Category Archives: New Toys

Using mmcli as non-root

Posted on February 22, 2025 by larry

Trying to figure out how to send SMS messages using mmcli and not being root. I thought I had it and was ready. Here are my short notes First you have to add the user to the dialout group Then … Continue reading →

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Filament Supply

Posted on February 20, 2025 by larry

Ran out of filament again, so in the month of February 2025, I purchased more filament than I have since I got the ender 3. Part of it is the AMS, another thing that that bambu just works. Also it … Continue reading →

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Resetting LTE Module

Posted on February 19, 2025 by larry

I think I am finally understanding these used modules I have gotten. These have prior settings in the module that needs to be erased. This command showed a lot of the prior owners stuff. I think the fix is from … Continue reading →

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Garage Reclaimed

Posted on February 18, 2025 by larry

Kind of a nice thing, I cleared off enough space on my bench table to actually do work. Still working on clearing stuff off. I need to start planning the permanent organization of my workflow. In addition to the gridfinity … Continue reading →

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Gridfinity, I don’t Know What I need

Posted on February 15, 2025 by larry

Over the past few days, I been printing out a bunch of various gridfinity containers. I don’t know much about them, but I know I need to make a few so I can figure out what works for me. Unfortunately, … Continue reading →

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Ran Out of Filament

Posted on February 14, 2025 by larry

Yesterday it was printers printing away, today it is ran out of filament. To be clear, I ran out of grey filament on the P1S and black filament on the ender v3 pro. Furthermore, I noticed the white running low … Continue reading →

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Printers Cranking Away

Posted on February 13, 2025 by larry

Got both printers cranking away making bins for my new gridfinity system. I got all the base plates done for my drawers, now focused on getting different bins to try out. Then I will be more selective of the bins … Continue reading →

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Wanting To Know Why

Posted on February 12, 2025 by larry

Today I got the other SMS gateway working, the frustrating thing is I do not know why it worked. There is an innate need for me to understand what is going on. The command that made it work was qmicli … Continue reading →

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Gridfinity

Posted on February 11, 2025 by larry

True to my plans, I started my gridfinity organization plans. I even conscripted my old Ender 3 to print stuff for this project. I don’t have a pic but I decided to go to simpler versions. Both my printers will … Continue reading →

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Huge Progress On Bambu

Posted on February 10, 2025 by larry

Finally was able to print my own stuff. It is a gridfinity base. After I printed it, I added the magnets, as I post the 4th one is printing. This was from the SD card though, I sliced it in … Continue reading →

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