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Cetus3D 3D Printer
awemawson:
Not overly sharp John :scratch:
Well as I type this the Cetus3D is printing it's first test print - a cone and has a further 3 hours to run.
Initial setting up was a problem - setting the Z height they say slide a paper under the nozzle and over the table, trapping it gently. all very well if the Z will come down far enough. It was 0.75 mm off the table at it's lowest :bang:
A bit of fiddling with the extruder head mounting and with it at a slight squiffy angle I got the paper trapped and set up ok. Thinking about it I've seen pictures of this printer before with the head at a slightly jaunty angle - I can see a mounting mod coming up :ddb:
.. it's now finished the raft and started the actual cone.
I need to read up on how to import what I want to print, rather than their library and I may actually be able to do something useful with it :clap:
awemawson:
Well it did it :thumbup:
I must say that I'm quite impressed. But now I have a big learning curve ahead in modelling and handling the software, but many have been down that track before me so I'm sure that there'll be signposts on the way :coffee:
Now I had better buy the heated bed, as I understand it is really a necessity for ABS
awemawson:
:clap: :clap: I'm in Happy Bunny Mode ! :clap: :clap:
This morning, I created a very simple 3D shape in Fusion 360, saved it as an STL file using Autodesk Print Studio. Imported it into the Cetus 3D software, scaled it down to 25% (to save filament as it's only a test) and printed it out.
..... AND IT WORKS :lol:
Simple stuff for you 3D printer experts, but to me this is a major achievement in that I now know that I can use this printer for useful stuff, not just printing out Starwars models !
awemawson:
And to prove that they are repeatable and interchangeable I did a couple more :ddb:
DMIOM:
Andrew,
Those tests demonstrate repeatability, but have you had a chance to quantitatively check accuracy? - both linearly and also orthogonality (with the cantilevered arm, I had wondered if there was any risk of twist, especially as a result of transport).
Dave
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