I got me 3D printer, awesome!

I wouldn’t bother personally, just make sure you’ve got a thin spatula to remove prints from the bed. I use some tapered ones that go from 0.3mm at the tip to 0.7 at the handle so it gently lifts the part from the bed.
 
Lakeland said:
I wouldn’t bother personally, just make sure you’ve got a thin spatula to remove prints from the bed. I use some tapered ones that go from 0.3mm at the tip to 0.7 at the handle so it gently lifts the part from the bed.
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You get one with it.

I use a glass sheet with Insette hairspray, ten minutes in the freezer and they just fall off :D

Minusorange said:
Are there any essential upgrades needed for Ender 3 ? Got mine arriving on Monday so would rather be clued up so I can get it as perfect as soon as possible
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No essential mods.

I do recommend joining the Ender 3 Facebook groups, loads of helpful people and links to slicer profiles.
 
PardonTheWait said:
Caved and ordered one, should be here Tuesday. Looking forward to much stress and hair-pulling.
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At £150 you really can't go wrong, even if you want to get shot of it you'll struggle to lose more than £30-40.

Get Cura downloaded and use the CR-10 profile, making sure to modify the bed sizes in X / Y / Z to match the size of the ender build platform. This assumes Cura doesn't yet have a profile for the Ender.

This is the reason why I love the spatula's linked above.. You can get them right under a nightmare print and they very slowly lift it off the platform. Once you have 1mm of the tip under you're almost guaranteed to get the whole thing off.

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My new toy should be arriving in the next few days to, not a 3d printer this time but a CNC, I thought with my new job I should probably have one to play around with.

Of course if Kudo3D ever sort out a cheaper shipping method, I'll be getting my resin printer too.
 
Lakeland said:
At £150 you really can't go wrong, even if you want to get shot of it you'll struggle to lose more than £30-40.

Get Cura downloaded and use the CR-10 profile, making sure to modify the bed sizes in X / Y / Z to match the size of the ender build platform. This assumes Cura doesn't yet have a profile for the Ender.

This is the reason why I love the spatula's linked above.. You can get them right under a nightmare print and they very slowly lift it off the platform. Once you have 1mm of the tip under you're almost guaranteed to get the whole thing off.

HPkErtu.jpg
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Just get one of these https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B074XG1NDM/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Every filament I've tried sticks to it. And the print will just lift off by hand .

bulb66 said:
My new toy should be arriving in the next few days to, not a 3d printer this time but a CNC, I thought with my new job I should probably have one to play around with.

Of course if Kudo3D ever sort out a cheaper shipping method, I'll be getting my resin printer too.
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A CNC starter thread ?
 
Glass mirror and Insette for me. Then remove, freezer for 5-10m and Comes straight off by hand. Quick reapply of hairspray over the area where the parts were and good to go again.

Anyone have a laser on their printer?
 
I've used most of the print surface options out there, but still love blue tape, lol.

I've got a laser attachment for my printer, what you want to know?

Once my CNC arrives I'll make a new thread, but in what forum?

J.
 
bulb66 said:
I've used most of the print surface options out there, but still love blue tape, lol.

I've got a laser attachment for my printer, what you want to know?

Once my CNC arrives I'll make a new thread, but in what forum?

J.
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Is it a just a matter of plug and play? What software do you use?

Creality have one listed on their site just waiting to see if Ender 3 compatible.
 
bulb66 said:
This is the one I use https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Fre...655.html?spm=a2g0s.9042311.0.0.37a34c4dRu5o1B

My last YouTube video I talk about connecting the laser to the printer, I'll be doing a video on software soon(ish).


I use this app which was made for the Prusa MK3 size bed but works for any size if you get the placement right. https://www.instructables.com/id/Laser-Engraving-on-Your-Prusa-MK3/
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Nice video :) interested in the Dremel add-on.

This is the official one https://technologyoutlet.co.uk/products/creality-3d-laser-engraver-module-upgrade seems to attach to the hot end via magnets so no need to remove anything and uses software called 'laser grave'. Only 500mW though.
 
I've got a question - if I use Cura to slice a model and set print speed, initial layer print speed, fan speed etc - I'm not sure these instructions are being carried out by my Ender 3. Does it carry over?

i.e if I set speed to 60mm/sec in Cura, do I just leave the Ender at 100? Does that mean 100% of the Cura-specified speed, or does it mean 100mm/sec?

Can't find an answer anywhere!
 
Normally if you don't make any adjustments on the printer it will go by the gcode file - within its limits. Not sure about the Ender but the print speed setting on there is probably a percentage or multiplier rather than the mm/s unless it states that.
 
Rroff said:
Normally if you don't make any adjustments on the printer it will go by the gcode file - within its limits. Not sure about the Ender but the print speed setting on there is probably a percentage or multiplier rather than the mm/s unless it states that.
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You’re right, I think I was getting panicky and changing settings myself, once I left it to it I could see it was following the settings from cura. Thanks :)
 
For anyone interested in what I been doing at Ooznest since I started just a month ago, check out the latest video (Below), You can even enter out competition if you want ;-).


J.
 
hyperseven said:
Is it a just a matter of plug and play? What software do you use?

Creality have one listed on their site just waiting to see if Ender 3 compatible.
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What kind of bed would you need for a 500w laser ?


I got my Ender 3 built today, instructions weren't agreeable so had to do some google for certain parts, got the bed leveled and tested ability to print which it does but I started trying to print the test creature that comes on the SD card, I gave up after 45mins because it had only done about 5mm in height ? Do I need to change it in Cura to go faster ? What it did print did look nice though
 
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