#rookie — Public Fediverse posts

So ich mach mal ein wenig Werbung für einen ganz lieben Freund, der grade anfängt mit Lets Playen.
Er spielt hier Honycomb, das Game siieht gar nicht so schlecht aus. Hoffe es bekommt genügend zuspruch.
Lass dem lieben Holzwurm ein Like da ;D
https://youtu.be/ONUJlBenWHo

#letsplay #youtube #rookie

I've been 3D-printing for around five and a half years. So I'm not a rookie, but I just made a #rookie #mistake.

I've spent the last couple of weeks making compartments and dividers and such for the toolboxes I take to the Repair Cafe. Lots of test #prints to check fits and footprints, full prints, changes to design based on lessons learned during use at the last cafe, etc. I've put around three kilograms of #filament through my printer in that time.

Then, in the last couple days, I started having various problems. At first they only showed up on big prints - #adhesion and #curling, which I've had before when pushing the limits of my bed size. But prints seemed to be getting #sloppier, and I had a couple of spaghetti explosions.

Tonight, I finally took the #hotend apart and looked at it closely - it's very difficult to do when the printer is fully assembled, because it's a #delta printer.

Lo and behold, the nozzle appeared worn. And that can account for all the problems.

I should have checked this sooner - but I've only been printing plain #PLA, nothing abrasive, so I didn't think of it. Lesson learned.

Pardon the shitty photo from a cheap digital magnifier. The old #nozzle #orifice is about 1.5x the diameter of the new one - so 2.25x the area. No wonder plastic was going everywhere but where it should go!

Seems to be printing *much* better with a new nozzle.

#RookieMistake #LessonLearned #3DPrinting #FDM

The 2025 Calder Memorial Trophy:

And the winner is...

https://hockeyinthecarolinas.com/show/2025-calder-trophy-and-the-winner-is?source=mastodon&cid=media

#nhl #calder #rookie #montreal #canadiens #carolina #hurricanes #sanjose #sharks #anaheim #ducks #philadelphia #flyers #stlouis #blues #columbus #bluejackets #calgary #flames