I would suggest if you kill the print via a dumb power shut down, power your printer back on immediately to allow the hot end fan to run and cool hot end off to ensure you don't get heat creep and subsequent filament melting in the heat break and potential clog.
@@UncleJessy I know the entire point of this video is to make due without Octoprint, but this is one of the many benefits of Octoprint. Smart plug plugins like the one for TP-Link have configurable thresholds for the hot end temp that Octoprint won't auto shut down the printer until the hot end is below that temp, which is nice, but that's the reason why.
@@heroflying and on that note, no reason to go Pi with the Octoprint.. with $30 Android phones and tablets and Octo4A.. it's still the king in this scenario
@@br0k3nilluzion I disagree there isn't a reason to go with a pi. Not that I would suggest spending scalper pricing for a pi, but Octoprint's most commonly developed hardware platform is a pi. Most people run Octoprint on Pi's, it's well documented how to set it up on a Pi, Pi provides a near uniform hardware platform that you can trust is most likely to work with future versions of Octoprint and with updates to the underlying OS with great documentation for keeping that OS patched and secure and working reliably.
I actually have this setup on my 3d printers already. It's been a lifesaver. As for your "blooper" portion. It sounds to me like you are not breathing from your diaphragm. Try this out: Take in as much air as you possibly can (to the point you can't even sip air in). Then suck in your belly button (imagine trying to get your belly button to touch your spine). Then while holding your belly button in place, try breathing again. I would assume you would have some trouble with it. Many people breath with their abdomen muscles, effectively squishing their guts into their diaphragm to breath. This exercise Isolates the core muscles to force the diaphragm to breathe for you, which is often atrophied a bit from the belly breathing. Start with a couple of minutes per day doing this exercise and increase it gradually as the days go on. You'll fin that you can breathe better during your runs since your core muscles just have to focus on stabilizing you and your diaphragm takes care of just your breathing and talking. Best of luck to you and thank you for all your 3D Printing advice and information.
To make the Timelapse look better, try getting an ND filter for the camera, that’ll help smooth the video out by reducing the shutter speed. Might have to 3d print a mount for it though
I use the Mercury Geeni cameras ($22 at Walmart) along with their smart plugs so I can control all of them with one app, it is a good idea like others mentioned to cycle the printer back on to let the fans cool the nozzle off.
So far the N3 Plus is working great! Easy setup. Now I just need to print a helmet and something in TPU . BTW Ive been doing this setup with the cheap camera and a wifi plug for awhile and it has work exactly like you showed in the video. Good job on making a video so everyone can do it now.
One thing you may want to check out, is the Beagle Cam. I currently have 4 of them hooked up to different printers and it let's you control it much cheaper than octoprint
🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️ I totally should have mentioned that and even have one that i keep forgetting to setup. I need to order a longer cable for it to connect to my printers. Mine is way too short
I recently bought one! I think its a great easy plug and play product and helped me so much in monitoring! Even does easy timelapse! My only gripe is that the camera quality isnt really something to write home about, for that price point I think its great
Quick suggestion that's easy to do. I designed some go pro mounts for my blink minis. You can solid mount them to the front bolts and add extra arms to get it where you need it. Also makes it adjustable for different size prints and applications. Tons of files out there for that. Just need to combine the pieces you need.
If you hard kill the power to the printer then the cooling fans turn off and can allow residual heat from the hotend to spread up into the heatsink area without being cooled and cause damage to the plastic parts around it (or PTFE inside the hotend).
Hey Uncle!! There's no need for one Pi per printer, if you can get your hands on a powerful 8gb model you can run multiple octoprint's instances using Docker or any other container solution out there. The limit would be whatever add-ons you choose for your octoprint instances to have, as they'd suck the Pi ram. It's also valid if you have an old PC or laptop laying around!
Yep, I love this setup. I am not smart enough to rig up a Pi and octoprint but these give me peace of mind. The only downside is the cameras here are very slow to notify and interact with, but for those with reliable internet this should be perfectly fine. Just make sure not to overload the smart switch and it is good.
Yeah, I need to invest in an octoprint setup but it just seems overly complicated. This is stupidly simple. Plus I can use the cameras for other things when not printing
@@UncleJessy I felt exactly how you guys both feel about the Pi and octoprint, i should've bought one when they were only $90 but i got the Pi with a case and all the doodads including cam for under 200 on sale. As for the installation it's not so bad there's actually pretty good tutorials on youtube i'd say it only took me maaaaybe 30 minutes because I am dyslexic. If I can do it, you guys for sure can do it! well worth it too! I might buy one of those cameras just for the heck of it to see how it works and maybe implement it into octoPi as a better camera.
It's ultra easy with octoprint, you just need to log in to your account to monitor and manage your printer online. More complex with Klipper as you'll need to ensure security by accessing the printer via wireguard VPN.
@@exploringgames948 for 200 you could had used an android phone, here is possible to find them for 60 or 70 usd and works perfectly, just need a tripod and a 2 in 1 otg usb to ensure connection to the printer and power from the wall also because the PI was chosen as inexpensive hardware as it was 35$ but now with this overpriced market there are better solutions
@M_D_S nope I have a dozen android phones and tablets it never worked, there was an issue with the apk files... even waited for updates and it still didn't work so I bought a pi, it's not a waste you can do many things with a pi
I've been doing the same thing for a few years now and have Wyze v3 and Wyze v2's on all my printers along with Smart plugs to control them all too. I'd recommend mounting the cameras to be at nozzle height to be able to monitor the first few layers as those are the most important and also modding the lenses on the cameras to have a closer focal length to see the nozzle easier.
Hey Uncle Jessy is there a way you could make a video or a short on how to fix filament skipping in 3d printers with a extruder motor , I've tried a series of solutions however can not fix my problem
Do you have any old smartphone lying around? You could use Octo4a and as well as a OTG Y-Cable to monitor your print with the phones camera and access your printer via the octoprint interface!
that’s how i’ve been running mine for the past year and a bit…i still haven’t found a mount in 100% satisfied with, but with the magnets on the wyze 3 i just attached a clamp to my desk and slapped it in that
Nice one! I have a similar setup; I use a switchbot camera to monitor prints remotely and my Ender 3 is hooked up to an Alexa compatible smart plug that I can control through my phone.
My house is completely Wyze viewable from my phone and as soon as I invested in my P1P I ordered their newest outdoor cam when it was introduced. We love our wyze cameras and have been with them since they launched the first cam!
For a bedslinger model, would the timelapse look better if you mounted the camera to the bed rather than the frame? That way the model would stay still in frame and just grow in height. Although the background would be in constant motion, so may induce motion sickness 😅
I've been using a Wyze cam and plug for years to monitor my printer. When I got a second printer I switched to the Wyze Cam Pan so I could watch multiple printers with one camera.
This is a great idea! However a couple of thoughts: 1) you need to be able to check your phone frequently while it's printing unless you had some AI that could detect when your printer is failing. When you're sleeping I'm sure you're not waking up every hour to check your phone (I hope!) 2) probably not a good idea to leave a printer running while no one is at home or you are all sleeping. Unless you have some fire suppression system in place that will activate automatically, like the Wham Bam Cloud.
I have used Wyze cameras for a few years for home security. I also have used the Wyze PanCam to monitor 2 printers. You can pan between the printers easily.
Caveat to the smart plug, you MUST turn it back on within 30 seconds to allow the hotend heat sink fan to cool the heat sink or you WILL get a clogged cool end throat!
I'm not sure if anyone else has mentioned it, but Wyze makes a smart plug as well which allows you to control it from the same app as their cameras, which is a little more convenient than using a separate brand with a separate app.
Good choice. I use a Pan V3 with a flexable mount for my N3 Pro. Paired with a smart plug as well. Have used Wyze cams for years both indoors and out, they're very reliable. Amazon has a flexable mount that has a clip on one end for arount $12. The clip is strong and it opened wide enough to mount on an table that's about 4" wide. Very stiff mount. As far as I know the timelapse doesn't get any better. I've tried it on our Cam 2 and Pan V3 with the same results you've had. Have the outdoor but I can't see it being any different/
@@UncleJessy the Pan would allow you to centrally mount it and keep tabs on multiple printers. $39 isn’t too bad, just wish it had hardware zoom. Lastly, depending on where your router is and if you want wireless try the outdoor. More expensive but the base can handle several cameras, same functions as the wired.
By chance do you know if there's a 3rd party app that can connect to a Webcam that can do time lapses. I picked up a Litokam 360° Camera (Baby Monitor/security cam), that doesn't have the feature to time lapses. I did find an app that can take a video and make a time lapses out of it, Not sure I want several hours of video on my phone just to time lapses. Thank You
If you get into the wyze eco system you can also do the plugs so you can wirelessly turn on and off the printer so if you see a print fail you can turn it off so you don’t waste filament. I’ve done it many times
Octoprint is the best way to set up timelapse, as it can take snapshots every Z level so it has a seamless timelapse. There is some learning curve to learn how to set up Octoprint but there's so many guides and step by step how-tos to set it up.
I picked up a refurbished beagle cam for 35. So far only issues are with the bad wifi in the shop. It allows me to monitor the print and cancel it if it goes bad. Coupled with the smart switch, it's almost the perfect set-up
Hi. Thanks for sharing the camera.. I was looking for something exactly like that... by the way.. I have my printer connected to a wifi switch so I can turn it off anytime if I found a printing failure.
Wyze have a smart power plug too, and it's $14 for a 2-pack plus $6 for shipping directly from them or $20 from Amazon/Etc. I've been using that combo for about 4 years now and it's easier to have one app IMO
You can install firmware to the V3 to make it in to a USB camera and use it on Octoprint. The V3 has no such firmware. There is RTSP firmware for V3 but it requires transcoding to use on Octoprint and hammers the CPU, so it's not recommended.
I got some of those smart outlets from a friend a couple of years ago but had no idea what to do with them. Now I do. Plus I am definitely going to pick up some of these little cameras. Thank you for the heads-up :)
While it is a ok way to emergency stop, I prefer the option to actually stop a print without killing the hot end coooling fan, and thus getting heat creep into the heatbreak and above, even in case of a failure. A way to interface with the board will always be better then a straight ower cut.
I don't know why you're having such issues with the new Tree supports in Cura (soon to be in Prusa). Mine literally just fall away. And I'm not touching the "fine tuning" of them either, out of the box settings. I must admit though, that I do use a lot of "blockers" as well. it tends to put in too many and a bunch of unessasary ones in as well. Use your knowledge of Resin supports.
The problem with Wyze is that they change their policies without warning. They used to offer free cloud storage for event recordings and then one day all of that was gone - you had to have an SD card to record event videos locally or pay a subscription free to keep using the cloud. Really underhanded business model. Not to mention they send traffic to servers overseas.
I've been using Wyze cameras for two years now and love it. I also have been using the Wyze smart plugs and I have both my printers connected to one each and I can kill the power to the printer when I am not home while printing in case I see a problem happening. It's great since I have one app to connect and control both the camera and the smart plug.
I've seen 2 different ways to do time laps one is a trigger switch at home and every layer it has return to home code so it hits the camera button. The other is basically the same set camera for certain time then has the printer stop out of frame at the same rate
Kind of curious as to why you didn't just buy the Wyze Plugs? They actually cost cheaper than the ones you linked and can be used from the same Wyze App you use your cameras with. That is basically what I use mine for. Each plug is custom named to the printer I use it for. I love Wyze products. I purchased some of those OG cameras as well during their release stream. In fact I just received my telephoto version the other day. I am thinking of trying their Mesh Router Pro next.
Just turning the printer off could cause problems by letting the filament bake without retraction or letting the hot end cool off. Isn't that a bad thing?
Hey! Great video and it's an idea I've used for years. I highly recommend the KASA brand smart plugs and cameras. I have several printers running while I'm not home and they sell a 6 plug surge protector with individually controllable plugs. So I use their camera to check in on my prints and if printer #4 has an issue, I can kill JUST that printer until I get home while all the others keep going. They sell smart plugs for just one printer or device as well though. Plus the app let's you monitor electricity usage, duration, etc for each plug.
I've been using 8 wyze cameras, 4 plugs and 4 bulbs for years. They work great when they work. For while they had a software issue where it would all disconnect randomly. I think that's been sorted out. I only have one device disconnect every once in awhile.
Just got the smart outlet and the wyze Camara , works amazing thanks for the video ......this is great I can watch my printers and now shut them down if need be ........you rock and roll my friend
Ya the problem is they're not focused for close up. I can't stand the blurry video but it's better than nothing and when I'm not home the wyze plug has saved me more than once when a print fails.
I used to stream my printer on Twitch with OBS before I realized there was no reason to pay that much attention to it. It was pretty cool tho to be able to load up the stream from my phone to check the status, and I had a WFH buddy that liked to have it up during the day for some reason.
Yeah I’ve noticed that tree supports tend to fuse into prints done in my Neptune 2S but they come right off prints made on my Ender 3 v2 and Ender 3 Max Neo
Wyze makes a electrical outlets so u can shut it off remotely so u can use all one app.. wyze og uses it’s old tech from v2.. the best ones to get is the wyze v3 or new v3 pro and the pro has 2k recording and better optics and a light. I’ve been using them for 3 years and they work in a hot enclosure.. just be careful with magnetic because I’ve had cameras drop Into the bed and just jammed the bed and print head while I was away..
I had a bunch of Wyze cameras monitoring all of my printers, but over time they all got buggy, had trouble connecting or wouldn't connect, etc etc etc. I think they were Wyze V2s though -- I ended up getting rid of all of em. I'd be interested to see how long these last without having the same issues as it was pretty dang easy to setup and nice and cheap!
Hey, I know it costs a little bit more but have you heard or looked into the mintion beagle camera system? It’s a $70ish plug and play version of octoprint and has a amazing Timelapse system, colored and black and white night vision, and completely controlled by the app, very easy to use too
Why didn't you just get a wyze smart plug? It's like $20 for 2 and can just control it in the same app as the camera. The cam v3 has the spotlight, but it's the an addon.
Because you can't change the aperture of the Wyse camera Make sure you have good lighting and lower the interval to 2,3 seconds for better time lapse videos Also I'm thinking about buying the Bambu X1 Carbon and AMS I have zero 3D print knowledge How hard is it to learn the slicer program to get up and running ?? Love your videos and knowledge Thanks
I can't recommend Wyze cameras to anyone. They knew about a major security flaw for 2 years because a security firm found it and told Wyze. Neither said anything, and that feels like they bribed the firm to keep it under wraps. The Cam 2 and newer got silently fixed, but the original camera will never get patched. They sold the v3 camera with a bunch of features they took away and rereleased as paid features because they needed the funds that badly. No thanks. I moved on from them.
I don’t trust the smart outlets to be attached to a printer. I have some display cabinets and a bedroom lamp attached to two different brands of Alexa-compatible outlets (one being 1st-party). At like 1-2am, they blip the power twice back to back and eventually just turn off completely by 3am.
I have cameras and smart plugs going now, but the cameras are really tempermental, and it's hard to get fullscreen in the app they use. It's annoying enough I spent time this afternoon looking at octo4a. With the right cheap phone it looks like a really nice setup for not a whole lot more than these, and definitely less than a pi + camera right now, but the most recent version can have issues requiring sshing into the phone to get the app working. Spaghetti detective being a weird method of paid add on now is a little discouraging, and it sounds like the other failure detection plugins may have iffy functionality as well. It sounds like these cameras are functional and reliable enough that they might be a good option until I'm feeling a little more ambitious.
Hey! Great video! You mentioned resuming the print after a runout. I had that happen a few days ago but haven't been able to figure out how to get the print to resume after filament pause, does it only work if the machine isn't turned off?
The problem is that you can't shut off the printer with the camera. The beagle is only $60 for the camera attached. So the beagle is better. The beagle still not that good yet. It's like a cheap pi zero.
I have the same camera setup for my printer. I can stop my printer on my phone as long as I'm connected to my home network. That power connector is a good idea for a kill switch away from home.
Hi Uncle Jesse can you please help me i need your help. I'm trying to print quite tall cylinder shapes on my elegoo saturn and the prints are saying 6hrs but the print is taking 22hrs?? i can't find anyhting on how to setup chitubox for faster printing and i know the Bottom lift speed and lifting speed have a big part to play but i'm to afraid to change these. can you please do a video showing in depth what we can do with these setting for chitubox V1.9.4. thank you so much
You can checkout the $20 Wyze OG Camera here bit.ly/WyzeOGUJ
Waze make the smart plugs as well and can be run all through one app
I would suggest if you kill the print via a dumb power shut down, power your printer back on immediately to allow the hot end fan to run and cool hot end off to ensure you don't get heat creep and subsequent filament melting in the heat break and potential clog.
Fantastic callout!
@@UncleJessy I know the entire point of this video is to make due without Octoprint, but this is one of the many benefits of Octoprint. Smart plug plugins like the one for TP-Link have configurable thresholds for the hot end temp that Octoprint won't auto shut down the printer until the hot end is below that temp, which is nice, but that's the reason why.
Also disable power-loss protection, or the print will continue upon power up.
@@heroflying and on that note, no reason to go Pi with the Octoprint.. with $30 Android phones and tablets and Octo4A.. it's still the king in this scenario
@@br0k3nilluzion I disagree there isn't a reason to go with a pi. Not that I would suggest spending scalper pricing for a pi, but Octoprint's most commonly developed hardware platform is a pi. Most people run Octoprint on Pi's, it's well documented how to set it up on a Pi, Pi provides a near uniform hardware platform that you can trust is most likely to work with future versions of Octoprint and with updates to the underlying OS with great documentation for keeping that OS patched and secure and working reliably.
Finally my 2 hour print won’t explode on my watch!
😂🤣👌
Oh yes it will! Now that you can watch it, you'll exclusively be able to watch it explode
Get the beagle camera
Only 2 hours, bro I printed something is gone for 48 hours
@@vm9692I was thinking same haha 2 hours is nothing compared to most missed failed prints, if not there to attend it lol
I actually have this setup on my 3d printers already. It's been a lifesaver. As for your "blooper" portion. It sounds to me like you are not breathing from your diaphragm.
Try this out: Take in as much air as you possibly can (to the point you can't even sip air in). Then suck in your belly button (imagine trying to get your belly button to touch your spine). Then while holding your belly button in place, try breathing again. I would assume you would have some trouble with it.
Many people breath with their abdomen muscles, effectively squishing their guts into their diaphragm to breath. This exercise Isolates the core muscles to force the diaphragm to breathe for you, which is often atrophied a bit from the belly breathing. Start with a couple of minutes per day doing this exercise and increase it gradually as the days go on. You'll fin that you can breathe better during your runs since your core muscles just have to focus on stabilizing you and your diaphragm takes care of just your breathing and talking.
Best of luck to you and thank you for all your 3D Printing advice and information.
Ayoo?? Is this legit?
@LifeLogic 100% I was taught this when I was in martial arts and was pleasantly surprised when I encountered the technique during my time in the Navy
To make the Timelapse look better, try getting an ND filter for the camera, that’ll help smooth the video out by reducing the shutter speed. Might have to 3d print a mount for it though
I use the Mercury Geeni cameras ($22 at Walmart) along with their smart plugs so I can control all of them with one app, it is a good idea like others mentioned to cycle the printer back on to let the fans cool the nozzle off.
Oh even better and a locally pickupable option
So far the N3 Plus is working great! Easy setup. Now I just need to print a helmet and something in TPU . BTW Ive been doing this setup with the cheap camera and a wifi plug for awhile and it has work exactly like you showed in the video. Good job on making a video so everyone can do it now.
One thing you may want to check out, is the Beagle Cam. I currently have 4 of them hooked up to different printers and it let's you control it much cheaper than octoprint
🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️ I totally should have mentioned that and even have one that i keep forgetting to setup. I need to order a longer cable for it to connect to my printers. Mine is way too short
I recently bought one! I think its a great easy plug and play product and helped me so much in monitoring! Even does easy timelapse! My only gripe is that the camera quality isnt really something to write home about, for that price point I think its great
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Quick suggestion that's easy to do. I designed some go pro mounts for my blink minis. You can solid mount them to the front bolts and add extra arms to get it where you need it. Also makes it adjustable for different size prints and applications. Tons of files out there for that. Just need to combine the pieces you need.
If you hard kill the power to the printer then the cooling fans turn off and can allow residual heat from the hotend to spread up into the heatsink area without being cooled and cause damage to the plastic parts around it (or PTFE inside the hotend).
Hey Uncle!! There's no need for one Pi per printer, if you can get your hands on a powerful 8gb model you can run multiple octoprint's instances using Docker or any other container solution out there. The limit would be whatever add-ons you choose for your octoprint instances to have, as they'd suck the Pi ram. It's also valid if you have an old PC or laptop laying around!
Oh nice will look into that! I do have a pi around here somewhere from an old project that I never completed
Thats a helpful comment!
Yep, I love this setup. I am not smart enough to rig up a Pi and octoprint but these give me peace of mind. The only downside is the cameras here are very slow to notify and interact with, but for those with reliable internet this should be perfectly fine. Just make sure not to overload the smart switch and it is good.
Yeah, I need to invest in an octoprint setup but it just seems overly complicated. This is stupidly simple. Plus I can use the cameras for other things when not printing
@@UncleJessy I felt exactly how you guys both feel about the Pi and octoprint, i should've bought one when they were only $90 but i got the Pi with a case and all the doodads including cam for under 200 on sale. As for the installation it's not so bad there's actually pretty good tutorials on youtube i'd say it only took me maaaaybe 30 minutes because I am dyslexic. If I can do it, you guys for sure can do it! well worth it too!
I might buy one of those cameras just for the heck of it to see how it works and maybe implement it into octoPi as a better camera.
It's ultra easy with octoprint, you just need to log in to your account to monitor and manage your printer online.
More complex with Klipper as you'll need to ensure security by accessing the printer via wireguard VPN.
@@exploringgames948 for 200 you could had used an android phone, here is possible to find them for 60 or 70 usd and works perfectly, just need a tripod and a 2 in 1 otg usb to ensure connection to the printer and power from the wall also because the PI was chosen as inexpensive hardware as it was 35$ but now with this overpriced market there are better solutions
@M_D_S nope I have a dozen android phones and tablets it never worked, there was an issue with the apk files... even waited for updates and it still didn't work so I bought a pi, it's not a waste you can do many things with a pi
I have made this setup a few months ago. With some other brands and i love it
Wyze store sells the two remote plugs for $13.99 does the same function as the one you bought for $15
I've been doing the same thing for a few years now and have Wyze v3 and Wyze v2's on all my printers along with Smart plugs to control them all too. I'd recommend mounting the cameras to be at nozzle height to be able to monitor the first few layers as those are the most important and also modding the lenses on the cameras to have a closer focal length to see the nozzle easier.
Hey Uncle Jessy is there a way you could make a video or a short on how to fix filament skipping in 3d printers with a extruder motor , I've tried a series of solutions however can not fix my problem
Do you have any old smartphone lying around? You could use Octo4a and as well as a OTG Y-Cable to monitor your print with the phones camera and access your printer via the octoprint interface!
that’s how i’ve been running mine for the past year and a bit…i still haven’t found a mount in 100% satisfied with, but with the magnets on the wyze 3 i just attached a clamp to my desk and slapped it in that
Nice one! I have a similar setup; I use a switchbot camera to monitor prints remotely and my Ender 3 is hooked up to an Alexa compatible smart plug that I can control through my phone.
I like the feature you showed it stoping the print . Did the print still stay stuck on the bed ? I hope these printers come to Canada soon 👍👍🇨🇦
My house is completely Wyze viewable from my phone and as soon as I invested in my P1P I ordered their newest outdoor cam when it was introduced. We love our wyze cameras and have been with them since they launched the first cam!
For a bedslinger model, would the timelapse look better if you mounted the camera to the bed rather than the frame? That way the model would stay still in frame and just grow in height. Although the background would be in constant motion, so may induce motion sickness 😅
I've been using a Wyze cam and plug for years to monitor my printer. When I got a second printer I switched to the Wyze Cam Pan so I could watch multiple printers with one camera.
Amazon: *sells pis for £182
CeX: am I a joke to you?
This is a great idea! However a couple of thoughts: 1) you need to be able to check your phone frequently while it's printing unless you had some AI that could detect when your printer is failing. When you're sleeping I'm sure you're not waking up every hour to check your phone (I hope!) 2) probably not a good idea to leave a printer running while no one is at home or you are all sleeping. Unless you have some fire suppression system in place that will activate automatically, like the Wham Bam Cloud.
I have used Wyze cameras for a few years for home security. I also have used the Wyze PanCam to monitor 2 printers. You can pan between the printers easily.
Caveat to the smart plug, you MUST turn it back on within 30 seconds to allow the hotend heat sink fan to cool the heat sink or you WILL get a clogged cool end throat!
I'm not sure if anyone else has mentioned it, but Wyze makes a smart plug as well which allows you to control it from the same app as their cameras, which is a little more convenient than using a separate brand with a separate app.
Wyze cams have the best color night vision I have seen. I love this company I have 8 of there cameras around my house and they just do their job.
Good choice. I use a Pan V3 with a flexable mount for my N3 Pro. Paired with a smart plug as well. Have used Wyze cams for years both indoors and out, they're very reliable. Amazon has a flexable mount that has a clip on one end for arount $12. The clip is strong and it opened wide enough to mount on an table that's about 4" wide. Very stiff mount.
As far as I know the timelapse doesn't get any better. I've tried it on our Cam 2 and Pan V3 with the same results you've had. Have the outdoor but I can't see it being any different/
Oh man I was just looking at the Pan v3! I ordered one of the og telephoto options as well and should have it later this week
@@UncleJessy the Pan would allow you to centrally mount it and keep tabs on multiple printers. $39 isn’t too bad, just wish it had hardware zoom.
Lastly, depending on where your router is and if you want wireless try the outdoor. More expensive but the base can handle several cameras, same functions as the wired.
By chance do you know if there's a 3rd party app that can connect to a Webcam that can do time lapses. I picked up a Litokam 360° Camera (Baby Monitor/security cam), that doesn't have the feature to time lapses. I did find an app that can take a video and make a time lapses out of it, Not sure I want several hours of video on my phone just to time lapses. Thank You
If you get into the wyze eco system you can also do the plugs so you can wirelessly turn on and off the printer so if you see a print fail you can turn it off so you don’t waste filament. I’ve done it many times
You can find printable wyze mounts for most printers out there!
Octoprint is the best way to set up timelapse, as it can take snapshots every Z level so it has a seamless timelapse. There is some learning curve to learn how to set up Octoprint but there's so many guides and step by step how-tos to set it up.
You don't have to run Octoprint on a Pi. It's just ARM software for Linux, any other Pi-like board with a sufficient CPU can support it.
I picked up a refurbished beagle cam for 35. So far only issues are with the bad wifi in the shop. It allows me to monitor the print and cancel it if it goes bad. Coupled with the smart switch, it's almost the perfect set-up
Hi. Thanks for sharing the camera.. I was looking for something exactly like that... by the way.. I have my printer connected to a wifi switch so I can turn it off anytime if I found a printing failure.
Wyze have a smart power plug too, and it's $14 for a 2-pack plus $6 for shipping directly from them or $20 from Amazon/Etc. I've been using that combo for about 4 years now and it's easier to have one app IMO
You can install firmware to the V3 to make it in to a USB camera and use it on Octoprint. The V3 has no such firmware. There is RTSP firmware for V3 but it requires transcoding to use on Octoprint and hammers the CPU, so it's not recommended.
You’re just learning about Wyze cameras and the wise outlet now? Try using the Wyze pan v3 you can pan it around
Missed opportunity to not print the "pass me the butter" robot from Rick and Morty 🤣
I got some of those smart outlets from a friend a couple of years ago but had no idea what to do with them. Now I do. Plus I am definitely going to pick up some of these little cameras. Thank you for the heads-up :)
While it is a ok way to emergency stop, I prefer the option to actually stop a print without killing the hot end coooling fan, and thus getting heat creep into the heatbreak and above, even in case of a failure. A way to interface with the board will always be better then a straight ower cut.
May i suggest also getting the Wyze plugs since you are using the cameras that way you only have to use the one app.
It really sucks that nowadays getting a decent Pi costs as much as a new Elegoo printer...
Just got my first 3D printer, Elegoo Neptune Pro, loving it!! Now I need this!
I don't know why you're having such issues with the new Tree supports in Cura (soon to be in Prusa). Mine literally just fall away. And I'm not touching the "fine tuning" of them either, out of the box settings.
I must admit though, that I do use a lot of "blockers" as well. it tends to put in too many and a bunch of unessasary ones in as well.
Use your knowledge of Resin supports.
The problem with Wyze is that they change their policies without warning. They used to offer free cloud storage for event recordings and then one day all of that was gone - you had to have an SD card to record event videos locally or pay a subscription free to keep using the cloud. Really underhanded business model. Not to mention they send traffic to servers overseas.
not to mention that IP cameras end up being exploited for spying and DDOSing
I've been using Wyze cameras for two years now and love it. I also have been using the Wyze smart plugs and I have both my printers connected to one each and I can kill the power to the printer when I am not home while printing in case I see a problem happening. It's great since I have one app to connect and control both the camera and the smart plug.
I've seen 2 different ways to do time laps one is a trigger switch at home and every layer it has return to home code so it hits the camera button. The other is basically the same set camera for certain time then has the printer stop out of frame at the same rate
Uncle Jessy. I have 3 Neptune 3 pros. Wonderful video. Can you do a video on how to do power off recovery or enabling it so the printer will resume.
Kind of curious as to why you didn't just buy the Wyze Plugs?
They actually cost cheaper than the ones you linked and can be used from the same Wyze App you use your cameras with. That is basically what I use mine for. Each plug is custom named to the printer I use it for.
I love Wyze products. I purchased some of those OG cameras as well during their release stream. In fact I just received my telephoto version the other day. I am thinking of trying their Mesh Router Pro next.
Heck yeah! Been using Wyze Cameras & Plugs for my printers for years now! Glad they're getting the recognition for 3d printing XD
Just turning the printer off could cause problems by letting the filament bake without retraction or letting the hot end cool off. Isn't that a bad thing?
Thanks for this clip Unk👍🏾! Very helpful and affordable.
Hey! Great video and it's an idea I've used for years. I highly recommend the KASA brand smart plugs and cameras. I have several printers running while I'm not home and they sell a 6 plug surge protector with individually controllable plugs. So I use their camera to check in on my prints and if printer #4 has an issue, I can kill JUST that printer until I get home while all the others keep going. They sell smart plugs for just one printer or device as well though.
Plus the app let's you monitor electricity usage, duration, etc for each plug.
I have the same setup for about 3 yrs. now but diferent brands.. and it works great..
Sadly, that cam is only available in the US.
i think you just need to adjust the camera hight to be same as the bed, and yes maybe an ND filter
time lapse with a wyze cam on a bed slinger looks better if you mount the camera to the bed. I modified a bed handle to be a camera mount.
I've been using 8 wyze cameras, 4 plugs and 4 bulbs for years. They work great when they work. For while they had a software issue where it would all disconnect randomly. I think that's been sorted out. I only have one device disconnect every once in awhile.
Unfortunately Wyze cam are not available in Europe, but people can try eufy or tapo cams. Also if you have an old phone you can use it as well
Just got the smart outlet and the wyze Camara , works amazing thanks for the video ......this is great I can watch my printers and now shut them down if need be ........you rock and roll my friend
2:50 I had that camera on top like that and then one day it fell onto the heat bed for a few hours!
Ya the problem is they're not focused for close up. I can't stand the blurry video but it's better than nothing and when I'm not home the wyze plug has saved me more than once when a print fails.
Love it @UncleJessy ! Thanks for the tip, I'll be implementing this ASAP!
I used to stream my printer on Twitch with OBS before I realized there was no reason to pay that much attention to it. It was pretty cool tho to be able to load up the stream from my phone to check the status, and I had a WFH buddy that liked to have it up during the day for some reason.
I use this same setup i use the rotating cam from wyze to be able to view better when monitoring
Yeah I’ve noticed that tree supports tend to fuse into prints done in my Neptune 2S but they come right off prints made on my Ender 3 v2 and Ender 3 Max Neo
Wyze makes a electrical outlets so u can shut it off remotely so u can use all one app.. wyze og uses it’s old tech from v2.. the best ones to get is the wyze v3 or new v3 pro and the pro has 2k recording and better optics and a light. I’ve been using them for 3 years and they work in a hot enclosure.. just be careful with magnetic because I’ve had cameras drop Into the bed and just jammed the bed and print head while I was away..
Hmm could you do this with a resin printer? Or would the resin/fumes damage it?
I had a bunch of Wyze cameras monitoring all of my printers, but over time they all got buggy, had trouble connecting or wouldn't connect, etc etc etc. I think they were Wyze V2s though -- I ended up getting rid of all of em. I'd be interested to see how long these last without having the same issues as it was pretty dang easy to setup and nice and cheap!
Thanks Elegoo, made already directoris accesible on Sd card
Hey, I know it costs a little bit more but have you heard or looked into the mintion beagle camera system? It’s a $70ish plug and play version of octoprint and has a amazing Timelapse system, colored and black and white night vision, and completely controlled by the app, very easy to use too
Why didn't you just get a wyze smart plug? It's like $20 for 2 and can just control it in the same app as the camera.
The cam v3 has the spotlight, but it's the an addon.
Because you can't change the aperture of the Wyse camera
Make sure you have good lighting and lower the interval to 2,3 seconds for better time lapse videos
Also I'm thinking about buying the Bambu X1 Carbon and AMS
I have zero 3D print knowledge
How hard is it to learn the slicer program to get up and running ??
Love your videos and knowledge
Thanks
Wyze has smart plugs as well 2 for $14 or 4 for $28, then you can use the same app for all of it
I can't recommend Wyze cameras to anyone. They knew about a major security flaw for 2 years because a security firm found it and told Wyze. Neither said anything, and that feels like they bribed the firm to keep it under wraps. The Cam 2 and newer got silently fixed, but the original camera will never get patched. They sold the v3 camera with a bunch of features they took away and rereleased as paid features because they needed the funds that badly. No thanks. I moved on from them.
I don’t trust the smart outlets to be attached to a printer. I have some display cabinets and a bedroom lamp attached to two different brands of Alexa-compatible outlets (one being 1st-party). At like 1-2am, they blip the power twice back to back and eventually just turn off completely by 3am.
I've been doing this for a few months now. It sincerely is so clutch 🔥🔥
I have cameras and smart plugs going now, but the cameras are really tempermental, and it's hard to get fullscreen in the app they use. It's annoying enough I spent time this afternoon looking at octo4a. With the right cheap phone it looks like a really nice setup for not a whole lot more than these, and definitely less than a pi + camera right now, but the most recent version can have issues requiring sshing into the phone to get the app working. Spaghetti detective being a weird method of paid add on now is a little discouraging, and it sounds like the other failure detection plugins may have iffy functionality as well. It sounds like these cameras are functional and reliable enough that they might be a good option until I'm feeling a little more ambitious.
Been doing this for months it's awesome!
Hey!
Great video! You mentioned resuming the print after a runout. I had that happen a few days ago but haven't been able to figure out how to get the print to resume after filament pause, does it only work if the machine isn't turned off?
The problem is that you can't shut off the printer with the camera. The beagle is only $60 for the camera attached. So the beagle is better. The beagle still not that good yet. It's like a cheap pi zero.
I got a Neptune 3 Max but haven't heard anything from Elegoo on when it will ship.
I use a wyze camera for my printer and love it.
Le potato is a decent raspberry pi alternative. Just set one up about 24 hours ago and it's working just the same as my raspberry pi 4b
I miss the resin videos :( but the fdm community needs your quality vids too
Can we add plugin? Because I want to use cancel individual object , can I use this feature with this camera ?
Sweet... You just discovered the exact setup I've been using for years. LOL
I have done this with a old I phone and a Govee Smart Plug but will do this with these cams
Wyze is probably nice for people in the US.
It's not available afaik anywhere else.
I have the same camera setup for my printer. I can stop my printer on my phone as long as I'm connected to my home network. That power connector is a good idea for a kill switch away from home.
It is not the tree supports it is the settings you are using. I have zero issues with the supports and removing them.
Wow I didn't realize filament printers failed THIS often. Glad I went with resin
Printers made by Elegoo almost certainly do, but mine only really fail when I screw something up.
Just use Fiber-punk Node Pro and Sentry pro, 60USD for both and you get wifi and AI print failure detection.
yo i'm thinking of getting in to 3D printing and was wondering if you could reuse your cleaning alcohol?
Yes I've been using my wyze for two years now and it's saved me
What slicer are you using for your FDM Prints?
Hi Uncle Jesse can you please help me i need your help. I'm trying to print quite tall cylinder shapes on my elegoo saturn and the prints are saying 6hrs but the print is taking 22hrs?? i can't find anyhting on how to setup chitubox for faster printing and i know the Bottom lift speed and lifting speed have a big part to play but i'm to afraid to change these. can you please do a video showing in depth what we can do with these setting for chitubox V1.9.4. thank you so much