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Re: Okay to expose ABS to lubricants? - 9 years ago
I use synthetic bearing grease made by valvoline. It has not effected my ABS parts at all. however I do not use plastic bearings yet. The grease touches the plastic carriages that hold the bearings. It did not effect it in 8 months of exposure.by jaguarking11 - General
Re: 1.75 ABS filament not lasting long until it goes bad - 9 years ago
I had 1/4 of a roll of chinese filament from last august. I just finished it a few days back as I was calibrating my printer. It sat open since I opened it. I can say that while it is more brittle, it had no problems with clogging. I suspect your retraction settings may be to blame. I run 3.5mm retract @ 200mm/s on my bowden fed delta. No issues feeding it. I ran up to 4.5mm of retract on it befoby jaguarking11 - General
Re: 400mm round heatbed - 9 years ago
QuoteLB-3D Thanks Doug. I contacted the supplier for full info and waiting for his reply I will post once received for powering i am planning to use automotive relay 30-40 amp to bypass my ramp regards I would not count on automotive relays. I had 60A relays go dead with repeated use at 10A and this was not a resistive load, 10A was spike 5A was continuous duty. Some are better than others, if yby jaguarking11 - Delta Machines
Re: http://www.tantillus.org/ down? - 9 years ago
I have the source code for the printer files. With that said, I may just build and ultimaker style small printer with a build volume between 150mm cubed and 200mm cubed.by jaguarking11 - Tantillus
Re: Manual mechanical levelling of build platform - 9 years ago
Quote3DPrintingNoob Okay now I don't know what is considered "heavy" for a build surface. I am just assuming that it would be heavy since it will be much larger than the usual build platform. The total mass of the build platform, beds included, would most likely come to approximately 15kg. Is that considered "heavy"? What is the maximum weight that a stepper motor can lift effectively with no errby jaguarking11 - General
Re: http://www.tantillus.org/ down? - 9 years ago
I am planning on building a spin off of this printer to sit on my desk. My delta printer is huge and needs its own table. This sized printer would be great for small parts.by jaguarking11 - Tantillus
Re: Delta Heated Chamber Preparations! - 9 years ago
Well I am about 2/3rd of the way done with the heated chamber. Check out my blog for more details. I completed all the ABS parts that needed to be built and designed. The new carriages and effectors are also made of ABS. I did some small tests with ABS in boiling water, it really did not harm it. So I am hopefull the temps will be within reach. Paul; For some reason I missed your post. But tby jaguarking11 - Delta Machines
Re: Dual motor on single extruder without compromise - 9 years ago
I am curious. My old not so good extruder with 1.7:1 ratio was able to feed my 1.5mm bored j-head to over 30mm/s. The amount of material pushed was huge, I had more problems with the j-head cooling too fast than the speed of extrussion. I was running my j-head at over 240c and saw temperature dip into 210c when it was moving quick. I suggest you increase the temp on your hot end to at least 240,by jaguarking11 - General
Re: Large envelope printer - 9 years ago
One small thing to keep in mind. Don't expect to print with a normal nozzle. At this point 1.0 or larger nozzle is the only way to go. You probably need more thermal mass for such a large nozzle. In my experiments it's possible to print with a 1.5mm nozzle with 1.75mm filament. The output will be in the 1.8mm range. 500 micron or taller layers Need to be extruded.by jaguarking11 - General
Re: Glass sheet - 9 years ago
I agree on the sentiment. I put in a 3mm alu heat spreader on my glass with thermal paste interfacing the glass and the heater. After 300+ hours of printing it is showing no signs of fatigue. Although the hardest I have pushed it was 120c.by jaguarking11 - General
Re: Building a 12x12x12 + reprap, need a push in the right direction. - 9 years ago
I do not have set plans as of yet. I am planning on throwing together some stl files for the 3d printed parts and some PDF files for the base and top. I built my printer as an ever developing test bed to increase my understanding of the subject. Your free to replicate my design, you should get some clues on my blog as far as how its built. What you need etc. If you have a specific part you do notby jaguarking11 - General
Re: Building a 12x12x12 + reprap, need a push in the right direction. - 9 years ago
Honestly, For under 1k I have built my delta. It will now do 12x12x16inches+. It took me a while to get there though. With all that said, you have kids and want to keep the printer indoors? I would suggest you build an enclosed printer that has a venting fan built in, so you can vent out the chamber before opening it. I would not want my kid to breathe in PLA or worse yet ABS/NYLON fumes. You sby jaguarking11 - General
Re: Large envelope printer - 9 years ago
I think I can get away with using smooth rods on a larger envelope as long as I can cut threads at the ends of the rods and torque them. If you stretch them 100-200 micron the tension they should reduce the flex dramatically. As long as the strech is within the spring stage of the rods and not on the plastic/deformation strength.by jaguarking11 - General
Re: Large envelope printer - 9 years ago
As for heavy plates. For me I am comfortable with Delta printers. If properly designed you can use some very heavy plates and use them under compression. You need to design a frame that is stressed and not simply placed. Using the materials in the proper spots will yield a exceedingly strong frame. Once you have that. You can design a light weight moving mechanism.by jaguarking11 - General
Re: Large envelope printer - 9 years ago
I think over engineered is better than under engineered. 3/4 inch steel plate cut to my requirements would be ~200USD which in the grand scheme of things would be a spit in the bucket vs the liner motion parts. Resonance during printing needs to be dealt with, the best way to deal with it is to add weight and stiffness. One more thing, the larger a printer gets the higher the error rate it willby jaguarking11 - General
Re: Large envelope printer - 9 years ago
I was thinking about this the other day but with a delta printer with a build volume of about 60cm/60cm/60cm the Height of the printer would be nearly 1.3M at the minimum. Probably around 1.5m in height. Then I sat down and thought about the stability of the frame. As far as I can think through. I would need some large steel plates for both the top and the bottom. Around 1.5-2cm thick. Then somby jaguarking11 - General
Re: If you were to do it again, what printer would you have bought? - 9 years ago
I never bought a full printer. If I had 1500USD to invest I would probably build 2 or 3 more delta printers so I can prototype faster or even produce more. I self built my own and to be honest I am in absolute love with it. Quality, speed, size and price were right for me. I think I invested about 700USD with mistakes and extras all in. I use it as my development platform and hope to have my ownby jaguarking11 - Delta Machines
Re: Parts for a belt driven extruder in the UK? - 9 years ago
QuotePointy Quotejaguarking11 Did you build your extruder? How did it come out if you built it. I have it part assembled, but I am waiting for the 40T pulley and belt which have finally left China. Had to print some parts again after tweaking the files as the holes came out quite a bit under size. ( I think it's a problem with Slic3r when you do infill before perimeters) It went together prettyby jaguarking11 - Mechanics
Re: Which extruder to choose? - 9 years ago
Quotesheepdog43 Quote3DRapidClone I see! The 5:1 geared nema stepper is a bit over geared right? So it slows retraction a bit? Seen anyone try to gear it down to 3:1 if that's even necessary? Im hoping an astroyn damper will fit too but it probably won't due to it needing to be close together. You would be doing double duty and getting the worst of both systems, the complexity, ineficiency, and hby jaguarking11 - Delta Machines
Re: Which extruder to choose? - 9 years ago
I figured I would throw my design out there as well. Its a belt drive extruder. 2:1 ratio. It only works with bowden and 1.75mm out the box. Its designed around the premise of having the retraction speed of a direct drive, with no slack while being stable at pushing filament. At the present time I have got between 150-175mm/s with my .5mm nozzle. It shows no signs of issues at that speed. That isby jaguarking11 - Delta Machines
Re: BQ Ciclop 3D scanner - 9 years ago
I picked up the Pi2. I absolutly love it to bits. I picked up the camera as well. I have imaged the pi, updated it and installed FREELSS on there. It launching fine. I created a rc.d script that will allow me to start it from any directory, and eventually it will start it with the pi on boot up. I just ordered a pack of caps and the ULN2003A for now. I just ordered the PSU for this as well. 12vby jaguarking11 - 3D Scanners, Book Scanners, and Optics
Re: Modicum V1 for sale. - 9 years ago
This is the last of my extruders built in green botfeeder ABS plastic. 2 sold, this is the next one up. ?by jaguarking11 - For Sale
Re: Mig 4-roller extruder? - 9 years ago
Quotejonnycowboy I'm not too worried about the gear ratio. I know others are using geared steppers with similar ratios to drive the extruders. Because they are doing it does not mean it works well.... Ideal ratios should be calculated properly with retraction speed being a priority. My 2:1 extruder can drive my printer at over 150mm/s with .5mm nozzle and .3mm layers.by jaguarking11 - Mechanics
Re: Parts for a belt driven extruder in the UK? - 9 years ago
Did you build your extruder? How did it come out if you built it. I am anxius to find out how you like the setup. You are one of the first guys to adopt my extruder, therefore I am all ears on your experience with it. Also for the people looking at this thread. Here is a video I made on the extruder assembly - Here are the source files for the extruder. - And if anyone is interesed in purby jaguarking11 - Mechanics
Re: Printing with Polypropylene - 9 years ago
I had good luck making a water tight ABS part in the past. It was a shaving cup. I printed it as follows. 1.5mm Walls 30% infill Medium density ABS goop poured inside the cup. Rolled it around until the walls were coated. Let it dry for a few hours. Holds water with no leaking or problems. The inside of the cup is a milky color as I used natural abs in the mix of acetone and ABS. I also find thby jaguarking11 - General
Re: I learned a lesson about filaments - 9 years ago
Quotejmalinski Nice video. I also viewed your video on hotends. You and I think alike, I did almost exactly what you did to my hotend but I have a wade setup and print exclusively in PLA, so I leave the teflon tube in mine. Jerry I mentioned it in the video, that if I were to print PLA I would keep the teflon in there. However I print in ABS 99% of the time and since I am gearing up to increasby jaguarking11 - General
Re: I learned a lesson about filaments - 9 years ago
Quotecdru QuotejmalinskiThe previous expensive rolls came on the same spools as the eBay filaments. That tells you a lot.Not really. The spool is a commodity item that could be supplied from any one of many suppliers. Aside from it's basic function of holding filament, as long as it does that it's served it's purpose and doesn't contribute to the overall quality and physical properties of filamby jaguarking11 - General
Re: Modicum V1 for sale. - 9 years ago
The first one was relisted and sold shortly. I have one more for sale at this point. Anyone want a modicum extruder fully assembled in green botfeeder ABS?by jaguarking11 - For Sale
Re: I learned a lesson about filaments - 9 years ago
same here. I am on the other end of the spectrum. I got their green ABS filament in the mail. I tested it out and honestly the finish quality is the highest I have ever seen. The stuff is also easy to sand and has some flexibility which is desired for the parts I am making. I compared it to inland ABS and as far as tolerance they are about even. I measured every 10cm for 5 meters on both and ranby jaguarking11 - General
Re: where to buy filamant cash and carry? - 9 years ago
I disagree. Microcenter in Queens has a decent turn around rate for their filament. Its close to my house and I go there almost every week. I usually pick up a kilo every time I go. Its cheap, its high quality and its convenient. The filament section is ever evolving. I would say they probably sell about 5-10 killos a day. Decent turn over for a 6x6 foot shelf with every type of filament out thby jaguarking11 - General