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My first full bed print 350mmx225mm (14x10")

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RichardSalinas

My first full bed print 350mmx225mm (14x10")
September 29, 2012 12:46PM

Registered: 12 years ago
Posts: 17

I had a successful test using my full bed size of 350mmx220mm. You can see it here:Blog

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Jaramaniac

Re: My first full bed print 350mmx225mm (14x10")
October 01, 2012 01:51AM

Registered: 11 years ago
Posts: 60

Thats Impressive!

Quite a unique Design you have there, is it based on any current designs, or is that your own.

Also what material did you use?

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RichardSalinas

Re: My first full bed print 350mmx225mm (14x10")
October 01, 2012 09:44AM

Registered: 12 years ago
Posts: 17

ABS 3mm. The design is basically the WhiteAnt 3d printer / CNC machine designed by Patrick Hood- Daniel and can be found at BuildyourCNC. I made the print bed bigger, changed electronics, extruder, etc. I'm waiting on linear rails so that I can replace the y-axis system. I plan to build a heat chamber and other systems in the near future. By the time I'm finished it will be deceptive to call it a WhiteAnt.

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Simba

Re: My first full bed print 350mmx225mm (14x10")
October 15, 2012 04:02PM

Registered: 11 years ago
Posts: 482

Not sure why I only just thought of this to solve the shrinkage issue -

Can you over extrude the first 10 layers to compensate for the shrinkage? How about printing the base with "Baffles" to act as a sort of thermal expansion zone for the first few layers?

The less dense the part is printed, the less shrinkage you will see, right?