So far I am not a fan of Polymaker PLA… None of my 6 other brands does this. Hoping to hear back from their support team. Nice color though.

My son and I have played a number of EXIT games and enjoy the challenge. We recently learned they have one based on an Advent calendar so naturally we did day 1’s riddle today. It was a fun start - 23 more to go!

My top genres per Apple Music. Yes, this is me. 🎶
* Dance
* Electronic
* Pop
* Dubstep
* House

I switched from a 27” iMac to a M2 Mac mini freeing a ton of desk space. Taking the theme further I decided to put my Prusa MK4 to work so I could mount the M2 to the side of a bookshelf with the cable side up. I like the result.
N.B. I ended up mounting a BMAX, gigabit switch, antenna switch and DC power distribution block to my bespoke bookshelf as well.

https://www.printables.com/model/664261-wa

Paws, really?

WTH are chicken paws?

First time seeing them called paws instead of feet. Is this supposed to be a marketing trick?

Brought an old friend to keep me company at the courthouse.

Quite a surprise to see a pink balloon floating through the courthouse!

As a CAD n00b I’m pretty happy how easily I could create a case for the weather station hung in our bedroom closet. Not long ago this would have been impossible for me.

https://www.printables.com/model/651559-di

Made a lunch visit to the Philippines. The mango/pineapple drink was mighty tasty.

Ruffles have ridges … and so does our sky! It is an amazing color of blue at the moment.

A small bit of moon shortly after dawn. The colors were amazing. 🌕

The golden path of autumn 🍂

Life and death in one. 🌸

I assembled the 3DSets.com Landy this morning. Per their Printables post this is a nearly 64 hour print. I used a MK4 so it was a bit less. Pretty cool model and I appreciate them making it available for free.

https://www.printables.com/model/41264-lan

I opened a new package of Hatchbox white PLA and put it in my dryer for 2 hours. The first print was covered in pock marks. Thinking it might still be wet I did 2 cycles of 6 hour drying and printed again. The pock marks were more widespread but the result is still an unusable print. Subsequent prints using other PLA were fine. I ordered it >30 days ago and I wonder if they’ll stand behind the product. If not, bye bye HB.

I had the parts on hand so I built a quarter-wave antenna for my FOSS TinyGS (satellite ground station).

I deployed the antenna on a post in the backyard, now to see how well it performs. The SWR and Smith charts look very good but real world performance has a mind of its own.

I also used parts on hand to build a battery+solar panel charger for the TinyGS. It tested out OK but for now the actual Lora board is powered from mains.

Https://tinygs.com

I think the Doctor Strange Bust model posted by iczfirz https://www.printables.com/model/59079-doc turned out great (though it did require a few organic supports). My teenage son immediately added it to his collection in his bedroom.

Just finished the 3dsets.com Sandy Mini included with my Prusa MK4. Really happy with it. It took a couple of days of printing to complete.

Filaments: Prusament Royal Blue for the body, Lipstick Red for the seats, Eryone Matte Black for the tires, Hatchbox Silver and Black for the rest.

With the arrival of my MK4 I decided to create a revised holder for 3D related printing tools. This is a compact model that holds 11 different tools. It’s not specific to the MK4. I’ve posted it to Printables if you’re interested: https://www.printables.com/model/522010-pr.

Looking forward to setting this up tomorrow. And eating some Haribo in the process. 😋

Twas a lovely sky shortly after dawn

I love this sunrise

Oh oh 😬 Looks like the filament remaining estimate was wrong. The print has 30 minutes left to go and I don’t think this is gonna cut it. I already ordered more and it is supposed to be delivered within 2 hours. Now I’m wondering if the printer will wait that long before giving up?

Created a bespoke tool storage for my 3D printer stuff. Really liking the Prusament Galaxy black.

Made some changes to my Prusa MK3S+ and needed a test print. Went with the heavy metal Groot using Amolen wood filament. 👍🏼