Halfling13 Hobbies

Something about nothing – a collection of miscellaneous hobbies

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  • A dead fan

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    Halfling13

    My earlier post regarding the all-metal hotend was a bit premature.  In truth, the metal hotend and parts are working great.  In some ways, perhaps a bit too great.  As a result, I have been getting what I have concluded to be a lot of heat-creep into the extruder motor itself.  I have tried a variety of options to correct this, but eventually began to notice that the extruder cooling fan itself was simply not turning very much.  As such, it of course could not move away the necessary heat, in turn leading to the filament jams.  Then, as I…

  • Pathfinder update – on to Xin-Shalast

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    Halfling13

    At the end of the prior session, the group had been attacked by a Wendigo, and faced off with a pair of cursed undead brothers, fighting each other in a supernatural war of dominance.  This session started with the conclusion of that conflict, which was looking rather touch and go.  The ghosts, each fighting for control, struggled with minimal participation of the group – the dark cursed side slowly winning.  Fortunately the Necromancer utilizing some of his control over undead worked to bolster the good side, delaying the resolution.  Meanwhile, the rest of the group left the safety of the…

  • All Metal Hotend

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    Halfling13

    Received and managed to install the new Micro Swiss All-Metal Hotend for my 3d printer, an effort which was relatively simple.  Most of the challenge was really just managing the tiny screws that hold the printer together, and rewiring everything back in the correct place.  The included URL from the vendor provided up to date and detailed PDF instructions, which made the process easy. My biggest challenge was aligning the extruder fan and motor assembly correctly.  In my case, I apparently accidentally rotated the fan 90 degrees when I re-assembled it, which caused the fan to fail to turn properly. …

  • Coffee Table

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    Halfling13

    Spent the weekend working on a project for the living room, crafting a coffee table and crafting workstation for the wife.  Definitely not heirloom quality furniture, but functional and very sturdy.  It still needs a bit more work – the top needs to be sanded, painted and actually attached, but it is otherwise complete. Total project time was about 6 hours, plus numerous hours hauling tools in and out, setting up and tearing down my workspace.  Unfortunately, since I have no workshop, the tools are stored elsewhere in a locker, and my work space is outdoors.  Both tend to severely…

  • Filament Choices

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    Halfling13

    As I have been getting further and further into 3d printing, I have been experimenting with a number of different colors and brands of filament.  In general, I have not found much significant different in quality for PLA between options, but for consistency, I have been tending towards the same ones each time.  If curious, here is the options I currently use or have used, and my thoughts.

  • A return to woodworking

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    Halfling13

    I have been tasked by the wife to build a coffee table/work station for the living room, to accommodate her various crafting efforts.  Now that we no longer have a large Labrador, we have the space (and less loose hair), and she is ready to have a larger surface to work on projects.  As a result, I drew up some sketches and basic plans tonight, with the intent of going to the big box store Wednesday or Thursday for lumber.  Not exactly sure where I am going to construct this furniture, if it will turn out as envisioned, or if…

  • Amazon Associates

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    Halfling13

    Just a side note to help explain some of the links and ads on the page you may see at different times.  Ultimately, this website may potentially pay for itself, though at this point that is not the case.  However, if you spot links to items I either reference, review, or recommend, they will frequently take you to an Amazon page.  If you are then interested in the item in question, and you purchase it thru the link, then I get a small amount to help with funding, and you see no increased cost.  That being said, I have to…

  • Printer repairs

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    Halfling13

    Ran into another problem with the printer over the weekend, when it started having challenges printing reliably.  In each case, it would run for 15-30 minutes, and then jam, and stop extruding.  After cancelling, I could clear the jam and get the extruder going again, but with the next attempt, the same would happen.