Random 3D printing chatter
- Thread starter Cenedd
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Going to be doing a live stream tonight, with my thoughts so far on the Siboor Voron kit and then assembling the afterburner toolhead. Live at 7PM BST. https://youtu.be/nyVzIfSqphg
Associate
So, which one of you lot are printing these? 
3D printed guns: Warnings over growing threat of 3D firearms
Police say they are seizing 3D printed weapons in greater numbers in the UK.
www.bbc.com
Soldato
Sigh.
You still need to get all the main components, and they typically are not reliable. This is fear mongering more than anything. You can't just print the trigger group, chambers, barrels, firing pin, etc etc etc.
You still need to get all the main components, and they typically are not reliable. This is fear mongering more than anything. You can't just print the trigger group, chambers, barrels, firing pin, etc etc etc.
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Soldato
So the gunpowder I'm printing from black PLA won’t work? I knew I should have used ABS.
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Soldato
I think the thing is with these 3d printed weapons, they just need to look real, if someone is pointing one of these at you, are going to take the risk?
Soldato
I have the sherpa mini for one of my printers and I do like it. (Similar to the orbiter). The one thing I don't like is being able to tell what tension you are at. On the microswiss extruders for example, the bolt goes through the end of the nut so it is a very easy reference point to check tension.
Soldato
Ever since I put on my extended Z extrusions, they haven't been quite straight so cause some binding. I have realigned them, but not well enough.
Thinking about adding rails or rods to get more adjustment. Kinda of a cheat, but not sure how else I resolve this (And I threw the old shorter Z extrusions away).
Thinking about adding rails or rods to get more adjustment. Kinda of a cheat, but not sure how else I resolve this (And I threw the old shorter Z extrusions away).
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Soldato
Replying to myself... just found a fantastic mod to make Ender 3 V2's CoreXY, and somewhat cheaply: https://www.youtube.com/@srasolutions4982
Once I'm done modding my QQ-S Pro to just sillyness levels, I'll give this a go since I think I'm done with bed slingers from this point onwards.
Soldato
er... wow , just wow!! That's one hell of a deal. I think that trumps my free 20llbs fresh turkey we won for thanksgiving today. (which would have been about 80 dollars).
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I know, was shocked to see such a discount.
These have lots of flaws, however... there are so many people who have fixed issues. That I'll be aad
Soldato
This is why if anyone needs detail work, you don't even bother with a normal printer. Resin is the way.
Don
Been busy designing and making:
Soldato
I have a basic ender 3, not a bad machine for my needs, im using a glass bed and once levelled its gotten better using PLA+.
How often should you have to level a bed? I've done about 10 big prints and ive noticed on the last print (echo dot holder), it had lifted on the bottom, when I checked the bed it was a little out. I have a BLtouch on the way, so hopefully that will help.
How often should you have to level a bed? I've done about 10 big prints and ive noticed on the last print (echo dot holder), it had lifted on the bottom, when I checked the bed it was a little out. I have a BLtouch on the way, so hopefully that will help.
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As long as your springs aren't naff and you're not pulling the bed about a lot, not very often. Definitely check it but you may find that it's just the glass needs cleaning. The usual recommendation is IPA but I did find that (when printing mostly PETG to be fair) it didn't take off what was causing the problem. A dab of Fairy liquid on a damp piece of kitchen towel, then wiped with just damp towel and then dried fixed it. In fact the second time I did this it 'fixed' so much that bits of the glass bed came off with the print! I may have been guilty of not waiting for the bed to cool though 
Soldato
I use glass cleaner to clean mine, its cheaper than IPA, and does do a good job of cleaning.