mike93lx
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Yep
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mike93lx
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I believe ironing is the ticket. This is 0.05mm spacing and it looks pretty darn good. Except for the perimeter.
Almost makes me want to get a cnc router so I can make the part larger and cut it out...
mike93lx
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Anyone recycling PETG? I hate putting it in the trash and it can't be recycled with PET (besides that plastics are rarely recycled anyway)
This company is St Louis takes in material for free and gives credit towards filament.
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280 pts per KG sent in. How much are points worth?Anyone recycling PETG? I hate putting it in the trash and it can't be recycled with PET (besides that plastics are rarely recycled anyway)
This company is St Louis takes in material for free and gives credit towards filament.
3D Printer Recycling Programs
Printerior offers recycling programs for businesses, schools, maker spaces, and hobbyists. We know that most failed prints end up going straight into the garbage, and with your help we can do something about that. For every KG of waste plastic you recycle you'll receive discounts on filament...
I started a box to collect bad parts, supports and poop
mike93lx
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Don't know, assumed a penny each.
Edit.. At $28/kg, I don't see myself buying filament from them either way.
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Just like we always try to.
Not sure that it would help, but I would try printing that with concentric layers.Looking for some advice here... I'm trying to reproduce a "headlight bezel nut" for a 79 Trans Am.
The model came out well, all dimensions are really close. Problem is, the tabs on the end of the unit break off (which is also a problem with the OEM piece). It's like the bond between the top surface of the cylinder and the tab is not strong enough.
Maybe because it's printed standing upright, and the top of the cylinder is a top surface? I'm going to try printing on it's side, so cylinder and tabs are on continuous layers, if that makes sense. But takes a lot of supports and not very efficient.
I am printing with PETG on a Bambu P1S. I know nylon would be better, but don't have any and the interwebs say nylon is hard to work with. I don't have a filament dryer.
Thanks for any advice, the users on this thread are very knowledgeable.
mike93lx
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Anyone had success with printing fine threaded fittings? I need to source an adapter for a spotting scope and was wondering how crazy it would be to try and print it...
I think the threads are 1.5MM pitch.
I'm travelling this week but can mess around with it this weekend.
Super fine layer height and send it? Change the nozzle?
I do not need to make it last removal and installation cycles but it needs to be durable enough to take handling and maybe a little bump.
I think the threads are 1.5MM pitch.
I'm travelling this week but can mess around with it this weekend.
Super fine layer height and send it? Change the nozzle?
I do not need to make it last removal and installation cycles but it needs to be durable enough to take handling and maybe a little bump.
larry4406
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Squirrel pellet gun?
mike93lx
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Nah, the squirrel PCP has a 2-7x on it. This is for the spotting scope I use for 300-1000y shooting.
kaymccampbell
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Started a test plinth for the deck. 1 wall only, Vasily.
Fly Fishing Rick
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My first ever 3d prints! The benchies were first then the dials/knobs. I'm starting small while I learn how to do everything. All the prints are PETG since I received a ton of it with my printer but only some PLA. I'll try experimenting with the PLA tomorrow. I'm actually really surprised how well they came out It's not the result I was expecting for my first prints. Finally got brave enough to swap colors today and make something I'll actually use, and I'm glad I did. This new dial makes navigating the menu so much faster/more efficient. For me anyway.
Also a small nozzle. I would try a .2 mm. Plastic squishes as you lay it down. The second round perimeter will also slightly displace the first. Getting exact sizes can be difficult. As a result, precise threads can be hard to print. The less plastic that is laid down the better for size accuracy. There are compensations you can add into the slicer. If you happen to be a bambu user, their software also compensates, but you need the vision encoder plate for the compensation at that scale. Alternatively, if the scope is metal threads, PLA is soft and can accept some interference and adapt.
kaymccampbell
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Maybe the actual printing part. But the cutting, collating, compressing, fusing, and cleaning bits must surely add up to quite a bit more.
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My brand new H2D was printing way off. 214mmx120mm rectangles measured 213.5mmx119.72mm. I'm going to use these prints as cut templates for a project, so that will not do. A half a mm (0.020") is huge! Smaller parts were less off, so I assume larger parts would be even more off. Not good.
I'm sure there are other ways to go about it, but I found that you can adjust for shrinkage in the filament profile. I'm not sure if shrinkage is what's causing the parts to come out small or if it's just inaccuracy in X & Y, but adjusting this parameter works for these particular prints and enabled me to make accurate templates.
Apparently, it only adjusts the outer perimeters to compensate, so it doesn't seem like a really good way to fix it, but after some quick math and reprinting, the same parts measured 214.08mmx120.02mm. I can live with 0.08mm (0.003").
I wonder if the vision encoder plate will make this thing print more accurately without messing with the shrinkage parameter. Anyone have any experience with it?
I'm sure there are other ways to go about it, but I found that you can adjust for shrinkage in the filament profile. I'm not sure if shrinkage is what's causing the parts to come out small or if it's just inaccuracy in X & Y, but adjusting this parameter works for these particular prints and enabled me to make accurate templates.
Apparently, it only adjusts the outer perimeters to compensate, so it doesn't seem like a really good way to fix it, but after some quick math and reprinting, the same parts measured 214.08mmx120.02mm. I can live with 0.08mm (0.003").
I wonder if the vision encoder plate will make this thing print more accurately without messing with the shrinkage parameter. Anyone have any experience with it?
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duneslider
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I haven't looked through all 135 pages but I have looked at a lot. Does anyone have any creative ways to store filament? One thing I sorely misjudged is how much space a whole bunch of rolls of filament take up. Right now they are just stacked on the bench, which I really need to change but I am not sure where to go with it. I have some headspace available between floor joists. Eventually I will have a room in the basement done where I can put this and have some shelving/cabinets planned for storage but right now I need to figure something out.
You can buy cheap filament racks and shelves on amazon. I store mine in small sealed totes with desiccant.
Got room for something like this:
Using the real estate between the joists would be a nice way to utilize the space, if you can easily reach a pull down/swing down shelf like this might work out nicely. Be even nicer if you could make the back out of some clear plexiglass or lexan so you could see up and what's in it without opening. Basic box for the outside frame, with a divider shelf or two across and to help support the back and away you go!
Once the rolls are open I usually store in cereal containers, one's I've been ordering are below
In winter the humidity is low enough I frequently get lazy and things don't get put back into the containers.
mike93lx
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In a rack/shelving.
I saw this on reddit and will likely get several and some dessicant in the hopes of maintaining dryness
PelicanPines
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I bought a cheap bookcase from Wal-Mart and stacked the Vacuum packed spools on the shelves. I always vacuum pack each spool with a professional descicant bag.
PelicanPines
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Real spool bags are cheaper... I love my rechargeable **** machine.
kaymccampbell
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Pulled this off the Ender this AM. It fits. Now for refinements.
mike93lx
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Ah, I thought it needed to be 12 of the same colorAs long as I don't get picky on colors ...shouldn't run out of Petg for a bit.....material from School House Spools
One or two rolls already loaded up but not printing yet
duneslider
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I like this idea and I could make something like this work in the area that I have.
if you want the file lemme know.
duneslider
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Sure, that would save me a bit of cad time!
duneslider
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I wish I would have known about the school house stuff a month ago, would have saved me a bunch of money...next time.
draco_1967
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Will you be stocking solid color TPU in the future too?
1.25 and 3/4" conduit models.