Hi Guys...
Got just got back from a "medical thing" that left me incapacitated for a day. Still not 100% nut at least I can sit upright for a while! :-)
Attached are pictures of my "Spocktipus" (available on [www.thingiverse.com]). It measures about 6" in diameter and I'm fairly impressed by the detail my printer put into it even though is used such a high layer height and temperature (the translucent filament makes it look the a gemstone!)
The.4MM layer height was actually the specification that the filament make gave to maximize the transparency of the plastic. I tend to think the stringing I experience was a result of the high temp of the plastic itself. At 230C the plastic become VERY fluid (example, while the Hot end was heating up, the plastic would tend to drip out of the end of the nozzle as it got close to temp.) Will try it again with a lower nozzle temp and see what that does.
One thing I have had answered yet is this - on MY printer, when it's done printing, the bed goes all the way beck into the machine (resetting the position of the machine to 0X, 0Y) but to get the print out I have to manually move the bed all the way forward (Y220) to make it accessible. My question - Is there a way to manually set the "Home" after printing to the required Y22 or will Ihave to do this forever? :-) Not a big hassle just a minor irritation...
Thanks for ALL your help guy! I really appreciate it!
Don
P.S. - As a test.. Just ran the Spoctipus again. This time I used 203C for the temp and .2 layer height. The head got hung up on the model and offset the layer quite badly and one of the tentacles broke loose from the bed and curled up. This hung on the head and threw the the layer off... so apparently the filament was not sticking to the bed properly thus allowing it to pop up. I think this would be a funtion of the Temp.. I am printing on Plue tape on an unheated bed.... hmmm the beat goes on.
Got just got back from a "medical thing" that left me incapacitated for a day. Still not 100% nut at least I can sit upright for a while! :-)
Attached are pictures of my "Spocktipus" (available on [www.thingiverse.com]). It measures about 6" in diameter and I'm fairly impressed by the detail my printer put into it even though is used such a high layer height and temperature (the translucent filament makes it look the a gemstone!)
The.4MM layer height was actually the specification that the filament make gave to maximize the transparency of the plastic. I tend to think the stringing I experience was a result of the high temp of the plastic itself. At 230C the plastic become VERY fluid (example, while the Hot end was heating up, the plastic would tend to drip out of the end of the nozzle as it got close to temp.) Will try it again with a lower nozzle temp and see what that does.
One thing I have had answered yet is this - on MY printer, when it's done printing, the bed goes all the way beck into the machine (resetting the position of the machine to 0X, 0Y) but to get the print out I have to manually move the bed all the way forward (Y220) to make it accessible. My question - Is there a way to manually set the "Home" after printing to the required Y22 or will Ihave to do this forever? :-) Not a big hassle just a minor irritation...
Thanks for ALL your help guy! I really appreciate it!
Don
P.S. - As a test.. Just ran the Spoctipus again. This time I used 203C for the temp and .2 layer height. The head got hung up on the model and offset the layer quite badly and one of the tentacles broke loose from the bed and curled up. This hung on the head and threw the the layer off... so apparently the filament was not sticking to the bed properly thus allowing it to pop up. I think this would be a funtion of the Temp.. I am printing on Plue tape on an unheated bed.... hmmm the beat goes on.