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Wowser!!!!Originally Posted by Retracted_Yeti
Practice at it Neil.......here is one a guy called Bob Pattenden on facebook made for my PP750.....
Cheers.
Roy.
<scuttles off to shed>
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If you have a glass bed try ABS slurry to get it to stick. I had better results with that then Elmers or tape.
Just dissolve some of the waste bits of support in a jar of acetone and wipe it on the plate before printing. Also gives a very flat smooth bottom surface.
Usual issue with 3D printing though, there is no answer global answer it's whatever works for you... and usually takes ages to figure out.
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if filament printing then environment also needs to be taken into account ie have it in a case (I used a piece of ikea cupboard with a glass front) and unless you have a big printer sometimes its best to come at it from a different direction and use carbon fibre rod for intersections rather than trying to print multiple pieces
It does take time to get right but is rewarding when you do (so I have heard) I have just got a resin printer and that gives amazing quality but also presents it's own problems
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The Ender 3 Pro is a very good printer - I've had mine for a couple of years and it's been faultless.
Best tip I can give is that when the nozzle blocks up, don't bother poking at it with the cleaning tool. Take it out and hit it with a Mapp gass torch until it's glowing yellow. Then let it cool and refit. That treatment will burn away all traces of the filament and it will perform like new.
Second best tip, after printing, wait for the nozzle to cool down to below 50C before turning off.
Oh and filament can be very variable, I've had different batches of the exact same filament behave very differently, one of them was just crap and kept blocking the nozzle - don't bother fighting it, just ditch it and get a different filament.
Never get out of the boat
Yes... I know that NOW!!!!!! You could have said 2 weeks ago!
Joking aside, this is the sort of advice I wished I'd got from day one!
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Looks pretty decent that does for a first crack at it.
I had one of Bob patenden's for a pp750 that my brother claimed a few years ago for he's birthday
Never get out of the boat
Ive got a trapped nerve in my neck, so I've been faffing about with Tinkercad, as I can barely move.
Its not what I need, its too clunky and restrictive. I may have to bite the bullet and go with Autocad....
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try freecad, takes some getting used to, but lots of support
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I tried that a while ago, and whilst initially tough, once over that initial "hill" and you understand it, it's all good...
Always looking for any cheap, interesting, knackered "project" guns. Thanks, JB.
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Try Rhino3D. I first used it when working as a boatbuilder, it's brilliant for drawing curved "organic" objects.
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Neil, I'm hoping you can advise me here. Paddy has requested a 'cooling fan for his JG Aurora A5 3D printer' for Christmas this year... I much prefer it when he asks for vehicle/shooting accessories, because I have at least some knowledge about those! Do you know if there are different types/qualities of cooling fan for the aforementioned 3D printer please? I'll never hear the last of it if I send him an inferior one! 🙉 🤯 🤣
Hope your neck's a bit better now. 🦒
E. 😊
You only have one body to live in, look after it.
Never get out of the boat
I assume hes on about an extuder fan (hotend)?
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hi neil if u get bored can u do me a stl single shot for a hw100
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No idea, I've given you as much information as he gave me! I have asked him for more info, but he's yet to reply. He'll probably get back to us sometime next week.
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While I was looking for a fan, I saw this. Its a cooling shroud for his extruder. Printed it off in Carbon Fibre. The quality is great!!
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