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Since I am still waiting on the parts to fix my 3D printer I decided to work on the deck of the ship, at first I was going to 3D print all the decking boards but as I wanted to get moving...

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Sorry for no updates recently, unfortunately my A8 is out of order at the moment, my X Axis stepper motor developed a fault and I am still waiting on a replacement for it under warranty,...

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Just a quick update spent a few hours sanding and spraying a filler primer just to get a rough indication on whats needed for a smooth finish, there are a few areas that needs attention, I...

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Needing some advice, I am finding my PLA hull very hard to sand as its heating up too much as I am using a small mouse sander due to the size of the hull.

Is there a better way to...

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I finally finished printing the hull.

It was quite a task, it took 24 pieces and around 220 hours of printing, all parts have been friction welded together, during the course I had 3...

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Wasn't sure where to post this as its sort of an out of the box question.

While doing my 1:100 Bismarck project I have accumulated a lot of scrap PLA filament, broken prints, support...

Hi 3dex

Good question, I am not 100% sure yet, static at the moment but in my design I am allowing the possibility of converting it to RC if the mood takes me.

The hull when finished will be...

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Just a quick update to show the progress of the hull, nearly there.

This image shows the hull and parts still to be attached.
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Hi tomhank1511

Thanks for the reply, I started doing that but forgot to add the clearance and had to gently drill the holes wider for the locating pins, also to create the pin holes in my model as...

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Little update, as I had a couple of hours to spare I decided to try print a Barrel for one of the main turrets, this didn't go particularly well. My 3d printer is good but doing barrels...

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I bought myself an A8 Desktop 3D Printer Prusa i3 DIY Kit a few weeks ago from Gearbast and for a price of £130 I didn't expect much, but this was my first outing with 3D printers and...

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I have just bought and completed the build on a A8 Desktop 3D Printer Prusa i3 DIY Kit from Gear Beast and for the price I have to say its a really good printer, but I have heard that it...