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KwikFab

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Are you doing the lighted power crystals?

I didn't know there was a lighted variant until I had printed several parts and later opened the file on my computer

Hate how the app displays things on phone vs PC

So, non-lighted version

CA glue arrives in the next hour or so and that's when I'll assemble it
 

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I didn't know there was a lighted variant until I had printed several parts and later opened the file on my computer

Hate how the app displays things on phone vs PC

So, non-lighted version

CA glue arrives in the next hour or so and that's when I'll assemble it
I'm A computer guy... I never ever use my phone as a computer. Too many things don't fit or work in "mobile app versions".
 

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First time printing TPU!

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And because that wasn't enough, I said **** it and printed this shortly after

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Kept hearing how bad it is pulling off the supports - I believe it but for this particular thing it was really easy

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That was the worst part of the print, everything else looks good

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Also glued up the lightsaber but, I'll wait to post pics until tomorrow

Letting the glue cure
 

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this is outta control.
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Finally got things fixed after that nozzle clog. Hope it doesn't get jammed up again!
 
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Gameboy! I mowed lawns in 6th grade to get one! Nice collection.

Thanks!

I remember doing tons of chores for my aunt at her house until I finally got my Gameboy Pocket.

My DMG suffered permanent screen damage when my sister (a toddler at the time) grabbed it from my bed and ran to the bathtub my mom was filling for her. I was about 7 at the time.

Anyway, she ran in and chucked it into the bathtub while it was on (paused).

I remember playing for several years without the top 1/4 of the screen working :ROFLMAO:

You know what that does to a kid? Makes you REALLY really good at games like Mortal Kombat, cause there's no health bar, and games like Metroid II.

Metroid took a bit to master because there are a few levels where you have to use your screw attack to constantly jump up and over some secret passages. Try doing all that blind cause the screen is blank!
 

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I've been struggling with TPU the last few days. It just did not want to print well. I have had it in the dryer for days, build plates squeaky clean, temp tests, etc...
It was horrible with poor adhesion, under extrusion, and stringing all over the place!

Finally, it dawned on me. I am on a new computer. I thought I had transferred all my presets over, but sure enough, the TPU presets were missing. Speeds were way too high and the temps were off from what the filament needed. After recreating my old presets, it is printing brilliantly again!

I'm testing some settings for sew-in tags that feature my logo for the bags I make.
The bottom one was printed logo side down on a carbon texture plate, the middle logo side up, and the top was logo side up with ironing turned on. That one is my favorite of the three. It has a nice, even, matte finish.

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Lets see, drive ten minutes to Lowe's, spend an hour for something that probably wasn't there despite several being listed in stock, and then drive back home--vs. 30 minutes of printing a few copies of a right angle bracket to shore up a cheap bookcase.

I chose the second option.

Gotta admit, the Bambu A1 has been 1000x more reliable and easier to use than the Flashforge AD5M that it replaced.

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Thanks!

I remember doing tons of chores for my aunt at her house until I finally got my Gameboy Pocket.

My DMG suffered permanent screen damage when my sister (a toddler at the time) grabbed it from my bed and ran to the bathtub my mom was filling for her. I was about 7 at the time.

Anyway, she ran in and chucked it into the bathtub while it was on (paused).

I remember playing for several years without the top 1/4 of the screen working :ROFLMAO:

You know what that does to a kid? Makes you REALLY really good at games like Mortal Kombat, cause there's no health bar, and games like Metroid II.

Metroid took a bit to master because there are a few levels where you have to use your screw attack to constantly jump up and over some secret passages. Try doing all that blind cause the screen is blank!

Your reply prompted me to read Wikipedia's Gameboy entry as I did not know which version was the DMG. Interesting to know that the Gameboy project was cancelled by Nintendo over Sharp's inability to deliver screens, but one rogue engineer stayed on the project and discovered a different prototype screen that Sharp was developing.

***** for 7 year old you that your sister threw yours in the tub!
 

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Lets see, drive ten minutes to Lowe's, spend an hour for something that probably wasn't there despite several being listed in stock, and then drive back home--vs. 30 minutes of printing a few copies of a right angle bracket to shore up a cheap bookcase.

I chose the second option.

Gotta admit, the Bambu A1 has been 1000x more reliable and easier to use than the Flashforge AD5M that it replaced.

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Having owned a very reliable AD5M, what issues did you have? Mine had no mechanical issues. The only issues were me pushing my luck minimizing supports/adhesion etc.
 

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Your reply prompted me to read Wikipedia's Gameboy entry as I did not know which version was the DMG. Interesting to know that the Gameboy project was cancelled by Nintendo over Sharp's inability to deliver screens, but one rogue engineer stayed on the project and discovered a different prototype screen that Sharp was developing.

***** for 7 year old you that your sister threw yours in the tub!

Ha it's all good!

I actually replaced it although it's hard to tell if it's close to the same or not.

Yeah as soon as the next model came out, picture was improved dramatically getting rid of much of the ghosting issues it had. To think, back then we'd play on it for hours on end (I even had the light and speaker attachment) and now I'll only put an hour on any one of them at a time.

Was playing my FF5 from Gameboy Advance on my DS Lite though - the screen on the DS Lite is way more bright and crisp. Even nicer than another Gameboy Advance I had modded with an IPS display.
 
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