Nice one! I've let Michael from TT know about it - hopefully he'll cover it in his upcoming video.
Ha! I'm just hoping it works for someone besides me. Let him know I'm open to feedback.
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Will do. 
I'll give it a shot tonight / tomorrow and see how things go! Thanks again for all the hard work putting this together
Not 3D printing related, but I always enjoy seeing a fellow splunk user. I similarly have a splunk driver to send off some data.
Splunk is an amazing tool, but it's incredibly expensive to run (iirc they charge on the volume of ingested data), how do you justify it?
It's free for <100 mb per day
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What he said, although the free license is good for 500mb a day. Their enterprise licenses do charge based on ingestion volume, but a lot of the tools in that space charge that way (but I digress…)
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That's it. I just know I'm under it 
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Ah, I wasn't aware they had a free license.
DAMN YOU GUYS!!!!
I have had a PrinterBot Plus for about 10 years?, paid a pretty penny for it, and never had very good luck with it.
I added auto level, modded the firmware in the controller for it, added a laser cutter, added a ventilation system with charcoal filters to it, and......
it sits on a shelf.
YOU GUYS HAVE TALKED ME INTO A SOLOV SV05!!!!
I am going to bit the bullet and get one off Amazon (297).
I just want something with auto leveling, I don't like the print head slewing (causes alot of vibration), and is somewhat faster.
I used Repetier and am pretty familiar with it for the PrinterBot, but I guess they all are pretty much the same?
Talk me out of the printer!...... Thanks @danabw !
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....WELLL.... I am going to hold on though. The Solov reviews on Amazon aren't that good, so I am going to investigate further.
Any recommendations?
The problem with customer reviews for 3D printers on Amazon, is that most of them are from n00bs who have no idea what they are doing.
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Most of my problems were in the learning curve. For example, I built an enclosure for my Elegoo Neptune X printer. It held so much heat that the PLA filament softened before it got to the print head and then the nozzle clogged. That happened twice and then I figured out what I was doing wrong. I did not complain that the printer was no good. Now that I am familiar with it, I have been printing with few problems. I did find that the PEI bed cover needs to be washed periodically to keep things sticking properly. Other than that, I did the auto level, but I don't do so every time. It seems to hold. If I were to change nozzles, I would then do the auto-level and get the Z offset right for that nozzle. Otherwise, I just print and things go well.
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With my PEI sheets, I give them a wipe down with isopropyl alcohol before a print. Helps clean the surface of any oils from handling that might prevent adhesion. It can also be helpful to give them a scrub with acetone, but that doesn't need to be done as often. Only if you really notice the performance slipping.
I think most of my printing issues comes from humid filament. I notice if I let the printer sit for a few days or more, and the spool was left out (or in my dryer, but powered off), then it won't print very well, or at all, until it is dried. I always try to unload and story my spools when I know I am done printing, but that doesn't always happen.
I keep my printer and filament in a closet now. I have an EvaDry dehumidifier in there and unless I am printing PLA or PETG, I keep the door closed. I figure that will help keep the filament dryer than if it were sitting out in the open room. I admit that sometimes, the PETG could stand to be dryer, but I have not had too many problems with it.
My Flashforge I keep in my office on an Ikea Alex short shelf. Though the Bambu X1C I put in my office's small walk in closet where I had my Anet A8 (unenclosed) printer that I really didn't use much anymore. It got decommissioned and I took all the electronics off of it and scrapped the frame. The X1C in the closet, door closed, is still faintly heard at my desk ~20ft away through a wall. Thing really screams, but I understand why. Luckily the wife hasn't complained about hearing it, yet
The Flashforge is fairly quiet (after some mods) and usually doesn't disturb me when its running, about 10 ft away. Its fully enclosed as well, and the majority of the noise is the cooling fans, which isn't annoying to listen to. Though its probably getting sold since the X1C is a significantly better and faster machine.
I've had good luck storing filament in the Hatchbox boxes that they come in with desiccant packs. Usually if I know I'll be printing something I grab the spool and get it in the filament dryer early to help get it prepped. Works pretty well for me, so I haven't had to invest much time into better filament storage methods. Though, my homes relative humidity is fairly low varying anywhere from 25-50% depending on weather conditions
I agree...
another "source" of the reviews is shills or competitors trying the "downgrade" the item.
I think I will still look a little more, but I am pretty sure that a Solov is in my future!
Thanks for the reply1
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I am trying to decide between the Solov SV05 and the Creality Ender 5 S1.
I have read here that the Creality Ender 3 is a problem printer, but the Ender 5 seems to be better.
I know there is a big price difference,, but the Ender 5 is 3" shorter and where I want to put the printer has limited space, hence my question about it.
The build size seems to be about the same, but the SV05 is somewhat larger overall.
Ideas? Suggestions?
I made my mind up (FINALLY!!!)
I bought the SV05 due to the recommendation here!
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