I’ve printed a few multi color prints with my bambu printers and yet I still have no way to collect the filament poops other than grabbing them off the floor. How about I try to fix that.
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I started running into issues when I began using ESP32s instead of 8266s, I could do the initial flash over serial, and follow it up with some configuration. But the moment I tried to OTA update with further configuration, it would fail every time. The errors were always the same vein, connection reset by the ESP before the update could complete.
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So far I’ve been using relegendable key caps for my macro pads and ESP Decks, but I’ve recently found another way. There is an open source keycap generator that can create multi color key caps that can be printed on my Bambu printers. There are a lot of pre-generated caps included with the repository, but I’d like to be able to generate my own custom ones too.
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I have wanted to put a door on my ultimaker for a while now, to help stabilize temperatures inside and keep prints from pulling off the build plate. I feel like it’ll also give the machine a bit more of a professional look which is always fun.
Continue reading “Ultimaker Door”Cramming Smarts into a Bluetooth Speaker
I’ve had a Bluetooth speaker in my drawer for a few years that is problematic. It doesn’t charge, or turn on consistently, and has other issues as well. Now that I have the ESP audio kit though, I have a need for a good speaker to plug into it. This speaker needing a new control board is just the right candidate for the procedure.
Continue reading “Cramming Smarts into a Bluetooth Speaker”Custom Squeezelite ESP32-A1S Speaker
Since I found the ESP32 audio kit and it’s support for squeezelite, I decided to try making 2 small 3w speakers with it. One of them I’d use an existing speaker as the base and the second I’d custom build. This is my little custom built squeezelite speaker unit with its two built in 3w speakers.
Continue reading “Custom Squeezelite ESP32-A1S Speaker”Lessons from making 5 side lit signs
I made a single acrylic sign for myself and as a test piece before I started making 5 of them for Christmas presents. Now that I’ve finished those 5, I have a few lessons that I learned along the way that my original sign didn’t shake out of my design and method.
Continue reading “Lessons from making 5 side lit signs”Rack mount mini PC 3d Print
It’s always fun being able to use my 3d printer for my lab, and since I got a new server to replace my virtual host, it’s time to do so again! I plan on printing out a 1u rack mount unit for the Dell mini PC that I’m replacing my giant 4u virtual host with.
Continue reading “Rack mount mini PC 3d Print”Making LED Acrylic Signs
Now that I have a CO2 laser available, it opens up some new things that I can do, like cutting and engraving clear acrylic. Adding some side lighting to that and we can make a pretty sweet sign. I also plan on making a few more of these for gifts, so this first one is my experiment piece to try out all the techniques needed.
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Every once in a while there’s a product you need just for the laughs. And this is one of those times. Here’s how I assembled it, which basically follows their guide to the T with the addition of hot swap sockets.
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