Watch on YouTube As this is a sponsored video (my first actually), there were things I had to make the conscious choice not to mention. For instance, I chose not to compare it to other 3D printers in the video. Fortunately, that’s what the blog is for. So where does the SV06 Plus fall on the Ultimate 3D Printer Comparison …
To support or not to support?
This was a commission job to do a character model based on someone Final Fantasy XIV character, and it is the most complex part I’ve ever modeled and printed. Part of the complexity of this model was the fact that it was a moving target. As an online game the player was constantly changing their costume. The other part of …
Fixing the Replicator heated build plate, once and for all
An email this morning made me realize this was an adventure I had completely on twitter. For those who don’t follow the breakneck pace of the social media machine, I should do better commenting these things here. On Monday, November 28th I woke up and my heated build plate, which was working fine on Saturday, wasn’t heating up any more. …
3D Printing 101 – Safety First
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FICKkseSMpk It’s important to realize that 3D printers are machines, and like most machines there are risks associated with their use. Most of these risks are minimal and the number of incidents involving 3D printing are low, especially compared with the number of 3D printers in use. However, unless you’re going to only use 3D printing services and let them …
When not to use the cooling fan
I’m printing a job of a character holding a staff at various sizes. At 2″ tall the model prints fine. A little larger, it’s fine. But jump to 6 inches tall and the prints failed repeatedly. I tried everything. I made the staff thicker. more shells, added supports (manually), brought the printer in doors. No matter what I did the …
14 things every 3D printer owner needs to have
That title isn’t too pandery, is it? I mean it’s not entirely inaccurate. This video is all about things every 3D printer owner really should have, but probably didn’t come in the box. My recent expereinces with a new 3D printer gave me reason to come up with this list. Print bed scraper – There are options for this one. Toybuilder …
FlashForge Creator Pro first experience
Got a new toy at the workbench. It’s a loaner that I only get to keep for a few weeks to set it up for a client, but this is the first time I’ve had a chance to get some hands on time with the FlashForge Creator Pro. This is one of the printers on my short list to replace …
X-Axis cable repair
It’s been a little while since I had to tear down and fix my printer, so I guess I was about due. This time I was running into problems with my x-axis. Have been for a while, But when the x-axis movement starting jigging back and forth like it would rather be dancing than printing and not even touching the …
More adventures in printer repair
When I started my first 3D printing blog it was all about the printer, the fiddling I needed to do to get it working and the repairs I needed to do to keep it working. As things have progressed I’ve reported less on the tinkering on the machine and more on the projects that come from the machine, but I’m …
That’s a lot of filament
A local 3D printing supply company was liquidating some of their PLA filament. I managed to get a dozen rolls of filament and some XTC for way cheap. There’s a chance this filament is off spec or will change color, but it’s so cheap that even if I only get a few prints per roll I’ll still be making off …