Building 3d printed parts and using inserts
Hey. im looking at threaded inserts for a stealth press, the tool you make to do inserts. anyway the manual says insert m3x5x4. the inserts i have say m3x4x5. whats the spec here ChatGPT said: Hey! Good question — this comes up a lot with confusing spec formats for threaded inserts. Let’s break it down:…
Blisked Fan design for small drone?
Yes, it is possible to create a 3D-printed blisked fan for a small drone, especially with advancements in additive manufacturing. However, the feasibility, performance, and practicality depend on several factors: Feasibility of 3D Printing a Blisked Fan Potential Performance Gains Challenges Estimated Value of the Design Summary Creating a 3D-printed blisked fan for a small…
Building our first Voron 2.4r2
Don’t get caught up paying double price on amazon! If you read any posts on the forum you get the idea that we like to fix and build. Our 3d printing experience has us singing the prases of the longer lk1, basically the ender 10s with various feeders and hot ends. We can get into…
Pi4 Case print
Print Settings With our ender5 upgrade with a duet wifi its time we go to the next step Getting quality prints Because Microsoft as a corp. sucks we use Linux Mint as our OS , Cura works just great on this platformand it’s the same program no matter the operating system. There are many other…
LK1 Supersize 500 X500 Home Build Possible?
The mission of building a light strong 3d printed drone presented some challenges. Our build is doing well but refinments are always part of a continued development process. One of the areas i have wanted to improve is the blade guard assembly. Currently it is 6 parts glued together then secured to the body and…
Hot end upgrade to extruder/hotend combo
The lk1 has been a very productive unit for our projects and we are still using the stock extruders and hotends. Maybe the hotends have been changed out but overall they are stock. The tubes get changed about every 40 hours but most of the time if there is an issue with the extrusion it’s…
Filament Temps
Filaments PLA Bed Temperature: 20 to 60°C Print Temperature: 200 to 220°C ABS Bed Temperature: 110°C Print Temperature: 220 to 265°C PETG Bed Temperature: 50 to 75°C Print Temperature: 240 to 270°C Nylon Bed Temperature: 80 to 100°C Print Temperature: 250°C ASA Bed Temperature: 80 to 100°C Print Temperature: 250°C Polycarbonate Bed Temperature: 100 to…
Project #2 Beauty
This unit is excellent. I assembled it and fixed the filament tube on the hotend and started printing. Looks brand new and prints great. I ran the test block file and it came out perfect. This unit is ready to start making parts