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[Biggredchev]

Elaborate just a bit please. On both points.

The wiring to the hot end. Its like anything else, after a while the wires break and makes stuff not work. Usually when the machine loses a signal itll kill the machine or just the heats and extruder depending on how your printer is setup. Ive seen it happen alot on our printers. Id put money on the wiring (whip) to the hot end because the bed wiring doesn’t really move (unless yours does, not sure what printer you have).

More info on the big printer can be had here https://www.seemecnc.com/. Not pushing anything, I just work there lol

Kinda looks like a stretched-out Monoprice Delta Pro.

Yep, but USA made. Only china thing in ours is the stepper motors and power supply.

 

[fullmetaljesus]

The wiring to the hot end. Its like anything else, after a while the wires break and makes stuff not work. Usually when the machine loses a signal itll kill the machine or just the heats and extruder depending on how your printer is setup. Ive seen it happen alot on our printers. Id put money on the wiring (whip) to the hot end because the bed wiring doesn’t really move (unless yours does, not sure what printer you have).

More info on the big printer can be had here https://www.seemecnc.com/. Not pushing anything, I just work there lol

Yep, but USA made. Only china thing in ours is the stepper motors and power supply.

I've got a maker select V2.

I'm pretty sure those wires are good but I'll double check them again.

 

[cbhausen]

On the verge of ordering an Elegoo Saturn… anyone have any experience with one?

 

[hoosierdoc]

Creality Ender 5 plus. Recently had my run-out sensor get clogged with broken filament. Replaced the feeder with all aluminum. Really need to go go direct drive i think. And get a quiet board

 

[hoosierdoc]

Modified a thing. Snowman that I wanted as a handrail cap for our staircase. The paint has rubbed off leaving the stained wood visible. I wanted to hide it so i hollowed it out

Printed in PLA+ silk white and then painted. I cut a metal rod and super glued it in to pin front and back halves together

Snowman by hoosierdoc

I wanted to make an end cap for our stair rail to be festive and hide some chipped paint. Found the linked file and added a hollow base. To fit my post I expanded the files to 146% of their size before printing. Measure your post. It has peg holes for 3mm filament but I don't have any, used a...

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[BroodXI]

Decided it was time to get the kids their own printer. unfortuantely i decided not to build it with the kids as i had big plans for their printer. Got an Ender 3 v2 on black friday for 200 shipped. It arrived within 7 days, and i voided the warranty the moment i got it out of the box. Junked the hotend, and grabbed a v6 that was a spare from a prusa bear build. Flashed Klipper and printed a new tool head. If you haven't seen it yet, the Voron Afterburner is the bomb. I'm digging Klipper.

 

[hoosierdoc]

I made a piece so i can put him on the capo on my guitar while i play

 

[hoosierdoc]

Decided it was time to get the kids their own printer. unfortuantely i decided not to build it with the kids as i had big plans for their printer. Got an Ender 3 v2 on black friday for 200 shipped. It arrived within 7 days, and i voided the warranty the moment i got it out of the box. Junked the hotend, and grabbed a v6 that was a spare from a prusa bear build. Flashed Klipper and printed a new tool head. If you haven't seen it yet, the Voron Afterburner is the bomb. I'm digging Klipper. View attachment 171496

I have seen people printing 300mm/sec with Klipper and upgraded hot ends. How fast are you printing?

I flipped my bed over to smooth glass and the adhesion is amazing

 

[BroodXI]

I have seen people printing 300mm/sec with Klipper and upgraded hot ends. How fast are you printing?

I flipped my bed over to smooth glass and the adhesion is amazing

i just did a resonance tune and pressure advance on it today. really haven't pushed it yet. once i feel i have it tuned, i'll see how fast it'll go.

 

[Jtgarner]

Had to post here now that I found it!
I have an Ender 3 V2, slicing with cura and doing some light modeling with tinkercad. I even taught some kids to model and we made turkey pot calls that we printed!
Here are a few of my prints:

 

[hoosierdoc]

Finally got them painted. Need to paint the base next.

 

[BroodXI]

longest print to date. almost 30 hours. dice tower

 

[GRAVES219]

Had to post here now that I found it!
I have an Ender 3 V2, slicing with cura and doing some light modeling with tinkercad. I even taught some kids to model and we made turkey pot calls that we printed!
Here are a few of my prints:

What're the dimensions on that lego skeleton? My son would LOVE that.

 

[hoosierdoc]

Made a McRib mold for my brother in law who loves them.

 

[BroodXI]

Made a McRib mold for my brother in law who loves them.

what did you print with? i tried some o-rings in tpu for one of the kid's water bottle and after awhile it started molding

 

[hoosierdoc]

what did you print with? i tried some o-rings in tpu for one of the kid's water bottle and after awhile it started molding

PLA. Def not food safe. Line with plastic wrap around the meat

 

[BroodXI]

PLA. Def not food safe. Line with plastic wrap around the meat

you just opened my eyes to the wonder of molds. Looks like i'm going to be printing some stuff for Spam Musubi tonight.

 

[Jtgarner]

What're the dimensions on that lego skeleton? My son would LOVE that.

It’s about 18” tall (not exact, it is put away with the Halloween stuff now so I can’t measure it). I got it on thingiverse but had to use arms from a remix I found and scale them, so the arms don’t stay positioned. My flow was also a little too high so the fit of the legs is so tight that once it is assembled they don’t really move.

 

[hoosierdoc]

I made an adapter piece to hold a table on my Sole treadmill. Turns out I needed the laptop higher but my wife's aerobics step worked beautifully.

I printed two pieces and screwed them to some closet board.

 

[hoosierdoc]

I just started a print that is estimated to take 5 days 22 hours and 1600g of filament . Had to buy another roll but it should be here by the time I need it.

Having my son design a little piece to sit on my laptop screen while i write. His first part he is designing himself. Maybe i can print it next Thursday when this one is done

Life-Size Infinity Gauntlet - Avengers: Infinity War by HappyMoon

UPDATE [23/05/18] Here are some instructions for printing - even I'm starting to get a bit confused over the large number of files haha :) -Files for 50cm Static Replica- 'IG_ForearmFIXED' (Split and low-res versions also available for smaller printers) 'IG_HandFIXED' (Fist version also...

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