The 3D Printer Thread

[Lazadude]

As the friv purchases thread shows, there's a fair few of us with 3d printers. Thread to show what you've made, what mods you've done to your printer and useful thingiverse links.

I'm in the market for a new one, keep looking at dual extruders so I can make PVA supports.

[Lazadude]

Do people do any of their own designing? What software do you use?

[Lazadude]

PAHT would be your best bet, if the printer can handle it.

[Lazadude]

Anyone using a resin printer? Thinking of getting something like a Mono X to do miniatures and things with.

[Lazadude]

Web printing sites make their money from printing lots of small things at once with a large print bed. If you take up their whole print bed, theyll charge you for it.

Although 300mm doesn't sound too massive...

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Sway said:

Using paid for, fully supported files. The new machine (which is so far ahead of the OG Photon it's unreal). A proper workspace and some thought to the work flow. Plus a useful 'trick' now in the software to clean the VAT really safely - and I bloody love it!

Still terrified of spending the hours supporting free files and having the massively increased risks of failures...

It really does need a dedicated, heated and ventilated workspace separated from any form of 'living space'. Eco resin is great as no VOCs, but still damned nasty. Do not underestimate the HSE elements - it's virtually asbestos like in it's potential nastiness, and incredibly stupidly mentally crap for the environment if not handled properly.

The prints look good.

I'd be interested in anything you've learnt so far with it. I'm pretty sure I want a Mono X, like you will be for war gaming terrain and miniatures (Bolt action + mordheim in my case) .

So the idea of having it in my home office with my prusa mk3 is a bad idea..?

[Lazadude]

Just bought myself a photon mono x for Christmas with the wash/cure station.

Never printed in resin before, so this will be a fun learning curve.

[Lazadude]

Just got an Ender 2 for £10 from someone that didnt want it anymore.. All my previous printing has been years of SLA, now dipping into FDM.

Open to any FDM insights or pointers that the collective has. It can't be that different is my thinking, its a similar process as SLA except its upside down.

[Lazadude]

I've ordered a P1S with AMS to replace my Ender 2 thats been used for years, anyone have any QOL upgrade suggestions for the P1S?

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Caddyshack said:

Can anyone please recommend a quality PLA for my Artillery printer, I had SUN PLA before but it has become old and I want to try another make as my printer was glitchy last time I tried.

Any other requirements? Silk? Colour?

I quite like the Eryone PLA on Amazon

[Lazadude]

You can buy a filament dryer, for example this does 4 reels at once - https://www.3djake.uk/sunlu/filadryer-s4

[Lazadude]

.:ian:. said:

You have under £300 - Ender 3 V3 KE or Bambu A1 ?

Ender is £230 and A1 is £270, both on sale currently.

From looking around Ender is a bit less polished, a bit more tinkering required.
Bambu is more polished, better software, more plug in and go ?

Otherwise, apart from a slightly larger bed on the A1, they seem pretty similar spec wise?

A1 all day.

[Lazadude]

.:ian:. said:

A1 ordered.

Also some filament from ebay, some of the sellers have 15% with code sizzle15 - got 4 reels for 3 then 15% off, ended up at about £10/reel!

Not all filament is the same, just FYI, but just starting out itll be fine.

I just started a 4 colour single print via the AMS. Just waiting to see how that comes out in 18 hours...

[Lazadude]

I like the Eryone filament, eSun is good too.

Some cool PLA Silks that are bi/tri colour and also colour shift.

Printed 2 ducks with 4 colours of the AMS, the amount of poop is crazy. My next thing is to fiddle with the flushing amounts to try bring that down.

Something like this: https://www.printables.com/model/456273-bambu-ams-...