Category: New
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Safest fibre optic cable stripper?
After incorporating valuable feedback on my original RFOD fibre optic cable stripper, I am excited to introduce a new, pocket-sized version. It actually fits within the palm of my hand! Safer, smaller and faster… and very ergonomic. Works with cables such as Prysmian Optitap cables (both HDPE and LSZH 5mm) This updated model is not…
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Fibre Optic Cable Stripper
Fibre engineers work in a changing world where technology and materials change the way work is done. With a new RFOD fibre optic cable now in use, the tooling required to strip the cable to the optical core is required. The previous cable only required a basic cutting tool to split the end so it…
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Lightest Runout Sensor
I didn’t like the filament runout sensor that I had purchased early on in my 3D printing days, it was based on the ender style end stop as it seemed to add some resistance. It could get annoying when changing filaments especially when changing to a different colour whilst attempting manual multi-colour prints. I wanted…
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Yutong Bus Ventilation repairs
During my 3D printing adventures, I have found myself working on varied projects but this one has been the most fun yet. A good friend of mine runs a fleet of busses and coaches, and part of the responsibilities is to ensure they have a source of replacement parts for those that are regularly broken.…
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PEY print surface tests
I’ve seen a few posts about using the new micro textured print surfaces that give coloured reflections on the surface of the print. Given the efforts converting the Ender 5 into a ZeroG, it felt it would be worth the investment. As you can tell by the results, it’s rather impressive! The only downside is…
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Simplyprint.io
Giving this web application a try, keeping a remote eye on both my printers while I’m out and prints in progress is handy. I have to say, this is impressive, I’d imagine extremely handy for those running a print farm. Even the mobile app is pretty good, providing a summary at one glance. Initial setup…