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Cake day: July 6th, 2023

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  • (Apologies for ChatGPT, I’m not a great writer, but I couldn’t help but imagine what this would be like haha)

    INT. KLINGON QUARTERS - DAY

    Gowron, the fierce Klingon leader, stands before an easel with a paintbrush in hand. Worf, the stoic Klingon warrior, reluctantly joins him.

    GOWRON (roaring) Today, Worf! We paint the glory of battle, the splatter of blood on our blades!

    Worf scowls but follows Gowron’s lead, dipping his brush into the vibrant red paint.

    GOWRON (CONT’D) (roaring) Now, Worf, let the brush roar like a disruptor, leaving chaos in its wake!

    Worf hesitates, then starts applying the paint with a fierce stroke.

    GOWRON (CONT’D) (roaring) Excellent! Let the canvas be a battleground, where each stroke is a strike against our enemies!

    Gowron continues with his Klingon interpretation of Bob Ross’s techniques, creating a chaotic masterpiece. Worf struggles to keep up.

    WORF (grumbling) This is not the way of warriors, Gowron. We do not paint. We conquer!

    GOWRON (roaring with laughter) But, Worf! Conquer your canvas, let the colors scream like a victorious war cry!

    Worf grumbles, attempting to make his battlefield scene more ferocious.

    GOWRON (CONT’D) (roaring) Remember, Worf! Each brushstroke is like the roar of a targ, wild and untamed!

    Worf, frustrated, accidentally smears paint across his forehead while brushing his hair back. Gowron bursts into laughter.

    GOWRON (CONT’D) (roaring with laughter) See, Worf? Even the mishaps become battle scars on the canvas!

    Worf glares at Gowron, the painting resembling a chaotic battle scene mixed with unintentional comic elements.

    WORF (displeased) This is not the Klingon way, Gowron.

    GOWRON (grinning) (roaring) Ah, but Worf! Sometimes, the true warrior finds honor in unexpected places. Art knows no limits!







  • Before you go the octoprint or other hosted app route, I humbly suggest printing from the SD card while you learn the process engineering to get prints to come out decent. This reduces the number of things you have to learn at once, and the points of failure. The workflow is then simply: (1) acquire or design the model (STL file). (2) slice it (generate .gcode file) and copy to sd card. (3) use the touchscreen to run the gcode file.

    You’ll spend most of your fiddling on step 2 since you need to learn what temperatures and speeds work well.



  • In my experience the hole that the thermistor goes into isn’t in the path of the filament. So probably what’s happening is either the nozzle or the tube that screws into the other side of the heater block is loose, allowing melted plastic to escape through a place other than the tip of the nozzle.

    After you’ve cleaned it out, what I like to do before running filament through again is to turn the hot end on, let it come up to temp, then tighten the nozzle a bit more. The joint expands when heated so even if you’ve got it right at room temp it can still need tightening at the working temperature.