So just like the title says I'm trying to find other sites like toymakr3d. For those that don't know who that is they are a website that has free and premium files to 3d print. I have done a couple of the premium ones and they are amazing. Basically they make print in color pieces for build some power ranger megazords and mecha godzilla characters. I was wondering if there are others out there that do the same quality in work. Basically it reminds me of gunpla or other model kits that I just print and out together.

Hi All,

Looking into getting a resin printer to support my FDM printer.

I’ve been looking at the Anycubic Mono X but I seem to only be able to get ELEGOO via Amazon in my area.

Looking for 2 things:

• has anyone used both and have any recommendations?
• when looking for a resin printer what are the key points I’m looking for?

I've come across these objects on Instagram and I'm trying to figure out how I might create a similar effect or experiment to bend this process even further. Instagram link here: https://www.instagram.com/new_craft_house/ but here are some examples:

https://preview.redd.it/zhgs1r98c3sb1.jpg?width=2314&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=72c62e18561b02e095aca36f9262d5e25c876da5

https://preview.redd.it/f7luos98c3sb1.jpg?width=1577&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=fbef653698593b6bc50c2faa5e54d6a798268fed

https://preview.redd.it/bw9vzt98c3sb1.jpg?width=1293&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a1fa55f0cdaad5f8b5dac863eae3b26ff1b9830f

https://preview.redd.it/twur5q98c3sb1.jpg?width=1421&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=91cc1e15c2a2ed51afb16cb9451983602882b21e

BTW I'm trying to make this work on my Prusa Mk4.

I'll try to break down what I think is going on here and people can help speculate further:

1. Thick extrusions --> they've gone big on extrusion height and width. I've looked up nozzles and 1mm seems to be the max you can get in the V6 format compatible with Prusa. These are likely bigger than this or does a 1mm nozzle seem plausible?
2. Undulating layers --> this is the biggest mystery to me. Did they program the G-Code or slicer to do this? Or was it modelled? Are there slicers out there with control for this? Or is this some custom homebrew secret sauce I don't have a chance of programming myself?
3. Vase mode --> They seem to only be concerned about the outter layer and creating shells, which means they don't have seem lines. But I could be wrong?
4. Shiney plastic --> I think this actually looks cool, but I find PLA (which I typically print with) looks more matte in finish. What kind of plastic do you think this is? Posts confirm it's PLA
5. Multiple Parts --> They get clever about how they split up the parts depending on how they want to construct the design and how the 3D printing layers look to make the most aesthetically pleasing designs.
6. Additional processes --> They have a pen where they print the cap and clip flat, then heat bend the clip so it's parallel with the cap. Clever and easy to envision designing a jig to help with the bending process. That's the easy part for me

Thoughts/speculations appreciated!

Hello, I'm currently researching a method to print CF-PEEK at home. I have found an article about a group of people who have succeeded with this with amazing results. I'm wondering if anyone has found a better/cheaper/ easier guide with a similar price point.
Please do not tell me that I do not need to print out of CF-PEEK. I am trying to steal a bid for producing a part out of CF-PEEK from a print shop. I expect quality that is at least as good as the article's outcome. There are methods to print it, for little to no investment besides having a printer and buying a water-cooled extruder, but I need a quality that proves I deserve the manufacturing role.

Hey fellas! First time FDM printer here with the Neptune 4. What could cause this? I lowered the temp cause I thought it was over-extrusion (start at 220 lowered to 190) but that didn’t seem to fix it. What could I do? Bottom few layers seem fine then it just goes all over the place.

Hi, I wanted to show you and ask you what you think happened to this biqu h2, it only has 2 days of work and only printed pla, I noticed it by chance when the extruder started not extruding. In your opinion, how could this have happened?

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https://preview.redd.it/7czr6rb1c3sb1.jpg?width=4080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=05984e201baed724ee7d44c23af4f42a599b8aaf

https://preview.redd.it/w70vtys0c3sb1.jpg?width=4080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1b427a5455488f8f02ad34a2af07076e83c90ff4

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So I got a printer as a hobby and I’d like to be able to make some money with it. I have designed a few things and I feel I’m getting close to putting the virtual ‘for sale’ sign. I just wanted to see if I might could get some advice before I get too far out over my skis.

I’ve seen both printed items as well as .stl files sold. I see pros and cons to both. Is one truly better than the other…my designs average 4-6 hrs to print. However, the one I have high hopes for, includes some minor assembly/gluing and some longer prints. 11 hours for the longest, the other pieces fall in the 4-6 hour range, but 3 of them, all different colors.

I understand there’s no true correct answer for this, but how many printers should one have before taking orders? I currently have 2….nothing high speed or dual colors. Ender 3 v2 and Max Neo. I do plan on having inventory printed ahead of time…just not sure where to budget on this part.

Where have you found the best places to sell? Not trying to take anyone’s business, all I know is Etsy, eBay, and flea markets. I’ve heard Etsy is pricing out the smaller artists/vendors. Haven’t checked the cost of an eBay store. I’m not spending my weekends working a flea market.

I appreciate any help and/or advice

Pretty much the title. I have an Ender 3 S1 pro. Stock hardware but have the CR Sonic Pad. I've printed hundreds on items and even other models after this failure, yet this is the first time I'm experiencing this issue.

Do you guys think it's possible the STL is corrupted somehow? If so, how would I even go about find that out?

Or if that's not the issue, have you all had this experience before?

Hello Guys.

I need your help with 3d printing advice,

I need to print an architecture model that is 300x300x 400 big, so to print it faster i want to print with 1mm nozzle, the problem is, when I open the model in Prusa slicer the lines' width of the model is less that 1mm, therefore it couldn't be printed...

Furthermore, I am using archicad 26, is there a trick where I can make the model printable with 1mm nozzle ?

Thanks in advance for your help!

Hello everyone, I am trying to figure out why my FLSUN had a layer shift twice in a row and the third time repeating the print had two layer shifts shown in the image. This may need proper troubleshooting but has anyone had similar experiences? It seems to be related to the stepper motors.

Thanks

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Long story short i'm designing a new purpose built mainboard, ran out of gpio and am planning to use an i2c port expander only for the display. Melzi runs the same setup more or less and i heard somewhere that marlin doesn't really like i2c. Is that true?

So I've got a block just below the teeth of the extruder (I think), the extruder just keeps baking up against something when it tries to push it through and I can't manually get a filament past the teeth (you know how sometimes it needs a little wiggle to slide through the teeth, won't get past that stage) however when heated I could get the provided nozzle cleaner through the whole assembly from the nozzle up, but can't do it the reverse direction and can't get the filament through. I thought I'd just take it apart as there is a line and screw here that looks like its for disassembly but it doesn't seem to want to come loose and I don't want to force anything. Not even sure if I can open up the extruder. How would you people clear this? I can't seem to get the filament low enough for the pieces to weld together to do a cold pull and I can't seem to push it through. What's my best option here ?

I’m very close to buying a printer. One of the reasons I want one is because I do a lot of aluminum and brass sand casting. It’s a very slow process because I have to physically carve and sculpt what I want to cast by hand. If I could use the printer instead I’d rather do that. So I’m wondering if there’s a material that I can bury in the sand and pour aluminum directly onto the printed piece and the aluminum will melt it and fill the void. Basically replacing the 3d print with the aluminum. Sorry if this is confusing I’m not sure how to word it properly.

Am I doing something wrong? I had to melt it away to get the screw in.

Hello, I moved last year and haven't used my printer since (Prusa MK3s) but I did just go through the setup wizard again. I spent most of Saturday messing with the settings trying to just print out this cake topper for a friend but it is coming out very poorly. I included some pics of my settings in Cura and what the print looks like. If anyone has any tips I could try, I would really appreciate it.

https://preview.redd.it/d9d1tvmrw2sb1.png?width=484&format=png&auto=webp&s=f39dd3fbaa5870abece6e790bcd9550532c2985f

https://preview.redd.it/bwwc9wmrw2sb1.png?width=468&format=png&auto=webp&s=7116fb07b8cf74cc5600f20d3c042ac3b259c08a

https://preview.redd.it/ieruyxmrw2sb1.png?width=470&format=png&auto=webp&s=4d4519efbe0445aa220578a65dd906e56071311c

https://preview.redd.it/svidei1rw2sb1.jpg?width=3000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d23cec693ba8eb19f5a1628defcb943446864213

https://preview.redd.it/hbiikc1rw2sb1.jpg?width=4000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=090b8efcbc67bd6b875f4bcda3e282c6978b0a2b

https://preview.redd.it/g0kr4k1rw2sb1.jpg?width=4000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=dad24812542a4b63f1c69ebcf051cdfe4816cfd7

I have my printer in the garage and I wonder what effect it might have on bed adhesion if I smoke in there. I know the electronics would suffer over time but I am wondering if it would effect the bed at all where its cleaned so often anyways.