The Everything 3D Printer Thread

[jeepxj]

This is to feed the filament production line, correct? Or is there a possibility of pellet feeding the printers?

Either way pneumatic conveying is the way to go as long as you go with a solution that has a reasonable noise level.

filament production lines. air is the only way to go really.

the print heads with a screw in them print very slow. good for stuff with 5mm line width. not good for .6mm nozzles.


filament lines look like:








what i really want outside lol


into:


then to machine hoppers.

 

[PelicanPines]

@jeepxj I figured you would get onto printing with Metal next.

 

[jeepxj]

@jeepxj I figured you would get onto printing with Metal next.

we'll do cnc laser/ servo press brake first.

 

[gpiggaz]

Jeep, you still doing this as a hobby with the family, or have you quit your day job and moved west ? Just curious

 

[jeepxj]

Jeep, you still doing this as a hobby with the family, or have you quit your day job and moved west ? Just curious

there is 0% chance my wife would move to the midwest.

I actually still own the software biz and that is 50-60hr weeks. shockingly this stuff really doesnt take up a ton of time.

 

[jeepxj]

well that is a bonkers design for DIY.

 

[moab11]

That is ambitious!

 

[Cruzan80]

Looks like a lot that can go wrong...

 

[zanyad]

well that is a bonkers design for DIY.

 

[ed_]

Making a hat for my printer since it's cold out.

 

[KwikFab]

Been really busy with personal stuff so, got to working on a little project I found on Makerworld.

The outer enclosure is all one piece.



Side panels, top panel (only one used), inner frame, and bezel (not shown).



Installing the heat set inserts for install.



Close-up.



Raspberry Pi 3B+.




Speakers, powered via USB. Did a PC test beforehand to ensure channels were in the correct position.



Screen attached to the bezel, and bezel attached to the inner frame.



Function check, while also ensuring Retro Pie is working.



Done.





A few changes I made myself include adding a flush mount USB on one side for easily adding more roms, two buttons on the front to add functionality, and lastly a rear flush mount micro USB to connect/disconnect the power adapter.

 

[jeepxj]

getting these short jobs churned thru.

 

[mike93lx]

getting these short jobs churned thru.

Whats the bottleneck to improving utilization? Clearing the beds?

 

[jeepxj]

Whats the bottleneck to improving utilization? Clearing the beds?

learning the system lol. we had queue issues.

revamping how that works hopefully.

 

[jeepxj]

dropped some off to keep them old school way for now.

 

[jeepxj]

now with the weekend i expect it to fall off a cliff.

 

[mike93lx]

learning the system lol. we had queue issues.

revamping how that works hopefully.

How do you clear your prints? I've seen videos of people using the print head to knock the prints off but don't know how well it actually works

 

[burger]

Been really busy with personal stuff so, got to working on a little project I found on Makerworld.

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That is super impressive!

 

[jeepxj]

How do you clear your prints? I've seen videos of people using the print head to knock the prints off but don't know how well it actually works

manual. parts are too large for that generally speaking.

 

[rslaback]

I bought a 10" circular saw at the local auction house after looking for one for quite a while. It was listed as untested because the OEM cord was so cracked that it was wrapped completely in electrical tape for all 9 feet. The cord stain relief was in 3 pieces and long since discontinued.

No worries, I've got a 3D printer and some tpu.

 

[Jbullfrog]

I have a 3D scanner (3d Maker Pro Seal Lite) and figured out how to scan this fridge bracket and print a set of replacements. The left is the original and the other 2 are the printed clones. I needed to do a little cutting, as there is a gap between the pins and the body, but it's my first try.

 

[burger]

I bought a 10" circular saw at the local auction house after looking for one for quite a while. It was listed as untested because the OEM cord was so cracked that it was wrapped completely in electrical tape for all 9 feet. The cord stain relief was in 3 pieces and long since discontinued.

No worries, I've got a 3D printer and some tpu.

Nice save! Betcha got it cheap!

 

[rslaback]

Nice save! Betcha got it cheap!

I did alright.

 

[ed_]

Made a little stand for my label printer.


Growing my tiny business has been fun. I've found a niche I like and have been designing products for it and am making a sale about once every few days. I don't think I'll ever be on jeepxj's scale but if I could grow it to a few hundred profit a month I'd be happy.

 

[cody1325]

I've been using TPU a lot for scale model tires, and I'm doing some RC projects next month (both of which call for printed tires).

However, my results with TPU 95A have usually been garbage--whether it be on my old Flashforge Adventurer 5M or the Bambu A1. I had originally figured the issue wasn't drying it enough, and as it turns out I was right.

My Sunlu S1 Plus filament dryer (which works fine with PLA and PET-G) only goes up to 55C--and apparently the recommended drying temperature for TPU is 60-70. I've also found the S1 a little cheap.

So, what's a good one under $100 these days? Or should I spend just a bit more and get something that holds multiple rolls? I've been thinking about getting the Creality Space Pi (or Space Pi Plus--as it can take two rolls for not much more).

 

[pcrov]

So, what's a good one under $100 these days? Or should I spend just a bit more and get something that holds multiple rolls? I've been thinking about getting the Creality Space Pi (or Space Pi Plus--as it can take two rolls for not much more).

I have two of the Space Pi Plus. Good dryer, bad touchscreen. The touchscreen works it's just annoying to use; you gotta kinda press and hold for it to register, you get a feel for it. I recommend printing this heat deflector to avoid a hotspot coming right off the heater.

Not a perfect dryer obviously but I still recommend it. Dries TPU just fine.

Edit: I just checked the TPU preset on the Space Pi Plus and it's 55 so if your S1 can get up to temp I'd try it first. Though if you do need it hotter the Space Pi Plus goes up to 65 or 70 I think.

 

[mike93lx]

I unboxed and setup my P1S yesterday. Little bit of a hiccup in running the first print as it didn't want to feed through the AMS, but I got it working.

Printed a Benchy and a little Axlotl wiggly toy for my daughter. Speed and quality was good, but the amount of wasted material on the Axlotl was amazing due to the second color used for the eyes. 27 grams for the final part with 21 grams of purged material.

I somehow decided I wanted to mount my gopro to my spotting scope after seeing a print on thingiverse, but none of the sizing was right, so I started messing with fusion and ended up iterating my way through. First time using fusion, so it was a bit frustrating at times, but I got there. Also learned how much orientation impacts part quality and how important it is to get the print settings right. Part one took around 20 minutes with the bambu slicer and part two took over an hour using the code output from fusion





Now the problem... It's completely useless

The lens on the gopro is way too wide angle and the eye relief on the scope varies enough that I can get it to focus at 20x,but it doesn't work at all by 30x, let alone 60x.

Either way, it was a fun project to start with

 

[pcrov]

The lens on the gopro is way too wide angle and the eye relief on the scope varies enough that I can get it to focus at 20x,but it doesn't work at all by 30x, let alone 60x.

Either way, it was a fun project to start with

Incoming hobby: diy optics

 

[mike93lx]

Incoming hobby: diy optics

Never! This will be a completely reasonable hobby that won't eat me alive.



Yeah, that

 

[jeepxj]

Made a little stand for my label printer.


Growing my tiny business has been fun. I've found a niche I like and have been designing products for it and am making a sale about once every few days. I don't think I'll ever be on jeepxj's scale but if I could grow it to a few hundred profit a month I'd be happy.

thats how I started. niche is where the money is.

 

[burger]

Never! This will be a completely reasonable hobby that won't eat me alive.



Yeah, that

Chuckle chuckle

 

[LeonardY]

Been awhile since I posted here.
Upgraded both the resin and the FDM printers this year.

Really just upsized my resin printer. I’ll be keeping my Elegoo Saturn. Added a Elegoo Jupiter Se.

I really like the resin pump. Cleanup is so much easier. There is almost zero splashing of resin while printing.

Bought a Qidi Q2 with the box to replace my Qidi X-Max. Gave the X-Max to a friend that 3D printer just wasn’t in the cards. He’s super happy with it. As I was.

Printing quality is near the same on the resin printers. Maybe slightly better. It doesn’t do well with really small parts. Parts don’t break loose from the FEP reliably.
Changing colors of resin requires flushing the pump. Keeping the Saturn made sense for resin changes and smaller parts.

The FDM printers was another story. The Q2 is much faster than the X-Max. The print quality is better. The print volume is less but I checked some of my larger designs and nothing came close to the max volume of the X-Max. All my designs fit easily into the Q2. The machines physical size is the differ a lot.


Haven't installed the box yet.
Hopefully this next week.

 

[mike93lx]

Been working on a replacement for the terrible 5w wireless charger in my car. I wanted to switch to a magnetic 15w

I'm printing it in three parts and gluing together. Any tips on how to incorporate registration marks to make alignment easier?

Ignore the green... I ran out of filament at the end of the print

 

[LeonardY]

Been working on a replacement for the terrible 5w wireless charger in my car. I wanted to switch to a magnetic 15w

I'm printing it in three parts and gluing together. Any tips on how to incorporate registration marks to make alignment easier?

Ignore the green... I ran out of filament at the end of the print

I would design the part to have a notch or flat and a corresponding one on each part. Make sure to give space for fit and glue.

 

[mike93lx]

I would design the part to have a notch or flat and a corresponding one on each part. Make sure to give space for fit and glue.

I tried doing a recess on each part and it didn't work out. The base piece curled up and the texture on both was too rough for even gel superglue to hold. What can I do to make it work better?

I'm using fusion, but I am just a feckless hack with it so far

 

[WildBill]

Been working on a replacement for the terrible 5w wireless charger in my car. I wanted to switch to a magnetic 15w

I'm printing it in three parts and gluing together. Any tips on how to incorporate registration marks to make alignment easier?

Ignore the green... I ran out of filament at the end of the print

Most slicer programs have a tool for cutting the model in parts, when you do that there should also be an add connector button that lets you add two holes and a matching pin to align and glue the parts together. Or a snap connector and matching hole. I like using hexagon shaped pins and holes. You then can print the pins along with your other parts.

 

[mike93lx]

Most slicer programs have a tool for cutting the model in parts, when you do that there should also be an add connector button that lets you add two holes and a matching pin to align and glue the parts together. Or a snap connector and matching hole. I like using hexagon shaped pins and holes. You then can print the pins along with your other parts.

Thanks. I'll look

 

[LeonardY]

I tried doing a recess on each part and it didn't work out. The base piece curled up and the texture on both was too rough for even gel superglue to hold. What can I do to make it work better?

I'm using fusion, but I am just a feckless hack with it so far

You can put a hole through both parts. Then use a pin or dowel to align the parts.

 

[WildBill]

Thanks. I'll look

Here's a fast video, he doesn't show the matching hole in the bottom of the top half but it automatically makes one for the plug to go into. There are different types of plugs and dowels to choose from.

 

[jeepxj]

WHEW.