Re: #3dprinting

#bdsensor was a bust because I use an ultra-flat, #MandelaRoseworks heated bed with embedded magnets. Magnets unfortunately fuck with Eddy currents and thus no bueno.
It's unfortunate, I really like the technology and being able to do a scan of the bed by just running the probe across it is awesome and high density scans take essentially the same amount of time as low density ones. Nothing like a 30x30 bed mesh created in under 20 seconds. But alas, I'm back to the #BLTouch. It just works despite not being "best".

I spent a weekend converting the system to #Klipper and while it works, I haven't noted any big benefits compared to Marlin.

In fact, because I need to write macros from scratch and at some point figure out how to use the LCD on the printer, I'd say it's overall more complex. For some reason it's also running slower.

That said, at some point I should be able to wire in an #ADXL345 which will help me deal with harmonics better.

Lastly, I think it would be awesome to use the nozzle as a probe, so I have passively been pondering how to mount #piezo sensors to do so. But my platform wasn't designed for them, so I will probably need to make hardware of some kind.
My thought at the moment is a disc with a lip on it so that it will hold the piezo sensor away from the bed, and then use a aluminum spacer around the bed screws on top/through the piezo so that anything pressing on the bed transmits down to the sensor.

All in time.
#tinkering

Back to #3dprinting

I converted from a run of the mill #bltouch to a #bdsensor and so far it's awesome, but it's for a few quirks I'm nailing down.

Height is crucial to good operation but it's also low enough that if you get it wrong you're smacking the print with the sensor or it's not working.

Building bed meshes in seconds is amazing, but I also found that moving the price up after meshing can cause a failure.

Marlin works but particularly while tinkering is a lot of back and forth, the big gotcha that #Marlin has against it. Compiling.

Realistically; #Klipper would be my best bet but every time I go down that route I get burned.