TD-1 Instant Filament TD (Transmissivity) Tester for HueForge (1.75mm Filament) by AJAX

It does everything Ajax set out to do and in a slick package!

I've been wanting to work on my HueForge skills, but testing the filaments by printing samples takes forever and is way too subjective to be accurate, so I was excited to see this little device that will test the TD for me in a matter of seconds. Assembly is pretty straightforward - you're really just soldering headers to the various boards - and once I re-soldered a couple of bad joints (my cheap portable soldering iron turned out to not be up to the job - use a good soldering iron) everything worked just fine. Using pieces of filament to secure a couple of items in place works way better than it sounds - this resulted in a nice solid little device.
I did notice that the color hex value can be erratic - it gave me very different results in four tests using the same piece of weird pink filament - and the TD value can vary a little - the same piece of PLA read either 5.9 or 6.0, which is really not that big a difference to me. I suspect there's a learning curve that I haven't completed yet.
I recommend you use a good soldering iron, take your time, and check each connection before you move to the next step. Or spend the additional $40 to get the fully assembled TD-1. It took me about 2.5 hours to assemble, so about $16 an hour, if you don't factor in the time and cost of the filament to print the enclosure. If you enjoy building electronics projects, get the kit. Otherwise, the assembled device is worth it. I do like my Burnt Titanium enclosure better than their Teal one, though . . .

To all at West3D, it was nice to do business with a small company that checked all the boxes. I purchased the TD-1 DIY Sensor. It arrived earlier than expected and was packaged with care. All components of the build were packaged well and accounted for. I do not have a lot of experience assembling electronic devices such as this, but with the video instructions, I was able to complete the build. I did have an issue with the display. Evidently I didn't handle it with enough care and broke it. I checked the site and found the BOM for this device and was able to order the exact display from Amazon. I received it the next day and installed again. The unit is operational now. As far as the unit function, I'm experiencing Hex Codes that very a lot from published values. The TD values seem to be consistent.