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AdeV:
Hi Eric -
I did a test print of an assembly I designed in CAD last night - it worked surprisingly well (too well! I need to add a little "sliding fit" tolerance in :Doh: ). Of the four parts of the assembly, the wheel was almost too firmly glued to the bed! However, I'll definitely give the glass one a go. As I'd originally planned these parts to be metal, I need to beef them up a bit... I'll post that little exercise (with pics) in due course.
I see what you're getting at with the stock mainboard - adding the BLTouch auto-bed levelling system looks like it pretty much maxes out the firmware.... however, at this moment in time, I don't plan any firmware/electronics upgrades. I'm sure that'll change in time, but I've got plenty of printing I can do before I get to that stage. Right now, I'm still enjoying the "Ooooooooh!" factor of seeing impossible parts appear (very slowly!) before my eyes.
nickle:
Glad it worked out for you. It’s an amazing machine for the price.
The supplied spatula thing wasn’t much use for removing stubborn prints but I have had good success with what my father in law calls a small tool which is a nice little Flexi spatula thing for putty and plasterwork.
Cura is pretty straight forward when compared to cam for mulling processes and the Info for the process is both prolific and pretty easy to comprehend.
Part orientation on the bed is worth thinking about. Flat side down is not always the best option. I ended up printing some model planes standing on their tail. Very little surface areas for support and nice shallow tapers that didn’t need support due to the streamlined shape.
Definitely interesting to use and requires different thinking to conventional cnc milling ops
Brass_Machine:
Ade...
With the glass bed, just let the part cool for a few minutes and it will pop right off. No spatula needed! :D Just have to let the bed cool.
I have the BLtouch on mine right now. Got to say... Love it. Only check the level of the bed every few weeks.
Now I am considering a resin based printer or building a dual extruder one. I have been printing miniatures with the ender 3 and while they come out really nice, I am frustrated with the "supports" and removing them. With a dual extruder, I can pint the supports in High Impact Polystyrene and then dissolve them after the print completes.
OFC, I could just mod the Ender 3 to use a dual extruder too... Since I have the 32bit mainboard waiting to go in. Just worried I might lose some build area doing it.
3D printing becomes addicting. I think mine has been running non stop over the last few weeks.
Eric
hanermo:
Pls help a sceptic.
What has actually been really cool or truly useful with the printer, actual use ?
Anything is fine, ultra geek or artistic included.
I am not anti 3dp, I just struggle to see actual results.
Brass_Machine:
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We have a few members on here that can answer that better than I. I have seen some outstanding work done...
For me? Well, right now it is a toy store. I have been primarily printing tabletop game pieces with great success. Fat Dragon uses the same printer that I have bought and he gets amazing results. As far as that use goes? Can't really get much better.
I eventually will use it to prototype stuff. Have plans for some Rasberry Pi cases. LED mounts (ie, LED ring for the CNC Mill). However, the printer will pay for itself shortly. I had planned on buying some end covers for my stepper motors I have on my mill. The ones I wanted are about $45 each. I found a similar model out on the web and will print those instead (@ about $0.10 each).
Eric
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