Florida barn will be the world's largest 3D-printed building
Just a moment...
https://www.axios.com/2023/07/14/florida-barn-3d-printed-building-emissions
toho: the stamp of quality
toho: the stamp of quality – Solarbird{y|z|yz}, Collected
https://solarbird.net/blog/2023/06/30/toho-the-stamp-of-quality/
Supportless 5-axis 3D printing using Prusa i3 with open5x
Supportless 5-axis 3D printing using Prusa i3 with open5x
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VCpD8xwur3I
This is 3D printed with converted Prusa i3 using ongoing project called open5xPreprint article can be found in below link:https://arxiv.org/abs/2202.11426Git...
Is the bambu P1P really all it's cracked up to be?
I have an ender 3 v2, upgraded the springs/leveling knobs, and slapped on an auto leveler. I do really enjoy the printer, but I've found between work and raising a toddler I just don't have the time to tinker like I thought I would. I assumed I would need to do general maintenance, but mostly be able to just print things fairly regularly. Seems I mostly just re-level this printer and barely get to actually print things.
What I'm wondering is if the P1P is as "tinker free" as it is marketed. I don't mind maintenance, cleaning and all that, but do want to be able to have an idea and just kick off a print job.
Thanks in advance, I could just be leveling it crappy all the time too. Wouldn't surprise me if I am just missing some critical information or something on how to level and keep it leveled.
Is there a comprehensive list of bed surface types?
I went hunting for new bed surfaces the other day on AE (Ender 3 clone and Bambu X1C), and I veered off into other materials. That got me thinking about further possibilities.
The regular options I've seen/used:
- Material/coating: Glass, PEI, PET, PEO, G10 (and G11)
- Textures: Smooth, matte ('textured'), coarse matte, faceted, carbon fiber
I'd like to put together a table of materials, finishes, coating vs. solid, recommended filament, max temperature, price, etc.
Finding G10 made me think that, really, ANYTHING can be a print surface as long as it isn't toxic and displays decent adhesion to filament. Then I stumbled on to carbon fiber sheets, which got me thinking about patterned surfaces. I looked around but didn't find many.
So, what else is out there?
Is it possible/reasonable to make my own surface textures, and if so, is there any info on the depths of etching or useful techniques?
Edit: Just found these PEY sheets. Apparently they're smooth and the only selling point is that they're sparkly.
Inside Digital Calipers
Inside Digital Calipers
https://hackaday.com/2023/06/22/inside-digital-calipers/
If you do any kind of machining, 3D printing, or PCB layout, you probably have at least considered buying a pair of calipers. Old-fashioned ones had a dial and were mechanical devices, but lately, …
What 3d modeling software do you recommend in the year 2023?
I'm currently getting by with a mixture of Design Spark Mechanical, FreeCAD, and OpenSCAD for prototyping/editing files, I'd love to find a good alternative that isn't from a predatory company like Autodesk