u/trippinDingo

I just fired up my printer again for the first time since last winter, and am trying to use a different resin. I'll try to add as much info as I can and explain the issue.

Last year I was using Elegoo 8k Standard Resin, and had little to no issues printing. Any failures were my fault mostly due to improper supports. The prints were always clean otherwise..

I wanted something a little stronger so now, I am trying to use Elegoo ABS Like 3.0.

I am experiencing holes in my prints and general failures I have not seen before.

The screen is clear

Brand New FEP

Here are the settings I got through Lychee Slicer with the highest success rate:

Printer: Saturn 4k Ultra
ABS Like V3.

https://preview.redd.it/g5w0yso68inh1.jpg?width=1088&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=af58a850b93546bca0862b58b573755294b653d8

My First Full Print:
Supported on the BACK, this was at a 45 degree angle and was the last part the be printed. There was also pieces of debris was seemed to be stuck or fused onto it. Almost looks like it was crumbling at the end. There was an issue as I had re-supported this figure - and the foot failed due to improper supports, I figured a piece of that caused this issue.

https://preview.redd.it/kfnfph5k8inh1.jpg?width=1600&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1d57fb7e975d14aabe5dcdd3b2fecd96b8979e51

I then moved on to a figure on a saved plate that I knew worked and I had successfully printed many times.

This was the supported side.

https://preview.redd.it/vs1jjmlg9inh1.jpg?width=1600&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b87ca5ee79b1bb1841335f4414d987ffd2f5f7cc

This was the bottom of the print, the last thing to print, opposite the supported side. Again, it looks like it was crumbling and falling apart.

https://preview.redd.it/5x7eivap9inh1.jpg?width=1600&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5017cbb482b1ab239ac96cd65677ae1fe5071031

Any help would be appreciated.

We've been feeding a pair of Fish Crows for a few months, seeing them daily. I know they nested above our yard, and had at least a pair of babies shortly after. (We could hear them)

My yard isn't exactly private, but they're the only 2 that have been coming back for food. And the only ones we're looking to feed.

There is a murder of 6 American Crows down the street from us, and we see them out front from time to time. There have been a few dust ups between them, but nothing major.

A few weeks after the babies were born, there was a huge commotion in their tree between the 6 ACs and our 2 Fish Crows, the next day I found a fledgling dead in my yard, under their tree.

They were scarce for a few days, but they returned. That was a couple weeks ago.

Since then, we heard a second fledgling and even saw him in a tree - one of the other 2 flew over and fed him on a branch. It was great to see.

Now, they're gone. No trace of them for a number of days. We did have to go out of town for a funeral, but they haven't been back since.

I've read they could be off somewhere else having found a nice cache of food, or training their fledgling to fly.

I'd like to think they'll be back, but I'm really not sure.

Thoughts?

Today, my wife heard a large commotion up in the tree where a pair of fish crows we have been looking after are nesting. It went on for a long while. We knew they recently had laid and hatched an egg /or eggs since we could hear them.

There have been 5 or 6 American Crows in our yard the past few days with a couple confrontations, but this one seemed different. It was all in their tree and later in the afternoon I found a dead fledgling on the ground.

I'm saddened by this. We saw the fish crows later on high up in the trees, but they did not come down like they usually do.

I wonder if I will see them again.

Looking for a tree removal service local to Danbury that won't cut off an arm and a leg with it.

Thanks for any recs.

I'm in the North Eastern US - I have been feeding and photographing a pair of Crows for almost 2 months. I felt I had made a lot of progress quickly and then it's plateaued after that.

I know it may never progress past this, never be gifted with anything - I see people talking about their crows landing at their feet and wondering how long it took your crows to reach that level of comfort.

Any suggestions or advice from actual experiences welcome. I've read and watched a lot of stories online, and wanted to hear some real world experiences on these budding relationships.

Also, do people find Fish Crows are more skittish than American Crows? Has that made a large difference in your experience?

Thanks!