Saturday, May 31, 2014

First pro print job

I did my first production job over the last week or so.
I did 6 print batches and maybe 15 objects. I had one out of filament error but was able to continue the print. All was clear MB PLA at .2mm layers and with meshmixer supports. One of my objects broke when used but the rest performed fine. I unfortunately can not share pictures or models of any of this since it is covered by a contract with non-disclosure clauses.
But all in all it was a great baptism of fire...

Friday, May 23, 2014

My first .1 mm stuff




Printed in True White MB PLA at 230C in .2 and .1 mm layer height.
The high version is very nice and fit the phone perfectly.
Exept that i ruined the flimsy little buttons on the Lumia 820. What a piece of cr..
And what a stupid concept to print a shell for the phone and not a cover. Please comment here if you know of a source for a cover model.

But high surely improves quality if you are prepared to wait.
Im usually NOT.

More yellow stuff - now at BedZOffset -0.15




Le fabshops lovely elephant
Yellow MB PLA at 220C .2 layers 

Prototype of my own desig. Now abandoned.
Yellow MB PLA at 220C .2 layers





 The house front without meshmixer repair. Ever so slightly better detail. But has thin sections in the windows...

Thursday, May 22, 2014

Aged copper effects

Paint treatment on MakerBot natural PLA at .2mm layers with 20mm/sec outlines printed at 220C

 Metal effects "Copper" paint and "Blue" and "Green" ageing solution from Modern Masters over MM metal effects primer 2x.
I tried a single application of copper and that was a dud..











 Ageing solution sprayed on for second try (one coat of copper did not work)

 Getting ready for the second try, first copper (twice)






Wednesday, May 21, 2014

Something more for the coffee corner



Spoon rest from Thingiverse.
Printed in true yellow MB PLA with .2mm layer height 220C extruder temp Zbedoffset 0
The photo background stand is printed in clear PLA, one peg broke due to under extrusion...

New extruder and some paint work



3000 BC hippo again
House front done with recap360
  Printed in Yellow MB PLA with .2mm layer height 220C extruder temp Zbedoffset 0 as i switched
extruder.
A failed attempt at the house front recap. had some flipped normals and i did not check the toolpath. Another lesson learned.





First spray of metal effects verdigris - dud...

Sculpture project










  Printed in clear MB PLA with .2mm layer height 220C extruder temp Zbedoffset .5
  Printed in red MB PLA with .2mm layer height 210C extruder temp Zbedoffset .55


Primed for metal texturing. See later post for Metal effects experiments.