The Everything 3D Printer Thread

[wyb2]

Well this is new... Put a new nozzle on my printer and the tip broke right out as soon as I loaded some filament.

That’s hilarious, I wonder how many they shipped out like that.

On the upside, you now have a perfectly good 1.75mm nozzle.

 

[jayz66ragtop]

Ok, office rearranged and some printing with the H2C. Got my stacker setup how I wanted it and then some. I was going to get things setup and print the drawer in a few weeks/month but my "design" dictated otherwise. If I put the AMS holder directly on top of the print plate holder (all black on top of the black/red spacer) the AMS slides out and just as it tilts down, hits the tray where the glue is and cannot open the lid more than an inch or two. Sooooooo, I said screw it and mad dashed printing the drawer (white and black) to space things out enough to be able to slide the AMS all the way out and tilt down.



Why the lateral file cab?



I have two things now that I want to print for the stacker and I should be done for a while. I am going to print the power supply/wire and tube holder system so I can make those all neat and tidy. The second is I am going to print Gridfinity bins to put in the drawer so everything looks nice and tidy in there. right now things are just kind of shoved in there.

I also need to finish setting up the bottom AMS, my H2C is complaining that it needs finishing setting up.

As with the X1C, I've had a few failed prints mostly my fault. The one thing I still have not figured out is why ASA does NOT want to stick to the bed from the right nozzle. From the right it prints the first layer just fine and then goes all wonky. I thought the first time was a fluke so tried again, got part way through the first layer of the second half and it detached and F'd things up good. This was while printing the drawer from above. Printed the first layer of the first half just fine but when it got about half way through the second half it detached, attached to the first half. The printer eventually sensed something was wrong so the print head went home dragging the whole mess with it and then welded itself to the print nozzle! Was fun cleaning that all up. No, I did not take any pictures.

Literally took the same spool out of the AMS Pro and put it in the AMS HT feeding the left nozzle and it printed perfectly. So I guess I'm just going to print ASA on the left print head for now. What's weird is ABS seems to print just fine from both print heads. Speaking of ABS... I'm going to have to experiment with the bed tempreture a little I think, non Bambu Labs ABS seems to stick too much to the textured PEI bed with lighter colored filament. Printed twice now with white ABS and it tore prints because they refused to release from the print bed. I forgot how much time it takes to "learn" a new machine and it's preferences.

 

[Damon L.]

I'm starting to work on building an intake and headers for my straight eight Buick. I purchased plasma-cut flanges, but they are in multiple pieces. I needed a reasonably accurate way to measure center to center on the original parts, so I printed these guys.


They'll work.

 

[mike93lx]

I'm starting to work on building an intake and headers for my straight eight Buick. I purchased plasma-cut flanges, but they are in multiple pieces. I needed a reasonably accurate way to measure center to center on the original parts, so I printed these guys.


They'll work.

Instead of the cones, I wonder if a cross hair would be easier to measure to?

 

[LanceMc]

Oh Lord I know.
It's such a shame to have a nice magnetic socket storage rail that came with the socket sets I bought because I saw them on here, and had to have them, that have so much wasted space they mess up my socket storage plan.

Where does it end????

That's not how this forum works. You have a $5 problem. We gave you a solution that involved buying tools that cost far more than $5. Now you need to do your part by spending the money and then complain about it on the forum next week.

 

[Damon L.]

Instead of the cones, I wonder if a cross hair would be easier to measure to?

I put the 10" mark right on the tip, then measure with a tape. +/- 1/32 is going to be fine on these.

 

[kaymccampbell]

Oh Lord I know.
It's such a shame to have a nice magnetic socket storage rail that came with the socket sets I bought because I saw them on here, and had to have them, that have so much wasted space they mess up my socket storage plan.

Where does it end????

Never, if you stay on the forum. If you're smart you run far, far away.

 

[Model A Fan]

Never, if you stay on the forum. If you're smart you run far, far away.

The safest bet is to get banned/suspended long enough to detox and go through withdrawals.

 

[Citation]

Oh Lord I know.
It's such a shame to have a nice magnetic socket storage rail that came with the socket sets I bought because I saw them on here, and had to have them, that have so much wasted space they mess up my socket storage plan.

Where does it end????

This is deep GJ right here. Someone convinces you to spend money on something related to tools. Then you have an issue and we tell you to spend yet more money on tools. Perhaps you should buy one of these vision shields to stop the cycle:

https://www.amazon.com/Throne-Welding-Standard-Helmet-Retainer/dp/B0F8R4D26M?tag=atomicindus08-20

 

[mike93lx]

Anyone else printing snowpocalypse-related stuff?

I had to scale it down a bit but I am squeezing out two with the orange PETG I have left

https://makerworld.com/en/models/2056981-snow-brick-block-maker?from=search#profileId-2280752

 

[kaymccampbell]

More magnets on the hold downs. And they actually work on really warped sheets.

Printing the fixed hold downs for the right side.

 

[sh944]

This is deep GJ right here. Someone convinces you to spend money on something related to tools. Then you have an issue and we tell you to spend yet more money on tools. Perhaps you should buy one of these vision shields to stop the cycle:

https://www.amazon.com/Throne-Welding-Standard-Helmet-Retainer/dp/B0F8R4D26M?tag=atomicindus08-20

Bah, y’all are a bunch of pikers…. You ain’t seen nuthin’ until you start exploring the dark netherworlds of Porsche wrenching, where you literally buy tools whose only purpose is to adjust another Porsche specific tool.

 

[Damon L.]

Last night was the cutting jig for the intake runners. Works well as a clamp block in the evolution saw, too.


Mark tube with sharpie, scribe line using the block. I'll grind/sand up to this line.

 

[ER70S-2]

Now that's what 3D printers are for. I love making stuff like that.

 

[duneslider]

I have a question about the bambu AMS HT, I have a couple of them and one of them thinks there is something loaded when there isn't. This prevents it from running the dryer because it thinks there is something in the tube. It will load filament and run a print just fine but when I remove the filament completely it is still telling me to remove the filament and won't let me run the dryer? I am sure there is a sensor somewhere that is blocked but I am not finding anything anywhere and do not see any bits anywhere either. I can run a piece of filament from end to end and its fine but not sure where else to look, or what I am missing?

I have not torn the whole thing apart, which maybe that is my next step? Anyone else had this happen?

 

[PelicanPines]

I have a question about the bambu AMS HT, I have a couple of them and one of them thinks there is something loaded when there isn't. This prevents it from running the dryer because it thinks there is something in the tube. It will load filament and run a print just fine but when I remove the filament completely it is still telling me to remove the filament and won't let me run the dryer? I am sure there is a sensor somewhere that is blocked but I am not finding anything anywhere and do not see any bits anywhere either. I can run a piece of filament from end to end and its fine but not sure where else to look, or what I am missing?

I have not torn the whole thing apart, which maybe that is my next step? Anyone else had this happen?

First step for me... Replace the tube.

 

[duneslider]

First step for me... Replace the tube.

I will try that but the tube is only a few weeks old and hasn't even run half a spool of material but that is an easy thing to try, so I will give it a go.

 

[Model A Fan]

I too have run into problems lately with my P1S AMS2 combo. I most recently printed a small piece and went to run a print overnight. What happened was the printer threw error codes for the AMS2 having either a faulty cable or its failing to communicate and pull filament (two different codes). I pulled it all apart last night (unplugged cables to AMS2, unscrewed the two screws in the base, pulled the roller base out and unplugged the wiring from the inner portion from the "shell", still nothing worked). I forced the filament to go all the way to the extruder via feeding it from the spool and pressing the button in the AMS2 at the PTFE tubes so it could slide freely all the way through the hub and into the extruder. Still says can't detect the filament and that I needed to clip the end flat, even though I snipped off a chunk already.

I've sadly had several issues with the printer/AMS combo and am hoping Bambu will just send me one that works without stupid errors. So much so that its more of a surprise it works without issue than not.

 

[Damon L.]

Tube forming today. Needed some oval tubing, the closest size to ideal was astronomical to ship, so I decided to make some at as close to "ideal" as I could get.

Printed these this afternoon:

2 walls, 50% infill. Built a box with oak scraps to contain them while they were printing.

Clamp the sides, big steel plates top and bottom, and a center stop block to limit travel and support the flats:


The stop block was a bit small on round 1, so I cut a new one a bit bigger, and came up with a very workable oval.


That one pressed a bit crooked because my top steel plate hung up on a 4x4 I had sitting nearby, so it isn't perfect. I'll press the three I need tomorrow. The tools did Crack at the base of the radius on the last oval, but it really doesn't matter because the wood fully supports the blocks. I am printing a new set as I type this anyway.

This is 2-1/4" tubing. The radii of the forming dies are 5/8"

In a past life I was a metalforming tooling designer. I would often do prototypes out of wood/MDF to get bend radii and other things right. The printer is so much easier as I can just export my models as STL files, and I can print whatever dimensions I need. I am not limited to whatever router bits and such are available.

 

[PelicanPines]

90 Day supply of Insulin Storage !!!
Many years ago... I printed a 6 vial storage "Thang" to keep my insulin safe in the fridge. I kept the two containers in a copper basket that kept things together with a temperature sensor and also provided space for my Cat's insulin.

Times change ... insurance now gives me 90 days of insulin... plus a few spares... means I need more storage... I upgraded the 6 x containers to 10 x containers. BUT they don't fit in that copper basket. SOOOO I printed a "test" basket to get a thing to measure with. I freaking GUESSED I needed to go 120% on the print x 160% and NAILED the size exactly. Who needs math when you can guess.

Also pictured is a few of the Milwaukee M12 battery covers I printed.

 

[Bodj Built]

Tube forming today. Needed some oval tubing, the closest size to ideal was astronomical to ship, so I decided to make some at as close to "ideal" as I could get.

Printed these this afternoon:

2 walls, 50% infill. Built a box with oak scraps to contain them while they were printing.

Clamp the sides, big steel plates top and bottom, and a center stop block to limit travel and support the flats:


The stop block was a bit small on round 1, so I cut a new one a bit bigger, and came up with a very workable oval.


That one pressed a bit crooked because my top steel plate hung up on a 4x4 I had sitting nearby, so it isn't perfect. I'll press the three I need tomorrow. The tools did Crack at the base of the radius on the last oval, but it really doesn't matter because the wood fully supports the blocks. I am printing a new set as I type this anyway.

This is 2-1/4" tubing. The radii of the forming dies are 5/8"

In a past life I was a metalforming tooling designer. I would often do prototypes out of wood/MDF to get bend radii and other things right. The printer is so much easier as I can just export my models as STL files, and I can print whatever dimensions I need. I am not limited to whatever router bits and such are available.

Very cool! This is what I love about 3D printing!

 

[ER70S-2]

Anyone tried TPU foam? I'm getting started on one of the 3D Mobility wheelchairs that @jeepxj linked and want to be able to print the cushions

@mike93lx I just printed this gasket on a H2D with Siraya Tech's profile and it came out perfectly. I did not touch one setting.

 

[PelicanPines]

FWIW... Those prints are protecting $6,000 of insulin... If I didn't have insurance.

 

[mike93lx]

@mike93lx I just printed this gasket on a H2D with Siraya Tech's profile and it came out perfectly. I did not touch one setting.

Looks great. Is that foam soft enough for a cushion?

 

[ER70S-2]

Looks great. Is that foam soft enough for a cushion?

It can be pretty firm depending on infill, perimeters, etc., but it may be squishy enough if you use less infill. You may also have to experiment with different infill patterns. If it doesn't work for a cushion, I'm sure you won't be sad to have it around for other stuff.

I wonder if normal TPU will stick to it. It might be cool to use foam for infill and normal TPU for the wearing surface.

 

[Bodj Built]

I dropped by the manufacturing class here at work last week and they had a TPU shoe they 3D printed. I couldn't get my foot in because the rubber stuck to my socks hah. Something to think about with cushions - they might need some sort of upholstery cover.

 

[pcrov]

I made a pretty box for my extremely cheap whetstone.

https://makerworld.com/en/models/2285132-whetstone-box#profileId-2492374

 

[ptt49er]

Makerworld.com file...

Now to print another. One for the home office and one for work!

 

[kaymccampbell]

And remixed and reprinted. And the burner is ready to rock and get my year's worth of **** churned out.

 

[jeepxj]

its how we dry the filament. leave it in the pool.

 

[jayz66ragtop]

Looks great. Is that foam soft enough for a cushion?

That's what I've been wondering ever since I saw a pair of 3D printed shoes. Use that for the "where it touches my feet" and use regular 95A or TPU for AMS for the "where it touches the outside world". Just haven't braved figuring that out and baby sitting the machine to manually swap filament. Although I wonder if the Bambu slicer would be able to juggle the foaming TPU and TPU for AMS on it's own if I put the foaming TPU on the external spool holder.

 

[bugnut]

Made a quick attachment deer feeder so I can just carry one into the woods and without draining the corn from the barrel mount another thrower motor.

Parts required:
Dollar store plastic trash can & wire trash can
3d printed blast gate
3-20mm neodymium magnets
3d printed backer ring-acts a stiffener for the magnets
1 steel ring 6” od x 4”id x.12 thk
Moultrie feeder motor
Misc hardware

When assembled as shown the four outermost bolt holes in the blast gate secure the assembly to the barrel/feeder. When affixed I can now close the blast gate, remove the motor assembly in it’s entirety, because of the magnets and replace it with another unit.

Another benefit of this setup is it has been keeping, *****, squirrels and birds out of the feeder motor and assembly. The upside down trash can focuses the throw into a smaller area also.

 

[mike93lx]

Made a quick attachment deer feeder so I can just carry one into the woods and without draining the corn from the barrel mount another thrower motor.

Parts required:
Dollar store plastic trash can & wire trash can
3d printed blast gate
3-20mm neodymium magnets
3d printed backer ring-acts a stiffener for the magnets
1 steel ring 6” od x 4”id x.12 thk
Moultrie feeder motor
Misc hardware

When assembled as shown the four outermost bolt holes in the blast gate secure the assembly to the barrel/feeder. When affixed I can now close the blast gate, remove the motor assembly in it’s entirety, because of the magnets and replace it with another unit.

Another benefit of this setup is it has been keeping, *****, squirrels and birds out of the feeder motor and assembly. The upside down trash can focuses the throw into a smaller area also.

That's pretty cool.

Did you design it or find the files online?

 

[jeepxj]

Oooooo

 

[duneslider]

Oooooo

I've seen a few similar to this recently and they are super cool, most of the others I have seen are more to house some sort of smart speaker.

 

[mike93lx]

95a TPU showed up today and one roll is in the dryer. Rest of the filament shows up tomorrow . Hopefully by the end of next week, I'll be well on my way to one of these. The chair will be black, blue and purple, with red tires. If all goes well, then I'll pick up some TPU foam for the cushion.

Just need the hardware to show up...

Unfortunately, due to school house spools' inability to simply ship orders before they are placed, the filament for this won't arrive before snowpocalypse

 

[kaymccampbell]

Unfortunately, due to school house spools' inability to simply ship orders before they are placed, the filament for this won't arrive before snowpocalypse

So, basically psychic auto-ship. I'm sure if you build it, he'll be glad to beta it.

 

[bugnut]

@mike93lx It is of my own design. Just another problem to solve making things easier. If anyone wants the files shout out as I don't post them online.

That's pretty cool.

Did you design it or find the files online?

 

[bugnut]

Today I added 3 more different style deer feeders to the list. The constant changes by manufacturers is a bit of a pain in the ****. Pics coming....

 

[LeonardY]

Back in September of last year. My Qidi X-Max heated bed plate connector came off. Turned out the thermister failed. Causing the solder to melt.
I contacted Qidi and after some miscommunication. I bought and received a new bed. (I know I posted that somewhere. It's not important.)

What is important is Qidi customer service sent me a follow up email last week. Asking if everything was functioning on the printer. That is unbelievable in this day and age.