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Thinking of building a heated “printer zone” inside an uninsulated garage in Canada. Good idea or bad idea?
▲ 22 r/3Dprinting

Thinking of building a heated “printer zone” inside an uninsulated garage in Canada. Good idea or bad idea?

I’m moving my 3D printing setup into a rental home with an uninsulated garage in Ontario, Canada. The garage has four separate 15A circuits, so power-wise I should be okay for a modest number of printers as long as I keep heaters on their own circuit.

The issue is temperature. Bambu printers are supposed to operate above roughly 10°C, and Canadian winter garages can obviously drop well below that.

Instead of trying to heat the entire garage, I’m thinking of creating a smaller “printer zone” inside the garage using temporary insulated curtains / moving blankets / foam-board panels, then heating just that smaller area with a thermostatic electric heater. I’d also insulate the garage door panels and seal obvious drafts.

The idea would be:

- Keep the printer area around 10–15°C

- Use one 1500W electric heater on its own 15A circuit

- Cluster the printers together on metal shelving

- Keep filament and tools inside the warmer zone

- Monitor temperature and humidity with a wall thermometer

- Avoid propane because of moisture, CO risk, and ventilation concerns

- Keep the setup rental-friendly and removable

I attached a concept image of what I’m thinking.

Does this look like a sane approach, or am I missing something obvious?

Main things I’m wondering:

  1. Would this kind of partitioned heated zone actually hold temperature well enough?

  2. Any fire/safety concerns with using moving blankets or insulated curtains near printers?

  3. Would you use foam board panels instead?

  4. Is garage-door insulation + air sealing enough to make a 1500W heater useful?

  5. Any better way to keep printers reliably above 10°C without spending thousands insulating the whole garage?

I’m not trying to make the garage comfortable for people. I just need the printers to run reliably and safely through winter.

u/shervintwo — 8 days ago
▲ 41 r/romandodecahedron+4 crossposts

Photos of my Brian Campbell Roman Dodecahedron replica

I set out to make the truest replica of the one found in England in 1987. All accurate details and solid weight. We aimed for a true 1:1, no cut corners. Would like to hear your feedback.

And as a reference, this is the article about the Brian Campbell discovery: https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/514246/are-roman-dodecahedrons-worlds-most-mysterious-artifact

My take on the purpose:

I lean towards that the Roman dodecahedron being a religious, cult, or ritual object rather than a practical tool.

My reasoning is that if it served a clear everyday function, especially something technical, military, agricultural, or engineering-related, I think we would have seen more evidence of that by now. The Romans were excellent engineers, administrators, and record-keepers. When a tool had a practical purpose, especially one useful enough to be made repeatedly across different regions, there was usually some kind of written reference, visual depiction, standardized design, or later iteration.

With the dodecahedron, we have the opposite. The sizes vary, the hole diameters vary, the craftsmanship varies, and the context of discovery does not point cleanly to one obvious use. That inconsistency makes me skeptical of theories that treat it as a standardized measuring device or technical instrument.

The fact that it remains so ambiguous actually makes more sense to me if it belonged to a private, symbolic, ritualistic, or possibly mystery-cult context. Objects used in private religious practice do not always leave behind clear written explanations, especially if the knowledge around them was transmitted orally or kept within a closed group.

So while I do not think anyone can say with certainty, I personally find the religious or cult-object theory more convincing than the idea that it was some lost Roman gadget. Just my two cents.

u/shervintwo — 10 days ago
▲ 4 r/teslacanada

Tesla Canada needs to be called out for the Model Y Standard headliner confusion

I think Tesla Canada needs to be called out for how poorly they are handling the 2026 Model Y Standard / RWD interior spec, especially the headliner colour. Source

People are now taking delivery of Model Y Standard vehicles in Canada with a black headliner, while the expectation many buyers had was that the Standard/RWD model would come with the grey/light headliner shown in Tesla’s photos, test drive vehicles, and general buyer-facing material.

This is not a tiny detail as the headliner changes the entire feel of the cabin.

A grey headliner makes the interior look brighter, more open, and more spacious. A black headliner gives the cabin a darker, more enclosed look. With the omission of the glass roof, a grey headliner would make sense, not a black one. Some people prefer black, which is fine. But the point is that buyers should know what they are actually ordering before they put down money and accept delivery.

Tesla cannot keep advertising or showing one cabin experience and then quietly deliver something else.

For a car in this price range, this is ridiculous.

The most frustrating part is that this is exactly the kind of thing Tesla should be crystal clear about. The company does not use normal dealership window stickers the way traditional brands do. When Tesla’s website images, test drive vehicles, or general presentation show one interior setup, buyers reasonably assume that is what they are getting.

If the Canadian Model Y Standard now comes with a black headliner, Tesla needs make it clear. Just state it clearly on the Canadian configurator:

Model Y Standard / RWD: black headliner included
or
Model Y Standard / RWD: grey headliner included
or
Headliner colour may vary by production batch

Anything would be better than the current confusion.

And before anyone says “who cares, it’s just fabric on the ceiling,” that misses the point. People choose cars based on interior colour, cabin feel, visibility, photos, and demo vehicles. The headliner is part of the interior. It is part of what you are buying. If Tesla changed it, fine. But update the configurator and stop letting customers find out at delivery.

This is especially annoying because Tesla already makes the ordering process stressful enough in Canada:

  • delivery windows move around
  • advisors often give conflicting answers
  • specs can vary depending on batch
  • pricing and incentives change
  • cars appear in inventory randomly
  • buyers are pressured to accept delivery quickly

Now we also have to wonder whether the interior shown on the website is actually the interior we are getting?

That is not acceptable.

Tesla is not some tiny startup anymore. This is a major automaker selling $50,000+ vehicles in Canada. If a buyer orders based on the official site, the photos, and the test drive vehicle, the delivered vehicle should match that representation unless Tesla clearly discloses otherwise before delivery.

The solution is simple:

  1. Update the Canadian Model Y configurator with the actual headliner colour for each trim.
  2. Add real interior photos of the Standard/RWD model being delivered in Canada.
  3. Stop using photos that create the wrong expectation.
  4. Give Tesla advisors a clear answer so they stop telling different customers different things.
  5. Let customers know before delivery if their vehicle differs from the photographed or expected interior spec.

This should not require detective work from Reddit.

If you recently took delivery of a 2026 Model Y Standard / RWD in Canada, please post your build date, delivery location, and whether your headliner is black or grey. It would be useful to know whether this is now standard across all new deliveries or if Tesla is mixing specs depending on production batch.

Tesla Canada needs to clean this up immediately.

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u/shervintwo — 15 days ago
▲ 2 r/teslacanada

Anyone else with a fully loaded Quicksilver M3 RWD on order?

I think this is the best spec even though it's a bit pricey. I used the recent price cut to deck it out and still have the car under $50k. Anyone else? Also any delivery date confirmations?

u/shervintwo — 26 days ago