New to 3d printing with smartrap need some help
Posted by duranza
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Re: New to 3d printing with smartrap need some help June 26, 2014 09:19PM |
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duranza
nice cura print
I'm really liking cura alot. Is there a way to scale an stl inside cura?
If you click on the model in cura you should get three boxes appear at the bottom of the model view, they are rotate, scale and mirror. You can scale in all axis locked or individually
Looking good, I was having all sorts of problems until I ditched slic3r in favor of cura, its now my only slicing program unless I find something better, but I am not even looking lol
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Re: New to 3d printing with smartrap need some help June 27, 2014 05:50AM |
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regpye
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duranza
I was trying to keep the bend radius big to reduce friction. So you think I should cut it?
No don't cut it, if anything increase the length and keep the curve as slight as possible.
Right. This is why I mounted my geared extruder vertically in the first place. This way, there is only one u-shaped bend and not a spiral if the exit is towards either side. The only drawback is that I have to put it on the edge of the table because the filament entry point is from underneath.
Now that I have mounted my geared extruder permanently, I'm still satisfied with the print even if it's in the same direction as the original design. I'm running low on filament so I'm saving it for necessary stuff. I can't experiment yet if a geared extruder with entry point from the side and an upward exit point will work.
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Re: New to 3d printing with smartrap need some help June 27, 2014 05:58AM |
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MelT
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regpye
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duranza
I was trying to keep the bend radius big to reduce friction. So you think I should cut it?
No don't cut it, if anything increase the length and keep the curve as slight as possible.
Right. This is why I mounted my geared extruder vertically in the first place. This way, there is only one u-shaped bend and not a spiral if the exit is towards either side. The only drawback is that I have to put it on the edge of the table because the filament entry point is from underneath.
Now that I have mounted my geared extruder permanently, I'm still satisfied with the print even if it's in the same direction as the original design. I'm running low on filament so I'm saving it for necessary stuff. I can't experiment yet if a geared extruder with entry point from the side and an upward exit point will work.
Makes me think that maybe there would be something in mounting the filament spool under the printer so that the filament comes upward.
If the printer was to be mounted on a table that had a hole for the filament or even a box that the printer sat on, the filament could then be placed underneath.
That would give a very good path for the filament to travel through and keep the path as curve reduced as possible.
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Re: New to 3d printing with smartrap need some help June 27, 2014 06:27AM |
Hmmm... it looks like the 90 degree bend has been done on the ormerod extruder
I hope you can do your magic regpye. Hehe
I hope you can do your magic regpye. Hehe
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Re: New to 3d printing with smartrap need some help June 27, 2014 09:34AM |
I'm not sure about the actual dimensions but it looks like the radius is big enough for it to slide smoothly. I can see that brittleness can be a problem with 3mm filament but I'm guessing not with 1.75mm.
I also noticed that the point where the drive gear is pinching the filament is already past the bend and is straight so I can see this working. Worth a try, don't you think?
I also noticed that the point where the drive gear is pinching the filament is already past the bend and is straight so I can see this working. Worth a try, don't you think?
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Re: New to 3d printing with smartrap need some help June 27, 2014 07:09PM |
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MelT
I'm not sure about the actual dimensions but it looks like the radius is big enough for it to slide smoothly. I can see that brittleness can be a problem with 3mm filament but I'm guessing not with 1.75mm.
I also noticed that the point where the drive gear is pinching the filament is already past the bend and is straight so I can see this working. Worth a try, don't you think?
I made an STL file for you MeIT, I have not printed it out so you can try it and report back if it is any good.
This has been made especially for you and although not a full 90 degrees is is close to what can be done without making the bend too sharp.
experimental 90 degree extruder
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Re: New to 3d printing with smartrap need some help June 28, 2014 05:33AM |
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regpye
I made an STL file for you MeIT, I have not printed it out so you can try it and report back if it is any good.
This has been made especially for you and although not a full 90 degrees is is close to what can be done without making the bend too sharp.
experimental 90 degree extruder
Thank you so much regpye!
I will certainly report back once I've tried it.
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