Random 3D printing chatter

sparkymark75 said:
For those with a Bambu P1S, can the AMS be moved when you need to open it? The reason I ask because I probably have room to sit the AMS on the top of my P1S but won't have the room to open the lid fully.
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There’s a printable arm that allows you to lift the AMS up on the P2S I’ve been looking at. I’m guessing there’s probably one for the P1S as well
 
vail3r said:
Where are the wind spinners from? do you have a link?
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nst68 said:
Printables had a wind spinner contest https://www.printables.com/contest/447-garden-wind-spinners
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That's where I got most of mine from. I did the modular one first and did five levels plus the wind direction at the top. The neighbours say it's hypnotic because you really have to concentrate to notice each layer spinnning in the opposite direction to the one above and below it. The cups that were designed for it take ages to print though and are really heavy. If you look at the remix someone redesigned the cups so they are lighter and don't take as long to print and uses a lot less material but are still strong. You need the remix bearing holders as well because the end of the cups that plug into them are different. The remixed cups spin with very little wind and look great. The holders that come with the original are excellent and work very well. I used PETG for mine and got a bargain on Amazon for 10x 1m lengths of threaded rod for just £11.
 
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pastymuncher said:
That's where I got most of mine from. I did the modular one first and did five levels plus the wind direction at the top. The neighbours say it's hypnotic because you really have to concentrate to notice each layer spinnning in the opposite direction to the one above and below it. The cups that were designed for it take ages to print though and are really heavy. If you look at the remix someone redesigned the cups so they are lighter and don't take as long to print and uses a lot less material but are still strong. You need the remix bearing holders as well because the end of the cups that plug into them are different. The remixed cups spin with very little wind and look great. The holders that come with the original are excellent and work very well. I used PETG for mine and got a bargain on Amazon for 10x 1m lengths of threaded rod for just £11.
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Thanks! I'm always amazed at what people can design. I'd love to have more time to learn and be able to make more from scratch
 
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When I first got my printer the wife said it's just another toy for me and is not going to be of any use. Yesterday I made her a nice makeup organiser and all of a sudden it's a clever device that's handy to have. Women!!
 
pastymuncher said:
When I first got my printer the wife said it's just another toy for me and is not going to be of any use. Yesterday I made her a nice makeup organiser and all of a sudden it's a clever device that's handy to have. Women!!
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I've only had mine a week and my wife and daughter are already picking out filaments they like the colour off!
 
I fear he would only be swapping the burden of printing-by-proxy for the burden of tech support!
The 2D wall art (like geometric animals) often goes down well. As does the ever-popular articulated octopus and the articulated dragons. Combine the latter two with tri-colour PLA and you have a crowd pleaser....and probably no access to your printer until everyone has had a turn!
 
I have done loads of wall art (mainly cats) this week and the wife finally asked me where I am getting all these designs from. The alarm bells started going off so I gave her the vague answer of "there are several places to get them" and quickly disappeared upstairs. No way in hell I am telling her about Makerworld, Printables and Thingiverse because I would never get any printer time for my own stuff!!
 
pastymuncher said:
I have done loads of wall art (mainly cats) this week and the wife finally asked me where I am getting all these designs from. The alarm bells started going off so I gave her the vague answer of "there are several places to get them" and quickly disappeared upstairs. No way in hell I am telling her about Makerworld, Printables and Thingiverse because I would never get any printer time for my own stuff!!
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Hey. Get her own printer then
 
She doesn't even know how to actually use her pc other than turn it on, play crappy Facebook games and then turn it off, she can't even send a email!! I have tried to teach her but she just says she is happy as she is plus she always has me if she gets stuck with something. She is not tech savvy at all. If she had her own printer it would be me that loads it and starts it printing.
 
My new printer which is replacing an A1 mini arrived. The mini was great but I was having issues with PET-G adhesion due to warping from draughts etc, I thought about building an enclosure for it but by the time that was done, it would be bigger than just buying one of these. Printing with the enclosure closed on this and I now have 0 issues and can lower the bed temp by 20c.Its a lot louder than the mini but replacement fans are on the way from China to cut the noise down, so far I'm really happy with it for the money.
I was worried about losing the bambu app for remote monitoring but I've discovered and set up OctoEverywhere and it's a more than suitable replacement.

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What sort of fans are you looking at, I wouldn't mind making my S1 quieter, well, the missus wants it to be quieter as it sits behind her WFH space :D
 
Trig said:
What sort of fans are you looking at, I wouldn't mind making my S1 quieter, well, the missus wants it to be quieter as it sits behind her WFH space :D
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Just replacing the stock chasis mounted 24v fans with lower rpm ones with supposedly better bearings.
Ive also lined the side panels with car soundproofing sheeting which has helped and printed mufflers to fit externally and shroud the exhausts.
 
Does anyone have a recommendation on a pick/cleaning set for models? I have just printed a nice model but in some of the overhangs it has support in small areas that are a pain to get out. I have been using needle nose pliers, stanley blade, snips and small flat screwdriver but dont want to damage any of the print by accident.
 
Scalpel with a something like a 15 blade on works for some stuff. A really sharp chisel with a perfectly flat back (ground and lapped) is great for taking off warts and raised seams. You'd have to have the sharpening gear to get the chisel in that state though as they just don't come like that from the factory.
You could try an engineers scribe for £5-£10. They're useless as a scribe but excellent as an engineer's pokey-stick!
 
Just mind the cheap micro side cutters. Probably fine for an eternity on plastic but if you're cutting wire with them (like they're sold for) at some point one of the blades will part company with the rest of the tool rather than cut through the wire. As long as that doesn't happen in the direction of your face, it's all good. As usual, no prizes for guessing!
 
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