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Post by Burkeomatic on Jun 11, 2022 3:38:40 GMT
3D print labs is doing a 20% off sale. Their VL was my most successful 3D printed model. It died due to dumb thumbs mixed with high wind as opposed to just in general being a mediocre design and heavy for what it is. They also have a piper j3 cub for free.
@ratcheroo, if you want to do a virtual build with me, I would be down for printing the cub.
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Post by ratcheeroo on Jun 11, 2022 15:48:48 GMT
3D print labs is doing a 20% off sale. Their VL was my most successful 3D printed model. It died due to dumb thumbs mixed with high wind as opposed to just in general being a mediocre design and heavy for what it is. They also have a piper j3 cub for free. @ratcheroo, if you want to do a virtual build with me, I would be down for printing the cub. I am going to get the plans now, thanks for the heads up. I'm up for that |
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Post by ratcheeroo on Jun 11, 2022 16:00:55 GMT
Got the files, I am going to try it in PLA+ , slice my own files in Cura. Mine will be Blue
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Post by Burkeomatic on Jun 11, 2022 16:39:17 GMT
I am not sure whether I will go with the prefoamed stuff, or the LW-PLA from colorfabb. Mr NCT wanna join in? bwarz do you have a 3d printer? I just noticed it has floats! |
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Post by Mr NCT on Jun 11, 2022 21:01:45 GMT
Thanks for asking but I don't think my printing skills are up to a plane yet.
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Post by Burkeomatic on Jun 12, 2022 5:36:25 GMT
Thanks for asking but I don't think my printing skills are up to a plane yet. They won't be until you try! The foaming LW-pla can be a bear to get right, but there is some lighter stuff that you can use that prints like regular PLA. Keep in mind, mine will likely end up a heap of junk like some of my other planes! |
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Post by bwarz on Jun 12, 2022 14:03:54 GMT
I am not sure whether I will go with the prefoamed stuff, or the LW-PLA from colorfabb. Mr NCT wanna join in? bwarz do you have a 3d printer? I just noticed it has floats! Yes I've got a printer and have questioned whether or not I want to attempt to print an airframe. I'm sure it will end up a pile of pieces but it might be fun to try. I'll have to check out the plans and see if my print bed is big enough. |
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Post by Burkeomatic on Jun 12, 2022 14:39:40 GMT
I am not sure whether I will go with the prefoamed stuff, or the LW-PLA from colorfabb. Mr NCT wanna join in? bwarz do you have a 3d printer? I just noticed it has floats! Yes I've got a printer and have questioned whether or not I want to attempt to print an airframe. I'm sure it will end up a pile of pieces but it might be fun to try. I'll have to check out the plans and see if my print bed is big enough. If it isn't let me know. Most are designed to fit on your basic ender 3 printer. |
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Post by bwarz on Jun 12, 2022 18:55:34 GMT
Yes I've got a printer and have questioned whether or not I want to attempt to print an airframe. I'm sure it will end up a pile of pieces but it might be fun to try. I'll have to check out the plans and see if my print bed is big enough. If it isn't let me know. Most are designed to fit on your basic ender 3 printer. likely good then - my printer has a build volume of 220x220x240mm - not sure about that last 10mm on Z axis though? (ender 3 says 220x220x250)
EDIT: just checked the plans says minimum build volume 200x200x200 for the cub - would you suggest their LW-PLA?
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Post by Burkeomatic on Jun 22, 2022 4:08:46 GMT
If it isn't let me know. Most are designed to fit on your basic ender 3 printer. likely good then - my printer has a build volume of 220x220x240mm - not sure about that last 10mm on Z axis though? (ender 3 says 220x220x250)
EDIT: just checked the plans says minimum build volume 200x200x200 for the cub - would you suggest their LW-PLA?
yeah, well their LW-PLA ships from the Czech republic or something like that. If you want good beginner LW-PLA you can use the polyfab LW PLA. It is "pre foamed" and you can use normal PLA settings with it. 3D printed plane snobs turn their nose up at it because "it isn't hella lite like the colorfabb yo" but it gets you 60% of the way there at half the price. As I am learning the colorfabb, I am liking it more and more, and you can get lighter prints with it, but the canned LW-PLA g codes don't work out, and I had to mess around and get the settings right. Cost me about a half a roll figuring it out, so $30. You don't want a steep learning curve on your first plane, doing basic PLA or this polyfab lw pla is the best bet. You're going to have a hard enough time perfecting thin walled printing to want to introduce more variables. But thin walled printing knowledge has helped me immensely on other projects, so it is worth learning. www.amazon.com/Polymaker-Weight-Filament-Cardboard-Density/dp/B09H2S3NLM/ref=asc_df_B09H2S3NLM/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=564635933181&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=11522246036456019838&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9028093&hvtargid=pla-1595834310429&th=1I am going to start printing this within the next week, are you all going to start soon? I bet ratcheeroo has already started. I just need to finish up a project I am working on. I am adapting my LIDAR gun to work on Lipos. |
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