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Category: 3d Printing
Filament Choices
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As I have been getting further and further into 3d printing, I have been experimenting with a number of different colors and brands of filament. In general, I have not found much significant different in quality for PLA between options, but for consistency, I have been tending towards the same ones each time. If curious,…
Printer repairs
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Ran into another problem with the printer over the weekend, when it started having challenges printing reliably. In each case, it would run for 15-30 minutes, and then jam, and stop extruding. After cancelling, I could clear the jam and get the extruder going again, but with the next attempt, the same would happen.
Printing variety
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Had a number of recent projects this week that have been working the printer quite a bit. Not only am I working on my first printing and painting video, but I have been collecting a number of time lapse videos for other projects. The wife also tasked me with me with making a Boy Scout…
Video content
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Still struggling to find a format for the creation of YouTube content, after numerous challenges and setbacks. I have found that game play videos are simply too long and involved to make good content – they are rather dull to watch, take forever to edit down, and I don’t have the gear to make them…
Paladin (with beer)
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Decided to test the limits of the printer, and attempt to print a custom gaming miniature. In this case, it is a paladin, wielding a sword and beer. Resolution was set for 0.1mm, and there was a lot of support material, but overall I am happy with the quality. The picture certainly highlights the roughness…
Fueling the Rebellion
A second print for terrain for Star Wars: Legion, this was a long one coming in at 27 hours with a resolution of 0.15mm. Model is by SableBadger, hosted on Thingiverse at https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2894409, specifically model #3. As before, pictured with a Pathfinder figure for scale. The print turned out very nice, though there was a…
More power!
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Taking advantage of my recently leveled printer bed to print out some terrain pieces for use in Star Wars: Legion. First up in a power generator, using the design by Sablebadger on Thingiverse. This is printed in my normal grey PLA, with a 0.15 mm layer height and 10% infill. I didn’t have any stormtroopers…
Leveling (Tramming) the Monoprice Maker Select Plus
As anyone who has used a 3d printer knows, leveling your print bed (aka Tramming – aligning the flat print surface so it is equidistant from the print head at all times and locations) is one of the most critical steps to setup and to insure a well produced part. In my experience, it has…