Whoa that looks great! I usually just take whatever samples I've got on hand so I don't need a ton of space but I'm not picky so I'll be happy with whatever you come up with. I'll be grateful
Fayiz D.
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Fayiz D.
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I started a test print twice with PLA and find that for some reason, the bowl bottom wants to warp off of the heated bed, causing it to dislodge and move about 1/3 the way through the print.
I've bumped temperature up on the bed twice and now I'm up to 50C for this run and I'll see how that goes.
I've never experienced PLA warping like this before. Also put down glue stick which I've never had to do with a print mat and PLA before.
I've had warping with a big project and ABS and slight warping with PETG, but never PLA.
Any of you guys see this before?
I've bumped temperature up on the bed twice and now I'm up to 50C for this run and I'll see how that goes.
I've never experienced PLA warping like this before. Also put down glue stick which I've never had to do with a print mat and PLA before.
I've had warping with a big project and ABS and slight warping with PETG, but never PLA.
Any of you guys see this before?
I've had my fair share of warping and bed adhesion issues with PLA. Here are some of the initial layer settings I arrived at: Print temp 200c, Bed temp 55c, Painters tape, No cooling fan, Print line width 125%, print speed around 25mm/s. I drop the print temp to 195c, keep the bed temp on throughout the entire print, start the cooling fan around layer four and keep my main print speed at 55mm/s or under. The warping is a result of the PLA not cooling fast enough compared to what is being actively printed so keeping the temp high at the initial print layer helps with adhesion but lower for the rest of the print helps with less temperature differential. Do you have an enclosure or a way to keep the ambient temp around the printer consistent? If you want me to test print anything just let me know.
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I have an enclosure, and this latest test run seems to be doing well. I'll keep you guys posted.
Sometimes this is a puzzling hobby - what works one day may not work the next!
What slicer program is everyone using? I'm currently using Cura but curious about maybe switching it up.
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I have an xyzprinting unit, so I am stuck with their proprietary slicer, which is sub-par unfortunately.
There is talk of opening it up, but it hasn't come to my model yet.
I was perfectly content living in the 20th century until I opened this "Star Trek Replicator" thread doggone.
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The real question, since I am a computer maroon, is: "which one will my lovely War Department let me get, and make stuff for me with?!?"What model are you looking to buy?
IdeaMaker became my go-to slicer.
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I've printed the bowl, the lid and now am printing the 6S insert.
The PLA and my printer is such that the bowl is not currently watertight.
Water will seep through the strands of PLA laid down. It looks like you are going to have to seal the bowl with something such as epoxy, or rubber paint to ensure it is water tight.
I have some rubber paint, but I thought it best if you do this in the color and fashion which best suits you.
I'll post some pics of the pieces after the insert is printed.
I use a Lulzbot printer. Even though Lulzbot will work with any slicer, there are plug-ins for Cura that handle the bed leveling and all of the other automated processes that occur with the Lulzbot printers. So unless I want to add gcode to the front of each print job manually, I need to stick with Cura. And Lulzbot is behind on their Lulzbot Edition of Cura, so that kind of stinks too. But it is what it is, and the Lulzbot Edition of Cura is fairly capable.
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I swear that this design is cursed.
Got 75% through the insert and printer stopped feeding
Changed nozzle and reloaded, we'll see how this run goes!
Got 75% through the insert and printer stopped feeding
Changed nozzle and reloaded, we'll see how this run goes!
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I am so over and done with this project!
Ordinarily, I'd be embarrassed to show it to anyone, but this was such a labor that this is the final product, and it's going to have to be good enough. If someone else wants to give this a try, you are welcome to!
@Adjustingtolife
If you want this item, I will send it to you under the strict promise you never tell anyone I had anything to do with it.
Every single problem that I ever had with 3D printing came up in this process, and some I never had before!
Ordinarily, I'd be embarrassed to show it to anyone, but this was such a labor that this is the final product, and it's going to have to be good enough. If someone else wants to give this a try, you are welcome to!
@Adjustingtolife
If you want this item, I will send it to you under the strict promise you never tell anyone I had anything to do with it.
Every single problem that I ever had with 3D printing came up in this process, and some I never had before!
Id love to use it! I won't tell anybody you were the mastermind behind this
Fayiz D.
I'm certainly no expert, but maybe all you need is an enclosure?
I have one of these on the way. I'll just add a pc. of 1"foam for the top and back.
I have one of these on the way. I'll just add a pc. of 1"foam for the top and back.
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Too funny!...
Yesterday I attempted my first overnight print. Woke up this AM to fid that the hotend bowden tube came undone and the extruder cheerfully spit out a huge tangle of filament.
Oh well, it just gave me the opportunity to purchase more filament of different colors.
Yesterday I attempted my first overnight print. Woke up this AM to fid that the hotend bowden tube came undone and the extruder cheerfully spit out a huge tangle of filament.
Oh well, it just gave me the opportunity to purchase more filament of different colors.
