Halfling13 Hobbies

Something about nothing – a collection of miscellaneous hobbies

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  • Send in the fighters

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    Been slowly bulking up my X-Wing forces as well, with the addition of two new figures.  First is the TIE Advanced, so that we can properly use Darth Vader (or one of those other pilots no one thinks about).  This model of course will be intimidating, only because it is Vader, and we can now cleanly match him up with Luke on the Rebel side. The second model is the BTL-A4 Y-Wing, a bomber and turreted figure, and one I have been eager to try out.  X-Wings of course make up the bulk of our fledgling X-Wing squadrons, but I…

  • Imperial Might

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    Halfling13

    Expanded the Imperial forces a bit over the weekend, acquiring the AT-ST for Star Wars: Legion.  Admittedly, it is a model I would be happy collecting, regardless of if we played the game.  But Ben was very eager to add it to his forces as well, and continues to be eager to play some more.  Pictured with an unpainted stormtrooper for scale, it is larger than I would have expected.  Even nicer, most of the joints are loose and unglued – the tolerance on the mold is pretty good, meaning that it remains an adjustable figure.  I may end up…

  • Fan success

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    Halfling13

    The replacement fan arrived on time, was a simple install, and quite happily appears to have solved my latest issues.  Heat creep no longer appears to be a problem – the extruder motor is comfortably cool, and after a quick re-leveling of the bed, the printer is functional again.  I am re-running a larger print which has been on hold, to continue to expand my paint storage, and fingers are crossed that it will complete successfully sometime early this morning. To be cautious, I did run a calibration test, which allowed for plenty of heat up time, just to be…

  • 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.