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Re: I think I found the material that Stratasys uses to insulate their printers - 4 years ago
hello guys ,can you tell me what type of build plate is used on the fortus for printing peek ? i'm also having trouble finding a fan that is rated for 150c , for air circulation . any ideas? thanksby sss - General
Re: Inexpensive linear rails? - 6 years ago
Quoteshortyski13 I also wonder how RobotDigg's versions are. Curious for reviews on those. i got those . they're pretty good , made out of stainless . if you put good oil in them , they're as good as hiwins (for 3d printer loads anyways)by sss - General
Re: 3d print PEEK - 6 years ago
i printed some peek and ultem parts with 400c v6 and enclosure (no active heating , only the bed) what i found is , unless you have an active heated chamber its worthless to print in those filaments . the parts might look nice and all , but the layer adhesion will be poor . they wont function near their advertised tensile strength .by sss - Polymer Working Group
Re: post processing script commands - 6 years ago
i know i can do it with text editor , i want slic3r to do it .by sss - Slic3r
Re: Possible bug in slic3r? - 6 years ago
I showed honeycomb because thats the only infill that can do 3 layer thickness, not because its the best one. You can use higher thickness lines in s3d by increasing infill extrusion to 200 or 300% for any type of infill. But i still prefer multi line width fill to just thicker single line, so i continue using 100 fill and generate the infill in cad for amy structural design.by sss - Printing
post processing script commands - 6 years ago
hello guys . does anybody know how to use a replace command with slic3r post processing ? i know how to do it in s3d , but the same method wont work in slic3r . for example i want to replace tall the gcode lines "G1 Z1 F500" with "G1 Z2 F500" thanksby sss - Slic3r
Re: Possible bug in slic3r? - 6 years ago
unfortunately its a "bug" in both s3d and slic3r . you cannot choose infill thickness more then a single extrusion line . you can increase infill extrusion in s3d , but it is still a single extrusion . i cant believe this issue exist for so long without anybody to care . those single extrusion infills are weak and pointless , the only reason for them to exist is to support the top layers , they aby sss - Printing
Re: printing ultem (pei) - 6 years ago
this is from 3dxtech website: Recommended Print Conditions: Extruder Temp: 360 - 390°C (all-metal extruder) Bed Temp: 140 - 160°C Bed Prep: Ultem™ Tape, Polyimide Tape, Lightly sanded FR4 or Perf board. Nozzle: 0.4mm or larger. We currently recommend our A2 Hardened Steel Nozzles - HERE Layer Height: Ideal layer height is 60% of nozzle diameter. We do not recommend printing layers below 0.2mby sss - Printing
printing ultem (pei) - 6 years ago
i'm having difficulties with ultem filament sticking to my pie bed . i got the bed at 130c , currently the max it can reach , still no go . it seems glue stick does nothing at this temp , just evaporates . tried kapton tape , also wont stick . is higher temp on the bed is the only solution (i'm afraid it will permanently stick to the pie)? printing temp is 370-390c , filament is 3dxtech cfby sss - Printing
Re: Belts - Whats the best you can buy? - 6 years ago
i bought gates gt2 belt on ebay , link: can anybody tell if its a copy or the real thing ? thanksby sss - General