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Thread: 3D Printing thread
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July 10th, 2021, 07:54 PM #11
Re: 3D Printing thread
Rules are written in the stone,
Break the rules and you get no bones,
all you get is ridicule, laughter,
and a trip to the house of pain.
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July 10th, 2021, 08:59 PM #12
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July 10th, 2021, 09:01 PM #13
Re: 3D Printing thread
Rules are written in the stone,
Break the rules and you get no bones,
all you get is ridicule, laughter,
and a trip to the house of pain.
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July 10th, 2021, 10:04 PM #14Active Member
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Re: 3D Printing thread
Look into the polycarbonate blends. If your printer can reach the required temps it's much more forgiving to print then abs, doesn't stink to high heaven, is stronger, and can withstand higher temps. In my experience it also prints great.
I use the prusa stuff but there are a few options out there.
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July 11th, 2021, 09:11 PM #15Grand Member
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July 11th, 2021, 09:42 PM #16
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My max is 100 on the bed and 250 on extruder and I had it all the way up. I didn't have glue stick but after the first one lifted I sprayed the bed with Elmer's spray glue and that didn't work at all. Just made it slimey and messy. Went back to pla. I'll give it a try again at some point. I would like to try the polycarbonate. I read a little about it after it was mentioned here
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July 11th, 2021, 09:53 PM #17
Re: 3D Printing thread
Well, I thought this thread may just be what I need to get me interested in actually pursuing this.
Two pages in and I'm like "this sounds like a pain in the ass".
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July 12th, 2021, 07:03 AM #18Active Member
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Re: 3D Printing thread
It hasn't been from my experience, with the exception of trying ABS, which really should be printed in an enclosure for anything big. Most other plastics are easy to print with.
I started with my first prusa printer a few years back. Got it, took it out of the box, downloaded a file from thingiverse and told it to print. Few hours later I had an object.
Just like everything else, if you buy the cheaper stuff (printers, plastic) expect to have to mess with it. My small army of prusa printers require shockingly little to keep on printing.
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July 12th, 2021, 08:00 AM #19
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I'll second this.. Sure, abs didn't work for me but I put about 2 minutes into it. Everything else has printed flawlessly. There's definitely a lot of useless stuff to print, but also a lot of useful stuff. It can take a while to print things but you don't have to be there. I would set up a part or multiple parts to print in the evening, check on it an hour or so in to make sure adhereing to the bed and going well, then in the morning I have a part or parts done. The cnc can't be left unattended but also works a lot faster.
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July 12th, 2021, 09:58 AM #20Junior Member
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Re: 3D Printing thread
Dont be discouraged man. Sure there’s a learning curve but start small. So far I’ve only used PLA+ for my prints with amazing results. I bought an Ender 3 and so far have only had minor tinkering with it. Search for CTRLPEW and find their website there’s a ton of info on getting started there.
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