#garfield Logs

Dec 18 2018

12:26 AM zhanx: rue 23 hours on this vise frame print
12:33 AM zhanx: wait down to 12 now
12:33 AM zhanx: pronterface times suck
12:33 AM zhanx: its bouncing
12:52 AM rue_mohr: wtf, you know how hard it is to predict print time?
12:52 AM rue_mohr: I did one for my cnc, its typical answer was 42716253123 seconds
12:53 AM rue_mohr: ok I bought 2 bags of isomalt
12:53 AM rue_mohr: I suppose I have to turn them into sticks myself if thats what I want
12:53 AM rue_mohr: their just crystals
12:54 AM rue_mohr: 11pm, that sucks
12:56 AM rue_mohr: I accidently had the settings at 6 perimiters when I started that comb
12:56 AM rue_mohr: its gonna take forever and eat a LOT of plastic
12:56 AM rue_mohr: that said, those combs average $50
12:56 AM rue_mohr: so, ok
08:18 PM Tom_L: rue_mohr, how far are you from van?
08:18 PM Tom_L: http://mynorthwest.com/1220110/tornado-port-orchard/
08:35 PM zhanx: Evening
08:35 PM zhanx: I saw the tornado alert on the news
09:46 PM zhanx: rue is there a way to change the bed size in the gcode, i looked and i didn' t find it.
09:56 PM rue_shop3: zhanx, as soon as the printer stops next, retighten all the lugs for the nozzel heater
09:57 PM zhanx: did that before I started this print, I didn't print anything today but retightened and checked the printer
10:07 PM zhanx: rue_shop3, you didn't answer my question
10:39 PM rue_shop3: I'm on a blitz to finish the printer
10:39 PM rue_shop3: yes an dno
10:39 PM rue_shop3: there is a bed size limit in marlin, which is usually set to 9999mm
10:40 PM rue_shop3: there is a size setup in slicer
10:40 PM zhanx: which i think i changed in the firmware, I might have to reflash
10:45 PM rue_shop3: huh yea, PLA cannot do tension
10:47 PM rue_shop3: the machine I'm building has been sitting 6 mo
10:47 PM rue_shop3: all the parts with tension have to be replaced
10:47 PM rue_shop3: other than that, the mechanical is done
10:48 PM rue_shop3: I cant use the 18V supply tho :/
10:48 PM rue_shop3: the fans and leds will bite it
10:48 PM rue_shop3: and I'm not sure how the nozzel would take it
10:48 PM rue_shop3: tho I suspect it would be ok
10:51 PM rue_shop3: zhanx, you abandoned me and I'm stuck with a bucket on my foot
10:51 PM zhanx: wait what?
10:52 PM rue_shop3: the 2:1 its partially up on thingiverse and now I have no motovational partner
10:52 PM * rue_shop3 shakes his foot, the bucket remains
10:52 PM zhanx: ok fine
10:52 PM zhanx: I will do it
10:52 PM rue_shop3: :) yay
10:54 PM zhanx: what the thingiverse i am tired
10:55 PM zhanx: what is the
10:56 PM zhanx: found it
10:57 PM zhanx: ok slic3ring it
11:00 PM zhanx: let me home and check the printer and it will print more of them
11:04 PM rue_mohr: ?
11:04 PM rue_mohr: you just bneed one gear set
11:04 PM rue_mohr: and make the two collars
11:04 PM rue_mohr: no, dont print the collars
11:04 PM rue_mohr: the plastic cant take the tension, you will notice that as the pinion on the extruder slowly fails
11:05 PM zhanx: i am printing 2 sets
11:05 PM zhanx: one for the next printer
11:06 PM zhanx: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2823006 <- printed that and it worked fine
11:06 PM rue_mohr: hah cute
11:07 PM zhanx: need to print one more after your gears
11:09 PM rue_mohr: gonna change up the bottom bar for unthreaded and use different clamps
11:09 PM zhanx: i need to change my bed up
11:09 PM rue_mohr: the ones that clamp via the threaded rod are breaking all over the place
11:10 PM rue_mohr: beefing up my zero switch holders too
11:10 PM rue_mohr: they keep breaking in the same spot