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Obviously, I haven’t lol. But I’m admittedly not techy, I’m more of a software person. You’re very defensive about them, you have the tampon ear thingies, don’t you?

I just wish they were a more ethical company.

Right? They soothe you with their nice software and usability, lol.

No, I haven’t, I borrowed someone else’s Apple a couple of years ago and the privacy, control they had really freaked me out. It was super complicated to turn off the cloud, I couldn’t control the settings, it was disheartening. I have to say though, their software was why I borrowed it and why I understand why people love them. They know how to make the software smooth. I believe you that their new computer feels great. They always have a quality when you use them that has an indescribable niceness to them. I just wouldn’t buy one unless I had to.

It was on the front page but gatekeeping is a weird thing. I’m glad you love Apple, I’m sure it means a lot to them.

Apple is a huge, rich, billionaire in cash, company, they can write their NDAs in a way that would cover them both. Is Apple Silicon out? Because I haven’t heard of it so it can’t be that groundbreaking. What does it do?

I’m sure they have an NDA and Apple hasn’t been innovative in a while. Even if you count the tampon ear thingies.

It was worth it to do the code, it looks awesome.

Great job! Did you switch colors in the software so it would stop the white or did you just watch it and change the colors when it got to the trim?

Username checks out.

He explains why the carbon filters don’t work, how he mitigated the problem and he really suits up.

Twitter and Youtube were to call out to others if they had the same issues and to shame Apple into helping if they weren’t.

It’s possible to do a 2 color print?

I’ve never seen that, is it showing you that message on the touchscreen? Generally speaking, it’s a good idea to unload any remaining filament between prints, especially before it gets too brittle to remove.

I read it in the manual and now I can’t find it so I can’t tell you where.

You can purchase or build an enclosure for it if you like, which can be useful both for storage and printing, but if it’s not too dusty, you can leave it out in the open. Just wipe with a microfiber cloth before your next print. Garbage bags can also work as a dust cover in a pinch as well, but make sure your printer’s had a chance to cool down before covering.

I was going to use a garbage bag, lol. It’s in my studio so it doesn’t matter what it looks like and I’ll be sure to cool down.

Large, flat prints can be tough to master since there’s lots of variables involved. (Platform might not be hot enough/too hot/unevenly heated, bed may need better leveling, could be affected by room temp, etc.) Brims & rafts do help, but sometimes an enclosure is needed to retain the right ambient temperature. Regardless, it’s always a good idea to clean the print bed before each session and sometimes even between prints, like if it’s dusty or when you accidentally touch the bed.

It still turned out great but it was a scary ride when the edges started curling. I will definitely clean it more.

Thanks for all of the tips, I really appreciate them I’m taking them all to heart from all of you.

Didn’t even think about how the different types of filament would have different temps, but of course they would. I will put up with whatever happens on the 3d pen extra I have since I lost the specs a long time ago. I need to add that to my list of checks.

I’m picturing a grab and go printer for you, lol. That’s great to hear that I don’t have to coddle it. I’ll probably still put some type of covering on it just to keep the dust off.

Thanks for all of the advice again. I was up late working on my 2 prints so far and couldn’t sleep because I have so many open projects I can now complete. Did you know the Smithsonian has 3d models? So many great people sharing their art and skills.

I will give all of that a try, that sounds like great info. I will look into how to tune my settings when I’m able to focus.

For cleaning, very cool, I can do that.

I will build a plastic enclosure for it then. I prefer not to put it back in the box so this is great.

Didn’t know what brim or mouse ears were so I’ll try that, thanks. I also received the file before slicing where it was standing with the small bottom as the base so I made it flat. The software was going wonky in snap so I might have not given it a flat spot. Would it have been better not to go flat and print it with the skinny side down? I thought it would fall over. Picture a wall plaque app. 70mm x 40mm x 4mm and it was presented as the 40mm x 4mm as the bottom and build up the 70mm.

I had a fan near it, oops. I will try the brim.

Thanks a lot for all of the advice. I have the whole day to work on stuff so I’m preparing my files and having a blast.

I’m using the Elegoo Neptune 3 pro from the advice on here and I’m a total noob. I love it and it was only $200.

I’m just testing my file for the most part. I’d also like to make a few mock-ups for testing and reviewers for the crowd sourcing campaign. I’ve already ordered the printer and I should get it in a couple of days. Thanks for the source anyway, it looks like a nice place to get stuff printed.

I’m pretty sure I get what you’re saying. They have the pricing built into the quote for fixing my file, he’s already looked at what it’s going to look like and thought they would need to change a few things. I’m totally cool with that, I’m just trying to have a working file to give them and test a few things. Also, I’d like to have a mock-up to send to reviewers. Thanks for trying to warn me though, I understand what you’re saying.