Saturday, August 8, 2026

8 Aug 2026 - RC Mower ideas

RC mower

- drive system is electric
 - I have a sabertooth controller 2 x 25 (https://www.dimensionengineering.com)
 - I have two DC permanent motors (from a powered wheel chair)

- multi channel RC system to control driver system and mower system.

- mower system : electric or gas

- chassis
 

Friday, January 30, 2026

30 Jan 2026 - Bambu Printer hardware ideas

 The P1S has lighting for the interior but it is not as bright as I would like, I have found the following site ;

https://biqu.equipment/collections/for-bambu-lab-printers?filter.p.m.custom.filter=For+Bambu+Lab+P1S

This has some interesting hardware options for the P1S. 

 

Sunday, January 25, 2026

25 Jan 2026 - Bambu Labs Printer - P1S Combo

 Considering getting a Bambu P1S Combo.  The cost is very good.  It has 4 color to 16 color capability.  It doesn't have a quick change nozzle system but that can be resolved by after market hardware.  The printer is capable of printing a variety of Polycarbonate filaments and nylon filaments.  It prints PLA with exceptional quality and PETG quality is very good as well.

The AMS unit from Bambu does not have the ability to dry filaments.  There are two after market solutions that are available; Eibos Tetras & Sunlu AMS upgrade.

 Also will need surge protection hardware and or UPS just for the printer.  Currently using APC Back-UPS 1500 for other systems and it works quite well

 The aftermarket solutions for a quick change system are as follows;

BIQU - Panda REVO for the P1S/X1C - $ 129

Slice Engineering - MAKO nozzle system for P1S - $ 129

 MicroSwiss -  FlowTech Hotend P1S - Comes with 1 nozzle .4mm and hotend assembly - $ 75

 

Saturday, August 2, 2025

2 AUG 2025 - CoreOne Upgrade Completed

 Completed the upgrade of the MK4S to CoreOne.  All systems are operational, no issues with first startup and first run diagnostics and checkout.  Currently evaluating print quality and default slicer settings with CoreOne profile.   

Saturday, July 19, 2025

19 July 2025 - MK4S to CoreOne Upgrade

Started and completed the tear down and parts reclaimation of the MK4S.  Verified all parts that will be used for the CoreOne.

Monday, May 9, 2022

9 May 2022 - Articulated Armadillo Lizard

This project was a nine hour print.  Used Eryone Silk gold PLA.  200C 60C for hotend and build plate temps.

9 May 2022 - Quantum Filament

Here are a few images of an ID badge and other items printed with dichromatic filament.

Thursday, April 21, 2022

3D Printing





21 APR 2022 - filament guide v2

Updated a few details on the v1 design.  Printed a test model.

21 APR 2022 - filament guide v1

Created a basic filament guide in F360.  Goal is to prevent the filament from scrubbing as much against extruder arm causing pieces of filament to break off.  Currently the mod is installed and I am monitoring the hardwate changes.  Below are images of v1 design.

Monday, April 18, 2022

18 APR 2022 - octoprint - octolapse

Setup octo4a on an android phone.  The basic setup of octoprint works very well.  Installed the octolapse plugin and setup the basics and it works.

Monday, April 11, 2022

Octoprint - Android Phone - 10 APR 2022

 Apparently Octoprint can run on an android phone.  A fellow over on 3DPrintSOS has a very good how-to on that subject.

So I followed his videos and setup Octoprint on an android phone.  So far it works pretty good.  I am looking into configuring the Octoprint software for better time lapse sessions.

Thursday, April 7, 2022

Octoprint Testing - 7 APR 2022

Installed octoprint for windows on a laptop to check out what is octoprint and how to use it.

Sunday, December 12, 2021

3D Printing - 12 Dec 2021

Downloaded a christmas decoration from thingiverse.  It is a "vase mode" object.   I scaled it down to 60% to keep it close to the size of the deckrations already on the tree.