1 Topic by accusedmonk

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Topic: Print quality so far

Reinstating what I mentioned in my introduction, I am highly impressed with out of the box quality of my Solidoodle.  The aluminum bed was slightly warped so I still went with a glass upgrade but everything else is intact and functioning wonderfully!

These are my latest two prints just testing the calibration still, which I need to fine tune quite a bit.  I'm still quite pleased with the bridging, i didn't expect anything but blobs to be honest.

On the dodecahedron chain, I was getting quite a few strings, which welded most of them together, so I couldn't break some of them loose without the structure falling apart.  But I have played with the retraction and acceleration some more and will try again.  When I first printed it I couldn't even finish the print because at the corners it would ooze, then come back and knock the pieces loose.

I am thoroughly enjoying my printer, and I hope to be able to add to the community along with you guys!

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Bowden SD3, Rumba, E3D hotend, Mk5 with RtRyder changes, Direct drive Y axis and bearings, GT2 pulleys and braided fishing line, Lawsy linear bearing conversion, M3 Z screw.

2 Reply by wardjr

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Re: Print quality so far

For out of the box those look great!
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3 Reply by ronsii

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Re: Print quality so far

That print did really good for not using support!!!

4 Reply by accusedmonk

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Re: Print quality so far

I really need an enclosure and a fan on the extruder.  I'm hoping once i can properly calibrate my extruder with calipers instead of measuring tape it will help quite a bit.

I have plexiglass, but I'm going to wait for my magnets to come in and get some weather stripping to seal it all in.

Bowden SD3, Rumba, E3D hotend, Mk5 with RtRyder changes, Direct drive Y axis and bearings, GT2 pulleys and braided fishing line, Lawsy linear bearing conversion, M3 Z screw.

5 Reply by MolecularConcept

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Re: Print quality so far

I used velcro tape to attach my plexi no need for weather stripping!