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The Markos Odyssey

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Taming The Beast – How I Got My Heavily Modded Tronxy 3D Printer To Print The Perfect First Layer With Klipper
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Taming The Beast – How I Got My Heavily Modded Tronxy 3D Printer To Print The Perfect First Layer With Klipper

11 October 202311 October 20235 min read

I’ve taken quite a long break from using the Frankentronxy Spaghetti Monster, partly because I’ve been busy with other things, but also because using it

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The Ultimate Guide to Replacing Engine Mounts on a Mercedes-Benz 380SEC C126 or W126
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The Ultimate Guide to Replacing Engine Mounts on a Mercedes-Benz 380SEC C126 or W126

16 August 202316 August 20237 min read

A few weeks ago while trying to sort out the idle on my 380SEC, I managed to break one of the vacuum check valves on

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40 Year Old Mercedes-Benz 380SEC Is Idling Rough, Part 2: K-Jet CIS System and Control Pressure Are Troubling Me
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40 Year Old Mercedes-Benz 380SEC Is Idling Rough, Part 2: K-Jet CIS System and Control Pressure Are Troubling Me

23 July 202316 August 20235 min read

The intake manifold gaskets have been replaced and I was really hoping things would be easier from here. Unfortunately things are just getting started. The

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Why I Switched from WiFi to Zigbee for My Smart Home and Never Looked Back
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Why I Switched from WiFi to Zigbee for My Smart Home and Never Looked Back

12 July 20236 min read

I’ve been interested in smart home tech for quite a while now and first ventured into it when we renovated our home over a decade

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40 Year Old Mercedes-Benz 380SEC Is Idling Rough, Part1: Replacing The Intake Manifold Gaskets, But It’s Not Easy
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40 Year Old Mercedes-Benz 380SEC Is Idling Rough, Part1: Replacing The Intake Manifold Gaskets, But It’s Not Easy

11 July 202316 August 20237 min read

The 380SEC hasn’t been running at its best lately. It’s developed a misfire and runs like an absolute pig when it’s cold. It’s also had

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New Hoist Day!
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New Hoist Day!

22 April 202323 April 20235 min read

Woohoo! After years of planning, and waiting, I finally have my own hoist in my garage. The hoist is there to serve 2 purposes. Firstly,

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New Garage Build
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New Garage Build

7 April 20237 April 20236 min read

Things have been a little quiet here lately. For the last 18 months Ive been trying in vain to complete my garage build. What should

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Klipper Upgrade Hasn’t Been A Smooth Run
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Klipper Upgrade Hasn’t Been A Smooth Run

28 August 202223 September 202210 min read

It’s been a little over a month now since I got Klipper up and running and while I did manage to initially get a few good prints, it’s now been several weeks since I’ve been able to complete a print from end-to-end.

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Tronxy X5SA-600 Klipper Conversion Part 5 – The New Dawn Bit – Printing Calibration Parts
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Tronxy X5SA-600 Klipper Conversion Part 5 – The New Dawn Bit – Printing Calibration Parts

27 July 202227 July 20227 min read

Calibration and tuning Klipper to work with my Octopus Pro converted Tronxy X5SA-600

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Tronxy X5SA-600 Klipper Conversion Part 4 – The Moment Of Truth Bit – Turning It On And Installing Firmware
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Tronxy X5SA-600 Klipper Conversion Part 4 – The Moment Of Truth Bit – Turning It On And Installing Firmware

26 July 202213 April 202414 min read

Installing Klipper on my Tronxy X5SA-600 with an Octopus Pro motherboard and starting it up.

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