Have any of you guys tried this? it looks like some really cool stuff an im hoping that i will be able to print with it. I have a makerfarm prusa i3 with a .5 jhead...
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Have any of you guys tried this? it looks like some really cool stuff an im hoping that i will be able to print with it. I have a makerfarm prusa i3 with a .5 jhead...
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Originally Posted by klack
See if you can ask them for a sample.
We had a hard time printing on our bukobot as it kelp jamming
the extruder.
We've printed in it fine on the Hyrel. Also PlastInk Rubber.
Here are some pretty good pictures to give you an idea of what Ninjaflex will print out like. Enjoy:
http://i.imgur.com/q5aN3uT.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/yZJmsgH.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/J3wPDXJ.jpg
It doesn't look like it fused very well. Is that a temperature issue? Or is that how the stuff behaves?
Roxy ... we tend to get much less "defined" layers than what is pictured. It does depend on the temperature settings. You need enough heat to get the previous layer to remelt and fuse to the layer being printed.
Here is a good video from adafruit industries of printing with NinjaFlex. Looks like some good stuff.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTIF...ature=youtu.be
Gotta say that video makes me want to go by some right away. Looks very good. It's exciting to see companies like Ninjaflex think outside the box to create cool new printable materials.
Does anyone know if there are issues with sticking? I imagine this stuff is harder to remove from the build tray then PLA or ABS. Am I current in this assumption? Just about to order a spool.
From what i can tell from the video, it stick to the bed quite nice, but it need a good pull to retrive it, but never really used i want a simple as well, i might be ordering a spool next mont lets see what happends
Larry, great photos which brings me to a question. How do you get your photos to show up large? No matter how hard I try to upload a good sized photo, say 1500x1200, it's always reduced to something much smaller. What's your technique or trick?Quote:
Originally Posted by Larry
As long as it does stick, unlike nylon 618, then I imagine you have no warp or lift issues because, it's flexible. It doesn't have enough inate rigidity to pull itself up I'd guess. I use a lot of single edged razor blades to remove parts. I just slide it under and edge and begin to wiggle. I'd much rather have a harder time removing a part then getting one to stay down, that's for sure.Quote:
Originally Posted by Larry
Has anyone used it with a Wade's extruder? I have a Makerfarm Prusa i3 also and I'd assume the Wade's would be pretty good because the hobbed bolt is so close to the hotend. I've read that some of the other extruders that shove the filament through a tube for a few feet have trouble with compression and friction, thus hampering feed.
Maybe also slowing the speed, to give more time to do this.Quote:
You need enough heat to get the previous layer to remelt and fuse to the layer being printed.
Also, does anyone know if Ninjaflex is organic like rubber?
Larry, NinjaFlex does stick to the bed plates very well typically. I would recommend using painters tape if you have issues. Kapton tape works also but the "bond" there is, in my opinion, too good and the prints are a little too difficult to remove. Painter's tape is a better option.
Ninja flex or rubber flex is as the name states, flexible plastic. You should buy it if you want to print flexible or bendable objects. Quite Cool IMO!
That is some neat stuff.
Anyone would have an idea if this would work in a printer like the Da Vinci from XYZ?
I'd love to give it a shot but I'm worried about screwing my extruder with that stuff.:confused:
I do not own this printer, however my super sources tells me that it don't work with Da Vinci from XYZ. It needs a similar mod to the replicators and makerbots to make it work.Quote:
Originally Posted by OVersliders
From my experience the stock hotend won't work with NinjaFlex. I upgraded to an E3D V6 hotend and NinjaFlex works well just set your print speeds REALLY slow. I drop my Da Vinci down to 15mm/s for printing NinjaFlex. Faster may work but I get great results going very slow. I'd rather go slow and have it print properly :)Quote:
Originally Posted by OVersliders
I don't believe you will screw up your hot end by trying. It's not like PVA filament that crystallizes if you get it too hot. PVA can ruin a hot end or create a very difficult repair/cleaning situation. If you get a jam with NinjaFlex, just do your normal hot end cleaning and you'll be going again. I have a post here somewhere about how you can use nylon filament to get a perfectly clean hot end very easily.
I can't speak for the Da Vinci stock hot end but I can corroborate that with E3D's, I too print really slowly, at 10-15mm/sec and do get good results at those speeds. It just takes forever for large parts.
Unless you hack the Da Vinci you have to use their flexible filament and they recommend you get a different nozzle for each type of filament.
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Originally Posted by cokreeate
Try us at filabits.com. We have samples of NinjaFlex in 1.75mm and 3.00mm diameters. You may also have better luck printing with SemiFlex...it's a little more rigid, which will aid feeding, but it still offers a high degree of flexibility. We carry this as well.
Another option to try would be SainSmart's flexible TPU. They're a cheaper alternative.
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Happy sampling!
I saw somewhere that they had flexible filament settings in their software but I haven't see them release filament for this yet. Also since the nozzles are built into the hotend assembly i'm not sure how easy it will be unless their plan is to sell you a new hotend at $80 a piece.Quote:
Originally Posted by CaptChaos