<![CDATA[SoliForum - 3D Printing Community — getting frustrated]]> 2015-05-28T04:27:59Z PunBB https://www.soliforum.com/topic/11235/getting-frustrated/ <![CDATA[Re: getting frustrated]]> Strings come with the territory wink   As long as they provide a solid base for the next layer it is easy to design around that first sacrificial layer.  It has been a very long time since I printed that but the bridge speed was 50mm/sec.
I actually ended up with several that looked a little better than that but that was the only picture that was handy.  It is funny how those first lines pull perfect and smooth.  Then as the layers stack up a few lines on the bottom start to warp out of the way.   Bridging is a great way to learn a lot about your printer and it's capabilities along with an intimate knowledge of your slicer profiles.
Have fun with it, it's been a couple of years since a good bridge shootout here on the forum.

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/2291/ 2015-05-28T04:27:59Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/97260/#p97260 <![CDATA[Re: getting frustrated]]> wardjr wrote:

Bragging rights begin when you get up to 150mm wink
http://i.imgur.com/Oipvt3J.jpg

Got a few strings sagging there but looks good. What speed are you bridging at?

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/7731/ 2015-05-28T03:49:02Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/97259/#p97259 <![CDATA[Re: getting frustrated]]> Bragging rights begin when you get up to 150mm wink
http://i.imgur.com/Oipvt3J.jpg

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/2291/ 2015-05-28T03:35:23Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/97257/#p97257 <![CDATA[Re: getting frustrated]]> 20mm

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/6797/ 2015-05-28T01:26:54Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/97242/#p97242 <![CDATA[Re: getting frustrated]]> nice.  what is the distance?

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/10399/ 2015-05-28T00:14:01Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/97236/#p97236 <![CDATA[Re: getting frustrated]]> http://soliforum.com/i/?M35kF5v.jpg
Hows this for bridging?

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/6797/ 2015-05-27T23:54:39Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/97235/#p97235 <![CDATA[Re: getting frustrated]]> I honestly dont know for sure how long the blue glow lasts...

I was up at 2am the other night and there was still a faint glow from both the roll (in the storage box), and the couple of items that I had printed with it - and it was overcast and rainy the last couple of days, too, so not a lot of bright light hitting any of it.
At 2am it took me a minute to realize what I was looking at in the dark. LOL

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/10399/ 2015-05-26T13:41:29Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/97053/#p97053 <![CDATA[Re: getting frustrated]]> I do have to say the clear green glow from hatchbox glows very strongly. Stay bright for a while too.

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/6797/ 2015-05-26T13:30:46Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/97050/#p97050 <![CDATA[Re: getting frustrated]]> good to know. smile

Once you get everything dialed in, you will be pretty happy with the E3D. I think I have mine pretty well set now, maybe just a hair more tweaking of the vref - still getting just a tiny bit of moire, but barely noticeable (I notice it, anyway.. LOL)

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/10399/ 2015-05-26T13:09:42Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/97044/#p97044 <![CDATA[Re: getting frustrated]]> Yea same with the white

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/6797/ 2015-05-26T13:04:53Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/97042/#p97042 <![CDATA[Re: getting frustrated]]> Kronikabuse wrote:

Radioactive skunk lol. Used glow fill for the white

alright!

I bought some of the Octave brand blue glow - fun stuff to work with... I dont know about the white/green glow, but the blue seems to like cooler temps than regular ABS

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/10399/ 2015-05-26T12:58:52Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/97041/#p97041 <![CDATA[Re: getting frustrated]]> Radioactive skunk lol. Used glow fill for the white

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/6797/ 2015-05-26T12:46:00Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/97038/#p97038 <![CDATA[Re: getting frustrated]]> Kronikabuse wrote:

Yea first time going over 215' lol. Kianda crazy now that the 2 hot ends are on I can really tell how bad the stock bed is warped

our SD4 bed was warped so badly it was easy to see when we put the glass down on it...

cute little print, even with the blobs... smile

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/10399/ 2015-05-26T12:40:53Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/97037/#p97037 <![CDATA[Re: getting frustrated]]> You'll have better results printing something that small with a GCode fan also.

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/7321/ 2015-05-25T21:09:20Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/96988/#p96988 <![CDATA[Re: getting frustrated]]> It looks to me like you might be printing too fast as well. Maybe consider slowing down to about half of what you are doing now. Unless your already down to 20's or less. Small objects like that really have to be printed slow to allow time for each layer to cool just enough before the next is applied.

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/7731/ 2015-05-25T20:58:55Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/96987/#p96987