Anytime. Work on getting a good benchy and you will be going well! This is my current setup but need to work on the Prusas extruder and get started with resin. Plus finish building the other two Prusas (they will go in this setup with acrylic-resin elsewhere). Not enough time.
Anyone have a 3-D printer?
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First pass at Benchy. Tips on how to reduce the stringyness and what this imperfections mean? Or just suggestions based on the result?
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What are your extrusion temperature and speed settings? Is it a Bowden extruder or direct? If using retraction, slow down the speed of the retractions. PETG usually needs to print at a slower speed than PLA also, but I'm not sure that's where the problem is right now. It looks like the temperature is too high.
my next attempt would be (but I'm certainly an absolute amateur)......
Little higher on bed temp (you still have some lifting it looks like), little lower on extruder temp (stringing), slow the first 3 layers down by 50% (they may be cooling too fast), slow the rest down by at least 10%, reduce the layering to be less distance (PETG likes to be squished a little if I remember correctly)
Little higher on bed temp (you still have some lifting it looks like), little lower on extruder temp (stringing), slow the first 3 layers down by 50% (they may be cooling too fast), slow the rest down by at least 10%, reduce the layering to be less distance (PETG likes to be squished a little if I remember correctly)
outlines a few steps to check. I would print some stringing towers to see what temp works best for you as well.
My brother has 2 ender 3 pros and loves them. He prints ABS and petg with awesome results. We built an enclosure out of scrap acrylic and scrap wood I had laying around the garage. He let me borrow one to test while I search for one that I would like.
We built this enclosure out of scrap wood and scrap acrylic I had laying around.
I wanted to try something small to test the PETG. I printed this Harry Potter symbol for my wife. It only took 27 mins and the inside circle spins.
I don't have a stainless steel extruder tip yet so I haven't printed anything for the reef tank yet.
I'll have to print a benchy to see how it compares.
We built this enclosure out of scrap wood and scrap acrylic I had laying around.
I wanted to try something small to test the PETG. I printed this Harry Potter symbol for my wife. It only took 27 mins and the inside circle spins.
I don't have a stainless steel extruder tip yet so I haven't printed anything for the reef tank yet.
I'll have to print a benchy to see how it compares.
What quality setting did you use for your benchy? What software do you use for your settings?
I just bring it out of a closet when I want to print. No enclosure.
I always knew you were a closet geek
Moving it can change quality-not a lot but something to think about.
After getting a fairly good benchy I thought I was ready for a 10 hour print.
I was wrong. This is supposed to be a pen holder. I think the problem was with the design. The arms did not have any supports underneath.
I was wrong. This is supposed to be a pen holder. I think the problem was with the design. The arms did not have any supports underneath.
In your slicer make sure to add supports. Welcome to spaghetti junction on your 3d printer.
How much for the pencil holder and birds nest?
how much for 3 of these? for 7" socks?
Those are $13 each. It’s a lot of filament and 9 hours of print time for each one.
i live in columbus you willing to ship?
