Modding The 3D Printing Thread

-This is a difficult birth. I've been in labor for several months. I can confirm print tech is not up to O-ring tolerances. I may glob the reservoir seal with plumber's putty just to test the rest.
Yes, my blind *ss got an insert crooked trying to put it in upside down.
The G1/4 thread works at least.

 

What filament did you use?

 

Bog standard pla at the lowest settings.

 

PSA - The Elegoo CC2 has launched, from £399 with their filament switcher.

https://uk.elegoo.com/products/centauri-carbon-2-combo

Latest on CC1 switcher:-

 

Hello peeps, a quick (n00b) question. I'm new to this 3d printing lark and am wondering if I should stick to using Cura or make the switch to Orca (if I can). I have an Elegoo Neptune Pro 4.
Will there be any real difference in fiddling with the settings, would I have more control in making changes on the fly?

 

I haven't used Cura in years, so don't have great frame of reference but Orca is leagues ahead of what I remember from my Ender 3 days. Elegoo slicer is just a fork of Orca - you really can't go wrong with Orca in general.

 

Bonus points - Orca is freeware and platform-independant. (Runs on Win/Mac/Linux)

https://orca-slicer.com/#dl

 

Thanks guys. I made the switch and am now getting to grips with Orca. It seems to give so much more control over just about everything. Much prefer the look of it too, so am quite happy

 

Uncle Jessy on the CC2

 

None of them have touched multi-material yet. :/

 

That mmu is practically useless to me, because I don't care about multi colour printing and, as far as multi material use goes, I'm not going to have engineering/ hygroscopic reels sitting on open hangers. So, unless I limit myself to PLA, I'm still changing filaments manually.

 

This++

I print mainly in ABS or PET, with the odd bit of TPU thrown in for good measure, all of which like to be kept dryer than a pharoah's fart. Also, why does the box on top need to be so massive - from what I can see, it's just empty space for the PTFE tubes to have room. That's not going to work for anyone looking to have some of these in a print farm.

Also, how's that open source firmware coming along, Elegoo?

 

I held out for the CC2, but think I'll either just keep my Ender KE thingy or go for P2S combo.

Meh.

 

A print went so catastrophically wrong it completely gunked up the hot end, nozzle, tubing, the lot. I quickly gave up on trying to clean it and ordered a new hot end. But in replacing it I pulled the wires from the fan. So now I've ordered a Noctua replacement. As I seem to do more tinkering and fixing I'm thinking I should probably just upgrade to something better.

 

Just started printing my next project:



Should be a little over 15" long when fully assembled.

Only because I have a bunch of PLA in the right (ish) colours and I hate to see the printer sitting idle.

 

Hmmmm... The Expanse, I read 4 books, didn't get into the TV series and have let it drift. I'm probably missing out, but have left it too long to engage meaningfully.
The models look very smart, the detailing and lighting look quite involved tho'

Still very impressed with the lens adaptors Byron printed for me, and if I had CAD skills, could see having a lot more unusual lenses to play with

 

I'm not wiring this for lights - I just fished out an image of the Morrigan Class - I'd like to, but I don't have the time for that. Although, I may just assemble it with pins and no glue to keep my options open.



Looking at around 20 hours for the bare ship without the fiddly high detail ancillaries like the guns and stuff.

 

and here I'm modeling the retaining catch on a quick-release toilet seat.

 

Yes... much depends on personal priorities, Cheaps.

 

PSA - MyMiniFactory have bought Thingiverse

https://www.tomshardware.com/3d-pri...as-eight-million-users-and-2-5-million-things