[Superburban]

Now it says between 12PM, and 1 PM today. I have never seen them narrow a delivery time down like that. It has been several years since I tracked something on USPS, this has been interesting.

 

[MadMark]

You should be able to see the van on their interactive map.

 

[Superburban]

I guess I have not looked at their site good enough to see that. It used to be they showed tracking for every stop as it went cross country, but this only showed when the post office got it, then all it said was enroute, until to day where it finally said it was out for delivery. It did show up between 12 and 1, matter of fact right at 12:30. It is up and running the little rabbit print that comes with it. Glad they had more then the silly boat.

Now I need to get back to learning the CAD and slicer programs.

 

[MadMark]

NanoCAD is a free AutoCAD workalike. TinkerCAD is free too. The cura slicer is great and free.

 

[Superburban]

Yea, I have played with tinkercad some.

 

[MadMark]

look me up there and cults3d.com. I have lots of .stl's let me know what you're interested in.
One trivia item is the plastic pulls for blinds. Print 'em a color to match or contrast your decor.

 

[MadMark]

So? How is it printing? Got anything to show?

 

[Superburban]

I have been plagued by computer issues, and ended up doing a backup and restore only to find the backup did not work, so I lost everything, and am slowly rebuilding what I can. The printer has sat since the last post.

 

[MadMark]

Arrrrrgh!

 

[MT Stringer]

Well, the USPS says it will be delivered by 9PM today, I got news for them it did not make it.

That has happened to me several times in the past few weeks, only it was Amazon failing to make the delivery. Doesn't seem to do any good to complain with feedback "delivery was late".

 

[MT Stringer]

Is the Prusa i3 MK3S still a good one to get or is the Ender 3 Pro/V2 a better choice? Looking to get into 3D printing next year and beginning my research.

Santa (me!) brought me an Ender 3 Max Neo. It has 300x300x320 print bed. The newer models are coming around these days with more features. Look for "silent" motherboard such as the Creality 4.2.7 with silent stepper motor drivers. Makes a big difference in noise level. This printer has auto bed leveling built in so no mod necessary. It is the CR Touch (basically the same as the BL Touch). After initial setup, which was only 4 bolts, I trammed the bed as closely as I could using a sheet of paper to adjust the corners to the nozzle. Then ran the auto bed level. Finally, with the nozzle in the center of the bed, I used the menu to adjust the z axis. I think I ended up with -1.7mm or something like that. The machine has been printing a lot with no issues. See pic. The machine is printing 6 small trays. I use eSun PLA + for most of my printing, but I have also used Inland, Hatchbox, and Sunlu at one point. And I have a partial roll of GEETECH white PLA. With these filaments, I can use any of the three printers (ender3Pro, and CR-10S) all which are set in Cura for 210 C for the hot end and 60C for the bed.

In the picture, you can see my light. The brackets are on Thingiverse (not mine). It is an 18 inch led light bought at Walmart. Works pretty well and puts out a lot of light. Two are required to mount the light. Led light bracket by Hamby77 - Thingiverse

Hope this helps.
Mike

 

[Quickstep]

Sorry to be hopping on this thread 31 posts in, but I didn’t want to start a redundant thread.

Do I correctly understand that certain 3D Printers can only print certain filaments?

I’d want to be able to print everything from rubbery stuff to hard, ridgid durable stuff.

How should this influence my printer choice? Any specific recommendations given my needs?

 

[difalkner]

I’d want to be able to print everything from rubbery stuff to hard, ridgid durable stuff.

I believe it depends on the printer you choose. Some even print glass filled, metal, carbon fiber, etc. but they're probably pricey.

Btw, welcome to the forum!

 

[Quickstep]

I believe it depends on the printer you choose. Some even print glass filled, metal, carbon fiber, etc. but they're probably pricey.

Btw, welcome to the forum!

Thanks for the welcome. I feel like we’ve met before!

How do I find the printers that can print things like glass filled filament?

 

[Superburban]

It is not the glass filled that matters, as much as what the base plastic is. Some printers will not get hot enough for some plastics. Here is a good reference I have bookmarked.

https://all3dp.com/2/the-best-printing-temperature-for-different-filaments/

The next issue is the nozzle size. < pretty much everything you see for sale will be 1.75MM, so generally not an issue, but if you buy wholesale or other markets, you may find other sizes.

That leads to glass filled filaments will wear out the nozzle quicker, so be awar of that.

 

[difalkner]

I feel like we’ve met before!

Haha! I had the same feeling; must be ESPN.

Here's some filament that says any 3D printer that can print PLA can print this glass-filled PLA - Glass Filled PLA Midnight Black, 1.75mm

 

[Quickstep]

One of the things I’ve noticed while printer shopping is that many don’t show the maximum printable area which is kind of important to me.

 

[difalkner]

One of the things I’ve noticed while printer shopping is that many don’t show the maximum printable area which is kind of important to me.

In what little shopping I've done the ones who don't mention that stat are typically a little on the small side and don't want to advertise that weak stance. Some of the ones who do mention it because of the large print area are maybe hoping it makes up for some other shortcoming in their printer. Research is key here!

When it actually comes time for me to acquire a 3D printer I'll do a spreadsheet to generate my own pros and cons before purchasing.

 

[Rincewind]

👆👆👆 +1

Quality...and...large print area = moocho ££$$

 

[Quickstep]

👆👆👆 +1

Quality...and...large print area = moocho ££$$

Buy once cry once! 😄