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3D Printer / CNC discussion thread

Heh.... been a while....

Just a general rant about those times when printing just seems to stop adhering to the print surface overnight.... it usually occurs right after changing to a new filament so the first instinct is to blame the filament and try to adjust settings to make it work (or start printing rafts if its a relatively small part that you just need one of), but when nothing works you end up swapping both nozzle and print surface (not necessarily a new surface either, just a different one) et, voila!!!!! Printing resumes as if there was never anything wrong!!!!

Second rant.... folks who create designs that don't sit flat on the print surface.... I never think to check the bottom of my cura slice, but often when you look at the bottom it's pretty much all red with just a small piece in the yellow......;
 
I need to use mine a bit more though at the moment that requires me sitting down and updating one of several 3D models I've been working off and on for a few years now...
 
I've been putting off updating both my octoprint install (still on python 2 and 2 years out of date) and the most recent Cura. (Which apparently has some game changing upgrades).

I just hate messing with stuff if it's working. :)
 
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sswilson said:
I've been putting off updating both my octoprint install (still on python 2 and 2 years out of date) and the most recent Cura. (Which apparently has some game changing upgrades).

I just hate messing with stuff if it's working. :)
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Cura and PrusaSlicer have both upgraded to a new wall pathing engine, which IMO should be one of the biggest slicing improvements in like 5 years.

Good vid on info
 
lowfat said:
Cura and PrusaSlicer have both upgraded to a new wall pathing engine, which IMO should be one of the biggest slicing improvements in like 5 years.

Good vid on info
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Looks like a set of nozzles are in order because I think i only have 0.4 on hand
 
lowfat said:
Cura and PrusaSlicer have both upgraded to a new wall pathing engine, which IMO should be one of the biggest slicing improvements in like 5 years.

Good vid on info
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I'm in the middle of a fairly large project for my daughter (a set of some kind of game pieces that she bought the design package for) but I guess I'll have to take the plunge when I'm done that.

If for nothing else, then for the supposedly improved detail while I use up my lifetime supply of .4 nozzles. ;)
 
Heh.... gonna start an excessively tall 9hr+ print and let it go overnight.... fully expecting a visit from the spaghetti monster...

Attempting to print the arm from this mount in the upright position so that I don't have to muck up the threads with supports.

www.thingiverse.com

WiFi Access Point Holder - 2DoF Holder Arm by Zed42

Holder for Ubiquiti WiFi Access Point Lite - or any other dish in size of 160mm and 62mm pitch of mounting holes.There are two degrees of freedom (2 DoF) for positioning the AP: it rotates around Z axis and also tilts up and down. While tilting is fixed in place with a Nut, rotation is only...
www.thingiverse.com www.thingiverse.com

edit: If this doesn't work (and I have a strong suspicion that it isn't going to) I'll just print it from the bottom up with supports for the threaded part and break out the jeweler's file set.
 
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sswilson said:
Heh.... gonna start an excessively tall 9hr+ print and let it go overnight.... fully expecting a visit from the spaghetti monster...

Attempting to print the arm from this mount in the upright position so that I don't have to muck up the threads with supports.

www.thingiverse.com

WiFi Access Point Holder - 2DoF Holder Arm by Zed42

Holder for Ubiquiti WiFi Access Point Lite - or any other dish in size of 160mm and 62mm pitch of mounting holes.There are two degrees of freedom (2 DoF) for positioning the AP: it rotates around Z axis and also tilts up and down. While tilting is fixed in place with a Nut, rotation is only...
www.thingiverse.com www.thingiverse.com

edit: If this doesn't work (and I have a strong suspicion that it isn't going to) I'll just print it from the bottom up with supports for the threaded part and break out the jeweler's file set.
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Why not just use the stock mounting brackets?
 
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