Brother Glacius Posted January 20, 2023 Report Share Posted January 20, 2023 J1 had a glass bed, but the default side is rough and the other is smooth. Used the rough side for the print. So as an update, I tried to use an exacto to slide under the mass, and was able to get it there, but the blade was too bendy. Got my model tool out and the whole thing popped right off. Just needed to find the right leverage point I guess. So the model came out great...a few scratches and marks on it from my mangling, but otherwise it was a success. I'll adjust my support settings to those recommended and hope that next time its not such an issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottshoemaker Posted January 20, 2023 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2023 Often times letting the glass bed cool to room temp will help with removal. Any pics of the latest print before the supports were removed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Glacius Posted January 20, 2023 Report Share Posted January 20, 2023 https://photos.app.goo.gl/8uGbgSEHTzhmpv1u8 https://photos.app.goo.gl/hWG4zMyLkvHwSnjXA This is the model from the previous picture...finally got the supports off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tao Tsê-Mung Posted March 28, 2023 Report Share Posted March 28, 2023 Yes, please have immediately! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tao Tsê-Mung Posted May 11, 2023 Report Share Posted May 11, 2023 Any 3d printers available to do a hi-res resin print soon? I have the stl already, and obviously happy to pay for your time/resin/etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tao Tsê-Mung Posted May 11, 2023 Report Share Posted May 11, 2023 59 minutes ago, Tao Tsê-Mung said: Any 3d printers available to do a hi-res resin print soon? I have the stl already, and obviously happy to pay for your time/resin/etc. Thanks All! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Glacius Posted June 3, 2023 Report Share Posted June 3, 2023 Trying out my Elegoo Jupiter for the first time today. Wow, that kicks off some fumes. I'm going to have to find something to deal with that. It isn't horrible for me, but my wife doesn't like it at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Glacius Posted June 3, 2023 Report Share Posted June 3, 2023 quick question, leaving the resin in the vat, will the fumes subside when not in use? I'm also going to have to find a sealed vat for my cleaning solution...that smells bad too. I did find a plastic tub with a lid, but its not a sealed connection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Glacius Posted June 3, 2023 Report Share Posted June 3, 2023 Ugh, okay, that was a total and complete fail. Test build did not stick to the plate at all. I got two disks on the bottom of the vat. I followed the leveling instructions that came with the device. I put in my level paper, lowered the plate, and raised it up a .001 mm at a time until I could pull the paper out with resistance. However, a video I saw said you shouldn't be able to pull out the paper...so not sure if that was the problem or not. Then I learned about cleaning up my build plate and the vat. Where is the best place to do that. I used my laundryroom sink...but it took quite a bit of cleaning to get the sink back to normal. Maybe I need to find a better place to clean that stuff? So once all of the cleaning was done, I've re-leveled the plate this time so that I can't move the paper. Will try again, but not today. Need to clear out the fumes from my basement first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottshoemaker Posted June 4, 2023 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2023 1: However, a video I saw said you shouldn't be able to pull out the paper... This is correct Assume the base of the supports "absorb" any initial layers that are too thin. With a plate that big You should have a 30-40 second cure time. 2: used my laundryroom sink... Never, ever do this. Resin should be treated like motor oil. Toxic. You need a closed loop cleaning system and need to consider proper disposal of the used up IPA. Regarding the fumes, this is why I use water washable resin. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Glacius Posted June 7, 2023 Report Share Posted June 7, 2023 okay, so checked my printer, and the exposure was set at 15. Now I went onto elegoo's site and looked up their printer/resin settings and across the board, the exposure for the Jupiter is at least 30. So why the [big bad swear word] is the printer set to 15???? Seriously....why would you have it set there? Ugh, so I've changed it, I've also purchased some water washable resin. But I'll continue my testing with the ABS resin until I get something working. Thanks for the advice and help... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottshoemaker Posted June 7, 2023 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2023 Water washable resin should also be cleaned in a closed loop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Rock Posted June 12, 2023 Report Share Posted June 12, 2023 Okay, tapping the hive mind for wisdom - I moved my resin printer down to the basement and ever since then, the prints have been failing. Every single damn time. I put a heater on the resin vat, because the ambient temperature down there stays consistently around 65 degrees. I tried using fresh resin, I've re-leveled the bed half a dozen times. I can't for the life of me figure out what the hell is going on. I get bed adhesion for the first layer or so, and then it just fails to cure. If I had hair left, I'd be pulling it out. Halp! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ish Posted June 12, 2023 Report Share Posted June 12, 2023 Ambient temperature is one factor… So is humidity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Rock Posted June 13, 2023 Report Share Posted June 13, 2023 It's a finished basement, and I don't think the humidity is significantly different from the upstairs of the house. But I could be wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Rock Posted June 13, 2023 Report Share Posted June 13, 2023 So after running an exposure test, it looks like a dying LCD screen is the culprit. It's flickering and not projecting a clear image. The printer is a year old, so I suppose that tracks, even though I haven't done much printing with it for the last six months or so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Glacius Posted September 25, 2023 Report Share Posted September 25, 2023 j1 snapmaker - dual head FDM printer....right now I just print using one head at a time. I recently ran out of the filament that the printer came with, and bought some creality spools and made sure they had the same specs as the filament I previously used. That being said, I've had some issues. 1) the new stuff seems much more brittle. I printed my first piece..all went well, but two thin poles on it snapped off immediately while I was trimming excess off (this new stuff seems to leave spidersilk threads all over). 2) when trying to do multiple pieces at a time, I'm getting spaghetti. Basically, the filament stop sticking and it goes everywhere. 3) a really odd occurrence is when it seemed to go off several inches mid way during the print, so the bottom half was in the correct place, but then everything shifted to the left by two inches and it kept printing... All of the specs of the filament matched what I previously had..but this has really got me stumped. I haven't changed any settings. I'm using snapmaker luban software. The stuff did say value-pack, so maybe it is just a cheaper filament and not going to be very good for thin stuff, but just in case, I thought I'd post here to see if anyone else had thoughts that could help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Trainer Posted September 25, 2023 Report Share Posted September 25, 2023 Anyone have any good recommendations for free STL's for 40k terrain (ruins, etc)? Making a home table set with PLA (nothing fancy). Easier to print the better. Mainly, just not looking to invest in 'STL's' unless you 'really think they're worth it, or cheaper. Other than standard 40k, i'd also love some 'necron' themed stuff. Just so many things i'm finding, and figured some people might have 'favorites' 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torg Posted September 26, 2023 Report Share Posted September 26, 2023 On 9/25/2023 at 9:29 AM, Brother Glacius said: j1 snapmaker - dual head FDM printer....right now I just print using one head at a time. I recently ran out of the filament that the printer came with, and bought some creality spools and made sure they had the same specs as the filament I previously used. That being said, I've had some issues. 1) the new stuff seems much more brittle. I printed my first piece..all went well, but two thin poles on it snapped off immediately while I was trimming excess off (this new stuff seems to leave spidersilk threads all over). 2) when trying to do multiple pieces at a time, I'm getting spaghetti. Basically, the filament stop sticking and it goes everywhere. 3) a really odd occurrence is when it seemed to go off several inches mid way during the print, so the bottom half was in the correct place, but then everything shifted to the left by two inches and it kept printing... All of the specs of the filament matched what I previously had..but this has really got me stumped. I haven't changed any settings. I'm using snapmaker luban software. The stuff did say value-pack, so maybe it is just a cheaper filament and not going to be very good for thin stuff, but just in case, I thought I'd post here to see if anyone else had thoughts that could help. Hmmm do you have a filament dehydrator? sounds like funky filament - like "moist" filament. I would also clean your build bed with dawn and warm water ... if you can remove it. But I think you probably have a bad batch of old filament. -d Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torg Posted September 26, 2023 Report Share Posted September 26, 2023 23 hours ago, Dark Trainer said: Anyone have any good recommendations for free STL's for 40k terrain (ruins, etc)? Making a home table set with PLA (nothing fancy). Easier to print the better. Mainly, just not looking to invest in 'STL's' unless you 'really think they're worth it, or cheaper. Other than standard 40k, i'd also love some 'necron' themed stuff. Just so many things i'm finding, and figured some people might have 'favorites' I find the free stuff on Printables or Thingiverse or sometimes on Cults. My Mini Factory also has a few things for free. Other than that - Printable Terrain has some decently priced stuff. 3D Alien Worlds has some decent stuff as well ( I have picked up some Japanese & Eldar terrain from them). They have some Necron themed stuff as well. I will try to think of some others - but I find searching google images - with your descriptor and a ".stl" in the name helps get started. -d 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottshoemaker Posted September 27, 2023 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2023 https://cults3d.com/en/users/SevenUnited/3d-models this guy 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Trainer Posted September 27, 2023 Report Share Posted September 27, 2023 12 hours ago, scottshoemaker said: https://cults3d.com/en/users/SevenUnited/3d-models this guy Awesome! I found this guy too in my searches: https://cults3d.com/en/users/Terrain4Print/3d-models 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Glacius Posted September 27, 2023 Report Share Posted September 27, 2023 Not free, but https://www.warscenery.com/ these guys do great stuff and have kickstarters all the time that are well worth investing in. They are about to do another star wars themed set any day now. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Rock Posted September 27, 2023 Report Share Posted September 27, 2023 So my birthday is coming up, and with it, my partner is bugging me about gift ideas. I'm starting to think I'd like to upgrade my FDM printer; that stupid Ender 3 Pro I have spends more time just sitting there doing nothing because it's constantly in need of tweaking and tinkering and calibrating and god only knows what sort of dark voodoo to get it to work right. I'm thinking about asking for a new printer, since tech has advanced considerably in the last 5 years or so since I got it, and I'm looking at other options for something more reliable and plug and play. Budget is preferably less than $300; I'm looking at a Sovol SVO6 right now, but the Elegoo Neptune 3 has caught my eye as well, as has the Anycubic Kobra 2 Neo (just for the price, but I see a lot of negativity around the original Kobra Neo, so I'm kinda steering away from that.) Anyone have any thoughts or suggestions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottshoemaker Posted September 27, 2023 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2023 I really like My Ender 3 Neo. The cooling fans make more noise than the servos. It’s still a 220cm bed though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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