TPU 3D Printing Club

[Durvelle27]

Man putting this thing together has been a headache. It literally took days. I had to take it down and put it back up countless times as some parts ended up backwards as nothing is labeled. But its finally finished.

Doing a test print and its actually turning out decent so far

40mm Pillar Box

Didn't complete fully ad wife accidentally hit the switch on the surge protector

 

[sam_86314]

You should print 3DBenchy next. It's a standard test print.

Here's how it turned out on my printer with the OVERTURE PLA filament.

 

[Durvelle27]

You should print 3DBenchy next. It's a standard test print.

Here's how it turned out on my printer with the OVERTURE PLA filament.

I'll try that. Currently printing a logo for a friend of the walking dead.

So here's the walking dead logo i did. It just finished but it turned out pretty nice

 

[Durvelle27]

Currently printing up roger from american dad

 

[sam_86314]

Currently printing up roger from american dad

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Did your filament change color partway through?

 

[Durvelle27]

Did your filament change color partway through?

Oh I'm using PLA that changes from blue to white depending on temperature

Also did a shell for my Xbox One controller

 

[Durvelle27]

Here's a bart figure. Still honing in the settings but still not bad.

 

[Durvelle27]

Doing a kingdom hearts sora figurine and so far its shaping up nicely

 

[Durvelle27]

More cool prints using PETG. Prints are coming out much better now after figuring out i had the fans wired backwards.

 

[biffzinker]

Dual extrusion heads for double the fun.

$80 Dual Extrusion Kit Might Work With Your 3D Printer

[Teaching Tech] sprung about $80 or a kit to add dual extrusion to his 3D printer, plus another $20 for an accessory kit. He did get it to work well, but it wasn’t without problems which he c…

hackaday.com

 

[Durvelle27]

Dual extrusion heads for double the fun.

$80 Dual Extrusion Kit Might Work With Your 3D Printer

[Teaching Tech] sprung about $80 or a kit to add dual extrusion to his 3D printer, plus another $20 for an accessory kit. He did get it to work well, but it wasn’t without problems which he c…

hackaday.com

Very interesting

 

[Durvelle27]

Hey guys i have a question. Is this sound normal. Its almost like a high pitched sound.

Video Sample

 

[biffzinker]

Hey guys i have a question. Is this sound normal. Its almost like a high pitched sound.

Video Sample

Doesn't sound normal, something is rubbing or in need of lubrication?

 

[Durvelle27]

Doesn't sound normal, something is rubbing or in need of lubrication?

Sounds seems to b.e coming from the extruder motor

 

[Durvelle27]

More recent prints

Had alittle stringing but easy fix

 

[sam_86314]

Printed a new base for my dad's '11 Mac Mini (the one with the dGPU)...

The stock base makes it so the cooling fan can't draw fresh air in from anywhere, because Apple. This base adds vents to help with that.

Since I reset the PC that controls my printer, I need to fine tune the settings again. I'm sure with some adjustments I could improve the print quality.

 

[sam_86314]

Got some cloth face masks from a family friend, so I figured these would be fun to print.

They're straps for surgical masks. Personally, I'm not a fan of face masks and I strongly question their effectiveness.

One was done at 40% infill, and the others were done at 30%. The 40% one took 15 minutes, and the four 30% ones took about an hour to print.

My post on Thingiverse

The original Thingiverse post

 

[HwGeek]

I have just returned to 3d printing and was working on few mods for my Ender 3, I have managed to design nice Direct drive extruder adapter and I am very happy

Creality3D Ender 3/CR-10 Direct Drive Extruder Adapter by HWGeek

New version available - GeekDrive:https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4463679Update Jun 8th:I have ordered this BMG extruder clone and I will make newer design to integrate part of this extuder into my direct drive mode like I did here so it won't shrink the X...

www.thingiverse.com

Also I have made small torture test model and now I am sad because it exposed that I need TL smoother or new board to remove the salmon skin affect lol.

Torture test for your 3D printer, will expose many issues- less then 3 grams! by HWGeek

Little model that I have designed to expose many flaws of my printer:Please make sure to print with single line -wall thickness is 0.5mm(in PrusaSlicer "Detect thin walls").This model will test/expose:Coolingflow rateBridge flow/speed tuningStringingRingingOverhangsLinear advanceVibration...

www.thingiverse.com

 

[sam_86314]

I have just returned to 3d printing and was working on few mods for my Ender 3, I have managed to design nice Direct drive extruder adapter and I am very happy

Creality3D Ender 3/CR-10 Direct Drive Extruder Adapter by HWGeek

New version available - GeekDrive:https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4463679Update Jun 8th:I have ordered this BMG extruder clone and I will make newer design to integrate part of this extuder into my direct drive mode like I did here so it won't shrink the X...

www.thingiverse.com

Also I have made small torture test model and now I am sad because it exposed that I need TL smoother or new board to remove the salmon skin affect lol.

Torture test for your 3D printer, will expose many issues- less then 3 grams! by HWGeek

Little model that I have designed to expose many flaws of my printer:Please make sure to print with single line -wall thickness is 0.5mm(in PrusaSlicer "Detect thin walls").This model will test/expose:Coolingflow rateBridge flow/speed tuningStringingRingingOverhangsLinear advanceVibration...

www.thingiverse.com

Gave it a try on my printer. I haven't done any proper calibration...

Last pic makes it look like I have a spider infestation...

 

[A Computer Guy]

Anyone here have a 3D printer? Share your stuff!
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Don't have one yet but Creality3D Ender-3 3D Printer caught my eye.
Probably been watching too many youtube videos today on 3d printing today.

 

[silentbogo]

Better late than never. Count me in this club of yours, and I promise I will occasionally necro this thread with some interesting stuff
Last year I build a semidecent Ender-3 clone, which I didn't really use to its full potential, and recently I've replaced it with a locally made voron2.
I'll post some pics tomorrow, if anyone is interested.

 

[gurusmi]

Hi out there,

I'm quite new to TPU in general and found a fred referencing this thread. It seems that the most here do own a fdm printer. I own a heavily modified Delta. An Anycubic Predator. But i have to say that there are only a few things original. The Frame, the PSU and the heated bed. All other things are new and different. I have an Duet3 6HC mainboard in combination with that smart effector installed. Carbon made rods, an volcano hotend,... Even the steppers are new. And the whole cablework is also newly assembled. On the other hand I do also own an Elegoo Saturn 2 with a washing and also a curing station. Two Creality machines. As it seems i will have to buy another Saturn 2 next month as I need two of them. Right now i'm building a new rig. Some parts have to be designed and printed for that project. Years ago i already printed i.e. a LED Frame für my CPU Cooler Heatkiööer IV from Watercool. I'm using Cura, Lychee pro and Chitubox. For general 3D Design i use still 3D Builder.

 

[Durvelle27]

I’m going to start getting back into printing myself but I think I need to replace my dates Tronxy