An uneventful week but the heat wave continues to oppress Southwestern Ontario. I know it's really a "first world problem" but our outdoor hot-tub is basically unusable when the outside temperature matches the water temperature.

I miss my in-ground pool when it's hot like this.

What I Did

• Still thinking about the audit log implementation at work. Part of the issue is me wondering if there is actually any value in being able to replay events...
• My pretend baseball team went 3-0 so far this week with 3 games to go, my playoff odds script has me up to 25%
• The replacement hotend for my Sovol Zero showed up. I installed it and got it printing again, this time with a temperature tower test print

Longer Threads

The 3D printing hobby has been a frustrating one for sure. My large printer is essentially a kit printer. Even though assembly is straightforward, their choices for a lot of the hardware is suboptimal when compared to other printers in the same category. I've already made some upgrades:

• replaced the print bed probe, which tells the printer how far the nozzle is from the printer bed
• upgraded the hot-end to a FlowTech one that leaks way less and can handle a higher flow rate of filament for faster printing
• assembled an upgrade for the heated bed but having to do some wiring work on it makes me nervous

Part of me thinks I should've went with something a little more beginner-friendly, but I really wouldn't be learning much. The options for upgrading and modifying this printer appears endless. It is a very interesting intersection of hardware and software, as these things are essentially computers that know how to take instructions done with an industry standard into commands for hardware to melt plastic filament and deposit it via a tiny nozzle.

Current mood: 3/5