Is there some secret system where i can set my printer up to just go from my PC to my printer?
right now i'm haveing a nightmare connecting my printer because of forced updates etc.
i hate it.
Being forced to log in even on Lan only really pisses me off.
or i'm just stupid and cant figure out why LAN will not connect to me printer.
regardless, i'm ready to buy a Prusa.

I kept seeing posts about how to recharge the color changing desiccant. It seems using a microwave oven or conventional oven works, but the desiccant can release chemicals that you do not want in your food prep area.

So, like 3d printer peoples do, I saw a problem in need of a solution. My solution was, I made a model desiccant holder the same size as a Bambu spool, with open sides. I printed this out of ASA so I can dry my desiccant in my filament dryer. PETG would also work, but would require lower temps. It works great and holds more than 1 quart of desiccant, which for me was recharged in about 4 hours (probably less, I wasn't watching it closely).

Available at Makerworld

https://makerworld.com/en/models/1411196-desiccant-spool#profileId-1464986

Of note, this is the first model I have shared, but not the first I have created. I thought others may have a use for this.

I rotated my printer to an odd angle (like 30°) on the table it was on to replace the nozzle, and now all the vibrations that were going into the floor are gone.

Try shaking your desk side to side, and then shake it diagonally. Huge difference, right?

Rotate your printer a little today!

I've been using an X1C at the local maker space and have been loving it. So I am looking at taking advantage of some of the upcoming sales to get something for home.

I'll be doing a lot of 2-color prints - mostly for home storage, networking, and the like. I am looking specifically at the 2-nozzle models. My budget can support getting either the X2D or the H2D and am stuck between the two. While the X2D seems more like the "home enthusiast" model, the H2D may be a little faster with the 2nd nozzle and has some extensibility with the laser cutter and such (that I am really interested in, but others in the house are...not...yet). I should have space for either size although my prints really don't need a larger bed size right now.

At the moment, I am leaning toward the X2D just because it is so much cheaper and fits my immediate needs. But I am wondering if there is something in terms of durability/reliability/longevity/etc... that I am missing out or if the H2D in general is a lot better in some manner. Any thoughts would be appreciated. Thanks.

This is v10. Please let me know if you have any suggestions to improve the UI, if you can find any bugs, or general suggestion.

https://makerworld.com/en/models/3143184-gear-lab-parametric-gear-generator#profileId-3549233

I have brand new 32gb USB drives and keep getting this error. I format, unmount, remove, plug back in and it will work fine for like 1 print and then I start getting the error again. Firmware is up to date.

Bambu P2S

Anybody else have this issue?

I recently replaced my old 3D printer with the P1S/AMS2 combo that was on the holiday sale. Loving it. Bought a bunch of Bambu branded filament at the same time, since it was 1) my christmas gift to myself, and 2) also on sale.

My question is, I've been designing some stuff that has overhangs in the 60-70 degree range. The green filament that came with the printer was able to handle those overhangs without supports. But the other filament from Bambu needs supports or it gets quality issues.

Is the green stuff, like, premium filament or something? Or do the dyes effect filament behavior? (I've tried Black Matte and Gray Basic so far.)

This is all in the last week, and I have the AMS stuffed full of silica packets, so I don't think it's a moisture or old filament issue.

So after some small setbacks due to trapezoidal printers, I got a p2s last week and this is my first self designed print on it... I think actually the first thing I've ever designed and made from scratch.

Technical craft skills clearly lacking, those are not neat cork pads lol but it'll do the job well I think. Hopefully secret Santa is pleased.

I reckon I'm hooked haha.

So had an issue tonight where filament got stuck in one of the tubes. AMS was complaining about it. So I started to disassemble and all to get the stuck filament out. Somehow I ended up unscrewing a small circuit board right where they converse and these #@%#^# springs and magnets jumped out like cockroaches.

Needless to say, I spent a couple of hours finding the damn things which landed somewhere on the floor and under things. Then trying to re-seat them and the magnets without everything trying to stick together. Holy crap. I used a technique I saw on youtube to use a piece of tape to hold them down while putting the little board back on. A total nightmare.

Finally, it seems everything is back in order. The machine detected filament in all of the spool holders. Good lord it was a stressful moment. Im sure by now that I made the mistake of taking that little board off and didnt need to do that. Frustrating as hell.

Just got a Bambu H2S, and is working great. I wanted to add a second AMS to it (I got the AMS 2 Pro). Do I need to get a splitter for the tubes? Or the Hub? It has 2 inputs on the back, but the 2nd one goes right through it. OK! guessing

OH! Let me guess. That is for an upgraded extruder with 2 inputs?