Author: Spooky

  • What’s a CAD?

    What’s a CAD?

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    I spend much of my time playing with CAD without trying to be one. A cad is typically described as a rude, selfish, or dishonest man, often behaving badly, especially towards women. The term can imply someone who is charming on the surface but lacks good morals or respect. My CAD is all CAPS and…

  • Snapmaker U1 Top Cover

    Snapmaker U1 Top Cover

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    I have been using my new Snapmaker U1 four filament / four extruder 3D printer for several weeks. I am impressed with the performance of four separate print heads. The U1 is a keeper. I did not order (pre-order) the top cover during the kickstarter. It was a pricey add-on and not immediately available. I…

  • CFS Faults

    CFS Faults

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    The Tragedy of Single Nozzle Multifilament 3D Printing. I have found what I consider two major faults with the (CFS) single nozzle multi filament swapping system. My experience is with one manufacture but all systems of this type are quite similar. I’ll even suggest they are almost copies of each other. The system I have…

  • Snapmaker U1 Update

    Snapmaker U1 Update

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    I now have 3 weeks, almost four… running my new Snapmaker U1 four color (or filament) FDM printer.  Totally impressed with the printing results. Excellent quality using the Snapmaker Orca slicer. So far I have run the Snapmaker supplied PLA (It was included with the printer (4 – 500G spools)) and Overture PETG (4 colors). …

  • The Plastic Issue

    The Plastic Issue

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    I write a post on this topic about once a year. They are scattered in my other blogs. These posts help me self-justify my use of plastics. When I saw the picture I thought… “This pellican has created a real big bill for the pollution clean-up!” My main hobby today is 3D printing plastic products…

  • Snapmaker U1

    Snapmaker U1

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    Snapmaker sent out a pre-release announcement on their new U1 4 color four head FDM printer. They have working prototypes they can use for marketing and to attract potential buyers. Obvious baiting tactics but it has me looking. I own a Creality K2 plus that does four to sixteen colors. I will probably never go…

  • CrealityPrint V6 on Ubuntu

    CrealityPrint V6 on Ubuntu

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    Still working within my Linux computer system. I now have both my Bluetooth Logitec keyboard and Bluetooth mouse working double duty between my Mac-mini and Linux PC’s. Also sharing the same video monitor by using a manual video selection switch. Just the touch of a push button. MAC is #1 and Linux is #2. Both…

  • Creality CFS on K2Plus

    Creality CFS on K2Plus

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    Here are some of my conclusions on the Creality K2 PLUS and the filament swap system (CFS). Creality makes a great number of printers. I believe they make good to high quality printers for the hobbyist.  The K2 PLUS is in a competitive group with Bambu Labs and Prusa who both make a similar (yank…

  • My HueForge Examples

    My HueForge Examples

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    I have been playing with a creative photography type 3D print software called HueForge. Here is a <LINK> to their webpage. I am not promoting the product and this is not a how-to for using it.  Just want to show some examples I have created using four colors. Black, dark and light gray, and white.…