Official 3DP Thread

[rifleman_btx]

Sometimes they don't loose them they get taken in customs. I lost a shipment my batteries once. Got the plane but no batteries. I told HK, and they just sent a package with just the batteries. Kinda sucks.

Woody

It was lost in Texas, from Oregon :(

[Elbee]

Wings done, and now just gap filling with ABS glue before I lay on some 3/4oz glass onto the wings. Also, a shot with the rest of my fleet to help give a sense of scale. The FW A-10 was my biggest plane until now.

Gawdfreedanials that is amazing, DD. 'Nuff said, sir. Bravo Zulu. Best, LB

[RCjetdude]

None of the CAs I've tried in China work with my Chinese PLA, go figure.

I'm glad you're liking the Ender 3 Pro. I've been very happy with my two Ender 3s for the price point.

Interesting... Even 3DLabPrint says to use CA to glue the F-86 together. I used Hatchbox PLA and Zap-a-Gap on the Rex.

[fhhuber]

Thin, like water as it comes out of the bottle, doesn't seem to work.

What is working for me is the stuff that holds shape like miniature toothpaste as it comes out of the tube.

https://www.harborfreight.com/10-piece-super-glue-gel-68349.html

With this brand PLA

https://www.amazon.com/Inland-1-75mm-White-Printer-Filament/dp/B00YQBAFX6

Cheap stuff.

[Alpha]

Yes, like fhhuber said, I just used CA and a little accelerator to glue it together. I got an Ender 3 Pro and the prints came out very nice with minimal clean up. It is a very good looking model and I was super stoked when I found the files. It was one if those get to know my new printer projects.

None of the CAs I've tried in China work with my Chinese PLA, go figure.

I'm glad you're liking the Ender 3 Pro. I've been very happy with my two Ender 3s for the price point.

[fhhuber]

Solution to wanting to one piece print a .60 glow size fuselage is not far.

Extending the rails and a long build plate....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCTbLZ2_m-w

[RCjetdude]

I've been eyeing that file on Thingiverse for a while, yours looks killer, as expected. What did you use to bond the parts together?

Yes, like fhhuber said, I just used CA and a little accelerator to glue it together. I got an Ender 3 Pro and the prints came out very nice with minimal clean up. It is a very good looking model and I was super stoked when I found the files. It was one if those get to know my new printer projects.

[fhhuber]

For PLA I am gluing things together with the cheap super glue gel from Harbor Freight. The joints are stronger than the PLA.

The brand of the PLA my matter... They are not equal. Even the natural vs various colors within the "Inland" brand I have been using makes a difference in flexibility and strength.
White is weakest stiffest and a "Dragon's Egg" print will shatter if dropped. The natural is the most flexible and seems strongest so far and the "Dragon's Egg" printed with the same settings will bounce.

I haven't done the T-Rex skeleton, but I have been doing a lot of "minis" for tabletop games that will have similar needs if printed in the same material.

[Alpha]

All done... I like how it turned out.

I've been eyeing that file on Thingiverse for a while, yours looks killer, as expected. What did you use to bond the parts together?

[Dirty Dee]

Wings done, and now just gap filling with ABS glue before I lay on some 3/4oz glass onto the wings.

Also a shot with the rest of my fleet to help give a sense of scale. The FW A-10 was my biggest plane until now.

[Woodcock]

FedEx lost the motors in shipping, so just waiting on them and hobbyking to figure out what they plan to do. They also lost 3 lipos in that shipment. It would have been done a month ago had the motors made it here.:Angry: as for the printed parts, everything is all printed, and all the electronics are installed.

Sometimes they don't loose them they get taken in customs. I lost a shipment my batteries once. Got the plane but no batteries. I told HK, and they just sent a package with just the batteries. Kinda sucks.

Woody

[Woodcock]

I can see why you would print that RCDinoDude. That's really cool.

Woody

[RCjetdude]

All done... I like how it turned out.

[Hardway]

:Cool:Love it!

[RCjetdude]

Not a plane but still 3D printed. Downloaded from Thingiverse and printed in white PLA. I am now in the process of painting it. The thing is almost 24" long.

[rifleman_btx]

Yes indeed, im in the process of testing filacube filaments. They call it PLA2 so prints much hotter than PLA (225 vs 210), and took me a little while to finally get the printer calibrated for it. Dropping the retraction distance and Speeding up the retraction a bit as well. The results are so much smoother and cleaner.

[Elbee]

Back to printing my Sabre. PLA+

RCJD, Those are beautiful parts, sir. Best, LB

[RCjetdude]

Back to printing my Sabre. PLA+

[rifleman_btx]

FedEx lost the motors in shipping, so just waiting on them and hobbyking to figure out what they plan to do. They also lost 3 lipos in that shipment. It would have been done a month ago had the motors made it here.:Angry: as for the printed parts, everything is all printed, and all the electronics are installed.

[Woodcock]

I had to get a warranty replacement main board for my printer, so restarted my printer yesterday to catch up on reprinting my edge wings. The failure was caused by a dead cooling fan. On the main board, hence required a full board replacement.

Rifle, what happened to the PBY?

Woody