Life hack: when an open WiFi (or maybe a website) demands your email address for access, go into your spam folder and grab an email address in the From field. Worked for me so far.
Today's #solderingstation update: the baseplate is now totally modular, with the tower now made from separate pieces, rather than being slowly printed in place on top of the base. At the cost of a few extra threaded inserts, the tower is now tall enough that the handle is above the centre of gravity, and the whole thing can now be easily picked up and carted around. No longer does moving this around on my desk feel like arguing with a petrified octopus. #3dprinting
And in case you've never encountered heat-set threaded inserts before, here they are - they're just tiny brass tubes with a screw thread on the inside, and a chunky texture on the outside. You can gently push them into 3d printed holes with any cheap soldering iron set to ~250 degrees C, and your PLA parts instantly gain the superpower of being assemble-able with common screws. Discovering these things has absolutely revolutionised how I design multi-part projects. #3dprinting#lifeprotip
Sometimes it's better to stop and start anew. It's not a weakness to admit you did something wrong/took the wrong path but a strength to understand and admit it.