3D Printer/Printing thread

[Thurmus]

They look awesome.

[gamblor916]

Cheers guys. There was a learning curve there for sure.

After doing a bit of looking I think I'll start with a FDM. Resin seems a more hassle than I'd like to put in at the start at least.

I remember looking at an Ender 3 as a bit of a standard a few years ago but there are probably better options now? Just looking for some places to start.

I've read that the Elegoo Neptune series is decent straight out of the box.

Awesome results! How did you end up approaching the transparent windows? I'm still struggling a lot with printing clear parts, but have had some success.

I've got parts made up for a vac forming box, have yet to ty it out. I'll test it out this weekend.

[gamblor916]

As a concept it works. I made up a laser cut box and used PETG sheets for forming. The black bits are from candle smoke, easily polished out. I still need to adjust the shape of the buck and practice a bit.

[Trent]

Cheers guys. There was a learning curve there for sure.



I've read that the Elegoo Neptune series is decent straight out of the box.



I've got parts made up for a vac forming box, have yet to ty it out. I'll test it out this weekend.

Yeah they seem to have some good reports. Thanks for the advice.

[Tober]

Looks promising.

Are you able to laser cut clear surfaces like PVC or plexigless forflat sheets?

[gamblor916]

I had it cut at onlinelasercutting. I just picked from their material list. Their prices have spiked since the last time I used them though.

[Tober]

Nice, thanks!

Looks like their minimum thickness for clear acrylic of 1.5mm is too wide for me tho. Looks like I will try slicing up a take-away box lid afterall.

[gamblor916]

I've redesigned the buck and a bit of practice later I'm getting pretty clean results. Not bad for a candle and a vacuum cleaner.

[Tober]

That's looking good.
How large can the volume be?

[gamblor916]

I made mine 70x70mm for the inner size and 120x120mm for the full size. I only need small parts so it made sense to keep it small.