The Everything 3D Printer Thread

[kaymccampbell]

I'm enjoying my Flashforge Adventurer 5M. So far evolved from the old Ender. I love how it's often the smallest part of the production chain from CAD to useable part. The white thing is a shim foot for the icemaker, that I pumped out in 15 minutes, cause it was sagging. Right now the Adventurer is churning out the first upper shell piece. The one I remixed for a better screen position. I swapped from Flashprint to Orca to get selective fuzzy skin, which I had so much fun applying. It should cover a multitude of sins.

 

[Bob Peach]

Why would I be surprised ? My friend was talking about his nephew who at 27 still lives at home has made over $40,000 making dildos with his machine!

 

[kaymccampbell]

The first of the printer case parts. I like my vertical screen remix. No nasty reflections. Started the next part.

 

[Rccrawlerguy]

Why would I be surprised ? My friend was talking about his nephew who at 27 still lives at home has made over $40,000 making dildos with his machine!

He's got a fawkin factory there. HAHA

 

[WildBill]

The first of the printer case parts. I like my vertical screen remix. No nasty reflections. Started the next part.

Which case are you printing? I did the factory one on my first 5M but did this one on my next two, faster print using less material. This guy also has a bunch of other nice pieces for the 5m. https://www.printables.com/model/1130485-flashforge-adventurer-5m-ad5m-minimal-diy-enclosur

 

[kaymccampbell]

Which case are you printing? I did the factory one on my first 5M but did this one on my next two, faster print using less material. This guy also has a bunch of other nice pieces for the 5m. https://www.printables.com/model/1130485-flashforge-adventurer-5m-ad5m-minimal-diy-enclosur

I'm printing the factory case. I saw the one you printed, but I hate the angled screen mount. All I see is glare. So I remixed the factory Riser A to hold the screen vertical, so I can stare right into it without glare.

 

[WildBill]

I'm printing the factory case. I saw the one you printed, but I hate the angled screen mount. All I see is glare. So I remixed the factory Riser A to hold the screen vertical, so I can stare right into it without glare.

I get that, they definitely should have made it adjustable. My upper rack ones are kinda hard to see sometimes. I am surprised nobody has designed an adjustable mount for them.

 

[jeepxj]

let the record show we lasted in a space for 102 days before expanding.

 

[kaymccampbell]

Here's the remixed front panel for the Adventurer 5M. And the Qi phone charger base for my desk, as I tired of finding out I'd knocked my phone off the disk.

 

[mike93lx]

I want to get my printers out of the guest room and into the garage, but they need a cabinet to do that, so I've been messing around in Fusion and came up with this. 62" W, 24" D, 84" H

Each printer will be on a storage/poop catcher (https://makerworld.com/en/models/13...nter-storage?from=recommend#profileId-1389787), which will all be on a platform with full extension drawer slides to allow accessing the back of the printers.

On the right will be a stacked AMS setup (https://makerworld.com/en/models/903076-dual-ams-sliding-rack-bowtie-assembly#profileId-2727752)

Printer 3 will be on the middle shelf. If/when I grab an H series printer, it would go here and one of the P1S's would go away.

Power switching will be done with a rackmount PDU and I'll have a little over 2 feet of workbench to keep a laptop, tools and some form of filament storage. The UPS is a 1500VA APC

thoughts?

 

[Cruzan80]

I would think about vibration isolation, if they are all running at the same time.

 

[mike93lx]

I would think about vibration isolation, if they are all running at the same time.

good catch. i was hoping to take care of that with mass...likely concrete pavers in the shelf structure.

 

[kaymccampbell]

I would put them up higher. I hate stuff, especially stuff I must fiddle with, on my knees, down low.

 

[WildBill]

As kaymccampbell mentioned having them down low might be irritating. I have six printers on a heavy garage rack and even though I raised the shelves as much as possible the three on the bottom shelf are only about 2ft off the floor, and it constantly bugs me to do anything with them. Makes every little thing somehow way harder.

 

[mike93lx]

I definitely hear that. Problem is floor space. I just don't have the room to get it all up at a nice height

The hope here is that the bottom two printers just churn out stuff without nozzle changes or manually feeding anything. Load up the AMS and let them eat. Messing around would be with the top one.

I'll give it some more thought and see if I can come up with something... 10ft of counter space is a lot for my little garage

 

[kaymccampbell]

It's why I have only 1 printer.

 

[WildBill]

It's why I have only 1 printer.

For now.....

 

[ER70S-2]

I had my H2D on the floor for a few weeks before putting it on a table. It sucked on the floor. It's now on the 25" tall table which is perfect.

 

[ER70S-2]

For now.....

I actually just sold my old printer. I debated keeping it for PLA, but I feel great about dumping it. One good printer does everything I need. I'm rarely in too much of a hurry to print something.

 

[kaymccampbell]

For now.....

I used to have 2, so things would come out in days. The one new printer coughs out stuff 9-10 times faster. I only need 1 now.

 

[mike93lx]

I used to have 2, so things would come out in days. The one new printer coughs out stuff 9-10 times faster. I only need 1 now.

But imagine 27-30x faster...

 

[mike93lx]

It's why I have only 1 printer.

It definitely complicates things a bit, but I'm treating it as a fun problem to solve.

I need to clean out and organize the garage and I want this printer setup to be nice to use. I know that I can accomplish that, just need to figure out how.

One other consideration on height is that I am trying to have my kids involved, particularly in these wheelchairs, so having them at a more accessible height is helpful

 

[ER70S-2]

Are you going to push filtered air into the cabinet? I could never put a printer in my garage. The stuff it would ingest...

 

[kaymccampbell]

But imagine 27-30x faster...

Other than this printer case, I usually just use the printer to make tools, shop fixtures and one off widgets. Maybe one a month, or less. Were it not for the Ender ending itself, I'd still be watching it and the Monoprice turn out small parts in days instead of hours.

 

[mike93lx]

Are you going to push filtered air into the cabinet? I could never put a printer in my garage. The stuff it would ingest...

No, my garage is not dusty/dirty.

 

[bugnut]

I'll just leave this here Mixer lift shelf to raise off the floor and save space.....

 

[jeepxj]

maybe that will be big enough?

 

[mike93lx]

maybe that will be big enough?

i can see how you would think that

 

[trojandj]

This is an entire site of people who have proven that it’s never big enough.

 

[PelicanPines]

This is an entire site of people who have proven that it’s never big enough.

We are dedicated to our addictions.

 

[ER70S-2]

No, my garage is not dusty/dirty.

Mine's got it all! Sanding dust, grinding dust, various types of smoke, exhaust, overspray, you name it.

 

[jeepxj]

This is an entire site of people who have proven that it’s never big enough.

fine

 

[mike93lx]

Mine's got it all! Sanding dust, grinding dust, various types of smoke, exhaust, overspray, you name it.

Yeah I really try to not do dirty stuff in the garage. Too much in there that I don't want covered with it.

 

[cody1325]

I feel like an idiot. My A1 had started with a clicking extruder and terrible first layers. I had assumed "clog".

First of all, nozzle. Multiple cold pulls--it was fine. No clogs.

Extruder gear--some residue from the black TPU I use for tires, but fine.

AMS and the PTFE--it still clicked with the simple top mount spool holder.

I also blamed it on a spare tube clip/organizer I'd printed that had smaller diameters than the injection molded ones in the box, but no, it still clicked.

But guess what it was--I had put the buckle on wrong over a month ago, and put it back wrong multiple times after that. It was causing the nozzle to sag some, and of course cause the extruder to click due to not feeding filament correctly.

Here's a diagram off Bambu's troubleshooting for bad first layers, but not nozzle clicking.

I'd had it installed the second way. It's now the first way, and my first layers are back to normal.

Hours and hours to troubleshoot something I should've noticed off the bat, and a 5 minute fix.

 

[PelicanPines]

Nothing worse than a saggy nozzle...

 

[mike93lx]

OK, I'm pivoting off the cabinet idea and am looking to kill two birds with one stone. I need a bigger tool chest anyway, so I'm thinking 72-84" and put the printers on that. I'm looking at 80/20 for a DIY hutch

They'll all be at a nice working height and I'll triple my tool storage, which I desperately need

 

[mike93lx]

I feel like an idiot. My A1 had started with a clicking extruder and terrible first layers. I had assumed "clog".

First of all, nozzle. Multiple cold pulls--it was fine. No clogs.

Extruder gear--some residue from the black TPU I use for tires, but fine.

AMS and the PTFE--it still clicked with the simple top mount spool holder.

I also blamed it on a spare tube clip/organizer I'd printed that had smaller diameters than the injection molded ones in the box, but no, it still clicked.

But guess what it was--I had put the buckle on wrong over a month ago, and put it back wrong multiple times after that. It was causing the nozzle to sag some, and of course cause the extruder to click due to not feeding filament correctly.

Here's a diagram off Bambu's troubleshooting for bad first layers, but not nozzle clicking.

I'd had it installed the second way. It's now the first way, and my first layers are back to normal.

Hours and hours to troubleshoot something I should've noticed off the bat, and a 5 minute fix.

Won't make that mistake again!

 

[kaymccampbell]

OK, I'm pivoting off the cabinet idea and am looking to kill two birds with one stone. I need a bigger tool chest anyway, so I'm thinking 72-84" and put the printers on that. I'm looking at 80/20 for a DIY hutch

They'll all be at a nice working height and I'll triple my tool storage, which I desperately need

That's more like.

 

[PelicanPines]

Printing a gaggle of filament spool clips.

 

[mike93lx]

Printing a gaggle of filament spool clips.

I just use the two holes on the edge of all my spool, so I've never understood the need for these clips. What am I missing?