RC and 3D Printing
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"Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08
The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.
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@mark said in RC and 3D Printing:
@george-k So far I have used about $12 in filament. After every thing is printed I suspect it will be between $20 and $30
And how much for the non-printable parts?
You said this looks like a pretty big plane. How flyable by an amateur?
"Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08
The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.
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@george-k It will be a trainer type plane. Not too fast and jittery. Slow and comfy, like a big old luxury sedan.
Reprint of Body Segment 12 in PLA silver after failed print in PETG. The PETG was not 100% at fault. This part needs printed supports for the internal bracing.
The designer recommended that I print in PLA vs. PETG. Most of the plane is already printed in PETG. I have to try this PLA print to see if what he says about the quality of the finished product is true. If it is significantly better, I will be reprinting some parts.
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Frustrating. The 2nd attempt to print body segment 12 in PLA, failed. Hopefully this one will work. Back to PETG but with some internal supports. |
New Stream! Click it!
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Various things can make a print fail. In this instance, the walls on these parts are the thinnest I have ever seen in a 3D printed model. Every part has some "defects" that I need to go over with some epoxy and possibly some thin fiberglass cloth to rienforce the structural integrity.
The particular part failed the first time because I didn't use supports. The second time was due to it cracking apart when I attempted to remove it from the build plate.
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Finally got Body segment 12 to print. Back to PETG filament.
Segments 13 & 14 printing now.
New stream. Click it!
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"Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08
The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.
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@george-k said in RC and 3D Printing:
@mark said in RC and 3D Printing:
The second time was due to it cracking apart when I attempted to remove it from the build plate.
I would love to have heard the words you used when that happened.
It was definitely NSFW.
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New Part. Body Segment 16. Motor mount and cowl are next.
Click the link!
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@brenda Absolutely! Like I was trying to emote back to Copper, I hope it it not its last flight. lol
Last one tonight. The Engine Cowl. 10.25 hour print job.
I think I have enough filament on the roll but time will tell...
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"Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08
The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.
