3D Printers
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wrote on 23 Mar 2021, 20:36 last edited by
*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.
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wrote on 23 Mar 2021, 21:55 last edited by
LOLOLOLOL
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wrote on 24 Mar 2021, 03:24 last edited by brenda
mark, please post pics when you get the frog family done.
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wrote on 24 Mar 2021, 23:08 last edited by
@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 videoIt has about 2 hours remaining on the print job. The total print time is 6.5 hours
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@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 videoIt has about 2 hours remaining on the print job. The total print time is 6.5 hours
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wrote on 25 Mar 2021, 01:11 last edited by
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wrote on 25 Mar 2021, 01:12 last edited by
Ribbit....
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wrote on 25 Mar 2021, 01:13 last edited by
Excellent! Fun colors! What size and color next?
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@brenda lol
This is it. I am done with these critters for a while.
Currently printing a 300% version of this Ghost ship in the color changing filament. It's a 26.5 hour print job.
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wrote on 2 Apr 2021, 21:31 last edited by
The 26 hour ghost ship print failed about 1/4 of the way through. Corrupted G-Code it seems. I will try again someday but I have other projects in mind first.
This is the current print happening right now. It has about a 13.5 hour print time. It is a case for a Raspberry Pi 4b 4GB with a HyperPixel 4 capacitive touch screen. I am going to use it for the Octoprint app running under Linux to remotely monitor and control the 3D printer. The system will have a hi-res camera watching the print bed. It will ride along the Z axis so I can monitor the nozzle visually anytime during a print.
I laid all three parts out to print at the same time. It downloads as three separate files.
I am printing it in Jet Black.
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topic:timeago-later,8 days
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wrote on 10 Apr 2021, 18:30 last edited by
The Raspberry Pi case turned out good after a couple of failed attempts to print everything at once. I separated them into 3 different print jobs and it worked much better. Not crazy about the case design.
In the latest development, the Raspberry Pi is now feeding the printer and streaming video of the process.
I worked on the Raspberry Pi and the HQ raspiCamera until 3:00 am this morning. The time involved included the fact that I was attempting to install a cooling fan which involved some soldering. But then the supports for the fan broke off in the case, and a few choice words were spoken. De-soldered. No fan for now. Installed heatsinks. I tried for a long time to get Octoprint to work with the camera, but I ended up frustrated and decided to go with the mjpg_streamer method. The process involved compiling mjpg_streamer and creating a script so it auto starts on boot. Yes, that was easier then getting Octoprint to see this camera. lol I could find very little out there about it.
In any browser on my LAN, I enter http://raspberrypi.local:8080/stream_simple.html
The first print I did with the Octoprint controlling things was of course an articulated octopus.
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The Raspberry Pi case turned out good after a couple of failed attempts to print everything at once. I separated them into 3 different print jobs and it worked much better. Not crazy about the case design.
In the latest development, the Raspberry Pi is now feeding the printer and streaming video of the process.
I worked on the Raspberry Pi and the HQ raspiCamera until 3:00 am this morning. The time involved included the fact that I was attempting to install a cooling fan which involved some soldering. But then the supports for the fan broke off in the case, and a few choice words were spoken. De-soldered. No fan for now. Installed heatsinks. I tried for a long time to get Octoprint to work with the camera, but I ended up frustrated and decided to go with the mjpg_streamer method. The process involved compiling mjpg_streamer and creating a script so it auto starts on boot. Yes, that was easier then getting Octoprint to see this camera. lol I could find very little out there about it.
In any browser on my LAN, I enter http://raspberrypi.local:8080/stream_simple.html
The first print I did with the Octoprint controlling things was of course an articulated octopus.
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@mark That's very cool, Mark. What are the dimensions? Will it fit in an aquarium? I can picture fish swimming through the openings.
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wrote on 13 Apr 2021, 18:05 last edited by
@brenda The Ghost Ship is a heading to my Uncle as a decoration for his pool deck porch. I am also printing a pretty cool looking sailboat for him.
Last night I printed this "Galaxy Purple" vase for Mrs. Mark. When you spin it, the color varies as the light reflects off the different angles. It is thin and translucent, yet water tight. 3 Hours to print.
