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Good luck with making the 9,368 studs!
Thanks Chris & Derek, for answering my question.And nice RT work on those engine bed plates. The curviness adds something to the otherwise linear parts Kim
Chris:What were your print settings when you printed those parts, filament type, layer height, infill, etc... enquiring 3D printers want to know.Don
That's a lot of studs, Chris!Did they have studs in the floor to connect the frames to? In the picture in Reply #260, it looks like two hex-head bolts there. It could be studs though. Hard to tell. You have access to higher-res pictures though...The printed pipes sure look good! Kim
This is looking really good, Chris! Seeing your pipe-work really brings home the value of the printer, fabricating all that would be a nightmare.Joe
Quote from: ddmckee54 on April 14, 2021, 03:57:25 PMChris:What were your print settings when you printed those parts, filament type, layer height, infill, etc... enquiring 3D printers want to know.DonHi Don, will look up the settings later, what I recall is these are .15mm and .20mm layers depending on the part, PLA, .4mm nozzle.
Quote from: Kim on April 14, 2021, 04:37:02 PMThat's a lot of studs, Chris!Did they have studs in the floor to connect the frames to? In the picture in Reply #260, it looks like two hex-head bolts there. It could be studs though. Hard to tell. You have access to higher-res pictures though...The printed pipes sure look good! KimThey are studs, not much protuding. The printed parts are coming out well, the shallow curves need some smoothing. After experiments settled on fine paper, slowest speed, with the little detail sander, any faster it heats up too much. Using a wet dry paper, dipping the part in water frequently. Let dry, and it paints nicely.
Quote from: crueby on April 14, 2021, 06:59:54 PMQuote from: Kim on April 14, 2021, 04:37:02 PMThat's a lot of studs, Chris!Did they have studs in the floor to connect the frames to? In the picture in Reply #260, it looks like two hex-head bolts there. It could be studs though. Hard to tell. You have access to higher-res pictures though...The printed pipes sure look good! KimThey are studs, not much protuding. The printed parts are coming out well, the shallow curves need some smoothing. After experiments settled on fine paper, slowest speed, with the little detail sander, any faster it heats up too much. Using a wet dry paper, dipping the part in water frequently. Let dry, and it paints nicely.Looking through the high res pictures more, the lowest level uses studs, the upper levels are hex head bolts. The lower level studs have little sticking through, and most have enough dust/dirt on top that its hard to tell.
Quote from: crueby on April 14, 2021, 07:38:58 PMQuote from: crueby on April 14, 2021, 06:59:54 PMQuote from: Kim on April 14, 2021, 04:37:02 PMThat's a lot of studs, Chris!Did they have studs in the floor to connect the frames to? In the picture in Reply #260, it looks like two hex-head bolts there. It could be studs though. Hard to tell. You have access to higher-res pictures though...The printed pipes sure look good! KimThey are studs, not much protuding. The printed parts are coming out well, the shallow curves need some smoothing. After experiments settled on fine paper, slowest speed, with the little detail sander, any faster it heats up too much. Using a wet dry paper, dipping the part in water frequently. Let dry, and it paints nicely.Looking through the high res pictures more, the lowest level uses studs, the upper levels are hex head bolts. The lower level studs have little sticking through, and most have enough dust/dirt on top that its hard to tell.Do they have 1 & 1/2 threads protruding through the nut? Isn't that the standard I've heard people talk about? Thanks for checking Chris!Kim