member of @staff, lapsed linguist and drummer, electronics hobbyist
zip's bf
no supervisor but ludd means the threads any good
(also my first PETG print ever and my first 0.6mm nozzle print ever)
not perfect but lookin pretty good!
plastic is polymaker polylite PETG silver, model is a reinforcing bracket for LACK tables because putting this thing on a LACK table has revealed how wobbly they are even at comparatively modest print speeds (100-120mm/s)
usually 'first PETG print' photos have perfect glass flakes on the bottom so im glad you did your homework >_>
ironically the first-layer problems I had were with it refusing to stick well enough, because prusaslicer's built-in PETG profiles turn up fan speed to 100% for the bottom layer of top solid infill and that (at least in a non-enclosed printer) made it curl instantly
oof. I should get back into printing it but i ran out of tape to protect my glass bed and couldn't be assed and now its two years later <_<
yeahhhhh 🙁 for what it's worth powder-coated steel PEI flex beds work great with PETG with no additional surface treatment!
I don't really understand how any of this works, but it does give me a level of pleasure to ,watch the process unfold and see a thing made from scratch and be like "damn that's a solid-looking part of a thing." Congratulations!
thank you! honestly a 3d printer is a very useful household appliance to have, but even if you're casually interested I wouldn't recommend going to all the trouble I went to unless you get way into it -- there are cheap off-the-shelf printers which are more than sufficient
You're welcome! That's good to know about off-shelf printers. What would you say is most useful thing about having one as an appliance? I hadn't really considered them in that way. It would be neat to be able to print records, though I understand that's a costly endeavor with lower fidelity than pressed vinyl.
they can print a bunch of small bespoke household objects that are suited to being made out of plastic (i.e. don't need to be super heat-resistant or carry a lot of weight); I've got some cable management clips and small pocket-size single-dose travel pill containers that I've printed, as well as printed organizers for various small fasteners and electronic components.
they can also produce replacements for plastic parts of mass-produced things that break, if someone's either designed a freely-available replacement or you have the knowledge/dedication to reverse-engineer them.
I was actually unfamiliar with the fact that people had 3d printed working records! this is fascinating.
That makes sense about making bits and bobs like cable management and lil breakable plastic bits. That sounds cool to have around.
The record stuff is kinda neat. I mostly remember some older articles about it where it was in the realm of a bad lathe-cut, but hopefully people will keep workin at it.
ok last question: do you have any recommendations for off-the-shelf printers?
the one that folks seem to be recommending a lot recently is the sovol sv06, which prints objects up to about 8.5x8.5x10 inches: https://sovol3d.com/products/sovol-sv06-direct-drive-3d-printer
yeah! this is also a great option if you only need to print occasionally. plastic is only $20-30/kg (and a kilogram of plastic is surprisingly large, especially since printed parts are mostly hollow!) and a well-tuned printer runs mostly without human intervention.
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