Whatcha Printing?

[WickedFog]

Valentines googly eyed hearts for the kids to give their friends in class. 15 down, 33 creepy smiling little bastards to go.

Still not sure why my daughter chose the chrome paint pen to give some of them Paul Wall grills…but Imma let her do her.

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The ones with chrome grilles are really creepy looking

 

[xjtorc]

The ones with chrome grilles are really creepy looking

Straight up nightmare fuel.

 

[WickedFog]

My current shock stand is only for 10th scale stuff. So I decided to design one that I can easily disassemble and put in a drawer. It's on the printer now. I was going to line the front with various RC brand logs, Tekno, Tekin, Protek, etc. But decided to just do RCTALK instead.

 

[RetroThutmose]

Got setup ina couple hours and my first benchy took about 25 min. I see a few minor flaws but not sure what they mean? I think it's pretty good and I just plan to make functional stuff. Not too concerned with perfect details like on a minifig.

 

[xjtorc]

Got setup ina couple hours and my first benchy took about 25 min. I see a few minor flaws but not sure what they mean? I think it's pretty good and I just plan to make functional stuff. Not too concerned with perfect details like on a minifig.

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For your first print that’s not bad at all. What printer are you running? Maybe just slow it down a bit and try again and you’ll probably have better results. Sometimes slow is better…especially when it comes to printing lol

 

[332_RC]

Got setup ina couple hours and my first benchy took about 25 min. I see a few minor flaws but not sure what they mean? I think it's pretty good and I just plan to make functional stuff. Not too concerned with perfect details like on a minifig.

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What printer you got?

 

[WickedFog]

What printer you got?

Neptune 4 Pro

@RetroThutmose - what were your print settings? Speed? Screenshot your settings and share them here. And how is your belt tension on the Y axis? I see an adjustment knob there. You're having issues with a change in direction it seems, and that is typically speed or belt tension.

The first thing I would print is a calibration cube. Print it and measure it and make sure it measures correctly. You want one with sharp corners. It will show you exactly which axis is having trouble.

 

[RetroThutmose]

Neptune 4 Pro

@RetroThutmose - what were your print settings? Speed? Screenshot your settings and share them here. And how is your belt tension on the Y axis? I see an adjustment knob there. You're having issues with a change in direction it seems, and that is typically speed or belt tension.

Yes Neptune 4 pro. I just printed at default settings. I think my dinner table is a little wobbly. I started printing a waterfall fan mount for my sc6.2 and slowed it down to 80%

 

[WickedFog]

Yes Neptune 4 pro. I just printed at default settings. I think my dinner table is a little wobbly. I started printing a waterfall fan mount for my sc6.2 and slowed it down to 80%

Which slicer are you using?

 

[332_RC]

I'm looking at the Neptune 4 Plus

 

[xjtorc]

Yes Neptune 4 pro. I just printed at default settings. I think my dinner table is a little wobbly. I started printing a waterfall fan mount for my sc6.2 and slowed it down to 80%

Wobbly table will definitely do it lol

 

[RetroThutmose]

Which slicer are you using?

Cura. I need to learn the settings with this software. Now I realize this is the CAM side of the house. Loving every minute of learning

 

[RetroThutmose]

Printed a waterfall fan mount. It came out pretty good once I cleaned up the support. Still some rough patches in the print but functional. Of course I soon realized I didn't have any fans for that fit and I would need to resoder the motor

 

[WickedFog]

Cura. I need to learn the settings with this software. Now I realize this is the CAM side of the house. Loving every minute of learning

Tons of videos on that slicer. I went to Simplify after using Cura a few times. Simplify was pumping out better prints back then, but I don't knkw about now. There are so many new slicers out there, I don't have a clue what's better. My Simplify does great on my old ass printers.

 

[WickedFog]

Definitely try to sturdy up your table. That makes a pretty big difference. Cura's default settings weren't the greatest back in the day, and there are a ton of settings in that slicer. A lot of which only make things too complicated for those starting out.

 

[jimdavis577]

here are some of the prints I've been working on lately, I make alot of things for the Trashxx modifieds to be able to mount ILPAS transponders under the body, without having to unplug the transponder when the body is removed. Then there are alot of other things I print for 1/10 dirt oval racing. I build all moy own designs in freedcad 2.0 then export the stl to print them in Creality slicker and print on my ender K1

Late model body strut , can also be used on sprint car wings

sprint car headers

ILAPS transponder body mounts

Trashxx Body nose hard mount

 

[RetroThutmose]

I do a lot of slash-based oval racing so i have 4-5 sets of shocks i have with different setups inside. Different limiters, oil wt, piston holes, some with preload, some without, etc. So i'm trying to make my first from-scratch project to design and print a case. I'm doing something similar to this design, but i'm trying to think of ways to secure a cap on top. I was thinking of using body pins to secure a lid on, but i'm not sure that the PLA is the best material for this. I also thought of an o-ring style cap that pops on/off but i think that would require more engineering and of course sources an o-ring. Maybe if i make the lid a circle that secures with some chunky threads. my other idea is to have a flat surface that is the same size and shape as a standard label so i can quickly change the info quickly. I think this portion will be easier. Any thoughts or recommendations, particularly for the lid?

 

[WickedFog]

I do a lot of slash-based oval racing so i have 4-5 sets of shocks i have with different setups inside. Different limiters, oil wt, piston holes, some with preload, some without, etc. So i'm trying to make my first from-scratch project to design and print a case. I'm doing something similar to this design, but i'm trying to think of ways to secure a cap on top. I was thinking of using body pins to secure a lid on, but i'm not sure that the PLA is the best material for this. I also thought of an o-ring style cap that pops on/off but i think that would require more engineering and of course sources an o-ring. Maybe if i make the lid a circle that secures with some chunky threads. my other idea is to have a flat surface that is the same size and shape as a standard label so i can quickly change the info quickly. I think this portion will be easier. Any thoughts or recommendations, particularly for the lid?

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By "case" - what do you mean?

 

[RetroThutmose]

By "case" - what do you mean?

something that holds all 4 shock assemblies with space on the outside to apply a label with the contents.

 

[WickedFog]

something that holds all 4 shock assemblies with space on the outside to apply a label with the contents.

Oh, what a cool idea. Well I would just do a central blind hole, right in the middle of the case, and screw an m3 x 10mm (or bigger if it will fit) set screw in there, and used one of these to hold the cap down.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/2258357227...ar=524934184747&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY