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I'm very happy to see you guys here!
I've been interested in 3D printers for some time and last summer, BobD over on the 'now gone' Ridgid forum had a running thread about "3D Printing" that was very interesting. So much so that I ordered a Prusa MK3S at the very end of September. I also ordered a Prusa Enclosure with it and that caused quite a delay in shipment. It didn't arrive until after Christmas!
I had talked to my grandson about 3D printers and he seemed quite enthusiastic at the time and I thought this might be something to give him some focus, as he's always been mechanically inclined, but doesn't seem be committed to much. I thought this might be just the thing. Unfortunately he's still sort of 'out there' and the three boxes containing the 3D kits and supplies is still sitting in my shop, waiting for us to go at it. I'm at that point where I may well have to just jump into it myself.
Worst part of the whole thing is that on Christmas day I found out that 'BobD' had passed away just before Thanksgiving. He was only 67! What a loss to all of us who followed his many creations and esperiences over more than a decade on that forum. Bob lived in New Jersey and was just terrific about helping every forum member. Bob was a pipe fitter by trade and Senior Technical Specialist at Con Ed according to his Obit. Bob also had a terrific YouTube page and because of him, I took the jump and ordered the Prusa.
So, now seeing your interest and the examples that you've shown, I'm hoping you might be there for any questions I might have as I (and hopefully my grandson) get moving on this new adventure). In the past I"ve done a few drawings for parts here on the forum and I helped another member in their design of the SMT slides for the BT3. Like you mentioned, I'm more interested in making parts than I am using creative figurines and models found on most of the 3D sites. No doubt there are some really creative people out there that have designed really marvelous stuff though.
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I should have asked. Did you design it, or what STL file did you use for the throat plate?Leave a comment:
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The Ender 3 is yes, more or less the same machine. I think the difference is literally just the branding on the box and in the firmware. They are both open source designs and open source firmware... I use Ender 3 profiles a lot for my slicing software.
I have been half hearted on the hot end upgrades, but yes, I believe an all metal hot end is in order. I also have one of the metal print beds to replace my OE glass one as my glass one started giving me adhesion problems...
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I got an Ender 3 V2. I think we pretty much have identical machines albeit by different manufacturers.
Let me know which one you decide for ABS & Nylon. I think you need an all-metal hot end. Also at least on my machine I think I need firmware upgrade to let the nozzle run at higher temperatures. It is capped at 260c for safety reasons.
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I wouldn't worry about using P LA on that throat plate since you will probably lose it before it breaks haha. Just out of curiosity which printer do you get? I would like to upgrade the hot end on my voxelab Aquilla fairly soon to one little handle ABS and nylon.Leave a comment:
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My first 3D prints
As I mentioned in another post I got myself a 3D printer for Christmas. Managed to assemble it and tune it up. Here are a couple of my first prints -
1. Pistachio opener - wanted to try something small to begin with and also trying to address big ???? all over my wife's face ("why have you bought this and what is the use?")
2. Missing throat plate for my bandsaw. Yeah I know it is using PLA material and one should be using sturdier materials. But this is just the start. Also, I am discovering that in order to print ABS or Nylon I might need to upgrade the printer with higher temperature nozzle. (All my hobbies are bottomless pit
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But I am happy so far. My goal has been to be able to print useful things around house and workshop. I am not into figurines or models.
Looks like this is going to be fun.Attached Files -
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