Illuminate printing area
Posted by muelli
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Re: Illuminate printing area November 13, 2013 09:12AM |
Very cool Muelli! Be shure to post some pics of a beautifully lit Mendel90 when it's done 
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Re: Illuminate printing area November 15, 2013 04:08AM |
Well, not really. Plus the mount is just temporary and not accuratly directed at the printbed. I do not use the camera right now so this will most likely not be fixed soon 
Would be better to place the camera somewhere else.
Would be better to place the camera somewhere else.
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Re: Illuminate printing area November 15, 2013 04:42AM |
My camera is only slightly higher than yours but I get a good enough view to monitor my prints remotely, so you might not have to move it far:
Having said that, my wife is complaining that it points out from my man-cave though so I'll probably move it to the front left corner (facing backwards) once I get a new webcam - this is just a spare Microsoft Lifecam that I had lying around.
My buddy Chargenut has designed a mount for his Logitech C270 HD webcam that he uploaded to another thread - I'll probably do the same.
Having said that, my wife is complaining that it points out from my man-cave though so I'll probably move it to the front left corner (facing backwards) once I get a new webcam - this is just a spare Microsoft Lifecam that I had lying around.
My buddy Chargenut has designed a mount for his Logitech C270 HD webcam that he uploaded to another thread - I'll probably do the same.
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Re: Illuminate printing area November 15, 2013 06:08AM |
I am limited by the length of the flex cable and do no want to buy a new one (cheapskate *g*).
attached is the prototype of the fan duct with led and cable clips.
ABS should arrive today, as soon as I know how to print ABS the tests will start
attached is the prototype of the fan duct with led and cable clips.
ABS should arrive today, as soon as I know how to print ABS the tests will start
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Re: Illuminate printing area November 18, 2013 02:51AM |
yes it was quite a challenge! I am printing the ABS with no cabin or cover whatsoever.
But since saturday I got the printplate from MTplus and it is incredible how good the ABS is sticking to it while hot.
nophead: thanks for the hint, that might be the reason why my bridge looks not so good Using 45 infill direction it tries to span the bridge diagonally and most if the first strings are not holding....
But since saturday I got the printplate from MTplus and it is incredible how good the ABS is sticking to it while hot.
nophead: thanks for the hint, that might be the reason why my bridge looks not so good
Using 45 infill direction it tries to span the bridge diagonally and most if the first strings are not holding....
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Re: Illuminate printing area November 18, 2013 03:32AM |
@Garry:
Thanks for the link - I have actually tried 100mm PET tape but found it too time consuming trying to lay it down without bubbles. Since I'm equally annoyed by bubbles and tape lines on the underside of my prints I figured that it was a good compromise to have more lines/fewer bubbles if it meant I could re-surface my glass quicker.
Most of my prints actually fit within the 50mm width of a single piece of tape so I just make sure I position the object in between the tramlines before slicing - as can be seen in the photo above. Most larger prints are still under 100mm wide so they will only have one line on them, and larger prints still suffer a little from lifting in the corners anyway so lines are the least of my worries!
You may have more patience than I do - I did meet a guy at a show who was very adept at laying down 200mm Kapton across his entire bed, despite having to squeeze the roll through the side window which wasn't even wide enough for the roll!
Thanks for the link - I have actually tried 100mm PET tape but found it too time consuming trying to lay it down without bubbles. Since I'm equally annoyed by bubbles and tape lines on the underside of my prints I figured that it was a good compromise to have more lines/fewer bubbles if it meant I could re-surface my glass quicker.
Most of my prints actually fit within the 50mm width of a single piece of tape so I just make sure I position the object in between the tramlines before slicing - as can be seen in the photo above. Most larger prints are still under 100mm wide so they will only have one line on them, and larger prints still suffer a little from lifting in the corners anyway so lines are the least of my worries!
You may have more patience than I do - I did meet a guy at a show who was very adept at laying down 200mm Kapton across his entire bed, despite having to squeeze the roll through the side window which wasn't even wide enough for the roll!
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Re: Illuminate printing area November 18, 2013 03:55AM |
@muelli:
Very interested in that MTplus plate - is it the "permanent pressure" plate they advertise on their site? It looks very similar in the photos to that Garolite stuff that Taulman recommends for printing nylon - is it? Do you just put it down instead of the glass or have you got the carbon fibre heated bed too? How does it perform w.r.t. warping? Please give us the juicy details!
Very interested in that MTplus plate - is it the "permanent pressure" plate they advertise on their site? It looks very similar in the photos to that Garolite stuff that Taulman recommends for printing nylon - is it? Do you just put it down instead of the glass or have you got the carbon fibre heated bed too? How does it perform w.r.t. warping? Please give us the juicy details!
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Re: Illuminate printing area November 18, 2013 08:53AM |
first a hint on kapton tape:
use a drop if diswasher cleaner in some water to wet the glas plate. then lay the kapton striped on the wet glas. you then can easily move the tape over the glas, push bubbles out, move the layers together etc.
if done, push the water out using a credit card etc.
heat up the printbed to some 30°C and let it dry. you then should hava a perfectly flat kapton bed.
about the printplate:
hm, i do not know the english product name for this. it is on this page:
[www.mtplus.de]
and is called "Dauerdruckplatte", looks (and possible is *g*) like a PCB without photo/copper side. Just below the carbon heatbed.
you do not need the carbon heatbed. I use it with heatbed MK2a on a sheet of plain glas and it works. I printed the ABS fanduct at room temp without a cabin!
however, I am struggeling with a very small part that needs to be ABS and the edges lift. The use of aceton to clean the dauerdruckplatte should make it even more sticky! at least that is what the manual says
use a drop if diswasher cleaner in some water to wet the glas plate. then lay the kapton striped on the wet glas. you then can easily move the tape over the glas, push bubbles out, move the layers together etc.
if done, push the water out using a credit card etc.
heat up the printbed to some 30°C and let it dry. you then should hava a perfectly flat kapton bed.
about the printplate:
hm, i do not know the english product name for this. it is on this page:
[www.mtplus.de]
and is called "Dauerdruckplatte", looks (and possible is *g*) like a PCB without photo/copper side. Just below the carbon heatbed.
you do not need the carbon heatbed. I use it with heatbed MK2a on a sheet of plain glas and it works. I printed the ABS fanduct at room temp without a cabin!
however, I am struggeling with a very small part that needs to be ABS and the edges lift. The use of aceton to clean the dauerdruckplatte should make it even more sticky! at least that is what the manual says
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Re: Illuminate printing area November 18, 2013 09:18AM |
Hehe - the "washing up liquid" technique is what I considered "too time consuming"...
It does work though, I just have no patience for that kind of thing for the kind of return so I settled for 50mm tape and 3 lines on my bed. YMMV.
It does work though, I just have no patience for that kind of thing for the kind of return so I settled for 50mm tape and 3 lines on my bed. YMMV.
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Re: Illuminate printing area December 15, 2013 02:10AM |
Here's mine. The extra light sure is nice.
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