Official 3DP Thread

[rifleman_btx]

Very cool!!!!! Merry Christmas Bro!!! :Cool:

Thanks brother! Merry Christmas to you as well!

[rifleman_btx]

Got it sticking well ever since the first 2 fails.

So far I have a puppy (test print on the micro SD that came with the printer) a back cover for the LCD control panel and 3 scroll tubes for playing D&D (dungeon master props)

Now to send the F4 Phantom cockpit to the slicer...

Whats the plate made of? If you can find one to fit your build plate get some glass for it, then some aquanet hairspray, spray the glass and let it dry. That seem to be the secret for me to get rocking with satisfactory results. Once you get going, theres no looking back!

[fhhuber]

Got it sticking well ever since the first 2 fails.

So far I have a puppy (test print on the micro SD that came with the printer) a back cover for the LCD control panel and 3 scroll tubes for playing D&D (dungeon master props)

Now to send the F4 Phantom cockpit to the slicer...

[Hardway]

Very cool!!!!! Merry Christmas Bro!!! :Cool:

[rifleman_btx]

Getting one closer then ill start my plane. :) i hope it flys well, once i get it dialed in itll be my sons then hopefully i will also have my pt17 ready as well.

[Elbee]

FHH, I found that until I printed 8-10 prints the bed was just 'too new' for the parts to stick well. I used the glue that came with my Prusa, but until I scuffed up the heat bed and wiped it with acetone I could not get good prints. I wipe the bed before a print every time now and don't need the glue at all. Your issue with the heat bed will get better as you break it in. Post pics. Best, LB

[fhhuber]

My 3D printer arrived today.
Ender 3

Its doing the test print that came with it right now.

A couple of failed starts, dragging the filament rather than it sticking from bed being too far from the print head, but this time its sticking well.

[rifleman_btx]

Just did the nose gear for my sons plane, as a test for the 3dprintlab files. Should be good to go now.

[rifleman_btx]

Thanks brother!

[Woodcock]

I finally got an edf pod finished, turned out pretty well.

Nice Rman!

Woody

[rifleman_btx]

Thanks brother, intrested to see how the spinner comes out. I started to do some of smaller prints for the PT17, and im looking at tomorrow to start the Cessna project with my son. Hes been looking forward to this one. :)

[Elbee]

I finally got an edf pod finished, turned out pretty well.

RM, Looks great, good work. Best, LB

[rifleman_btx]

I finally got an edf pod finished, turned out pretty well.

[Elbee]

Hey Y'all, First shot at a more scale-like spinner. I added a half a millimeter to account for some shrinkage but I did not get that evidently. I will go with exact measurements for the second attempt. Also, does anyone know how I can increase the number of facets to get a smoother result? I started with a small ellipse and designed from there. Nothin' beats a failure, but a try...so onward. Best, LB

[rifleman_btx]

And heres another one.

[rifleman_btx]

This came out good, but i do need to play with some settings to get it perfect

[rifleman_btx]

They are great, especially when they run how they should. They do require experimentation to get things to come out nice, but once done man it sure is fun!

[fhhuber]

Going to have to get a 3D printer. I'm finding more and more that I want to make.

[rifleman_btx]

I printed a retract mount for the A10 that turned out nice. Printed in ABS

[rifleman_btx]

Thanks bro! Same to you! And here is the automotive clip.