Official 3DP Thread

[Hardway]

Happy Holidays Bro!!!! Glad the printer is working well!! :Cool:

[rifleman_btx]

Heres an abs rocket, first successful print

[rifleman_btx]

Now going to test some abs for the first time. Just going to try a automotive body panel pin.

[rifleman_btx]

Im extremely pleased with how this little tree turned out on my printer after i got a glass top for it.

[Elbee]

LOLLOLLOL , copy that.

[rifleman_btx]

LOL oh yeah when you figure those out and print them you gotta post the pics!LOL

[Elbee]

RFMBTX, Yeah, it looks pretty cool, perhaps I need a Corsair or a Hellcat. LOL I am currently printing our Croatian Squawk contributor MesRCPilot cockpit goodies for his Flightline Spit and will get that to him ASAP. Oh, and Tammes wants me to print transparent feathers and cubes with slots over the weekend. Don't ask, b'cuz, I don't have a clue. LOL Best, LB

[rifleman_btx]

I might just do that, if they look as good as the f86 you're building that will be a fun project

[Elbee]

Hey Y'all, 3D Labs is offering a Pratt & Whitney 2800 Double Wasp engine for 3DP for $10. https://3dlabprint.com/shop/pratt-wh...r-2800-engine/ It is scaled to their Corsair which is approximately 1/6th scale. If you use 3DSimplify it can be scaled to fit the MotionRC Corsair or any airframe for that matter. I downloaded the files and will post here with pictures when I print it. Best, LB

[rifleman_btx]

Thanks this is a serious addiction! LOLand im just printing upgrade pieces for this printer. Once i get the printer how i want its on to the RC!

[boomer108]

Tried a more complex parts.

Looks like you've got it,looking good!

[rifleman_btx]

Tried a more complex parts.

[rifleman_btx]

Thats what i would try, ive been doing upgrade prints for my printer. Then once i have things on the printer how i want its game time!

[Alpha]

Hey Y'all, First print with MatterHackers 'Transparent White' on the first of the F-86 canopy sections. It is 'clear' enough for this project and I like the structure showing through. Would definately try PETG or Polycarbonate. Best, LB

I wonder if it would be better in that case to use this canopy print as the base to create a buck for use in a vaccuform machine. You'd need to reinforce it with formers to retain the structural rigidity required of the original part, but at least the end result would be an actually clear canopy.

[RCjetdude]

I have not yet tried Acetone. May do it on a scrap to test.

[Elbee]

RCJD, I dig the structure but using ABS you could polish it somewhat. I tried acetone polish on a piece of the PLA filament and it clouded it. Also, the walls are so thin I am certain it would melt it. Have you tried smoothing your ABS structure? Best, LB

[RCjetdude]

Nice! If it weren't for needing to be a structural part with all the ribbing that would be fairly transparent.

[Elbee]

Hey Y'all, First print with MatterHackers 'Transparent White' on the first of the F-86 canopy sections. It is 'clear' enough for this project and I like the structure showing through. Would definately try PETG or Polycarbonate. Best, LB

[Elbee]

PLA Print of the Raptor Ejection Seat. Detail setting Prusa i3 Mk3 with 10% fill. Nice detail on sides but not so much on face of the seat. I rotated the print to print seat face upward. Best, LB

[Elbee]

Thanks, DD. Do you think when I print the F-86 in ABS I should increase the nozzle temp above ABS listings? In PLA it prints at 230C as compared to 210C normally with Prusa settings. Again, the question is the thin wall construction of the stl files and not a warping issue, so far. LB