Author: Sim72

3D Printing Coffee Break Tips #1

This may be the start of a new series of “quick coffee break tips” – random tips to help in your 3D printing journey. Preview of 3d stl files in Windows File Explorer If your preview pane in File explorer is not already showing .stl or .3ml file previews in Windows (on Macs the preview […]

Prusa Slicer – Quick Start

Here’s a really quick intro to Prusa Slicer to get you going … After installing Prusa Slicer you should be prompted to run a wizard to set up the printer your have and profiles for the filaments you might use. Select the manufacturer, find your printer then select the nozzle size(s) you might use – […]

Sim72 Media and System Dashboard

Use it on your steering wheel’s display, A Vocore, USBD480, Nextion, your phone, a tablet, as an overlay or on a second Monitor. Useful, informative and funky … what’s not to like!? What it does? Media info – What ya listening to (or watching) Media controls (touch enabled) – play/pause next/previous Volume Control – increments […]

Which iRacing GT3 to buy?

If you have money burning a hole in your pocket and wanting a new steed, then here’s a quick 5 minute, late-night review of the current crop of iRacing GT3 cars on offer. Ferrari Often owned from being D license … but if not, and especially if you are a D license, then sound purchase […]

3D Print Bed Build Plates

Here are some tips and thoughts about 3D print beds or build plates. This is based on a several years of printing experience with a Creality Ender 3 Pro that I have over time quite heavily modded (more on that in another article). Below then are my thoughts on three common print bed types that […]

iRacing Accelerator – Part 2

If you are wondering about signing up to iRacing or just getting started over there and are perhaps a little overwhelmed, confused, looking for hints and tips or simply trying to get to terms with everything faster, then read on … As the 2nd post in this series, this follows on from iRacing Accelerator – […]