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"Let's use Reddit to promote boycotting Reddit!"

by hitpointdrew 3y ago

diffeomorphism 3y ago
Duh, just like protests are close to company buildings.
bicijay 3y ago
I mean, why not, still works?
karmakurtisaani 3y ago
Why is that a bad idea again?
- SV_BubbleTime 3y ago
  Other people’s opinions are surely different than mine but… I think the subs that have gone dark actually made Reddit better. It’s all the popular subs, and that’s the really low effort, frankly, basic bitch comments. For me, in protesting they’ve improved it.
  - bick_nyers 3y ago
    I've been trying to fix first layer adhesion issues on my 3D printer and all of the relevant subreddits went private. So there's more subs participating than just the popular ones.
    - dotnet00 3y ago
      To be fair, most of the replies to you would be the same old "have you tried leveling your bed?".
      - bick_nyers 3y ago
        Yeah hair spray/glue stick and bed leveling lol. I bought an auto bed leveler and still can't get anything to stick/not curl up towards the nozzle. There are those hidden gems on Reddit though that aren't the typical response, replies that suggest that your plastic filament has absorbed too much moisture and that you need to dry it in an oven.
        dotnet00 3y ago
        Yeah those issues can be really frustrating. I find textured PEI sheets to be the easiest to get working, if adhesion suddenly stops being good, I first try washing with soap and water, then I try adjusting the z-offset, then drying the filament and playing with bed temperatures, curling can happen in both cases of if the temperature is too low and too high. Additionally, with corners lifting on certain prints, you might just need a brim. I had a BLTouch for a few months, but I found it to be way more trouble than it was worth (probably mostly due to its temperature sensitivity and the heated enclosure). I ended up switching over to a Klackender probe, which has been more reliable to me.
        bick_nyers 3y ago
        Yeah the only thing I haven't really tried is swapping out the textured glass bed for something else but I think that's my next move
    - artogahr 3y ago
      Hey, I've spent considerable amount of time in those subreddits! Maybe I can help? You can reach me on artogahr@gmail.com
    - ddingus 3y ago
      Try a Garolite Bed. Get a sheet about 1 to 2mm thick. Yes, that is PCB material. It is fantastic! Use the smaller sized office clamps to hold it in place. These can be placed on a few sides. Check that they do not collide with your printhead. Then, prep it with a light ScotchBrite scrub. Just enough to see the light abrasive marks and a bit of texture in the surface. Finish with high purity isopropyl and a dry cloth buff. If you want, you can do prep away from the machine. I do because I disturb the level less. You can use a fresh, green type found in the grocery store for cleaning dishes, and or the more industrial purple. Just need to scuff the surface a tiny bit. That gets rid of dust, oils and such. And the light abrasive gives the polymer a better mechanical bond. Set your bed height to about one half of your nozzle diameter. 0.4 nozzle = 0.2mm bed to nozzle tip distance. Ordinary weight printer paper is about this amount. Level your bed using the paper at all four extents. You should feel just a bit of drag resistance between nozzle and paper. For most PLA, heat the bed to 65, maybe 70C and set your first layer height to half your nozzle diameter. 0.2mm again. I like to print a skirt around the part to let flow settle before the first layer is made. No glue stick, hairspray or anything needed. Gatolite grips many other polymers when warm, releases nicely when cool. I prefer G10 type. For glass, do all the same things, skip the scotchbrite and add pvb gluesick in an even coating in the region your part will be. Let it sit a bit with bed at temp, then kick off your print. Regarding wet filament, it can cause some problems. If you doubt your filament, you can quick dry some. Unspool a few meters, turn your bed heater on, set to 50C and lay it on there. Cover with light foil, put a small hole in the middle, wait an hour, then try printing with it. You want the foil just sitting over the filament, but not tight. Some light airflow is good to carry moisture away. It will come in through the sides and out the hole. Use exact same settings to troubleshoot this moisture idea. If it sticks, dry your filament. If no change, your problem is not moisture. That same idea applies to everything. You need to isolate problems to materials, settings, machine, environment, etc... All this assumes some open bed type home machine, like a Prusa, or Creality type. Once you do get adhesion, archive that gcode and process. When you have trouble again, pull that filament out, repeat exact process again to baseline your setup. Always baseline when introducing a new idea. I like to use some little cubes, say 9 of them, spread across the build surface. Run that job, make sure it sticks, then run parts. A good baseline takes roughly an hour, maybe a bit less once you have done it a few times.
- Gys 3y ago
  I assume as long as people keep going to reddit (for whatever reason, does not really matter), reddit can show ads and make money. Reddit will only start having problems once the visitor numbers go down. So far (?) that seems not the case.
- George83728 3y ago
  Because it makes other people (such as myself, and probably reddit management I'm guessing) think you aren't very serious and you'll come crawling back to reddit after you get bored of this protest. Do prove me wrong, because I'd really like to see reddit die. But I'm not counting any chickens until they hatch.
ang_cire 3y ago
Yeah, this post is just a ruse to drum up DAU numbers for Reddit by making users unwittingly cross the picket line! /s ;)
George83728 3y ago
Reddit addicts gonna reddit.
Brendinooo 3y ago
"yet you participate in society, curious"

"Let's use Reddit to promote boycotting Reddit!"

diffeomorphism 3y ago

Duh, just like protests are close to company buildings.

bicijay 3y ago

I mean, why not, still works?

karmakurtisaani 3y ago

Why is that a bad idea again?

SV_BubbleTime 3y ago
Other people’s opinions are surely different than mine but… I think the subs that have gone dark actually made Reddit better. It’s all the popular subs, and that’s the really low effort, frankly, basic bitch comments. For me, in protesting they’ve improved it.
- bick_nyers 3y ago
  I've been trying to fix first layer adhesion issues on my 3D printer and all of the relevant subreddits went private. So there's more subs participating than just the popular ones.
  - dotnet00 3y ago
    To be fair, most of the replies to you would be the same old "have you tried leveling your bed?".
    - bick_nyers 3y ago
      Yeah hair spray/glue stick and bed leveling lol. I bought an auto bed leveler and still can't get anything to stick/not curl up towards the nozzle. There are those hidden gems on Reddit though that aren't the typical response, replies that suggest that your plastic filament has absorbed too much moisture and that you need to dry it in an oven.
      - dotnet00 3y ago
        Yeah those issues can be really frustrating. I find textured PEI sheets to be the easiest to get working, if adhesion suddenly stops being good, I first try washing with soap and water, then I try adjusting the z-offset, then drying the filament and playing with bed temperatures, curling can happen in both cases of if the temperature is too low and too high. Additionally, with corners lifting on certain prints, you might just need a brim. I had a BLTouch for a few months, but I found it to be way more trouble than it was worth (probably mostly due to its temperature sensitivity and the heated enclosure). I ended up switching over to a Klackender probe, which has been more reliable to me.
        bick_nyers 3y ago
        Yeah the only thing I haven't really tried is swapping out the textured glass bed for something else but I think that's my next move
  - artogahr 3y ago
    Hey, I've spent considerable amount of time in those subreddits! Maybe I can help? You can reach me on artogahr@gmail.com
  - ddingus 3y ago
    Try a Garolite Bed. Get a sheet about 1 to 2mm thick. Yes, that is PCB material. It is fantastic! Use the smaller sized office clamps to hold it in place. These can be placed on a few sides. Check that they do not collide with your printhead. Then, prep it with a light ScotchBrite scrub. Just enough to see the light abrasive marks and a bit of texture in the surface. Finish with high purity isopropyl and a dry cloth buff. If you want, you can do prep away from the machine. I do because I disturb the level less. You can use a fresh, green type found in the grocery store for cleaning dishes, and or the more industrial purple. Just need to scuff the surface a tiny bit. That gets rid of dust, oils and such. And the light abrasive gives the polymer a better mechanical bond. Set your bed height to about one half of your nozzle diameter. 0.4 nozzle = 0.2mm bed to nozzle tip distance. Ordinary weight printer paper is about this amount. Level your bed using the paper at all four extents. You should feel just a bit of drag resistance between nozzle and paper. For most PLA, heat the bed to 65, maybe 70C and set your first layer height to half your nozzle diameter. 0.2mm again. I like to print a skirt around the part to let flow settle before the first layer is made. No glue stick, hairspray or anything needed. Gatolite grips many other polymers when warm, releases nicely when cool. I prefer G10 type. For glass, do all the same things, skip the scotchbrite and add pvb gluesick in an even coating in the region your part will be. Let it sit a bit with bed at temp, then kick off your print. Regarding wet filament, it can cause some problems. If you doubt your filament, you can quick dry some. Unspool a few meters, turn your bed heater on, set to 50C and lay it on there. Cover with light foil, put a small hole in the middle, wait an hour, then try printing with it. You want the foil just sitting over the filament, but not tight. Some light airflow is good to carry moisture away. It will come in through the sides and out the hole. Use exact same settings to troubleshoot this moisture idea. If it sticks, dry your filament. If no change, your problem is not moisture. That same idea applies to everything. You need to isolate problems to materials, settings, machine, environment, etc... All this assumes some open bed type home machine, like a Prusa, or Creality type. Once you do get adhesion, archive that gcode and process. When you have trouble again, pull that filament out, repeat exact process again to baseline your setup. Always baseline when introducing a new idea. I like to use some little cubes, say 9 of them, spread across the build surface. Run that job, make sure it sticks, then run parts. A good baseline takes roughly an hour, maybe a bit less once you have done it a few times.
Gys 3y ago
I assume as long as people keep going to reddit (for whatever reason, does not really matter), reddit can show ads and make money. Reddit will only start having problems once the visitor numbers go down. So far (?) that seems not the case.
George83728 3y ago
Because it makes other people (such as myself, and probably reddit management I'm guessing) think you aren't very serious and you'll come crawling back to reddit after you get bored of this protest. Do prove me wrong, because I'd really like to see reddit die. But I'm not counting any chickens until they hatch.

ang_cire 3y ago

Yeah, this post is just a ruse to drum up DAU numbers for Reddit by making users unwittingly cross the picket line! /s ;)

George83728 3y ago

Reddit addicts gonna reddit.

Brendinooo 3y ago

"yet you participate in society, curious"