Anycubic S1 Combo Review: Printer Shines, ACE Pro Disappoints (Real-World Testing!)

 

Get the Anycubic S1 Combo with CODE: ANYKS1 549€ for printer and Filament Box

or my suggestion - the PRINTER ONLY with CODE: AKOBRAS1 369€ !!!  

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Rinkhals firmware mod: https://github.com/jbatonnet/Rinkhals

Sidespool mount

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Kobra S1 Size: 400x410x490 mm

ACE Pro Size:   366x283x235 mm

min 80-90 cm height if AMS on top!

25x25x25cm buildroom! 

120° heatbed (although not uniformly heated up - and better add 10°)

320° nozzle max temp

speed a bit lower than bambu, color changes 2:47 - slow, not very efficient

Printquality is quite good!

💡install "Rinkhals" (modded firmware addon)

why? to get a good WebUI (Mainsail)  http://your-printer-ip:4409

and also full Orca-Slicer (with upload and print), minus the multimaterial handling

Good thing: Anycubic Slicer / phone app still works - so you can use both.

I left the printer in Cloud mode (so phone app works outside of my LAN), got a minor warning on rinkhals that I will not see printer listed...

RINKHALS howto:

- download update....swu file, https://github.com/jbatonnet/Rinkhals

- rename it to update.swu and copy it on the USB Stick (fat32), in SPECIFIC dir: "aGVscF9zb3Nf" 

- plug in the USB stick and wait for the install bar (20sec)

Note: if you get a new firmware update on the KobraS1 (official from Anycubic), you just need to download the rinkhals file again (make sure new firmware is already supported). 

SLICER: https://www.anycubic.com/orcaVersionDownload

Anycubic Slicer next  (S1 support), better to use 2.4GHz wifi? 

Orca:  use Octo/klipper:  and your-IP:4409  in LAN settings

Will it Survive MY STEEP YARD? Brutal Mammotion LUBA 2 AWD 3000x Robot Mower Test!

 This is a practical REAL world extreme test - rather than a polished review. I helped setup a Luba for my mother in law last year and saw how great it did in a nice yard. So my question was: WOULD IT SURVIVE IN MY CHAOTIC REALM? :)

Until now I mow with a large Husquvarna Rider TX16s AWD beast.
With the very advanced LUBA robot I hope that a lot of the mowing seasons work can be automated. 

So far it exceeded my realistic expectations - only a few issues on difficult spots on my property caused him to get stuck. Adjusted the map and now will collect experience for you (and for a follow up video!).

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💡Some tips and findings:

• use 3 point turns instead of 0-turn  (the latter will get stuck easier)
• webRTK (or iNAVI) really works - but check if it is available in your region!
  Make sure you either have Wifi coverage or use the 4G data service
  Since it works reliable, and the 4G link replaces WIFI - the only prerequisite to operate such an advanced lawnmower bot is electricity available in a shed/house for the Dockingstation!
• 4G is a nice bonus; in regions where my Wifi cant reach - I still see FPV live feed - but very slow!
  1 year free 4G simcard included,  (costs in the 2nd year: ~50€ / year)
• 🔋BATTERY capacity seems really good (depends on terrain and height of gras!) 💪
  Luba 3000 or 5000 - same battery - just more areas to be setup (license)
  Luba 10.000 - bigger battery (15Ah instead of 12Ah)
  High / Low gras versions (only in US region)
• SOFTWARE keeps getting better, sometimes you don't see current progress - 
  in that case just close the app and start it new!
  app notifications come with a 5 hrs delay on my phone ;)
• THEFT PROTECTION
  device is bound to your account, cannot be used by thief (but he can use it for spareparts)
  GPS position tracking if device is on and has 4G coverage
  doesnt work if it is OFF, if GPS is blocked or if your 4G service is unavailable or canceled
  Workaround:  put stickers on, hide an Apple Airtag inside the mower

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Such a Beautiful Day - Sarah, the Illstrumentalist
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Italian Alps - Epic FPV adventures at Marmolata Glacier!

Here we travelled to the most epic italian Mountain peaks - and as soon as the clouds moved aside just a little bit, my drone was up there. Actually the clouds made these flights so much more interesting!

Monport GA30W Fibre Laser: Speed & POWER… Once You Fix the DRIVERS! (LightBurn Setup Guide)

Key Specs of the MONPORT GA30w:

Powerful 30 watt 1064nm Laser! 💪 Engrave speed: 10.000 mm/s 600.000 mm/min (36kph!) Frequency range: 30~60kHz Working area: 150×150 mm Device dims: 35 x 42 x 62 cm max Z.height (lens to working area): 41 cm max height of object: 18 cm engraver accuracy: 0.01 mm pos accuracy: ±0.1 µm

FPV Meet 3/25: Fixedwing chases, 2 rescue missions and RC car madness

 This was a great FPV meet with my friends at our fav spot. Locals are nice there, space to land plenty, great mountain wall and lots of dive lines, mountain is also kind of accessible - although this doesn't always help - as you see in the 2 rescue missions (hint: if you see me using DVR footy, something went horribly wrong ;)

Massive thanks to Markus for the mountain run efforts!

...and thanks to my buddies for uploading their best shots onto my google drive! 

Maxi, TJay, Luigi and Puffi - you're awesome!

My Arrma wasn't ready at this meet since I have an cool conversion planned - hopefully next time!

FPV Meet Shenenigangs, Fixedwing formation, Car bashing in the woods (Jan,Feb 25)

RC / FPV Friends and I met a few times in Jan/Feb and these are the highlights.  Thanks for all the pilots - those FPV action sessions were great! 

LIDAR Scanning, Gaussian splatting, Photogrammetry and the Unreal engine!

LIDAR Basics

LIDAR Scanning - as shown in my review about the 3DMakerPro Eagle Pro - is measuring millions of dots with LASER and creating 3D landscapes with 2cm accuracy. Additional use of cameras can help colorize these scans to make them look even better. Find out if this is something for you!

"Gaussian splatting" takes it to another level and create even more impressive landscapes!

Learned all of this while researching for my review - covered a lot of topics - so the limits of a youtube description box were reached swiftley ;)

LINKS:

3DMakerPro Facebook Group

JimuMeta (3DMaker): https://scene.jimumeta.com
https://gauss.jimumeta.com      Demo scene Lake
(online platform starts March 2025)

3DMakerPro "RAY-Studio" Software: (usage guid and tips below!)
early alpha tool, not very polished

Download my "monument" pointcloud sample data for your own tests!
Cloud Compare  (open source! - best pointcloud tool I found during research)  

my FINDINGS:

• micro SD slot:  Scans are automatically stored there - so you don't have to export using the (slow) USB Stick export method
• Size of internal memory: 32gb
• SD slot should be accesible even if grip-base part ist attached
• Button on grip:   used to take Panoramic pics - not used in scan mode
• Calculations in Software (RayStudio 1.01) are slow - they don't use all of your CPU and almost none of your GPU power. My i9-9900K CPU was around 14% - and there was no core at 100% usage (aka singlecore usage).

SCANNING TIPS:

• stay below 20kph
• below 4.5 minutes (to keep the filesize low)
• check exposure for good textures
• move steady and slow and make multiple runs (with different angles)
• "look behind stuff" to fill unknown areas
• Combine multiple scans into one scenery?
  yes, but only manually aligning is available (I used Cloud Compare)

TECH SPECS:

SMA connector on top (antenna, GPS?)
Lidar Dome in front
Accuracy  2cm for 10 meters, 3cm for 20 meters, 5cm for 40 meters
Scan radius 40-70 meters (>10% reflectivity or >80% reflectivity)
Scan range  10-140 meters
Scan angle Horizontal 360°, Vertical 59°
Point cloud frequency  200,000 points/second
Laser light source  905 nm
Eye safety level  Class 1 (IEC60825-1:2014) Eye Safety
Color texture  48MP 4-camera system, 360° x 300° support 16K panoramic
photo output
4x 48MP cams (180°, F2.0) but pics seem to be 12mp (4000x3000 super wideagle) (Front, 120° left and right, top)
HDR mode Support (3-5 exposure values)
USB C interface  x 2
  Data: here you PLUGIN your USBc NTFS stick - not a cable to your PC!
  Power: for charging or power during use
Built-in battery  12000 mah, supports 1 hour of work, supports external
Network support  Wi-Fi 5
Screen size  3.5”
Output format  3D Color Point Cloud PLY
3D Gaussian Splatting PLY
3D Colored Polygonal Model OBJ
3D Panoramic Tour Data (OBJ)
Volume  115mm x 181mm x 107mm
Weight 1.5 kg
Configuration 8 Cores 2.4GHz 32GB
MicroSD Card slot on bottom (card must be NTFS!)
Battery indicator

Competions products:

Leica BLK2GO 30k€?
FJD Trion P1 LiDAR 3D Scanner  ~ 10k€

DJI O4 - Worth the upgrade? How does it look with SCENIC DIVES?

In case you haven't seen enough comparison videos - here is my honest take on the new DJI DIY drone video link.

It's a nice step up and again makes O3 footage look old now

Flew with Chimera7 (O3) and Aura7 (O4) copters up to my nicely accessible snowy mountain top "RAX" for some example dives

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Most "Dive-able" mountain I ever saw!

...this was last year, on our way home from the epic Italy vacation where I filmed a lot of stunning mountains - my own country gave me this better looking side of it and we were just there at the right time! Enjoy! Greets, Mario

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Insane Formation DIVES, pure FPV fun and PANIC with TX16s Emergency mode!

Here we met on one of my favourite spots. It's a dead end street, not a lot of people passing by, friendly farmers and no one complaining about our flying (even tho we were there the whole day) - great FPV day!

One of the last days of 2024 - and I had so much luck (with my ARWingpro). My friends were not so lucky: one destroyed RCCar (see the spectacular crash in my last short or here in the long form: https://youtu.be/K4gr_OThsE4 one missing Ranger T1, a few broken props, motormounts, ... Even tho it was subzero temps there - the sun warmed us up and besides the high and turbulent winds higher up near the cliffs, the weather was great. For me the star of this video is the MFD plane from Ritchie - it's the "Mothership" and it's been thru a lot as he told me. Fantastic slow flyer - but man - this speedy formation dive is the best I've seen in a long time. Most epic scenes in this video involved his plane ;) only few of the clips here were flown by myself :) Happ 2025, Mario and Crew!

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