I got me 3D printer, awesome!

Frozennova · 5 Aug 2018 at 08:48

bulb66 said:
The best bed material I've found for PETg is blue tape and glue stick and bed around 60°c.

Works a treat and once finished remove the part and use warm water to clean glue residue off the print.

Even prusa recommend glue stick on PEI sheet with PETg.

I noticed Rigid.ink recommend the same, not sure exactly what the Ender's bed material is but it was almost impossible to remove. Gone back to trying to glass again to see if I can figure it out

Minusorange · 5 Aug 2018 at 15:35

Frozennova said:
Silverkrin as it was what was in the house.

Going to give it another go tomorrow, had it start lifting around halfway through on the stock build plate which was solved by bumping bed temp from 50c to 70c. I think i was trying to run before I could walk by trying to change too many things at once (Filament and bed material)

I use - https://smile.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B001GFBQO2/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

For Innofill PetG 220degree nozzle, 80degree bed on glass with thermal pads as I don't like clips as they reduce print surface

You do need your bed perfectly leveled though and your X gantry perfectly square otherwise PetG won't play nice

Frozennova · 5 Aug 2018 at 15:41

Minusorange said:
I use - https://smile.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B001GFBQO2/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

For Innofill PetG 220degree nozzle, 80degree bed on glass with thermal pads as I don't like clips as they reduce print surface

You do need your bed perfectly leveled though and your X gantry perfectly square otherwise PetG won't play nice

That's exactly the stuff I tried. Didn't seem to make a great deal of difference ( Using PrimaSelect PETG) the bump to 70c on the bed made a big difference on the first print I needed in PETG, the second start curling in the corners so I've upped the bed to 80c.

Minusorange · 5 Aug 2018 at 15:53

Frozennova said:
That's exactly the stuff I tried. Didn't seem to make a great deal of difference ( Using PrimaSelect PETG) the bump to 70c on the bed made a big difference on the first print I needed in PETG, the second start curling in the corners so I've upped the bed to 80c.

Have you tried using Brim or Raft ?

If you can't get stuff to stick with a Raft then I'd put money on you having a mechanical issue where something either isn't tight enough or is a few 1mm not square

Frozennova · 5 Aug 2018 at 15:54

Minusorange said:
Have you tried using Brim or Raft ?

If you can't get stuff to stick with a Raft then I'd put money on you having a mechanical issue where something either isn't tight enough or is a few 1mm not square

I haven't tried with a raft, print has finished with no curling with the bed at 80c though

Minusorange · 6 Aug 2018 at 18:41

Glass beds are great, until they fall out of your hands while cleaning them over the sink and shatter into a bunch of broken pieces

https://smile.amazon.co.uk/Wisamic-...577048&sr=8-1&keywords=wisamic+glass+bed&th=1 was what I broke and worked fantastic so I recommend it

https://smile.amazon.co.uk/Geeetech...&sr=1-3-fkmr0&keywords=geetech+glass+bed&th=1 Is what I've ordered, reviews look good and price ain't much more than the old glass I was using plus it's slightly larger so I can probably get more print area adjusting Marlin

Frozennova · 6 Aug 2018 at 18:48

Minusorange said:
Glass beds are great, until they fall out of your hands while cleaning them over the sink and shatter into a bunch of broken pieces

https://smile.amazon.co.uk/Wisamic-Borosilicate-200x200x3mm-Printers-Monoprice/dp/B0777L4HWS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1533577048&sr=8-1&keywords=wisamic+glass+bed&th=1 was what I broke and worked fantastic so I recommend it

https://smile.amazon.co.uk/Geeetech-Printer-Heated-Microporous-Coating/dp/B07D25XFBP/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_3?s=industrial&ie=UTF8&qid=1533577082&sr=1-3-fkmr0&keywords=geetech+glass+bed&th=1 Is what I've ordered, reviews look good and price ain't much more than the old glass I was using plus it's slightly larger so I can probably get more print area adjusting Marlin

I went for this one https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Creality...e=STRK:MEBIDX:IT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649
After a weekend of perseverance I have PETG printing almost as well as PLA, and I'm now completely sold on printing on glass (At least for PETG, I haven't tried PLA yet)

Minusorange · 6 Aug 2018 at 18:55

Frozennova said:
I went for this one https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Creality-3D-235mm-X-235mm-Borosilicate-Glass-Heat-Bed-Plate-for-Ender-3-Printer/153094150340?ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649
After a weekend of perseverance I have PETG printing almost as well as PLA, and I'm now completely sold on printing on glass (At least for PETG, I haven't tried PLA yet)

Yep I saw them on amazon but they didn't have any stock and I can't wait for delivery from ebay as I have a bunch of things I need to print

If you can get PETG to work, you'll have no issue with PLA as it's much much more user friendly

Iron-man · 6 Aug 2018 at 19:41

printing on Mirror tile is good, no adhesive or anything else just straight mirror with a good bed level and away you go

hyperseven · 7 Aug 2018 at 14:52

Ordered a buck converter to power the pi from the PSU and a microswitch to act as a filament sensor to pause octopi when triggered

Minusorange · 7 Aug 2018 at 15:44

First print with that Geetech super plate after getting Z offset perfected, no hairspray needed to stick, if it works like this everytime it'll pay for itself in saved money on hairspray

Minusorange · 8 Aug 2018 at 16:53

This bed is so much better than normal glass, no rafts, no brims, no skirts, no hairspray just instant stick all the time! The print above is a fan cover for the motherboard housing

hamesy · 8 Aug 2018 at 21:52

I've got myself an Anet A8, had it about 12 months and I'm sick of having to constantly tweak/take it apart it to get it to print something.

Any recommendations on a printer where I can just set it and go? I've got around £300-350 to spend. Prefer to buy a fully assembled machine.

Minusorange · 9 Aug 2018 at 12:03

hamesy said:
Any recommendations on a printer where I can just set it and go? I've got around £300-350 to spend. Prefer to buy a fully assembled machine.

You could try looking at flashforge printers or an SLA printer something like the Anycubic Photon ?

andy_mk3 · 9 Aug 2018 at 20:25

I hope it's ok to ask in here, but I'm after someone to do a little 3D printing for me? In short it's a vent out of a car, with a hole in the middle to accommodate a gauge, and will probably need 15-20 of them making. But also it needs modelling, we had someone model it and offer it for sale but they disappeared

But do have the image below of what it is.

Apologies if this isn't allowed.

Uncle Petey · 9 Aug 2018 at 20:29

You're probably better off using https://www.3dhubs.com/

andy_mk3 · 9 Aug 2018 at 20:33

Uncle Petey said:
You're probably better off using https://www.3dhubs.com/

Cheers, will look into that.

Do need it modelling though, it's not something I've ever done before. I do have a vent I can send to someone though.

Frozennova · 9 Aug 2018 at 20:36

andy_mk3 said:
Cheers, will look into that.

Do need it modelling though, it's not something I've ever done before. I do have a vent I can send to someone though.

Could you do a dimensioned drawing on paper that you could send me via trust, that doesn't look too difficult to model

andy_mk3 · 9 Aug 2018 at 20:40

Frozennova said:
Could you do a dimensioned drawing on paper that you could send me via trust, that doesn't look too difficult to model

I'll hopefully be able to do that tomorrow evening. The hole is 52mm if that gives some indication of dimensions at least

I'm quite happy to post a vent over to you if that's any easier also.

Rroff · 9 Aug 2018 at 20:46

If you plan on putting that into use in a vehicle pay attention to the material used to produce it - some filaments won't stand up to automotive use especially if subject to regular temperature stresses and/or will even deform in the heat from strong sun.