With my new Sovol SV06 “ACE”, I learned the hard way what the Y-belt tension dial does 😄

Too loose → ~20 mm layer shift mid-print.

I used Gates Carbon Drive to tune belt “twang” frequency, then built a stress test suite to validate motion stability:

https://salemdata.net/repo/jlpoole/motion-diagnostics-suite

#3DPrinting #Sovol #SV06 #Klipper #Calibration #FDM #3DPrinter #Maker #Diagnostics #OpenSource

Exploring the Debian (Bullseye) system inside my new Sovol SV06 ACE 3D printer.

SSH access works and the default account has root privileges.
Looks like a Rockchip RK3308 board running Klipper + Mainsail.

Before printing anything I'm making a full OS backup and inventory of what's installed.

Anyone else poking around inside the SV06 ACE at the system level?

#3DPrinting #Klipper #Sovol #SV06 #Linux #OpenSource #Maker #Voron

INDX has an Open Source Slimline Tool changer in Development.

https://youtu.be/941lrKT-fIY?si=XGuuV6pe6NaxXrG6

#OpenSource #3dPrinting #ToolChanger #MultiMaterial #Voron #INDX #Bondtech #Prusa #Sovol #SV08

Hey @clayton,

Re: https://claytonerrington.com/blog/2026-w03/,

Are you still thinking about getting a #3DPrinter? What brands are looking good to you? I've got some recommendations and contra-recommendations. I'm a big fan of #Prusa because of their (mostly?) #OpenSource stance on things, although I've been decently happy with my #SOVOL printer, which was both inexpensive, and also mostly open.

I'd recommend staying away from #BambuLabs, as they're trying to become the #Apple of #3DPrinting, and I absolutely mean that as an insult. XD

Re: Laptops really being "portable computers," I recall [referring to] the Classic all-in-on Macs as laptops, so I guess that should work both ways! ;)

We met family members for the holidays who recently began #3Dprinting, and we discussed #3Dmodeling. They use a nice Bambu Lab printer; it operates in a walled garden with cloud services in China which would be a deal breaker for me.

Long story short: I discovered #CadQuery for parametric design, and soon noticed that the market for 3D printers is saturated... I ordered a cheap refurbished #SOVOL SV06 which mostly runs OSS. It arrived today, on new year's eve!

There is lots to learn.

Decided to go ahead and pulled the trigger on a #Sovol Zero 3D Printer the other day. I remember when it was initially announced, thinking that while it was dang nice, just a bit more than I wanted to spend. However, with the holiday sale, it was down to $380, $120 off.

I debated for half a day, but went ahead and did it

Should be here soon.

Now, just to figure out where it's gonna live. 🤣