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Just ordered myself a elegoo mars2 resin printer from 3dprintmonkey.
Refurbished, grade B, for £120.
I'll get more use from it than the filament printer, tbh: I tend to print smaller, arty stuff - and I'm sick to death of trying to get the anet to work.[1] - plus the stepper motors *scream* so mum keeps turning it off
[1] it needs a decent piece of glass for the printbed, plus an auto leveller, and a firmware upgrade, and an enclosure, and MOSFET upgrade, and...
Refurbished, grade B, for £120.
I'll get more use from it than the filament printer, tbh: I tend to print smaller, arty stuff - and I'm sick to death of trying to get the anet to work.[1] - plus the stepper motors *scream* so mum keeps turning it off
[1] it needs a decent piece of glass for the printbed, plus an auto leveller, and a firmware upgrade, and an enclosure, and MOSFET upgrade, and...
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I did a temperature tower test last night with my SunLu PETg. I was astonished to find that 220C appears to be the best print quality, with almost no stringing. I have been printing at 245C! 220C also gives it a nice matt surface, whereas 245C makes the surface glossy but not perfectly.
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Is there any layer separation? I found with no stringing on PETG there was no adhesion between layers.
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No, I have tried and failed to destroy it. That is why I am so surprised.
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What are your retraction settings?
With bowden setup I have had to have 4mm retraction at 50mm/s to stop stringing.
That was with PLA at 220 degrees.
Again for thin wall RC plane parts.
Takes a few prints to get it just right.
With bowden setup I have had to have 4mm retraction at 50mm/s to stop stringing.
That was with PLA at 220 degrees.
Again for thin wall RC plane parts.
Takes a few prints to get it just right.
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Retraction was 4mm but now reduced to 3mm. Speed is 50.
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With a pair of pliers I have managed to detach the 220 and the 225 section. Still struggling with the 230C section, so that might be where it's at.
edit: 230C came off but broke rather than delaminated. Same with the 235 onwards so I am going to try a big print at 230C.
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Sap!
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Onoff
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Oooh. Does that work? Cos I've been tapping a maple tree today.
Birch sap beer is a thing...
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Maple mead is the plan...
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Just hit go on this 9 hour print. Bit of a weird one, 200x200mm on plan. I drew on AutoCAD and laddo here tweaked in Fusion.
Trying PETG for a change as it'll be subject to getting wet.
Anyone care to guess what it's for?
Trying PETG for a change as it'll be subject to getting wet.
Anyone care to guess what it's for?
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Gentlemens' comforter?
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After seeing one of maker's muse recent youtube video's, pla may not be as fragile. He showed a clip from another channel. Not really scientific but interesting.
