Official 3DP Thread

[fhhuber]

Printed a few silly little chuck gliders... Now trying an RC flying wing

https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2044074

The nose has started printing.
I might have a printed plane in about a week...

[rifleman_btx]

8 of 12 printed and glued together

[slamdance64]

Well, I am having no problems printing with PETG now. I think that it will be my go to as well. I will be printing my cockpit set for my A-10 from DirtyDee in PETG in between our OpenRC F1 cars.
I will try to fit in a MiG-15 part or two as well.

[Gilatrout]

That's a nice setup Gilatrout. I am sure that I have a spare 19" rack mount drawer (or sliding version) for a Surface. I may just put in a rasberry Pi Zero W so I can print direct from my PC. We will see.

I am having a second attempt at printing PTEG, as my first attempt I read that it may be super stuck to the bed so use windex instead. Well all that did was peel from the bed. That was a learning exercise. I had to use acetone to bring the print bed back to normal. Things are going much better the 2nd time :-)

I generally prefer PETG these days. Some thermal resistance, but still fairly easy to print.

I'll have to try the Windex thing because if the print cools it's almost impossible to remove from the bed.

One thing I didn't mention is I have a foam mat under the printer to dampen vibrations. Just a simple black craft foam rectangle I got from Hobby Lobby. You can find it in the kids crafts section there.

Right now I'm working on a charging case that uses both 3D printed and laser cut parts. It's coming out really nicely. I should start a thread on it. I've also recently made a scaleish pitot tube for the big Carbon Z Cessna I'm repainting. It's plumbed for the Spektrum airspeed telemetry module, but I haven't decided to include the module in the finished plane.

[slamdance64]

Here is my Lack enclosure. I embedded IKea LED puck lights in the top. There is also a smoke detector just in case.

Also the space between the legs is exactly 19inches so standard A/V and computer rack mounted gear can be attached. I added a shelf holding an old Surface 1 computer and a pull out keyboard below to drive updates etc.

That's a nice setup Gilatrout. I am sure that I have a spare 19" rack mount drawer (or sliding version) for a Surface. I may just put in a rasberry Pi Zero W so I can print direct from my PC. We will see.

I am having a second attempt at printing PTEG, as my first attempt I read that it may be super stuck to the bed so use windex instead. Well all that did was peel from the bed. That was a learning exercise. I had to use acetone to bring the print bed back to normal. Things are going much better the 2nd time :-)

[rifleman_btx]

Thanks brother! Im very happy with this plane. Very few headaches involved here:Cool:

[Woodcock]

Good Job rifleman!

Woodcock

[rifleman_btx]

Video of the Edge flying

[Elbee]

That is soooo cool. I like the add-on for the laptop. Well done, GT. Best, LB

[Gilatrout]

SD64, Welcome to the 3DPUP and I, too, have an i3Mk3 and simply love it. :Cool: The Ikea enclosure is a great upgrade, I had a little problem with the parts cracking with the mismatch sizing of the Lack Table parts with the 3DP parts. Easily solved with the assistance of clear Gorilla Glue and a bit of patience. Not wanting to be presumptuous, if I can be of any help, just let me know. Best, LB

Here is my Lack enclosure. I embedded IKea LED puck lights in the top. There is also a smoke detector just in case.

Also the space between the legs is exactly 19inches so standard A/V and computer rack mounted gear can be attached. I added a shelf holding an old Surface 1 computer and a pull out keyboard below to drive updates etc.

[Elbee]

SD64, Welcome to the 3DPUP and I, too, have an i3Mk3 and simply love it. :Cool: The Ikea enclosure is a great upgrade, I had a little problem with the parts cracking with the mismatch sizing of the Lack Table parts with the 3DP parts. Easily solved with the assistance of clear Gorilla Glue and a bit of patience. Not wanting to be presumptuous, if I can be of any help, just let me know. Best, LB

[slamdance64]

I have put my Prusa I3 MK3S printer together and after only having 1 problem, it's up and running. I am waiting for a SD card writer for my PC so I can produce some real airplane parts (and weapons for my A-10 and F-4). I really love that I can get all of the PLA or PETG from Amazon rather quickly too. My 8 yr old son is more impressed by the Dragon and the batarang's that come with the printer. I got him hooked on a OpenRC F1 car, so that's up on the build queue already (well 2 of them). I can't let him have all of the fun :-)
So far I can print all I want in PLA as it passes the test with my wife. The printer is so quiet, I wonder if I will be able to hear it when it's in the enclosure soon. :-)
First up is PETG for printing the Ikea Lack enclosure parts when my SD writer arrives tomorrow.
Just to be different, I purchased the prints for the Mig-15 so I will post some pics as soon as that SD Writer shows up.

[rifleman_btx]

Im happy but kinds sad at the same time seeing that i can get pretty much everything but the reciever from motion. Now that they quit selling frsky S8Rs. All the other components will come from motion.

[rifleman_btx]

Think im just gonna run a 6s power system in my F86. Run a freewing 12 blade from motion with the 130A esc combo buy:Cool:

[rifleman_btx]

Ive also got an IL2 waiting after this one is complete

[Hardway]

Love it! :Cool::Cool::Cool::)

[rifleman_btx]

:Scared:This is gonna be one big jet!

[rifleman_btx]

Will do, im really enjoying this 3d printing stuff. LOL

[Hardway]

Awesome!!!!!! Have fun Bro!!! :)

[rifleman_btx]

Starting on the F86.:Cool: