ToolAA,
What filament material did you use? Just regular PLA?
also, why not just 100% infill?
for most shapes very little is gained (other than time and weight) from going to 100% infill
ToolAA,
What filament material did you use? Just regular PLA?
also, why not just 100% infill?
for most shapes very little is gained (other than time and weight) from going to 100% infill
Would you say the same for a lower? I've been playing around with settings to print a finished custom lower with no fit issues, and works properly. If it works well i want to try doing lost wax cast in aluminium.
I started printing with .3mm nozzle ABS but have since changed to a .8mm with PLA with much better success (probably going to take it back down to a .6/.5)
Any tips would be appreciated!
ToolAA,
What filament material did you use? Just regular PLA?
also, why not just 100% infill?
Thanks for the info!
I've been running a home-built printer for the last few years which has seen many revisions. Hard printing ABS on such a large part. Someday i will buy or build a much more capable and rigid printer with 2 extruders for melt away supports. But for now I've decided to stick to PLA for ease.
Once I take the time to sit down and redesign the 3d model I downloaded, I will definitely add more support and reinforcement with a cool custom look to it!
Photo is of most successful .8mm PLA print with no support. Mag well fit is too tight and will take some work.
That’s one of the biggest issues I am having too. Internal diameters seem to always be 5-10% too small. My usual strategy is to make a test print of only a small section and use that to check the fit of critical parts.
It's not really that Internet diameters are "too small", it's that they're designed for CNC usage, and filament shrinks and 3D printers tend not to be quite as precise.That’s one of the biggest issues I am having too. Internal diameters seem to always be 5-10% too small. My usual strategy is to make a test print of only a small section and use that to check the fit of critical parts.