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Has anyone tried the new filaments on the makerfarm website? I received two spools of pla from their "new manufacturer" (imagine that 3d) and thought the quality was amazing. The previous spools of pla that I got from their old supplier do not compare in my opinion. Does anyone have experience with their new esun or petg filaments?
I have used about 2-3 spools of the Imagine 3D filament and it is really good stuff. I have not used the eSun.Quote:
Originally Posted by Schnupp
I have a roll of esun petg, in transparent blue. 110 for the bed is too high on mine, I couldn't get a failed part off. I think I printed at 220 for the hot end. Once I get it dialed in I think it will be very good. I got my esun at Amazon.
Wow! 110 for the bed is way too high. I print with esun's petg all the time as I really like it. 80 for the bed is perfect. Though I've printed as low as about 225, I prefer 245 for the extruder.Quote:
Originally Posted by usarmyaircav
Yeah, I didn't think to change the temp settings when I sliced it. I think my default was either 230 or 235 for the extruder and it started getting stringy, so I dropped it 10 and that seemed to do the trick. I have a PEI sheet on my glass that I hope is salvageable. I will try 80 and go from there, thanks!Quote:
Originally Posted by ssayer
Did you find that you needed a fan for the PetG?
No. In the few prints I have done so far with the petg, I have not needed a fan. to me it seems to act a lot like ABS.Quote:
Originally Posted by tsteever
I agree except PET doesn't smell bad like abs. PET is a bit more flexible tooQuote:
Originally Posted by usarmyaircav
I have printed at least 4 rolls of the eSun PETG & a couple of the eSun PLA rolls & like the quality of both. I printed all the plastic parts form my Mostly Printed CNC machine with the PETG & it is quite solid. You can also order the eSun from amazon or http://www.intservo.com/ for a little less than Makerfarm and not worry about shipping costs. My plastic Y-build plate that I replaced my 10" wooden build plate was printed in blue PETG & has probably a thousand hours of print time on it. http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:824227
The CNC machine project sounds interesting, do you have any info on it?Quote:
Originally Posted by PyramidDave
It uses inexpensive Electrical Conduit for the Structure & movement surface. Here is the link. http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:724999 & http://www.vicious1.com/specifications/ You can buy the hardware kit from his site for $240 which is what I did, then all you need to do is print the parts & cut the 3/4" EMT pipe to size you want. You will need two rolls of plastic for the parts, probably 120 hours of printing. I had to buy some extra GT2 belt & wire as I wanted to make mine a little bigger than his kit would make. My version has a work area of about 20"x28", but you can go up to about 3' or so each way. If you decide to make this, be sure & look at all the remixes as their are some improvements of some of the standard parts. Here is a link to a simple openscad file I wrote to calculate the lengths of pipe, threaded rod & belt. http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:948320. I spent probably $350 in parts & then another $100 for a Bosch palm router. My goal is to redo our kitchen cabinet doors with an etched design on them, but am considering cutting aluminum with it for parts on my 3d printer.