3D Printers

[Klaus]

I'll buy a 3D printer once it can print a copy of itself, including the electronics and everything.

[George K]

@klaus said in 3D Printers:

I'll buy a 3D printer once it can print a copy of itself, including the electronics and everything.

John von Neumann would approve.

So would David Taylor:

[mark]

Printed a PRUSA logo and functional whistle for our first test prints.

The back feels super smooth. Almost slky smooth but, it can be much better.

Still doing adjustments. The top and bottom layers should be a lot smoother. The Z axis adjustment needs to be set just a bit lower which will flatten each pass just a little bit more.

There is also an "ironing" option that really smooths things on the top layer.

The sides of the whistle are amazingly accurate and smooth.

[brenda]

Cool! How large can the item be? How much does the material cost? How do you program it to create objects?

[Jolly]

@brenda said in 3D Printers:

Cool! How large can the item be? How much does the material cost? How do you program it to create objects?

If he buys the right printer, they're building houses with them.

[George K]

@jolly said in 3D Printers:

they're building houses with them

Link to video

[kluurs]

Hi Mark - think you could make a 3D Kazoo for Klaus? Still waiting for his Rach 2 concerto performance for Piano and Kazoo.

[mark]

Printed a "Galaxy Purple" Tree Frog. @brenda was thinking about your little critters when this was printing.

The top photo captures the color more accurately than the next two. Even though the surface may look a little rough, it is actually quite smooth to the touch.

[brenda]

@mark mark, those are adorable! Can you do greens and grays or browns? I love those!

[mark]

@brenda said in 3D Printers:

@mark mark, those are adorable! Can you do greens and grays or browns? I love those!

The materials are available in a wide variety of colors. There is even a "rainbow" filament that changes colors during the printing process.

[brenda]

@mark how big is this froggie?

[mark]

@brenda sorry for the crappy lighting but for sense of scale, I put it next to a house key.

[mark]

@brenda I am going to print a papa and some babies. We will have our own little family of froggos. But without the mess of biology getting in the way.

[Horace]

We can use that image to 3D print a key to your house.

[mark]

@horace It's not the key to my house.

[brenda]

@mark said in 3D Printers:

@brenda I am going to print a papa and some babies. We will have our own little family of froggos. But without the mess of biology getting in the way.

Print a momma, too.

If you need adorable photos for a reference, I might have some.

Action shot:

From this morning:

Another from the 'there's always one' category:

[George K]

*Picks up microphone

"Brenda, on behalf of all the people at TNCR, past, present and anonymous, let me express my gratitude for all the hard and noble work you've done with the froggos. You've not only given them a save place to grow, but also provided us with many hours of (virtual) enjoyment with your pictures.

You are a treasure, and the froggos are grateful as well!"

*Puts mic back on podium and graciously steps away.

[brenda]

LOLOLOLOL

[brenda]

mark, please post pics when you get the frog family done.

[mark]

@brenda
I am currently printing a 200% size froggo in what is labeled as "fast color changing" rainbow filament. I don't think it is changing color fast enough for this print job. I will probably end up with a golden froggo.

I took a short video of it being printed...

Link to video

It has about 2 hours remaining on the print job. The total print time is 6.5 hours