Now that my brothers wedding is over and I have caught up on things that fell to the side, I have had some time to start printing again. Since I was having some trouble with PLA before and some luck with ABS I thought I would work with the ABS for a while and see how things were working before trying to figure the PLA out. The part I tested on was something I have been thinking about since I got my new Droid X. The speaker is on the back and it does not carry the sound to the front very well, also I thought it would be nice to have a stand for it. So I designed a dual purpose stand/sound director. (my first useful, non-reprap related, design.)
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| Here you can see the inlet hole for the sound (lower left) |
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| A test print to check the fit on the phone (you can see the sound path) |
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| 24min 40sec to print |
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| My first test print (slot for phone was too small and I had a de-lamination toward the bottom) |
As you can see I am currently printing very well with ABS. I could tune it in a little better but I am pleased with the results (especially with no heated bed...)
I think I may print a few more parts with ABS then go back to PLA and see if I can work out the bugs.
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Are you running the reprap host software?
ReplyDeleteI just finished building mine and all I have is ABS to print with. What settings are you using to print the ABS?
-Avery
I am using RepSnapper to slice and control my printer. For ABS I was running around 230-240C. (But I think my thermistor is off...) For layer thickness, extruded width, and feed speed it depends on your extruder and heater.
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What firmware are you running on your Mobo and extruder controller?
ReplyDeleteIm currently running the reprap stock stuff. I find it a bit lacking.
Im thinking of going to the makerbot/replicatorG firmware host software combo. Now that it supports stepper drive extruders and there is some documentation on do that.
-Avery
I am using official RepRap (an older version) with some minor tweaks from my friends at Metrix Create: Space.
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