you can tint filament by pulling it aling the tip of a sharpie. looks very cool with transparent/translucent materials, and the upper layers of relief/cameo objects. (and propaby for lithophanes)
Great video and quality of your prints. You mention at the end of the video that you would be doing a video on how to print and pause with filament change in near future. Did you do this video already as I can't find it in your collection here in YT.
prints look great! I would love to be able to change color, but is that also passible in Repetier or Pronter? would be very pleased if you could also pay attention to that! friendly Christmas greetings from the Netherlands! (of course also for the viewers!) Rob.
Your printers printing perfectly the parts are coming out so nice. One thing that's driving me nuts these days is the spool size and weight is shrinking while the price seems to keep going up. I don't seem to find good deals on plastic these days only twice the price for half the amount of plastic.
For 3d printer parts I am going back to ABS as everything I have done in PLA was just too rigid and eventually bearing holders, and 8mm smooth rod holders, just lost their grip and parts started to just fall out. Rather odd and these are never subjected to any heat above about ambient.
I gotta say, other than for specific use cases where you need them, translucent filaments aren’t my cup of tea. They seem to highlight even the slightest of printing imperfections. Thanks for the review though!
Are you using repetier host? If so, how do I put the pause print commands in and how are they written in code? Because if I pause my print via the lcd screen, all axis go to home and if I continue the print, it lost where it was. (I have not messed around trying to make my own command code) I'm using a Rostock MAX by the way Thanks in advance
Did you say you're going to make a video about color swapping in the middle of a print? I've seen other videos and they include some gcode but I didn't know if there was an easier way. Thanks!
@tech2C, thankyou for the excellent video series. It's been very informative learning from your experience in relation to modifications, settings and experience, to allow high quality prints from such a low cost 3D printer. Excellent work
Hey man! Love your video's, really interesting to watch. I'm looking to get the same 3D printer soon so your videos are really helpful so thank you. Just wondering if you would do a video on testing these 3d printed bearings to see how long they hold up for, I thought this would be a really interesting video? Cheers
Which tape do you use on your printbed? I am now using blue painters tape and a heated bed (mk3) at 65 celcius to print PLA. At that point the prints will stick to the printbed like crazy, so when you want to take it of you almost can't. So I dropped the temprature of the printbed, but then it will not stick that great to the printbed and the corners will bent. Do you have advice for me?
+Raoul Ursum I normally use 3M Scotch blue tape 2090, but I'm testing some 3M Scotch green tape 233+. Sounds like you need to print with the heatbed active, therefore raise the first layer by 0.05mm increments until it doesn't bond so much to the tape. 65c is too high for PLA, try a lower temp like 45c. If you want to try without the heatbed on, raise the temperature of the first layer of filament to about 230c.
+Tech2C I have got the parts to start printing again. I made autobed leveling on my printer and all the prints come out amazing. Now I am trying to print a rear axle, it just fit in my bed when I place it 45 degrees. I first testprinted one with 0% infill to see if everything fits, but now I am trying to print it with a 100% infill, but every time it wrap off the printbed. Could you help me?
+Tech2C no for the equation. Mathematical knots are defined that the knots don't have any kind of exposed ends. The knot is the treefoil knot and it's the simplest not simplyfiable mathematical knot at the same time.
you can tint filament by pulling it aling the tip of a sharpie. looks very cool with transparent/translucent materials, and the upper layers of relief/cameo objects. (and propaby for lithophanes)
Can you do a video about dual extruder and how to setup it up.
thanks, man.
would be really interesting to see what this plastic looks like after some acetone.
Great video and quality of your prints. You mention at the end of the video that you would be doing a video on how to print and pause with filament change in near future. Did you do this video already as I can't find it in your collection here in YT.
+John Coffee
Oh yeah it's coming. I just gotta fix a little issue with my Y-axis. Cheers!
prints look great!
I would love to be able to change color,
but is that also passible in Repetier or Pronter?
would be very pleased if you could also pay attention to that!
friendly Christmas greetings from the Netherlands!
(of course also for the viewers!)
Rob.
+R. Rob.
Hi Rob, will do. Cheers!
Im blown away that you reviewed transLucent filament and didnt shined an LED or flashlight from behind it to show how translucent they are
I wonder if this could work for a helmet visor...
Your printers printing perfectly the parts are coming out so nice.
One thing that's driving me nuts these days is the spool size and weight is shrinking while the price seems to keep going up.
I don't seem to find good deals on plastic these days only twice the price for half the amount of plastic.
+builtrodewreckedit
Count yourself lucky you live in the US. Down under we get shafted with the dollar conversion buying anything...
+Tech2C Ouch.... Well hopefully your reviews give you some price break with that company.
+Tech2C this is not the first time I heard about that... what is going on down under? does the government don't want consumer to spend money?
+Step Cia
Aussie dollar has dropped against the US dollar = everything more expensive.
Sorry, but when I heard your voice was expecting to hear hi its Dave and its time for a tech teardown/mailbag.
+BeatlesCuber
Teardown or mailbag...? At that point I'd convince myself that I was in fact Dave :P
+Tech2C thankyou for commenting back.
+BeatlesCuber Whos Dave? :D
+Malek Darwish EEVBlog
For 3d printer parts I am going back to ABS as everything I have done in PLA was just too rigid and eventually bearing holders, and 8mm smooth rod holders, just lost their grip and parts started to just fall out. Rather odd and these are never subjected to any heat above about ambient.
I gotta say, other than for specific use cases where you need them, translucent filaments aren’t my cup of tea. They seem to highlight even the slightest of printing imperfections. Thanks for the review though!
Your videos really make me want a 3d printer.
Are you using repetier host? If so, how do I put the pause print commands in and how are they written in code?
Because if I pause my print via the lcd screen, all axis go to home and if I continue the print, it lost where it was. (I have not messed around trying to make my own command code)
I'm using a Rostock MAX by the way
Thanks in advance
Filament and nozzle size??
Can we have the files for your print fan ducts? and the x carriage mount for them?
+Spydude119
Check my Thingiverse page here www.thingiverse.com/thing:547706
The x carriage is part of the Prusa i3 Rework kit (not my design).
Awesome,thanks. How did you connect the two part fans?
Did you say you're going to make a video about color swapping in the middle of a print? I've seen other videos and they include some gcode but I didn't know if there was an easier way. Thanks!
+JJiG
Yeah it's all in the gcode. Cura has plugins which allow it via the gui, not sure about slic3r though - need to investigate...
looks like candy.... awesome looking filament
Hi, what is your setting in cura for your retraction? i couldn't print the same model without having any stringing.
+Minh Mai Lê
3mm @ 150mm/s
@tech2C, thankyou for the excellent video series. It's been very informative learning from your experience in relation to modifications, settings and experience, to allow high quality prints from such a low cost 3D printer. Excellent work
+arcadeuk
Hi there! Thanks for the feedback. Great channel you have too :)
good review as always!
Hey man! Love your video's, really interesting to watch. I'm looking to get the same 3D printer soon so your videos are really helpful so thank you. Just wondering if you would do a video on testing these 3d printed bearings to see how long they hold up for, I thought this would be a really interesting video? Cheers
@Tech2C what are your retraction settings ?
+janot928
3mm retraction distance at 150mm/s
Are you the same guy who does the Rc model reviews?
Um, no. That would be Bruce Simpson on his own channel, which I am a subscriber of...
Voices and speech pattern sound very similar
Which tape do you use on your printbed? I am now using blue painters tape and a heated bed (mk3) at 65 celcius to print PLA. At that point the prints will stick to the printbed like crazy, so when you want to take it of you almost can't. So I dropped the temprature of the printbed, but then it will not stick that great to the printbed and the corners will bent. Do you have advice for me?
+Raoul Ursum
I normally use 3M Scotch blue tape 2090, but I'm testing some 3M Scotch green tape 233+.
Sounds like you need to print with the heatbed active, therefore raise the first layer by 0.05mm increments until it doesn't bond so much to the tape. 65c is too high for PLA, try a lower temp like 45c.
If you want to try without the heatbed on, raise the temperature of the first layer of filament to about 230c.
+Tech2C Oke thank you, I will try it when I get the parts to repair my prusa I3
+Tech2C I have got the parts to start printing again. I made autobed leveling on my printer and all the prints come out amazing. Now I am trying to print a rear axle, it just fit in my bed when I place it 45 degrees. I first testprinted one with 0% infill to see if everything fits, but now I am trying to print it with a 100% infill, but every time it wrap off the printbed. Could you help me?
Nice Videos. :)
Is this the last but not least for this Year from you?
+Andre S.
Last for this year, back early next year ;)
Beautiful Cristmas to all
Schöne Weinachten an alle :D
very cool prints :)
nice!
I just buy a prusa I3 😌
+asder seder
Congratulations!
it's a mathematical knot.
Do you have the equation?
+Tech2C no for the equation.
Mathematical knots are defined that the knots don't have any kind of exposed ends.
The knot is the treefoil knot and it's the simplest not simplyfiable mathematical knot at the same time.