Ye, just sample pla that was included
first attempt at actually tweaking things in dedicated software, printing not design - that will come later
Is it a bird? Is it a toilet for @Oldbloke’s barbie set? Is it @Brett’s commemorative buttplug holder? No! It’s an RCBS Rock Chucker primer catch replacement (with a side shoot).
Those who know what I am talking about here, yes, I did go overboard (by accident) with supports, but not bad for first test using slicer.
( @TheDude for you, close up, running at fastest speed and pretty beefy layer hight, looks good for what it is I think)
(above: little deformed at the top and bottom of the mouth opening, it’s actually me trying to remove supports, not the printer)
I mean, really, all I wanted is just a replacement for a primer shoot that I didn’t get when I bought this second hand Rock Chucker. That’s all I wanted.
After seeing a lot of this…
Somehow I ended up like this…
…and then this:
(because I messed up supports, build was closer to 6 hours)
…and he’s the bastard who killed my frog.
Looks good, and fits in pretty nicely.
Might have to colour it green to match
Is it one that you designed or one from Thingiverse?
I am not up to stage where i can design things. Yet.
That does look good, I’m impressed with what that thing can do for the price. For the size of that job I’m guessing you did a decent number of outside layers and or a high infill percentage. Have a play with your settings. For something that isn’t dealing with any stress you could do 2 outside layers and a 15-20% infill (or maybe even less). Will cut down filament usage and increase print speed.
Both. Yes.
Yeah, ermm, I went 30% on everything! We don’t do things in halves here LOL. This is what I mean, I need to figure out slicer software a bit better. This was attempt number 1.
Alright, so still learning about print configuration, all different options and set up… So combined testing with something productive (lost the original lid)
Looks like you are getting your head around how it works etc pretty well.
Is that why I didn’t buy a rcbs and got a Lee … rotfl
Always wonder about a 3d printer, they look cool … but got no time for another hobby
…and now trying to use up sample material, before I start printing big stuff.
@1Fatman you like?
Could have been prettier, but at this stage I’m just trying to use up filament.
Looking good, you definitely have got it sorted.
Until I’m designing stuff, I feel somewhat constraint, I don’t like that feeling.
That’s not what I heard, I heard that you have a thing for cable ties and duct tape. Or is that for date night?
I thought that you would have been practicing designing stuff and using the last of the filament on that.
Other way round. I want to swap PLA for PETG, after current runs out.
Ahh got you. Have you started playing with the design software? Is it easy to use or just similar to a normal CAD type program?
Is there such thing as normal CAD… LOL I started doing online tutorials.
While you have filament left you should print yourself one of these,