<![CDATA[SoliForum - 3D Printing Community — Inside a Dimension printer]]> https://www.soliforum.com/topic/1755/inside-a-dimension-printer/ Mon, 18 Mar 2013 21:33:15 +0000 PunBB <![CDATA[Re: Inside a Dimension printer]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/16876/#p16876 IanJohnson wrote:

I like the blade of air blowing across the level of the nozzle.  I guess 70C is the sweet spot

I wonder if this is why they print so slow.

]]> Mon, 18 Mar 2013 21:33:15 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/16876/#p16876 <![CDATA[Re: Inside a Dimension printer]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/16869/#p16869 I like the blade of air blowing across the level of the nozzle.  I guess 70C is the sweet spot, because blowing 60C will delaminate your print.  The hot ends are also long metal tubes, with no insulator.  Instead they are cooled by one of those ducts.  There are a couple of links to manuals in that thread including the smoothing station.  I'm looking forward to getting a chance to read those.

]]> Mon, 18 Mar 2013 21:12:24 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/16869/#p16869 <![CDATA[Re: Inside a Dimension printer]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/16865/#p16865 Interesting link, thanks Ian.

Not finished reading it yet but it seems that it uses the hot air ducts instead of a heated bed?

]]> Mon, 18 Mar 2013 20:04:10 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/16865/#p16865 <![CDATA[Re: Inside a Dimension printer]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/16845/#p16845 Thanks Ian, now my mind is spinning about how many things can be added to the SD.

]]> Mon, 18 Mar 2013 18:11:50 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/16845/#p16845 <![CDATA[Re: Inside a Dimension printer]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/16823/#p16823 IanJohnson wrote:

This is an old thread, but I just heard about it.  It's a detailed look inside how a Stratasys Dimension printer works, very interesting.   It uses a single motor and gear to run two nozzles.  There is an idler for each nozzle on either side of the gear, and the gear gets pushed against the idler for the nozzle in use.

http://kisslicer.com/forum/index.php?topic=375.0



wow. I worked with a Dimension for 3 years and never noticed those air nozzles.  I remember that every time I would open one it would be like a convection oven inside.

]]> Mon, 18 Mar 2013 15:40:11 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/16823/#p16823 <![CDATA[Inside a Dimension printer]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/16796/#p16796 This is an old thread, but I just heard about it.  It's a detailed look inside how a Stratasys Dimension printer works, very interesting.   It uses a single motor and gear to run two nozzles.  There is an idler for each nozzle on either side of the gear, and the gear gets pushed against the idler for the nozzle in use.

http://kisslicer.com/forum/index.php?topic=375.0

]]> Mon, 18 Mar 2013 03:23:05 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/16796/#p16796