I used Ubuntu Touch for one year on a 2014 OnePlus One phone, until its touchscreen crapped on me last Fall. The phone was already pretty banged up when I got it from eBay. This gesture-based UI feels natural, very quickly.

I’ve been testing Plasma Mobile on a Pinephone, as well as Mobian/Phosh. Hoping I don’t start a flame war, but I agree Plasma Mobile feels like an Android knock-off… So far, Plasma feels very nice though! Much more than Phosh, which feels bland. But Mobian/Phosh seems the most stable of the two, there are apps missing as well on Plasma (a system monitor for example).

I love Lomiri, but Ubuntu Touch has shortcomings by design that aren’t suitable for me. For now, Lomiri is only available on Manjaro (apart from UT), and is still in Alpha stage. I’m hopeful it will be ported to more distros in the long run.

@dessalines@lemmy.ml @Lofenyy@lemmy.ml @ajz@lemmy.ml This is clearly spam, can you please delete this announcement (does Lemmy even support it)? Thanks!

I just checked on my Pinephone, and it was. Awesome!

I used Pure Maps on Ubuntu Touch as soon as it was available, until a hardware issue on my OnePlus One forced me to go back to my Android device. When I started using OSMAnd again, I realized how well polished and uncluttered Pure Maps’s GUI is! By comparison, OSMAnd felt like a huge mess.

For me, Pure Maps’s main shortcoming is that only one destination can be set in navigation mode.

I made one for myself in natural ABS. I completed another one in red. And now I’m already dissatisfied with the design! I made it 25 mm wide. It’s not enough, the base is unstable. Printing it 50 mm wide would be best for a smartphone placed in portrait orientation (I tested with the two stands together). But that would double the plastic and print time.

I’m thinking about a remix made of three parts. Two thinner sides (maybe 10mm thick?), spaced 50mm apart, and a cross piece to link them. There could be a longer cross piece for tablets…

It wouldn’t be as simple and clean, but more functional…

I checked the Prusa Mini+ specs. It seems quite a capable 3D printer, and its print volume is not that small. It’s higher than mine at 18x18x18 cm, while mine is 19x18x10. And it’s not much more expensive than a Creality Ender 3 v2. Prusa has a very good reputation.

I can’t really say that 3D printing improved my everyday life. From the 10 months I was more or less 3D printing almost a decade ago, what I remembered was the frustration with various issues! That’s mainly what delayed my coming back to 3D printing. But I very well may have grown these issues out of proportion in my head, over the years. I’ve been at it a little more than a week now, and I have printed 4 objects without too much pain, with a 5th one just started at the beginning of New Year. :grinning face with smiling eyes: Fingers crossed!

I can get by without a 3D printer. But as @ericbuijs@lemmy.ml says, what I mostly get is a sense of accomplishment seeing my designs come to life. I do product design for a living, I’m used to seeing my designs get done, but it takes a lot of time, and they’re produced by others than me. Even if a 3D printer is slow, it’s quite faster than the regular schedule to get a product from design phase to the market!

I’ve got this growing list of things I want to make. Some I may take from repositories like Thingiverse or Youmagine, but most I’ll design to my specific needs. Nothing too fancy, just useful things around the home. Once I’m done, I may continue with more playful projects. Or I may attempt to upgrade my old 3D printer by printing new, improved parts for it.

Ah sorry, I think I mistook you for Erik de Bruijn, who if I recall correctly is a founder of Ultimaker.

I don’t think he used PLA actually. I don’t recall exactly what he used, but this is to create a lamp, so the material has to be translucent.

Hi! Instagram requires me to log in or register to look at your publications. That’s a no-go for me (Cults3D is fine though). Why not migrate to Pixelfed? :winking face:

I’ve noticed you’re on Youmagine? That’s got to be a little better than Thingiverse.

Years ago, a protocol for federated sharing of 3D printing models was proposed. Long before Mastodon! Unfortunately it didn’t pan out. I don’t recall the name.

Aleph Objects/Lulzbot too, they were extremely dedicated to open source. All their office computers were running Debian, they used FreeCAD and published all their designs. The company went under in 2018, its assets bought off by another company that moved production from Colorado to North Dakota. They’re still active, but their 3D printers are very high-end, and I’m not sure if they’re developing new printers.

Hi! I started 3D printing almost 8 years ago, but I stopped after less than a year. I’ve slowly been trying to get back to it, with my old 3D printer. It can be a bit daunting, and frustrating at times! I don’t want to discourage you, just be sure to know what you’re getting into. :-)

I’ve been out of the field for a long time and I feel like a noob again. @ericbuijs@lemmy.ml mentions the Ender 3 by Creality, It seems popular (a local electronics store near from where I live even sells them at competitive pricing). I’m on Mastodon (open source federated micro-blogging platform similar to Twitter) and people seem to be able to get good results from the start.

Others use Slic3r but I believe that’s a bit harder to use.

Is there anyone left using Slic3r though? The last release was 2 years ago. I downloaded the latest development AppImage for Linux and it won’t launch on Ubuntu 18.04 (it throws an error about libGL). PrusaSlicer now, works really well. I think it uses Slic3r’s engine internally, but has a more modern UI. It also has 3 modes, Easy, Advanced and Expert.

Interesting, I found a Github repo for the Biqu B1, unfortunately they only have a few printed parts, firmware and a manual. I would have liked to study a 3D model of the complete printer.

You forgot to mention the make of the mini printer on the left. ;-)

Thanks for breaking the ice :D Nice wide workshop. I see what looks like a Prusa i3 in the middle and a Creality Ender 3 (or Anycubic?) at the right (?), what’s the small one at the left?