built-in mounting holes.
It’s a flat-pack 3D printed design with press-fit tabs/slots. I did include an assembly guide, and the parts press together pretty well, but a little CA glue/super glue wouldn’t hurt if you want it permanently assembled.
The bucket holes are sized to catch the bucket just under the upper rim/handle band, not around the lower body, so the buckets drop in and out easily.
I uploaded the files to MakerWorld if anyone else can use it:
https://makerworld.com/en/models/2804620-mini-bucket-angled-rack#profileId-3120591
I made this angled rack for the Menards 400ml mini buckets. It holds three buckets, keeps them tilted forward so the contents are easy to grab, and it can either sit on a tabletop or be wall-mounted using the built-in mounting holes.
It’s a flat-pack 3D printed design with press-fit tabs/slots. I did include an assembly guide, and the parts press together pretty well, but a little CA glue/super glue wouldn’t hurt if you want it permanently assembled.
The bucket holes are sized to catch the bucket just under the upper rim/handle band, not around the lower body, so the buckets drop in and out easily.
I uploaded the files to MakerWorld if anyone else can use it:
https://makerworld.com/en/models/2804620-mini-bucket-angled-rack#profileId-3120591
I made this angled rack for the Menards 400ml mini buckets. It holds three buckets, keeps them tilted forward so the contents are easy to grab, and it can either sit on a tabletop or be wall-mounted using the built-in mounting holes.
It’s a flat-pack 3D printed design with press-fit tabs/slots. I did include an assembly guide, and the parts press together pretty well, but a little CA glue/super glue wouldn’t hurt if you want it permanently assembled.
The bucket holes are sized to catch the bucket just under the upper rim/handle band, not around the lower body, so the buckets drop in and out easily.
I uploaded the files to MakerWorld if anyone else can use it:
https://makerworld.com/en/models/2804620-mini-bucket-angled-rack#profileId-3120591
So I made a bridge... then I needed something to hold the thing up.
That turned into a whole side quest, and I ended up designing a set of customizable O gauge bridge piers. There’s a base, interchangeable risers, and a top, so you can mix and match heights depending on what your layout needs. I also set them up to line up with tubular and FasTrack trestle heights.
So if you’ve got a bridge like mine and need supports that fit a little better than the usual off-the-shelf options, these might help. And if your bridge isn’t exactly like mine, that’s kind of the whole point: these aren’t just one-size-fits-all parts. The different risers let you change the height, and the design can be customized further if you need something a little taller, shorter, or just different for your own layout.
I uploaded the files to MakerWorld in case anyone else can use them.
https://makerworld.com/en/models/2786401-o-gauge-parametric-bridge-piers#profileId-3097560
And of course, if you make a set I'd love to see how you're using them!
Beyond what’s already in Orca has anyone added any custom start/end code to your printer? I remember having to do it in Cura for my old Creality printers but can’t think of a reason for the Max.
Just curious if you did, what did you add and what are you solving for.
