Think I’m still using the one from Amazon I bought in a pack a long time ago, not the same one, but one from the pack. Think I have a box of different ones from TH3D. Looks like one is going on soon. Hopefully this print can finish at least. Without any issues. Could have been junk on the nozzle too. Not sure that matters much though. Crappy Chinese Thermistors. ...

It came with some build plate I had in the past. Just sticks on the printer bed. But after the last big print, the build plate wasn’t stuck down at all. Coming up more then usual. If it does that with this print too, I need a new build plate. Heats the bed up faster without that extra magnet thing too. Not sure it changed the bed leveling much, I ran Bed Visualizer. Looks about the same. I can go up higher now, but too lazy to change the setting. I don’t mind artificially limiting my height. ...

Can’t clean nozzle with it on, and taking it off requires a tuning for it to heat properly. It needs to be heated to clean it. So I don’t see the point of a silicone sock, at least not on this copper heat block. That might explain the burnt filament, it does explain the black spots. Also, need to raise temperature to at least 240C. The prints should look better at that temperature, bridges might be worse though. And need to reprint retraction test, with the new temperature. Except, the retraction test is mostly useless, hard to tell what is good or not good. Maybe increments of 1 is too much.

I’m guessing it’s my retraction. So after this print, I’ll print another retraction calibration. The temp is only 5C more then the minimum they recommend, I suppose I could decrease it to 230C. But might not fix it, if it’s the retraction. All this is, is a cat poop scooper holder, so who cares.

Cat litter scooper doesn’t fit in the cat scooper holder I printed. The problem with not measuring anything, or looking it up from where I bought it. You’d think I’d learn my lesson from ordering the wrong screws two times. Printing a different model, but had to make it smaller then the default, because it’s too big for printer, should be bigger then that one. I could just make that one bigger, but this might print faster.

Look at the bottom layer on this temperature tower. Shitty picture, thanks phone. But you can see gaps, and possible holes. Now I need to run Bed Visualizer to see if it changed. I cleaned the bed just now, that could be the problem as well. But it can be -0.04mm closer. If it didn’t change, I’ll try printing a Z calibration. Or maybe I’ll change offset back to -1.84, instead of what it is -1.80. Or filament needs drying, there’s some stringing on that tower too, all temps. ...

M3 x 16mm fit the bracket for the hotend on my Ender 3 V2 Neo. Now it has two matching screws and lock washers. Do you just put the lock washer on? Or do you have to do something special after it’s put on? No idea, hopefully they don’t fall off. They use a 2.5 socket instead of a 2 like the original screws. You could probably just not use a washer too. ...

For the two screws that go onto the bracket on the Ender 3 V2 Neo, the size is most likely M3 x 16mm. I bought the wrong screws, apparently I like doing that, M5 is way too fat. And the shortest ones I have are 30mm. I measured with calipers, since the internet is mostly useless when searching. But my calipers might not be very accurate, because it was slightly under 3mm, maybe around 2.8mm. The full length, not just the screw part but the head too, was around 17mm. So probably screw part is 16mm. And who knows, maybe I suck at using calipers. Could try my old calipers, but I already put the screw back in. Not sure I still have the old ones anyways. ...

LOL, guess I didn’t need to order those screws and washers set. I’m printing @ 0.2mm for every layer, and from the webcam, looks fine. If not perfect. Should print a Z calibration, to see if there’s any gaps. Got to print chip clip first, the first one cracked. Possibly because the first layer was 0.3mm, or for using gyroid. Might still be usable, but annoying it cracked. Maybe the infill is too high. Or the fan speed is too high. ...

One of the screws is missing a nut, on the hotend. It melted a long time ago. No idea what kind of nut it uses, or how to put it on. I can’t even get the one off the other one. Maybe with pliers. But printing first layer @ 0.3mm seems to fix it anyways. Also, the silicone socks I got don’t fit that great, might still work though. That may have helped too, Bed Visualizer is different after putting silicone sock on it. But there might have been junk on nozzle too. Cleaning the nozzle all the time is annoying, so ordered a pack of silicone socks on Amazon. I should look for a replacement nut. That will make it more even on both sides most likely. ...