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Acid Reflux posted:I work in an industry where we use a whole bunch of those $500 tools, and a lot of them aren't even built as well as this guy: We just mangle our way through anything we have with pliers like animals at work because we don't know enough about the proper knockoff tools and can't afford the known "correct" ones
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withak posted:Please stop posting accessories, I don't need to buy any more tools. You know you can justify it.
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Dr. Fishopolis posted:Honestly, CoreXZ is a better (and much cheaper) system than dual lead screws and they're more likely to jump on that bandwagon. Doing it aftermarket DEFINITELY requires firmware fuckery though, there's no way around that. I'm not sure it is. CoreXZ seems... strange.. to me. You definitely lose any sort of frame of refrence on power loss. It's also a lot harder to setup mechanically. I think it's a wash on costs, leadscrews and nuts are cheap, and core X-Z needs a whole lot more bearings. And unless you're 3d printing a lot of the parts, much of it's mechanics is... complex to manufacture. Those things like to split blades. As far as I can tell, they're over-hardened and end up having a rather finite fatigue lifetime. I couldn't wrap my head around spending $75 on a set of nippers, so....in my infinite wisdom, I spent $80 on buying a half a dozen sets of nippers. I'm still not sold on single edge nippers. Having tried the godhands, and several other brands, I'm happier with dual edge cutters. Also, wouldn't want to use those delicate things for ripping through supports. So back to tool porn. Isn't it fun when you hand someone a tool, and their eyes light up? Here's my go-tos for that. The Stedi MS-100 nippers are the ones I hand to people to get the "what have I been missing" reaction, but it looks like they rebranded: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09HJL2SX...2xpY2s9dHJ1ZQ== And if you want nippers that will survive with 3d printing.. The IGAN-330's. I had the return spring break on one.... and they sent me a new one. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07RW8VTS...Y2s9dHJ1ZQ&th=1 Acid Reflux posted:I work in an industry where we use a whole bunch of those $500 tools, and a lot of them aren't even built as well as this guy: I second this.
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Aug 9, 2022 03:18
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slurm posted:Are there any tools or supplies people find indispensable for FDM printing? FDM really seems to be an area where people reinvent the wheel a lot because the barrier to entry is so low so maybe it's a good area for discussion. None of this is at all rocket science, but maybe there's more that other people have found good to keep around. An exacto for taking off strings, zits, and brims.
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Aug 9, 2022 03:28
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 I hate you. I’m going to have to order that.
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Holy poo poo guys, either the Engineer PA-09 or IWISS 2820 for crimps we use. Nothing more complicated than that.
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Aug 9, 2022 04:17
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Any good open source solutions for a 3d scanner? Either a handheld unit or a turntable solution feels like something I should be able to build with a couple webcams and a pi.
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Aug 9, 2022 04:22
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Nerobro posted:I'm not sure it is. CoreXZ seems... strange.. to me. You definitely lose any sort of frame of refrence on power loss. It's also a lot harder to setup mechanically. I think it's a wash on costs, leadscrews and nuts are cheap, and core X-Z needs a whole lot more bearings. And unless you're 3d printing a lot of the parts, much of it's mechanics is... complex to manufacture. Sure, I don't mean to sound like these things are coming out any time soon, it's still a hobby community thing. Any printer loses software frame of reference on sudden power loss, if you mean to ask how the gantry doesn't crash into the bed when the steppers are disabled the answer is a counterweight.
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Aug 9, 2022 04:30
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w00tmonger posted:Any good open source solutions for a 3d scanner? Either a handheld unit or a turntable solution feels like something I should be able to build with a couple webcams and a pi. These things are all over thingiverse and clones thereof, though i don't have a specific one to suggest
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Aug 9, 2022 04:34
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Doctor Zero posted:
No. I refuse to be responsible that bullshit.
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Aug 9, 2022 04:48
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OpenScan is what you want if you're going DIY or semi-DIY. Haven't actually used it myself but have followed the project for years. Guy knows his stuff.
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Prusa XL delayed until sometime in 2023 "at least six months" oook Guess I found room in this year's budget for a new gaming PC 
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Aug 9, 2022 05:31
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Well, I found a Klipper config for the specific printer I'm going to Frankenstein with it. https://github.com/Klipper3d/klipper/blob/master/config/printer-wanhao-duplicator-9-2018.cfg Now to keep reading documentation for the installation process.
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Doctor Zero posted:An exacto for taking off strings, zits, and brims. In addition to an x-acto, I find a deburring tool quite handy, especially for functional and interlocking parts.
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TerminalSaint posted:In addition to an x-acto, I find a deburring tool quite handy, especially for functional and interlocking parts. A torch type lighter, think.. cigar lighter.. is astounding for dealing with really stringy nasty stuff. It's also good for recovering plugged/gummed up nozzles. ------------------ Lets keep a running list here: * Good allen keys in the sizes on your printer * Parallel jaw pliars for holding on to your hot end without damaging it. * Side cutters for snipping the ends of filament. * X-Acto, razor blade, something similar to cut teflon tubing, trim brims, deburring * Torch type lighter for de-hairing prints. * Alcohol wipes, for cleaning beds. * Deburring tool * $30ish crimping tool, and crimps * Add something? Nerobro fucked around with this message at 06:55 on Aug 9, 2022 |
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I have a chemistry wash bottle full of isopropyl for cleaning the bed.
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Aurium posted:I have a chemistry wash bottle full of isopropyl for cleaning the bed. Yea this too, I use a spray bottle of iso personally. Agree with the others posted above and my additions of stuff I use regularly: Some 10-20$ Digital calipers of course. You can get a heat gun with a 2-year warranty for about 22 dollars or so at Harbor Freight in the US. Or lots of cheap options on amazon last I checked. A small flashlight if you don't have good lighting to easily check for proper first layer squish. Silica desiccant beads with printed silica bead containers and vacuum seal bags for hygroscopic filament. My favorite brand I've found by far: https://www.printedsolid.com/collections/nanovac-airlock They're out of stock a lot sadly. They are oversized compared to the others I've bought and that seems to help hold a seal better. Some cheap magic erase sponges help get a super clean bed with a tiny soap. Also just really useful in general Opinionated fucked around with this message at 07:39 on Aug 9, 2022 |
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Opinionated posted:Some cheap magic erase sponges help get a super clean bed with a tiny soap. Also just really useful in general I discovered that just the other day. Can recommend. Also, get you some cheap rear end forceps at Harbor Freight. Useful getting a nozzle started into a hot heating block and thread it gently. Oh, poo poo...get a magnet on a stick. You're gonna have to hunt a unique screw, sooner or later.
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Speaking of tools, does anyone have a good recommendation for a small electric screwdriver that actually works well? I bought this one https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07H27G9NF/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 but it has next to no torque on it for removing screws.
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slurm posted:Are there any tools or supplies people find indispensable for FDM printing?  I often saw the metal brush people have and are there some special nozzles that need them? I use the tweezers to scrape filament off the nozzle while it's hot. Rexxed posted:The Ender 3 has a couple of support posts on its hot end to keep it from twisting. Acid Reflux posted:I work in an industry where we use a whole bunch of those $500 tools, and a lot of them aren't even built as well as this guy: 
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No way you can get a proper crimp with Molex MicroFit3 or JST-PH with those
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insta posted:No way you can get a proper crimp with Molex MicroFit3 or JST-PH with those Oh, right. I didn't need to crimp one of those yet.
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mewse posted:drat that's a good idea. What goes wrong if I use tap water? I usually wouldn't ask but I just destroyed a set of bearings with tap water Its just going to leave Gunk and residues in the tank from all the stuff thats in the tap water (minerals and the like).
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mattfl posted:Speaking of tools, does anyone have a good recommendation for a small electric screwdriver that actually works well? I have that and a different brand. It’s good, but little drivers like that are all going to lack the torque to start the removal. I suppose you could put the bit in an electric drill or bigger electric screwdriver, but that sounds like a recipe for flinging the vat across the room. It still saves a lot of time to loosen it a little by hand first and then do the rest with the micro screwdriver.
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I am happy because I recieved my new thermosistor today and that fixed my problem. Printer is now operational. I am very mad because I can’t get the chuck screw that holds the heat rod in place to budge, hot or cold. I’m afraid I may have already wallowed out the head. It’s always something.
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Adventures in ABS printing, day 2. My part is warping and pulling off the print bed at pretty much the exact same point every time, even though I have it in a chamber at 35-40 C. Is this just a matter of getting better bed adhesion? I'm using a PEI sheet on a glass bed, but the PEI might have worn out. I was thinking about trying an abs slurry next.  E: the one on the furthest right is entertaining because the nozzle kicked the whole bottom piece off the bed and then preceded to print the top half of the benchy on top of spaghetti with pretty decent quality. Mikey Purp fucked around with this message at 23:46 on Aug 9, 2022 |
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H110Hawk posted:I'm looking forward to it! So here is what I have so far:  Unfortunately, the original size for my test chill pill is difficult to deburr the brim off of, so I'm making it larger to see if I can get away from a brim altogether, like so (except with the text on the build plate so no supports are required):  Alternatively, I'm going to give this Chill Pill a try too:  What do you think? Any preference on the now suppository-size tablets? Edit, And I'm swapping to a spool of red PLA. I didn't forget the second color requirement. Edit 2: I'm going ahead with the round suppositories since it'll take about 6 hours to print 10 at a whack and the first layer looks good enough. We'll see how they look when I get home from work tomorrow! 
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biracial bear for uncut posted:So here is what I have so far: I think you could probably print this vertically without supports The overhang is small enough you probably don't need supports. Option B is to emboss the CHILL when printing vertically
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Well, poo poo. I've been running 24+ hour prints for several days, meticulously cleaning the bed in between jobs for Maximum Adhesion™, and generally having a good time with things. Came home from work today and reset for a new print, turned my back on it for a couple of hours, and this is what I ended up with.  The good news is that I already got a lot of it off without too much trouble. The bad news is that while I managed to free the heater wires, the thermistor wires are completely entombed, and I don't know if I have cutting tools of the right shape and size to surgically remove a blob that big without damaging anything. Also not sure if I have the energy to deal with it any further tonight. I do feel like I've finally joined a club though, this is the first time I've ever had this happen over the course of however-many-years and an awful lot of printers. I'm honestly not even mad.
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You should add an eyelet to one end so you can tie a length of string to it. Remember: “Without a base, without a trace”.
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Acid Reflux posted:Well, poo poo. I got lucky as hell the one time I didn't torque down the nozzle on mine. The print kept failing near the end of the first layer and getting dragged around. After a few times of a big blob by the nozzle I took off the sock to witness the beautify of a cube of black PLA filament that took the silicon socks shape.
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Hadlock posted:I think you could probably print this vertically without supports The text will be more legible if printed vertically, but you absolutely cannot print this without supports. It will fall over immediately
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BMan posted:The text will be more legible if printed vertically, but you absolutely cannot print this without supports. It will fall over immediately I think they meant with the text vertically as shown instead of on the plate, and maybe a brim at the base? Worth a shot if this fails.
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biracial bear for uncut posted:
If the challenge includes you testing them out I'd vote the bigger the better!
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Opinionated posted:If the challenge includes you testing them out I'd vote the bigger the better! I thought that was going to be the one that issued the challenge, for impartial quality testing purposes!
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biracial bear for uncut posted:I think they meant with the text vertically as shown instead of on the plate, and maybe a brim at the base? I guess that makes more sense, still it's too little bed contact for my liking.
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This would work fine and require minimal brim cleanup
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Oh, shaped vaguely like a benadryl tablet, too. Edit: I don't have any bright pink filament, though.
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You could do a vertical Chill half that's a cylinder with a rounded end and a vertical Pill half that's the same and glue them together. In different colors it'd even look a bit like a capsule.
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