The Everything 3D Printer Thread

[Old tool guy]

So my first tpu print came out well, no problems printing after i got started. However … removing the support trees was a real ******, they were stuck pretty good.

 

[mike93lx]

So my first tpu print came out well, no problems printing after i got started. However … removing the support trees was a real ******, they were stuck pretty good.

Layer adhesion on tpu is amazing.

I have had good success with 3 top interface layers and rectilinear for the pattern

 

[Old tool guy]

I normally use pla for the interface with petg prints and it comes apart cleanly. Not an option here. I will try those settings.

 

[ronr80]

Thanks for the info LOGANB.

 

[Old tool guy]

Thanks for the info LOGANB.

Did only one part break? Can you show a picture of the unbroken piece?

 

[ronr80]

P-17 , and the left one is P16, I'll see if I can pic of the left one . Real pic is coming but it's the pic of the good one

 

[ronr80]

here is a pic of the left one . lower fork looking legs are what broke.R

 

[fourjeepin]

Anybody want to share images of their printer workspace? Mine has just been sitting on the floor in my office since I bought it about 2 months ago. A shelf system from curbside bedframes should be installed Monday or Tuesday though. Printer (P2S) and AMS will be on the top shelf. Lower shelves will hold filament in cereal boxes.

What is the over/under on how long I can stay at <= 12 open spools of filament?

 

[jayz66ragtop]

Since replacing the H2C's AP board, I have ~80 hours of print time and all seems to be back to normal. It may be just me but it seems like the printer is slightly faster. Don't know how to describe it other than it seems "smoother" too, meaning the head movements seem to be less "jerky". It has all the same firmware the original had so either my imagination or something in the new board.

Just thought I would report back on my experience since replacing the board.

 

[jayz66ragtop]

Anybody want to share images of their printer workspace?

I think I shared mine earlier in the thread but too lazy to go find it. This is my setup for the H2C, the X1C sat on top of a two drawer filing cabinet with a wire rack next to it full of ****.

Part of my homelab making a cameo in the first picture






The AMS2 Pros tilt forward and down to change spools

 

[KwikFab]

Printed the most basic items - some washers out of ASA and a sort of bushing out of TPU





The real work done is for the fold-out table I designed, cut, and bent earlier that these parts are going on

 

[kaymccampbell]

Anybody want to share images of their printer workspace?

This is while it was still under construction. And the printers have changed in the intervening 4.5 years

 

[sh944]

Here’s my secondary printer workstation at my garage condo. The Qidi has been a workhorse over the years; slow but reliable. Bambi for the win tho, when I replace this it will be for a X1C.

 

[bggrnchvy]

Hole layout templates are low hanging fruit. I had some parts laser cut planning to use 2550 80/20, but opted for 2040 in the end after the fact so I needed to move 16x patterns a little bit. 15 minute print and just drop the locator in each pattern and punch the new centers.

 

[niget2002]

I'm pretty sure I shared this photo before... I think even in this thread, but here's my current setup.



Bondtech is now selling their DEV kits for their INDX design. Looks like it would be < $500 for me to add 4 nozzles to my printer. I'm waiting for a few more of the Prusa One reviews with this on them before I decide to purchase it. If I do add it, I plan on redesigning the drawer setup on my printer stand. I'd want to have 2 of the driers and hard plumb them up to the nozzles in the top of the machine. I'd also need to have a larger lid. It shouldn't be too difficult to make it all work.

 

[Old tool guy]

Need help please. Bambu a1 and MakerLab. Creating a series of nametags for a girls basketball team, to clip on their backpack or gym bags. So i have created the tags with the girls names and then clicked file - save as - and saved as a 3mf. But when i go to open them, nothing come up. The slicer is ignoring all the individual information. I want to put 6-8 tags on the plate and print the batch.
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Alternate … is there a better program to use to create the tags?

 

[Reit38]

What is a decent scan app for android or iPhone. I would like to scan a couple of mine and my daughters deer heads and have mini heads made. Was hoping to get her one of hers for her birthday in September. I've tried a few apps but they dont seem to scan right

 

[ptt49er]

Need help please. Bambu a1 and MakerLab. Creating a series of nametags for a girls basketball team, to clip on their backpack or gym bags. So i have created the tags with the girls names and then clicked file - save as - and saved as a 3mf. But when i go to open them, nothing come up. The slicer is ignoring all the individual information. I want to put 6-8 tags on the plate and print the batch.
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Alternate … is there a better program to use to create the tags?

What'd you create the files in? I had great luck finding a tag on maker world and applying text in bambu studio.

 

[Old tool guy]

“Make my sign”
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[Old tool guy]

They have a nice template.
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[ptt49er]

This seemed to work as expected. Was hoping to run in to the same issue you were having. Did you try the STL format?

 

[Old tool guy]

Using a different template.
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[ptt49er]

Excellent! Glad you got it to work! Those look great!

 

[Old tool guy]

They do … but i have to print one at a time, and i have to check the settings every time.

 

[ptt49er]

You can copy and paste from one build plate to another and print them all at the same time.

 

[Old tool guy]

Ok. So how do i populate multiple build plates?

I can get multiple items on a plate, but they are all the same, i can’t get different items to load at the same time.

 

[ptt49er]

Ha! I told you wrong - looks like you can't copy and paste. My apologies.

You can insert multiple .3mf files into one build plate.

 

[Cruzan80]

Try saving the part individually (roght-click), and then re-add it?

 

[niget2002]

try using stl instead of 3mf. I think 3mf can store full-build plate information and can confuse some slicers. STLs would be just the model. Then when you go to place/open your file, just select more than one STL at the same time. The slicer will either move them around to fit, or try to put all of them in the middle of the plate. You may have to click 'arrange->auto-arange' so they all fit. Not sure about your specific slicer, but that's a general workflow.

 

[Pinne]

I've printed about 150 hours so far on my new Bambu X2D.
This is an awesome printer and has a ton of capability, I'm still learning the ropes but it's not too hard to get up to speed.
For anyone considering buying one of these, you should be prepared to order a few accessories at the same time - such as the power adapter for the AMS 2. Without that, you'll be unable to dry while printing.
I'd also get some HEPA filters if you'll be printing with it inside your house.
If you're going to be using engineering filaments I'd pick up a smooth plate, glue, and probably a good dryer (AMS 2 only goes up to 65* C). I need to decide on a dryer and go for it because drying inside the printer is slow...and prevents you from printing anything.

I've been printing a bunch of functional prototype small parts for work, and interspersed with that I've been printing Tool Grid for my toolbox at home. The accuracy of these printers is unbelievable - I was able to get an edge to edge snug fit across a 42" width drawer. When I snapped my final piece of Tool Grid into place everything is locked down with zero movement on the base plates. Now to decide on socket and ratchet holder styles...

 

[KwikFab]

Anybody want to share images of their printer workspace? Mine has just been sitting on the floor in my office since I bought it about 2 months ago. A shelf system from curbside bedframes should be installed Monday or Tuesday though. Printer (P2S) and AMS will be on the top shelf. Lower shelves will hold filament in cereal boxes.

What is the over/under on how long I can stay at <= 12 open spools of filament?

I made my own shelf right after buying my first 3D printer last year. I did so because I couldn't find anything "sturdy" enough at a price point I wanted to pay after hearing about how crazy printers rock back and forth.

















Things have changed since this pic but I still have that P1S.



Lots of cool stands out there but again, they can get pricey. Mine was under $100 total.

 

[fourjeepin]

I made my own shelf right after buying my first 3D printer last year. I did so because I couldn't find anything "sturdy" enough at a price point I wanted to pay after hearing about how crazy printers rock back and forth.

















Things have changed since this pic but I still have that P1S.



Lots of cool stands out there but again, they can get pricey. Mine was under $100 total.

Puts mine to shame but here’s my rack which a big improvement over it sitting on the floor since I bought it a couple of months ago.

Before


After

 

[signcrafter]

I've printed about 150 hours so far on my new Bambu X2D.
This is an awesome printer and has a ton of capability, I'm still learning the ropes but it's not too hard to get up to speed.
For anyone considering buying one of these, you should be prepared to order a few accessories at the same time - such as the power adapter for the AMS 2. Without that, you'll be unable to dry while printing.
I'd also get some HEPA filters if you'll be printing with it inside your house.
If you're going to be using engineering filaments I'd pick up a smooth plate, glue, and probably a good dryer (AMS 2 only goes up to 65* C). I need to decide on a dryer and go for it because drying inside the printer is slow...and prevents you from printing anything.

I've been printing a bunch of functional prototype small parts for work, and interspersed with that I've been printing Tool Grid for my toolbox at home. The accuracy of these printers is unbelievable - I was able to get an edge to edge snug fit across a 42" width drawer. When I snapped my final piece of Tool Grid into place everything is locked down with zero movement on the base plates. Now to decide on socket and ratchet holder styles...

Thanks for sharing, I'm ordering a X2D in the near future and having no experience was wondering what else I should get when I order it.

 

[fourjeepin]

Thanks for sharing, I'm ordering a X2D in the near future and having no experience was wondering what else I should get when I order it.

The things I got:

• spare plate
• nippers
• razor blade scraper
• containers for filament
• desiccant beads
• heater (or the sep power adapter for AMS heating)
• and lots more filament than you would guess

 

[sh944]

Don't forget a place to store your can of Aqua-Net... I love the way that it works for bed adhesive.

 

[Old tool guy]

Don't forget a place to store your can of Aqua-Net... I love the way that it works for bed adhesive.

Do you clean it off occassionally?

 

[Firebrick43]

Do you clean it off occassionally?

I do with mine. Depends on what or where on the bed I am printing but I clean it off with soap and water every 10 prints

 

[Pinne]

Thanks for sharing, I'm ordering a X2D in the near future and having no experience was wondering what else I should get when I order it.

Here's what I've bought / printed that's worked well for me so far:

Purchased:

• Air Filters
• Wattage meter (if you care to track your usage)
• Hygrometers (put one in the AMS and put one in each filament box / bag)
• Silica Beads (put these in my printed containers for inside the AMS)
• Cereal containers for filament storage (these ones have worked well, there seem to be identical ones that are cheaper)
• AMS 2 Power Adapter (get this at same time from Bambu, or Amazon if you're ordering your printer elsewhere than Bambu)
• 0.6mm hot ends for engineering filaments

Printed:

• Basic scrapers
• Prying scraper (I like this a lot, also extends the door handle)
• Scraper handle for plastic razor blades (this works well, need to get screws which I found on Amazon)
• Desiccant boxes for AMS 2
• Cardboard spool adapters
• ********** basket

I would also recommend a few different plates, such as a cool plate or PEI smooth plate depending on what you're printing. The PEI texture works reliably but I don't love the texture.
Glue for smooth plates

 

[signcrafter]

Here's what I've bought / printed that's worked well for me so far:

Purchased:

• Air Filters
• Wattage meter (if you care to track your usage)
• Hygrometers (put one in the AMS and put one in each filament box / bag)
• Silica Beads (put these in my printed containers for inside the AMS)
• Cereal containers for filament storage (these ones have worked well, there seem to be identical ones that are cheaper)
• AMS 2 Power Adapter (get this at same time from Bambu, or Amazon if you're ordering your printer elsewhere than Bambu)
• 0.6mm hot ends for engineering filaments

Printed:

• Basic scrapers
• Prying scraper (I like this a lot, also extends the door handle)
• Scraper handle for plastic razor blades (this works well, need to get screws which I found on Amazon)
• Desiccant boxes for AMS 2
• Cardboard spool adapters
• ********** basket

I would also recommend a few different plates, such as a cool plate or PEI smooth plate depending on what you're printing. The PEI texture works reliably but I don't love the texture.
Glue for smooth plates

Thanks for that list and the links, I will look into them all. I wanted to get whatever I may need when I buy the printer. I like to just get whatever I may need, within reason, right away so I don't find something I want to print and then not be able to and have to wait for an order to come. But it was hard when I don't know anything about 3D printing, so your list really helps a lot.

 

[sh944]

Do you clean it off occassionally?

Yes, soap and water on the plate. Maybe not every ten prints as mentioned above, but certainly every fifteen or so. Also, I always remove the plate to spray it, I never spray it in the enclosure.