What’s on *YOUR* workbench?

I hate working on the bottom components haha. It's on the Y(?)axis or whichever is the build plate. No waving on the carriage axis.


Hooray, it works. It's an ugly lil one eyed puppy spaghetti of a thing, but it works. I'm embarrassed by the wire mess. And with my flat PLA insulation on the lid the foot switch lugs make the lid bulge a bit.

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I need to save up for that drill press… bit wandered on a few holes, even with a 1/8" bit. Punch wasn't deep enough, I guess. Didn't want to deform the enclosure, unlike another project.
 
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swelchy said:
yah.. either your belts are a tad loose or your eccentric wheels have some flat spots causing the ringing... I still have my ender 3 pro with a bunch of mods..... pretty slow compared to my other 2 k1max and K1 , but it's dialed in so good that I run small stuff on it all the time.
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Is the K1 max pretty *new* user friendly
I.e. doesn't need a bunch of mods for quality prints?
I've been dragging my feet on entering the 3d printing world but my 13yo has a lot of interest so figure it will be a good bonding piece.
I just want something that works properly without a ton of maintenance. And want to go buy once cry once. The Toyota of 3d printers.
 
jwin615 said:
Is the K1 max pretty *new* user friendly
I.e. doesn't need a bunch of mods for quality prints?
I've been dragging my feet on entering the 3d printing world but my 13yo has a lot of interest so figure it will be a good bonding piece.
I just want something that works properly without a ton of maintenance. And want to go buy once cry once. The Toyota of 3d printers.
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BUY ONCE CRY ONCE WOULD BE THE BAMBOO LABS x1 Carbon.. it's newer than the K series enders and they are definetly a pull out of the box and print with no issues.... The K1 and the K! max don't have to be modded either but I've ad to do a bunch of tweaking to get them perfect for my kids cosplay stuff... The do print excellent though.. Here's two of my kiddos get'up I printed out this summer with them.. They are in the middle of printing/finishing their next set for a meet next month.. 467956852_1252211029217167_5916973636246492736_n.jpg 468042091_1252210575883879_7234828182117765768_n.jpg
 
jessenator said:
Ender 3 Pro. Last time I adjusted the belt was a couple years ago at least.
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If you are running Klipper on it this can help with ringing but is kind of the last step after everything else is dialed. https://www.klipper3d.org/Resonance_Compensation.html I found the order walls are printed in can make a difference also with printing outer walls first being preferred but not always possible depending on overhangs.
 
swelchy said:
BUY ONCE CRY ONCE WOULD BE THE BAMBOO LABS x1 Carbon.. it's newer than the K series enders and they are definetly a pull out of the box and print with no issues.... The K1 and the K! max don't have to be modded either but I've ad to do a bunch of tweaking to get them perfect for my kids cosplay stuff... The do print excellent though.. Here's two of my kiddos get'up I printed out this summer with them.. They are in the middle of printing/finishing their next set for a meet next month..
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I went to the SF fan expo with my family recently and talked to someone printing with the bamboo X1 and can confirm their prints especially the multicolor were excellent. Better than the best I have done on my Ender 5.
 
DailyDovetails said:
If you are running Klipper on it this can help
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I've got the upgraded Marlin logic/control board in it.

Yeah, it's definitely in need of a tune-up. Gotten several upgrades over the years I've had it, but yeah, doesn't make the prettiest stuff, but it's functional at least.

Friend of mine has one, and he keeps it fit. I doubt I'll ever need to upgrade, to be honest. I think if my kids ever got into tabletop I'd get a simple resin UV printer for miniatures. Less countei space, too.
 
jessenator said:
I've got the upgraded Marlin logic/control board in it.

Yeah, it's definitely in need of a tune-up. Gotten several upgrades over the years I've had it, but yeah, doesn't make the prettiest stuff, but it's functional at least.

Friend of mine has one, and he keeps it fit. I doubt I'll ever need to upgrade, to be honest. I think if my kids ever got into tabletop I'd get a simple resin UV printer for miniatures. Less countei space, too.
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I was thinking I might prefer a resin printer for making the knobs and small parts I make for pedals. I am a but nervous about the possible health hazards from them tho and that’s what keeps holding me back.
 
DailyDovetails said:
I was thinking I might prefer a resin printer for making the knobs and small parts I make for pedals. I am a but nervous about the possible health hazards from them tho and that’s what keeps holding me back.
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Ventilation. I don't bother with PLA (I move to the garage for PETG), but everyone I've talked to says resin needs ventilation, and but even that much they tell me.

Maybe one could get by with a carbon filter, but IDK.
 
jessenator said:
Ventilation. I don't bother with PLA (I move to the garage for PETG), but everyone I've talked to says resin needs ventilation, and but even that much they tell me.

Maybe one could get by with a carbon filter, but IDK.
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I also haven’t really messed with PLA much after switching to PETG.

That makes sense. I’m planning on air conditioning my work space in the next year or so. I have to add some vents when I do that anyways. Maybe I will think about building a cabinet with an air intake filter and that can be exhausted outside.
 
swelchy said:
BUY ONCE CRY ONCE WOULD BE THE BAMBOO LABS x1 Carbon..
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As a fellow X1C owner, I second this. It's a good chunk of money, but I don't regret it at all. This is my third printer, and after almost 2 years I'm convinced it just might be my last one. Super easy to use, consistently amazing quality prints, easy to use software, easy to maintain/repair hardware. I love this thing.
 
I have the P1, mainly because I'd never really have a need for multiple color filament and was skeptical when I bought it.

It just worked right out of the box. No tweaking, no learning curve, no nothing. In fact, I've never done anything more than switch it on and hit Print.
 
got a headlining show next month with a couple interstate bands that are gonna need to use our backline.
normally I just my SLO clone(s), but for these sort of backline share scenarios it's better to have something ppl are more familiar with.

so I thought it'd be a good idea to give my Peavey 6534+ a service + preventative maintenance etc.

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after this one the other guitarist's 6505 is next, and boy howdy that thing has had a hard life.

really hoping it doesn't that horrible shitty grey ribbon cable stuff that the 5150s have...
 
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