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My daughter has now found also like it and learns diligently draw 3D CAD and machining of parts .
Currently it prints a butterfly, which was to find as template in internet.

I myself have now also tried once and I downloaded a bunch of stuff from the Internet.

Well, ... enthusiasm about it is something else.
The files are often very large , but very flawed, rough and need to be reworked. Many drawings are with my printing system is not really that feasible , or must be shared on the CAD program and put back together after printing.

Still, I 've got to practice a few objects in work.

First of all what a friend of mine ....... Lord Helmchen I have not found , but maybe there is this somewhere as an STL file .....









Incidentally, I have also built my way LED lighting for printing. After I moved the printer to the equipment room is there something darker, so you need a pressure plate lighting. But there has only advantages . Always the same room temperatures , Very dry and clean ..... and I must no longer walk up two flights of stairs .

A second object from the Internet will be a Tiger .... well , .... just about ....

That's what I was able to try some long and slender objects to print , but is still a total of improvement.

BEAM ME UP SCOTTY! this is so very fascinating

ALPHA

Hi Edwin ,How do you find the time do all this work, C.N.C machining 3D printing ,as well as 1/6 scale and still find time to build 1/16 scale tanks with brushless motors.
Have just seen a 3D scanner for £299 have you tried one yet. Could save you ages programing you printer and C.N.C machine.

regards pete

Hi Pete,

3D scanners are unfortunately not yet functioning as far really good. This works only with professionals scanners over € 20,000.

There is a fallacy that 3D printing is so simple. The software for the creation of parts on the printer is already very demanding if you want to get good results. CNC milling is there easier.

Cheers, Edwin

I’m very impressed with your work. Though you encountered some problems while printing, you were able to fix and make it look great. Looks like you’re only using one type of filament. Have you tried other types of filament like nylon or rubber? The rubber filament is great for experimenting rubber-like items. See more premium materials here: http://www.3d2print.net/shop/product-ca ... -filament/

Hi John,

I know of the rubber-like material and of some others.

Currently I am but first here to expand my knowledge of the pressure and improve. But I will certainly have other materials to try first times still nothing Gummy. I may have found something interesting for master prints. A material is said to have a surface such as concrete.

First I will but as already written my complete knowledge of printing itself. There is still much to learn. I have therefore ordered a finer nozzle.

Cheers, Edwin

Still, I practice with the 0.5 mm nozzle.

A 0.35 mm nozzle, however, is already there, but first I have designed a energy chain as an exercise, printed and installed in my printer.







This I constructed from individual parts that I have just put together with super glue. Sometimes such a solution gives a better and faster result than wanting something from one piece. For this purpose, it was to get a nice exercise to a result of several pages to optimize it. The chain was then immediately such that there is virtually no expensive rework needed to remove support materials and to click them together also can.

So my printer is now running with something for Easter Sunday. 4 egg cup with rabbit feet.

Today I have again sacrificed an hour and a second power chain mounted on the Z-axis. So I have now installed the wiring also beautiful and durable.







Now I'm missing only a little on the lighting, but which is already in the car ...

What CAD software are you using? My mates just introduced me to openSCAD (which is like CAD for dummies). I'm going to do some designs for him to print for me.

Hi Woz ,

as CAD software I use ViaCAD 9 Pro

I am currently working tentatively with a resolution of 0.02 mm per layer and as I am after a few modifications to the printer slowly at useful results and with any printer from the five-figure range .

But right now my main focus is still to be understood in the Software and this . So my test parts are also getting better.

It was my intention to achieve a uniform mode of expression , That the surface in relation to the layer height is thus improved just a nice side effect.





By the way , I have installed an LED lighting. The I got times for 3 € from the flea market and is quite suitable with their effects for showmen , but also good bright
Came for the supplied remote control so even as a finger exercise a holder to do so.





And again for a correct application , in which the surface plays only a minor role in the components for a Rohrevolation a Ferdinand .