Yes! Cold metal casting in silicone has definitely always been an option for me, but originally I was trying to cast a larger part, the silicone and a metal like bismuth would get very expensive very fast. It definitely still is an option for me, but I would rather cast with aluminum in plaster. Any ideas on filaments that can be dissolved very easily?by sigilwig44 - General
Hi! If you're anything like me, you constantly have tons of ideas bouncing around in your head which makes it difficult to focus on one project and get it done. I've had an idea for a while and I finally want to finish it; that's why I'm coming to you guys. Here's the idea: I've always liked the idea of metal 3D printing, but obviously it's impractical to purchase one at this time. I would loveby sigilwig44 - General
QuoteSrek Sadly there is no magic gadget or button for quality. Right right... I'm just trying my hardest to think of a way that a printer could adjust at least some of these settings automatically to try to get the optimal quality each time...by sigilwig44 - General
Wow... thanks! I really didn't know how important the cooling aspect of things was... I'll to some serious thinking and some serious research on this, thanks! Also, do you have any ideas on different things that I could maybe do to increase the quality of the prints? Do any of you guys have any special additions to your printers that affect how each layer is laid down that dramatically increasesby sigilwig44 - General
Ok so I feel that I really am then trying to fix a problem that doesn't even exist... So, I might just add something that stops a print if filament gets jammed or something, but other then that, I feel like extrusion accuracy is pretty good... My next question is more about stuff that happens after the filament has left the hotend, and has been deposited into a layer, then what happens? Cooling fby sigilwig44 - General
QuoteSrek Controling the amount of extruded material is the key to high quality prints. Afaik noone tries to accomplish this by measuring the actual output during printing. The reason for this is that it is practically impossible to measure the extruded amount while at the same time get any kind of precision in placement of the material. What is done is that you have to measure the exact diameteby sigilwig44 - General
Hi! About 6 months ago I purchased my first 3d printer. It was a printrbot simple, and I really like it. I think that 3d printing is really a cool thing, and I want to get more into it. The printrbot gave me great experience, and I think that I am now ready to build my own printer. I have lots of ideas about how I can make it really good and precise, but where I'm kind of drawing a blank, is extrby sigilwig44 - General
Hi, I have been trying to print a couple things lately and when I slice them with slicer, they come out completely different then the original file... I'll attach a couple screenshots for you guys to see... Thanksby sigilwig44 - Repetier