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John Beardon 🇬🇧

@john.beardon.net
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Owner of The 3D Room. Home Assistant user, serial tinkerer & enthusiastic amateur photographer. Somerset, UK john.beardon.net the3droom.co.uk cults3d.com/en/users/the3droom

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John Beardon 🇬🇧 @john.beardon.net · 18/09/2026
This is a Hummingbird Hawk Moth. Facts I know about them: 1. They are fucking difficult to photograph! Took this at Abbotsbury Subtropical Gardens on 16th Sept 2026. Shutter speed was 1/1000th and it didn't even freeze the wings! #photography #hummingbirdmoth
Picture of a Hummingbird hawk moth in flight.
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John Beardon 🇬🇧 @john.beardon.net · 09/09/2026
So a guy at Anthropic thinks there's more than a 10% chance AI will wipe us out within the next 10 years. If it does, it's not going to be anything like Terminator. I've watched the 2026 World Humanoid Robot Games 🤣 It'll be muppets like Don being told by AI that pushing the button is a great idea.
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John Beardon 🇬🇧 @john.beardon.net · 09/09/2026
The thing on my todo list that I've been working on for the past 3 days but not completed. Well, I fucked it up royally today so I'm back to Monday 🤣 Other things achieved today: 0
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John Beardon 🇬🇧 @john.beardon.net · 08/09/2026
Things on my todo list for today: 1 (same thing as yesterday). Things on my todo list that were completed: 0 Things that were not on my todo list completed: 42
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John Beardon 🇬🇧 @john.beardon.net · 08/09/2026
There are 2 things stopping me from moving to Linux. @adobe.com #Lightroom and @autodeskresearch.bsky.social #Fusion I've tried alternatives and they either (mostly) suck or will take way too much time to learn.
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John Beardon 🇬🇧 @john.beardon.net · 07/09/2026
Just updating my #ESPHome devices. The (relatively new) ability to build and update on multiple machines saves so much time!
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John Beardon 🇬🇧 @john.beardon.net · 06/09/2026
#protip Don't use those flat, ribbon style network cables for PoE. I've been diagnosing connection loss for client devices on a PoE access point for weeks and it ended up being the f**king cable!
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John Beardon 🇬🇧 @john.beardon.net · 06/09/2026
I needed to make up some network cables over the weekend, so broke out my trusty box of Cat5e (still good enough for domestic IMHO). I bought that 305m box for less than £50 in 2013. #networks #networkcable #homenetwork
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John Beardon 🇬🇧 @john.beardon.net · 06/09/2026
Needed to add some kit to the living room 'network cupboard' so thought it was a good time to improve organisation with the excellent #Labrax 10" rack by Michael Klements. makerworld.com/en/models/12...
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John Beardon 🇬🇧 @john.beardon.net · 21/04/2026
The 'Cloud' is actually an autoscaling infrastructure that you could never replicate at home. Although I am a fan of #selfhosting, I am also a fan of accurate and factual descriptions!
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John Beardon 🇬🇧 @john.beardon.net · 21/04/2026
Eww. Bambu printers. Eww cloud. Nasty cloud, bad cloud. Bollocks. Biggest DNS spammers on my network are the 3 @creality3d.bsky.social #K1Max printers I have the misfortune to own. More DNS queries in a day than my main PC! 9 @bambulabglobal.bsky.social printers aren't even in the top 20!
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John Beardon 🇬🇧 @john.beardon.net · 21/04/2026
At last! @bambulabglobal.bsky.social Farm Manager now supports the H2S!! I can't tell you how happy this makes me. Saves so much time even on a 'mini farm'.
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John Beardon 🇬🇧 @john.beardon.net · 29/03/2026
Pro Tip for those of you in the UK and stuggling with heating oil prices in these difficult times. Buy 3D printers & print useful things out of ABS or ASA & heat your homes at the same time! Just under 50 degrees radiating from this bad boy! Follow me for more practical heating tips! #3dprinting
Image of a 3D printer taken with a thermal camera. Displays a peak external surface temperature of 49.5 degrees centigrade.
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Chris Person @papapishu.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
It's only going to get worse lol www.youtube.com/watch?v=-O6F...
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SSDs: WTF?
YouTube video by Gamers Nexus
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John Beardon 🇬🇧 @john.beardon.net · 28/03/2026
Cheeky bastards!
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Cults. @cults3d.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
🤖 PREDATOR mech • 3D files ➡️ Download 3D print model: cults3d.com/:4180077 💡 Designed by kmech
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John Beardon 🇬🇧 @john.beardon.net · 26/03/2026
Now this looks really cool for adding streaming abilities to just about any existing audio/HiFi using #MusicAssistant
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John Beardon 🇬🇧 @john.beardon.net · 18/03/2026
No. This isn't one of those fancy (and crazy expensive) Skylight calendars. Nor is it one of those e-Ink picture frames that make your photos look like they are badly compressed GIFs from the 90's. It's an Amazon HD8 in a 3D printed picture frame mount. Links to what I used are in the comments.
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John Beardon 🇬🇧 @john.beardon.net · 16/03/2026
Feeling ever so slightly pathetic. Helping out someone moving an ancient HTML website between hosts and struggled for over an hour to get PHPMailer working. As an act of desperation, I asked Gemini. Working 5 minutes later. I'm a failure. Shoot me now. 😟
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John Beardon 🇬🇧 @john.beardon.net · 15/03/2026
I've had this NSPanel lying around for ages. Never got round to pulling a neutral down to one of our light switch locations so I designed a compact desktop enclosure. The relay module has been removed and it's powered using 5 volts.
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John Beardon 🇬🇧 @john.beardon.net · 10/11/2025
Many 'domestic managers' aren't fans of wall mounted tablets. 🤔 But, picture frames are perfecty acceptable wall adornments. 🤷 Behold, the picture frame tablet wall mount! 👌 Printed versions and STLs are available - comment below if you want links 👇
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John Beardon 🇬🇧 @john.beardon.net · 22/10/2025
Prototype of the first in a new 'picture frame' tablet wall mount range. This is an HONOR #TabX7. What tablet should I do next? Ignore the bowed edges. I missed out a clip point which pushed the frame out a bit. #homeautomation #3DPrinting
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John Beardon 🇬🇧 @john.beardon.net · 13/08/2025
🔙 Aqara H1 Wireless Remote - Replacement Back - Easy to Remove! ➡️ Download 3D print model: cults3d.com/:3304527 💡 Designed by the3droom @cults3d.bsky.social #3DPrinting #3DPrinter #Printable #STLfile
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Aqara H1 Wireless Remote - Replacement Back - Easy to Remove!
Anyone who has tried to change the battery in an Aqara H1 Wireless Remote will know the standard back is an absolute design disaster! In your hands, it's extremely difficult to remove. If it's stuck o...
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John Beardon 🇬🇧 @john.beardon.net · 13/08/2025
Came across this problem (again) this morning so thought I would do a quick video. Check it out if your @bambulabglobal.bsky.social A1 or A1 Mini suddenly starts to produce crappy first layers. #3dprinting youtu.be/BOkaHKZAMhw
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Inconsistent First Layers on a BambuLab A1 or A1 Mini? You may have a screw (or 3) loose!
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John Beardon 🇬🇧 @john.beardon.net · 12/08/2025
This muppet/bot needs to upgrade his/her/it's spam game. 6 messages within a second isn't going to get flagged at all is it?! 🤣
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John Beardon 🇬🇧 @john.beardon.net · 29/07/2025
🖼 Lenovo Tab One Tablet Wall Mount • STL files ➡️ Download 3D print model: cults3d.com/:3242751 💡 Designed by the3droom @cults3d.bsky.social #3DPrinting #3DPrinter #Printable #STLfile
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Lenovo Tab One Tablet Wall Mount
Wall mount designed for the 8.7 inch Lenovo Tab One Tablet released in 2025. Fits all variants of the Tab One - model numbers starting with TB305. Double check your tablet version before ordering! Pri...
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John Beardon 🇬🇧 @john.beardon.net · 28/07/2025
For #UK #photography peeps who are into vintage lenses. I'm selling a bunch of #Tamron Adaptall 2 (among other) lenses on FleaBay - my eyesight is preventing me from using manual focus lenses even with all the aids available. Go grab a retro bargain! www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?r...
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Frenck | Home Assistant & Smart Home @frenck.social · 26/05/2025
More exciting updates for the Home Assistant Config Helper VSCode extension 🎉 Now, you can see entity details simply by hovering over an entity ID 🤩 #HomeAssistant #VSCode
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John Beardon 🇬🇧 @john.beardon.net · 26/04/2025
🐦 Bird Feeder Chain Hanger (Anti-Corvid) • STL files ➡️ Download 3D print model: cults3d.com/:2932387 💡 Designed by the3droom @cults3d.bsky.social #3DPrinting #3DPrinter #Printable #STLfile #birdfedder #ukbirds
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Bird Feeder Chain Hanger (Anti-Corvid)
Our fat ball bird feeders were being raided by multiple corvids including Crows, Magpies and Jackdaws. We tried a commercially available chain deterrent, but the chains used were extremely lightweight...
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John Beardon 🇬🇧 @john.beardon.net · 25/04/2025
🔌 UK Light Switch Cover With Sonoff SNZB-01P Button Mount • STL files ➡️ Download 3D print model: cults3d.com/:2931940 💡 Designed by the3droom @cults3d.bsky.social #3DPrinting #3DPrinter #Printable #STLfile
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UK Light Switch Cover With Sonoff SNZB-01P Button Mount
3 part light switch cover that allows a Sonoff ZNZB-01P Zigbee button to be mounted over a standard UK light switch. Control your smart bulbs while preventing 'switch flippers from turning them off! ...
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Dan Edwards @dedwards66.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
www.home-assistant.io/blog/2025/04... This is fantastic news. Reolink cameras with POE are my favorite thing with Home Assistant. They are so reliable. I have Home Assistant provide the cameras to HomeKit. Can’t wait to see what comes next with the Open Home Foundation.
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Reolink joins Works with Home Assistant
Offering the program’s first certified cameras and doorbells.
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John Beardon 🇬🇧 @john.beardon.net · 22/04/2025
🧞‍♂️ 3DQF AMS-Lite Spool Centre • STL files ➡️ Download 3D print model: cults3d.com/:2923555 💡 Designed by the3droom @cults3d.bsky.social #3DPrinting #3DPrinter #Printable #STLfile
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3DQF AMS-Lite Spool Centre
Spool centre for use of cardboard 3DQF spools on the AMS Lite. There are several designs allowing the use of these spools on the AMS lite but I found all of them either too tight on the spools or too ...
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John Beardon 🇬🇧 @john.beardon.net · 09/04/2025
This is not a political post and I have no interest in triggering anyone. But, I just purchased a butane insert for one of my #Zippo lighters. Zippo is an iconic American brand. This is a genuine insert. The bottom line laser etched into the reverse literally made me LoL.
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John Beardon 🇬🇧 @john.beardon.net · 05/04/2025
Absolutely no one: Can you use some bits scavenged from redundant 3D printers to double the cutting area of a desktop CNC router? Me: Hold my beer 🍺🤣 Of course, I could have just bought an extension kit to do this but where's the fun in that?! #3018cnc #sainsmart #3dprinters #3dprinting #cnc #diy
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John Beardon 🇬🇧 @john.beardon.net · 03/04/2025
New Design! 🔌 Sonoff MiniR4 Inline Enclosure • STL files ➡️ Download 3D print model: cults3d.com/:2875773 💡 Designed by the3droom @cults3d.bsky.social #3DPrinting #3DPrinter #Printable #STLfile
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Sonoff MiniR4 Inline Enclosure
Inline enclosure for the popular Sonoff MiniR4 and MiniR4M relays. Features Robust yet compact enclosure. Ample room for cable management. Cable tie (up to 3.5mm) mountings for flex strain relief (use...
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John Beardon 🇬🇧 @john.beardon.net · 26/03/2025
📦 The Sensor Puck - ESP8266 & ESP32 Project Box • STL and STEP files ➡️ Download 3D print model: cults3d.com/:2856312 💡 Designed by the3droom @cults3d.bsky.social #3DPrinting #3DPrinter #Printable #STLfile #ESPHome #ESP32 #ESP8266 #HomeAutomation #HomeAssistant
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The Sensor Puck - ESP8266 & ESP32 Project Box
I build a lot of ESP-based sensors for Home Assistant related projects and was struggling to find a project box that could be used with multiple sizes of ESP board and also didn't just look like a 'bo...
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John Beardon 🇬🇧 @john.beardon.net · 18/03/2025
Finished basic setup and calibration of a new #QidiPlus4 printer that arrived on Friday. Discovered it has some sizing issues (producing prints that are too large). Just subscribed to @adam-v3d.bsky.social Cauliflower calibration tool to see what's going on.
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John Beardon 🇬🇧 @john.beardon.net · 23/02/2025
🇺🇸 Everything Presence Lite - USA Low Voltage Gang Box Faceplate • STL files ➡️ Download 3D print model: cults3d.com/:2762972 💡 Designed by the3droom @cults3d.bsky.social #3DPrinting #3DPrinter #Printable #STLfile
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Everything Presence Lite - USA Low Voltage Gang Box Faceplate
This is a faceplate designed to fit a standard low voltage gang box ( 1 gang) with snap in mounting for the Everything Presence Lite sensor board. Front thickness 1.2mm - which is precisely the same a...
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John Beardon 🇬🇧 @john.beardon.net · 21/02/2025
🔙 Everything Presence Lite (EPL) UK Single Back Box Faceplate • STL files ➡️ Download 3D print model: cults3d.com/:2756482 💡 Designed by the3droom @cults3d.bsky.social #3DPrinting #3DPrinter #Printable #STLfile #homeassistant #esphome #homeautomation
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John Beardon 🇬🇧 @john.beardon.net · 20/02/2025
My flush ceiling mount for the #EverythingPresenceOne sensor has now been updated to include an option for the #EverythingPresenceLite. Files available on @cults3d.bsky.social #HomeAssistant #EverythingSmartHome #ESPHome #3DPrinting #3DPrinted #HomeAutomation
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John Beardon 🇬🇧 @john.beardon.net · 17/02/2025
A border router could be a thing you already have, like an Echo Show or a Google Nest Hub. That gets kicked into the park as the so called Matter 'standard' is anything but. Half the devices won't work with those border routers! #Matter implementation is poor and just causing confusion.
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John Beardon 🇬🇧 @john.beardon.net · 17/02/2025
Been away from socials for a month because I've been repairing professionally created bodges & decorating our living room. For relevance, corner uplighters, tablet mount, Broadlink RM Mini mount, trunking cross-pieces, & a few hidden enclosures and brackets are all #3DPrinted. Before and after pic.
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John Beardon 🇬🇧 @john.beardon.net · 05/02/2025
Great to see the team acting upon feedback regarding backups!
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Lemontron @lemontron.com · 19/01/2025
Bambu thinks they're sly but they're not; Lemontron has migrated off Bambu's platform to **Printables**, and it should have been that way from the start. Please take a moment to Like, Follow, Bookmark, and Download on the Printables platform. 👉 www.printables.com/@Lemontron_2...
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Lemontron | Printables.com
YouTuber designing and filming the progress of the Lemontron portable 3d printer. – 3D models
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John Beardon 🇬🇧 @john.beardon.net · 19/01/2025
As a user of OrcaSlicer to manage all of my printers (6 Bambu and 11 from other manufacturers) I WILL NOT be forced into using BambuStudio. My Bambu printers are going into LAN only mode and being blocked from accessing the internet before this stupidity occurs. @bambulabglobal.bsky.social
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John Beardon 🇬🇧 @john.beardon.net · 19/01/2025
Makerworld is a cesspit of copyright infringement. @bambulabglobal.bsky.social is rapidly losing all credibility within the 3D printing community.
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John Beardon 🇬🇧 @john.beardon.net · 21/12/2024
FML. Just updated #HomeAssistant OS on my #proxmox VM and I have this. Rolled back to the snapshot I took before the update, same thing. Now restoring last nights backup and it's taking ages! WAF is going downhill fast 🥺
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John Beardon 🇬🇧 @john.beardon.net · 12/12/2024
Love a bit of Stilton!
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