The Everything 3D Printer Thread

[ptt49er]

Thought some foreign currency would look good on display in my shop. The only magnetic holders I could find were meant for horizontal surfaces. Threw together a quick model and an hour later we had this...


Pretty happy with them.

Now to save up some American green backs so we can go trade them for more "decorations"

 

[ed_]

Gentlemen, my latest contraption.

It tops out at about 12mph. I used it at an autocross event last weekend and was able to putter around the 1 mile course without issue.

The front wheel is a custom 3 piece setup made from ASA / TPU and uses one way bearings a keyed shaft so the front wheel can free spin when the drill is off.


The throttle is the drill trigger. It's attached to the handle via a custom bracket and longer wires that I soldered into the drill. Given a drill was never designed for this it's hard to feather the throttle so at low speed it just does a burn out until up to cruising speed lol


I'm just waiting on some proper shaft collars to replace the 3d printed one and will cut the shaft down to size. Next steps are to add a cup holder.

 

[zanyad]

my latest contraption

That's awesome!

 

[Old tool guy]

Looks like you only make left turns. Or leaning turns anyway.

 

[burger]

Gentlemen, my latest contraption.

Dude. That is dumb, hilarious, completely awesome, and I applaud every bit. And yes you'll need that cup holder.

 

[ed_]

Right turns are iffy, you gotta keep the scooter straight and lean your body to the right. The drill is kinda nice down there because it doubles as an always ready kick stand.

I'm tempted to try printing a gear box so I can mess with the top speed and get the drill higher off the ground.

 

[moab11]

Thanks @draco_1967 @Jehannum @moab11.

I printed some PLA just fine. I have PETG that I'd like to print soon, I'll dry that first and then store it after use. The AMS 2 Pro seems like it can dry the PETG just fine (once the external power cord for it shows up..) and print it all at once.

I was looking at the Sunlu E2 because of the higher temps. The AMS HT seems like it won't actually hit the 80*+ that they state (and it's only a single spool). I need to learn a bit more about how the Sunlu dryer works with the X2D - right now it's really slick with how smoothly the AMS 2 Pro and X2D integrate and that's nice given how much else there is to learn here.

I have the E2, and it's a great high temp dryer. To print from it, basically the printer treats it like an external spool holder, and you feed the filament manually into the extruder to get it started.

The AMS HT will work just like the AMS2 Pro with the ability to auto feed and retract.

Both have their benefits and drawbacks