Whatcha Printing?

[slw2206]

You'll just have to get good at cutting parts in 2, making a detent in one and indent in the other to line up and join.

All of the prints I've posted of large items are done this way and simply glued together. This method also has the added benefit of increasing print speeds over using an AMS if you can cut along the color changes

 

[xjtorc]

 

[WickedFog]

You'll just have to get good at cutting parts in 2, making a detent in one and indent in the other to line up and join.

All of the prints I've posted of large items are done this way and simply glued together. This method also has the added benefit of increasing print speeds over using an AMS if you can cut along the color changes

Yeah, been at this a bit The body was 6 pieces. Pickguard was printed on a bone stock CR10.

I don't typically need more than a 100mm x 100mm area. But there have been numerous times when I have had to chop up my designs to share with friends that have these newer printers with the smaller beds. So stepping down in bed size would be a bit of a pain. I hate gluing PLA.

 

[xjtorc]

My daughter just yelled “dad! Come look at this!”

Holy cow….I couldn’t even come close to this level of fine detail with my CR10

 

[WickedFog]

My daughter just yelled “dad! Come look at this!”

Holy cow….I couldn’t even come close to this level of fine detail with my CR10

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I printed one 490mm tall. It was pretty darned impressive.

 

[xjtorc]

I printed one 490mm tall. It was pretty darned impressive.

That’s awesome!

 

[Guest D]

I really want one of the Centauri but I just blew a bunch of money on firewood for the winter.

 

[xjtorc]

Desk top pen holder my neighbor asked me about months ago. I couldn’t pull it off cleanly with my CR10. The new printer just banged it out over the course of a couple hours and you can’t hardly tell it’s 3D printed.

He’s going to be absolutely stoked this morning.

 

[WickedFog]

Desk top pen holder my neighbor asked me about months ago. I couldn’t pull it off cleanly with my CR10. The new printer just banged it out over the course of a couple hours and you can’t hardly tell it’s 3D printed.

He’s going to be absolutely stoked this morning.
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That is awesome. Where did you get the file?

 

[xjtorc]

That is awesome. Where did you get the file?

https://makerworld.com/en/models/15...rganizer-v2-0-n?from=search#profileId-1644266

 

[Guest D]

@xjtorc what's the footprint of that machine? I just ordered it.

 

[xjtorc]

@xjtorc what's the footprint of that machine? I just ordered it.

Nice! It’s not too big. 16x16 square base and it’s about 24” tall. I have mine sitting on top of a chunk of slate on top of a piece of rubber so it’s a little taller.

 

[Guest D]

Nice! It’s not too big. 16x16 square base and it’s about 24” tall. I have mine sitting on top of a chunk of slate on top of a piece of rubber so it’s a little taller.

So it's on a fairly solid surface? That desk has polished concrete top? Is it steady? I'm pretty new to this lol lots of questions

 

[WickedFog]

So it's on a fairly solid surface? That desk has polished concrete top? Is it steady? I'm pretty new to this lol lots of questions

Having a very sturdy table is kinda important. As these new machines are faster, they will rock a table that isn't sturdy.

Folks started sticking tennis balls on their printer feet. This was to alleviate the jitters in their prints on corners when changing directions. The root of the problem was their machines were just too loose. Just as with CNC machines, the sturdier your base, the better.

The setup @xjtorc has there is pretty awesome.

 

[xjtorc]

So it's on a fairly solid surface? That desk has polished concrete top? Is it steady? I'm pretty new to this lol lots of questions

The desk is actually ikea countertop so it’s not the most “sturdy” but it is stable. The printer is especially stable and shock resistant with the stepping stones underneath.

 

[Guest D]

Having a very sturdy table is kinda important. As these new machines are faster, they will rock a table that isn't sturdy.

Folks started sticking tennis balls on their printer feet. This was to alleviate the jitters in their prints on corners when changing directions. The root of the problem was their machines were just too loose. Just as with CNC machines, the sturdier your base, the better.

The setup @xjtorc has there is pretty awesome.

This is what I was thinking.

 

[Guest D]

The desk is actually ikea countertop so it’s not the most “sturdy” but it is stable. The printer is especially stable and shock resistant with the stepping stones underneath.

Wish I had a slab of something like that.

 

[xjtorc]

Wish I had a slab of something like that.

You can get the slate for 5 bucks at any home improvement store. The rubber was a few bucks more expensive but they’re just pavers found in the outdoor landscaping sections.

Here’s the slate.

 

[RetroThutmose]

You guys notice that different colors of the same brand filament can behave differently? Got some clear purple petg from sunlu since I had liked some of their other petg filaments but I had to crank up the heat and flow rate to get good layers. Otherwise it was picking up off the bottom and stringing. Think I got it dialed now.

 

[slw2206]

Absolutely they can. Whatever chemicals and dyes they use to make the different colors have an effect on the print.

Usually that difference is minimal and you wouldn't notice it, but sometimes adjustments are needed.

I was printing some PAHT-CF the other day and while the black printed fine a 300C, they grey version warped at that temp and had to be backed off to 290. Now a big deal, but it happens.