Topic: SD3 Noob: Printing worm gear question
I tried printing a worm gear but it didn't come out right. I used standard 3mm profile.
Thank you,
CB
1 2013-03-14 06:50:27 (edited by CrazyBear 2013-03-14 06:51:40)
Re: SD3 Noob: Printing worm gear question
If I would print something like this I would print in 0.1
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Re: SD3 Noob: Printing worm gear question
May need the cooling fan mod on the extruder to do this.
SD2 - Glass Bed, Fans on PCB and Y motor, Custom enclosure
Slicer - Simplify3D
Slicer - Simplify3D
Re: SD3 Noob: Printing worm gear question
I need to print a worm gear as well. Do you have a link to the STL that you are using?
There is a chance that you might need to print the Worm Shaft in half along its longest axis and acetone glue the 2 parts together afterward. An example of this can be found here:
http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:56192
Re: SD3 Noob: Printing worm gear question
nickythegreek wrote:
I need to print a worm gear as well. Do you have a link to the STL that you are using?
There is a chance that you might need to print the Worm Shaft in half along its longest axis and acetone glue the 2 parts together afterward. An example of this can be found here:
http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:56192
I got it from here:
Re: SD3 Noob: Printing worm gear question
Try changing the order in which the perimeters are printed to do the outside perimeter last. Skeinforge has this setting on the Fill tab and you'd set it to Loop > Perimeter > Infill. May still get the same result but at least you'd be giving yourself the best chance. Slow down your perimeter speed too would help.
Re: SD3 Noob: Printing worm gear question
Can you do the perimeter order in Slic3r?
It seems the outers are always lasy.
Well I see in Slic3r:
Inside-outer to inner perimters are first (if more then 1 perimeter set)
then infil
then final outer perimeter
then next layer
SD2 owner- Surestepr, filament holder,QUBD servo and heaters, glass bed
Print for fun and for parts for my sports cars
current car is 88 IROC
Print for fun and for parts for my sports cars
current car is 88 IROC
8 2013-03-14 16:34:17 (edited by DePartedPrinter 2013-03-14 16:38:32)
Re: SD3 Noob: Printing worm gear question
Kvirre wrote:
If I would print something like this I would print in 0.1
This is the solution but as someone pointed out a fan mod is probably needed.
some .1mm threads
SD2 with E3D, SD Press, Form 1+
Filastruder
NYLON (taulman): http://www.soliforum.com/topic/466/nylon/
Filastruder
NYLON (taulman): http://www.soliforum.com/topic/466/nylon/
Re: SD3 Noob: Printing worm gear question
I (and many others I've seen here) print working threads on my filament holder on thingiverse http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:38222
I don't use a fan and I used .3mm and it works well. Haven't heard any bad feedback from the others that have printed it as well.
Re: SD3 Noob: Printing worm gear question
Departed, is that the cutoff piece from the AR model? I had printed that part so that the cut-plane was facing the bed and the threads were being printed at a 45 degree angle from the bed. At .3mm height it still came out looking great. Unfortunately no pics were taken of just the threads.
Re: SD3 Noob: Printing worm gear question
DePartedPrinter wrote:
Kvirre wrote:If I would print something like this I would print in 0.1
This is the solution but as someone pointed out a fan mod is probably needed.
some .1mm threads
Those buffer threads look pretty good I'm impressed, I usually just use .3 and just run the tap through just to save time.
Re: SD3 Noob: Printing worm gear question
cmetzel wrote:
I (and many others I've seen here) print working threads on my filament holder on thingiverse http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:38222
I don't use a fan and I used .3mm and it works well. Haven't heard any bad feedback from the others that have printed it as well.
Cmetzel, IMHO your thing is the shite and has been working fantastically for me for a couple months now!!!
I was concerned originally that the thread wouldn't work after reading other people's 'horror' stories relating to printing threads. However I was completely amazed at how well it came out, and that the threads worked perfectly fine right off the print bed without any cleanup using the Solidoodle .3mm Slic3r profile. Also, I don't use a fan, as I just haven't gotten to around to that mod yet.
SD2 w/ mods: Rumba controller, ATX PSU, SD pro case, glass bed, with more to come...