The printer failed numerous times with disfigured prints and ineffective supports. I printed a testable sub-hull and a motor fit inside, so my dimensions seemed reliable.
I checked the printer settings, but I still got poor results. I made a couple of motor caps with minimal trouble, but I had to put them directly on the build plate with no supports. The propeller and magnet wheel were unusable.
My prints still failed after I moved the printer to a warmer office corner and cleaned the LCD. I am flustered because the prints feel solid instead of soggy, like when the screen was misbehaving.
I had another set of failed prints in which the first layers were the only things to survive. It occurred to me that the common problem was the printing supports, which my slicer program recently "upgraded." I can change the models to print without supports.
The printer failed again. The small magnet wheel came out fine, but the larger donut-shaped model only printed a couple of usable layers, and then it failed with a slanted edge I do not understand. Until I can make the printer work, I am sidelining this project.
I started a new music project. Unlike my previous Electronic WindChime (EWC) devices, this one will accept signals from a MIDI instrument and automate actions like playing chords based on a single note and limiting every note to a scale. I ordered a microcontroller connected to a small color screen.
The rest of the summary posts have been arranged by date.
First time here?
Completed projects from year 1
Completed projects from year 2
Completed projects from year 3
Completed projects from year 4
Completed projects from year 5
Completed projects from year 6
Completed projects from year 7
Completed projects from year 8
Completed projects from year 9
Completed projects from year 10
Completed projects from year 11
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| Motor chamber and a pair of electric motors |
I checked the printer settings, but I still got poor results. I made a couple of motor caps with minimal trouble, but I had to put them directly on the build plate with no supports. The propeller and magnet wheel were unusable.
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| The fins are too thin and the printer is acting sloppy |
My prints still failed after I moved the printer to a warmer office corner and cleaned the LCD. I am flustered because the prints feel solid instead of soggy, like when the screen was misbehaving.
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| Heavily distorted prints |
I had another set of failed prints in which the first layers were the only things to survive. It occurred to me that the common problem was the printing supports, which my slicer program recently "upgraded." I can change the models to print without supports.
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| I think the problem is the supports |
The printer failed again. The small magnet wheel came out fine, but the larger donut-shaped model only printed a couple of usable layers, and then it failed with a slanted edge I do not understand. Until I can make the printer work, I am sidelining this project.
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| The Red Boxtober is on hold until I can make the printer work |
I started a new music project. Unlike my previous Electronic WindChime (EWC) devices, this one will accept signals from a MIDI instrument and automate actions like playing chords based on a single note and limiting every note to a scale. I ordered a microcontroller connected to a small color screen.
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| Notebook pages for my next project |
The rest of the summary posts have been arranged by date.
First time here?
Completed projects from year 1
Completed projects from year 2
Completed projects from year 3
Completed projects from year 4
Completed projects from year 5
Completed projects from year 6
Completed projects from year 7
Completed projects from year 8
Completed projects from year 9
Completed projects from year 10
Completed projects from year 11
Disclaimer for http://24hourengineer.blogspot.com and 24HourEngineer.com
This disclaimer must be intact and whole. This disclaimer must be included if a project is distributed.
All information on this blog, or linked by this blog, is not to be taken as advice or solicitation. Anyone attempting to replicate, in whole or in part, is responsible for the outcome and procedure. Any loss of functionality, money, property, or similar, is the responsibility of those involved in the replication.
All digital communication regarding the email address 24hourengineer@gmail.com becomes the intellectual property of Brian McEvoy. Any information contained within these messages may be distributed or retained at the discretion of Brian McEvoy. Any email sent to this address, or any email account owned by Brian McEvoy, cannot be used to claim property or assets.
Comments to the blog may be utilized or erased at the discretion of the owner. No one posting may claim property or assets based on their post.
This blog, including pictures and text, is copyright to Brian McEvoy.
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