Onoff
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Cheap enough too at £3.99. Ta.
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Cheap enough too at £3.99. Ta.
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Pop it up. 
Onoff
In the land of the unfinished project I am King!
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not before i downloaded it
anyone wantit
No thanks. I had to look it up. Still not laughing.
"Le Tits Now is an intentional misreading and misspelling of the phrase "let it snow" for comedic purposes".
Bah humbug etc.
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PLA tyres were too tight to fit so have redone them in grey TPU. Looks like some under extrusion but that has helped make it look like tread!
Still lots of parts to print and the quality isn't wonderful.
A little playing with a jpg file ...
Still lots of parts to print and the quality isn't wonderful.
A little playing with a jpg file ...
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I am still having poor ABS quality despite all the upgrades.
This is a replacement handle for my Wolfcraft "Workmate" bench...
This is a replacement handle for my Wolfcraft "Workmate" bench...
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That looks like a really big bridge, Id have a support under it.
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You can see the remains of the support base still on the bed! That all worked fine and the support structure had detached itself as it cooled.
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It doesn't seem to be down to temperature. This was printed at 260/110...
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Have you checked belt tension?
Other possibility is inconsistent extrusion / retraction. Is the extruder slipping at all?
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I think the boat failed at the screen part because the hot end passed over it too slowly. I think you need a faster print speed on thin walls.
The plastic doesnt cool and just sags.
The issue with the strange wall texture. As mentioned above, it looks like your machine is under extruding for some layers. Can you record a print on camera and replay just the bad layers? Might show something.
I had issue with under extrusion when I used a 3kg spool on the original spool holder.
Also check everything is tight including the print head.
The plastic doesnt cool and just sags.
The issue with the strange wall texture. As mentioned above, it looks like your machine is under extruding for some layers. Can you record a print on camera and replay just the bad layers? Might show something.
I had issue with under extrusion when I used a 3kg spool on the original spool holder.
Also check everything is tight including the print head.
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If you print in PLA, do you get a similar wall texture?
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I am trying to recreate a hub cap and am a bit unsure how to deal with a part on Design Spark Mechanical. I have to create 8 equidistantly spaced tabs. I have generated a complete ring, so now I need to cut out the waste. I think I can do it the conventional way by drawing a box and using it as a cutting tool, it is the positioning that I need to think about...
This is the original part...
Thinking about it a bit more, perhaps I can draw an octagon and a rectangle at each face to use as a cutting tool.
This is the original part...
Thinking about it a bit more, perhaps I can draw an octagon and a rectangle at each face to use as a cutting tool.
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Long winded but this is the result...
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I've been designing specialist funnels for the Citroen DS. Despite the oil filler neck on the rocker cover being quite large, if you miss with the oil can it is a bugger to clean up. A largish funnel, designed to fit the rocker box. It has little play to let the air out in case the breather is blocked. Then I made a ring with a string hole. Finally a lid that is a snug fit.
I did the same with the LHM oil tank, printed in green to match the oil. Plus a ring with a string hole. And finally a lid with LHM printed into it.
I really need to get out more.
I did the same with the LHM oil tank, printed in green to match the oil. Plus a ring with a string hole. And finally a lid with LHM printed into it.
I really need to get out more.
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In progress. Overture clear PETg...
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I have to make a pattern to have a bit cast for my milling machine. Includes some stiffening ribs in a well on the underside
So I took some measurements and fired up Fusion. Half an hour later and I'm printing the shape of the the ribs.
When I get around to making the pattern all I have to do is cut the ends to suit the hole I make and glue them into place.
So I took some measurements and fired up Fusion. Half an hour later and I'm printing the shape of the the ribs.
When I get around to making the pattern all I have to do is cut the ends to suit the hole I make and glue them into place.
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Nice work. This is one area I think 3D printing is particularly suited. One off pattern making.
Myfordboy on the you tubes seem to really taking advantage of the possibilities.
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All is good bar seven of the clips. That is likely to be because I had build plate only support instead of everywhere. Shows promise anyway.
