jstarne1
USA
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I ordered a Solidoodle 2 Pro which arrived today. I also ordered with that 2 rolls of filament. It should be 4 total pounds of material to start with.
Honestly, Clips are a PAIN! Just tape them at the corner. It is said to use office tape. I don't know if they are talking about the 3m foggy or the clear. But, the recommend 2". I haven't tried it yet because my printer is down.
Josh, are you trying to put Acetone on PLA? it works with the ABS.
The PLA needs a fan. The ABS needs an enclosure.
hope that this helped.
The Solidoodle Users Almost Exclusively Use ABS But Their Tech recommend a Fan to cool the filament slightly but to have a enclosure to maintain a internal air temp of around 120 to 140 degrees F which prevents shrinkage or warped prints.
Also clips are super easy and I only clip the very edges.
Ok so with the glass bed clipped on and the Z backlash in i decided to try a print that previously didn't do so well. They are simplified ironman fingers , this is the index finger in 3 segments. I'm a hour into the print and happy so far
Lookin good
so far....We're all holding our breath and maybe you've found the right formula!
So far so good but we will see the proof in the pudding when i get home and take a i resolution picture. So far they are 1000 times better than the first try. Take in mind there's still two mods I need to do plus I need to do some firmware adjustments for the layer height and filament feed ratio to get a tiny bit more squish between layers.
Ok.so direct comparison before z backlash mod and before spraying a tiny bit of wd40 in the extruder which i now believe cleans it.
Ok so the first two pics are before the mods , z backlash and glad bed with wd40 cleaner/lubricant, all axis were lubricated with lithium grease and now the following pics are the print from tonight!
The old print is red and clearly not great and the white is the print from tonight in comparison. This is the near makerbot quality I was looking for
no raft was used in the print or supports.
Getting better all the time Josh. I hope they finish off well.
[edit]LOL you must have been posting those while I was reading the thread. Those do look nice. Are you using a skirt and a brim or just one of those?[/edit]