printer moved, unattended printing?

[D. Joe]

First item: I moved the printer to the desk near the corner,
next to the plotter. It's a bit tight, but I think it will
work. This frees up the electronics workbench for electronics
workbench stuff. Also, Alex should still be able to see it
through window. I plugged in the computer around the corner,
but need yet to plug in the printer itself and the fan power
supply (there's a set of outlets under the plotter table). I
ran the ethernet cable around that way, too.

Second item: How do folks feel about unattended printing? I sat
around for most of my printrbot parts, except for the extruder
tray which at around 3 hours I just couldn't stomach, so I left
for a little while then came back.

I think I'm about done with printing parts, now I've just got to
line up all the hardware.

--
Joe

[Brian Boucheron]

On Mon, May 28, 2012 at 4:47 PM, D. Joe <inte...@etrumeus.com> wrote:
>
> First item:  I moved the printer to the desk near the corner,
> next to the plotter.  It's a bit tight, but I think it will
> work.

If somebody helps me lug it som where, I'll clean up and move that pen
plotter so we can have more room next to the new printer location.
I'll miss being able to inspect the print from both sides, but it's
probably a better use of space, I.

> Second item: How do folks feel about unattended printing?

I don't feel too comfortable with it, at least with the current
printer and its questionable reliability. I guess the worst-case sort
of things are a huge blob of extruded plastic, or a jumble of extruded
filament that never went through the nozzle... so not a huge deal.
I'll continue to stay in the space while things are printing myself. I
shant object to anybody using the huxley and taking off for a bit, as
long as you're careful and clean up any messes such behavior may
cause.

-B.

[JustBill]

Cool that printer has moved.  Electronics bench having room makes me happy inside where I'm all gooey like the Stay-Puff Marshmallow Man being toasted by beams from an unlicensed nuclear positron collider.

I agree with Brian 90% in practice.  While I'm there I don't stare at it anymore, I do babysit it pretty diligently, but I'm no longer afraid to turn my back on it.  I wouldn't leave it for long at all personally.  Quick run to the bathroom at most. 

Larger/timely parts will require group effort so if I know Ill be around on a off time I'll post to this list to help.  If you know what part you want print I'd even get it started for the person.

JustBill
Aluminum Mendel, here I come.