3d printers for making stuff for the RV
I have fallen down the worm hole of 3d printing since Christmas, and was wondering if anyone else on here is playing with them. If so, how you use them when it comes to RV's. I can see them being ...
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Garolite?
Yea, it sux getting half way through a large print and it starts lifting. More times than not, my experience is it only gets worse as it goes and I just waste more material hoping I can save it. I get irritated when it breaks loose and starts making spaghetti.
Even petg will warp on something that large.
Turn up bed
Turn down nozzle and fan
Slow the speed
Use a raft (that's my last resort)
A simple enclosure made from whatever's available around the house, even a quilt, will help. Put it under a table or two chairs back to back and cover it with sheets and bed spreads to create a tent if you have to. Put a space heater in there but don't get it too hot. Your driver board and power supply has their limits. Sometimes I open the top of the rear panel to vent some heat out.
Yea, it sux getting half way through a large print and it starts lifting. More times than not, my experience is it only gets worse as it goes and I just waste more material hoping I can save it. I get irritated when it breaks loose and starts making spaghetti.
Even petg will warp on something that large.
Turn up bed
Turn down nozzle and fan
Slow the speed
Use a raft (that's my last resort)
A simple enclosure made from whatever's available around the house, even a quilt, will help. Put it under a table or two chairs back to back and cover it with sheets and bed spreads to create a tent if you have to. Put a space heater in there but don't get it too hot. Your driver board and power supply has their limits. Sometimes I open the top of the rear panel to vent some heat out.
