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Tim Wilkes

Living without Wifi

Recently, while my son was on half term my unifi Power Over Ethernet (POE) switch decided to give up the ghost. It may even have let out the magic smoke. This switch was an 8 port 150W POE device. Not the biggest device I have for networking, but it was the one that did POE.

Filament management

Since I now have 2 Filament based 3D printers, and god knows how many rolls of filament (it's turns out it's 18) I thought I would do a bit of digging for a system to keep track of them. I had been using the octoprint spool manager, but that only really works well for single printers.

Smart doorbell failure #2?

Following on from my failure to detect my doorbell button being pushed, I considered a few different alternatives solutions. The first solution to spring to mind was to use a zigbee button.

Security Through Marketing?

Need extra sponsors to drive your email security program? Want to see your logo in certain mail clients like gmail? If so, then you need BIMI.

Filament Dryer - Sunlu S4 review.

Struggling with damp filament prints? I tested the Sunlu S4 filament dryer on year-old spools and humid UK conditions - discover how it revived prints, supported dual printers, and what automation features could make it even better.

Cura Settings - Make overhangs printable

I accidently enabled this setting in my slicer for my prints on my Ender 5. The effect was that holes which were meant to be in the model simply didn't exist.

DSPIAE Electric model sander review

Looking for a compact electric sander for your 3D-printed models? This DSPIAE mini sander delivers smooth, effective results for resin details—easy to set up, ergonomic, and priced under £30. Here’s how it performs out of the box.

Proxmox, LXC and Terraform

Even before Broadcom appeared to be doing it's best to kill off VMWare, I've been looking to migrate from VMWare to Proxmox. I already have 2 Proxmox nodes, and just have one last node to migrate, along with 1 VM. I have been migrating for a while and the import tool seems to work very well.

Beagle Cam v2 and home assistant.

I have octoprint set up with home assistant for monitoring my prints. Some times, it is easier to get notifications that way. For the resin printer I use a beagle cam v2. I don't have any integrations or plugins for this printer.

Resin printing Failures ... A FAQ

A casual list of failures and things I do to put them right when resin printing. As I come across more, I will update this page.