Sore fingers, amazement, frustrations and hair spray: First days with my Creator Pro

**Serena** · 10-15-2014, 09:47 AM

Originally Posted by curious aardvark

Apart from superman's chin - what else needed supports ?
Looking at the model it ought to print supportless without too much trouble.
(looks through geoffs thingiverse uploads)
WOW !
some seriously cool stuff there.
Tell you what you could do - how about a gonzo from the muppets ?
Well, it can't hurt to ask :-)

The main area that needed supports was the arms. The cape had a little bit but probably would have done fine without them.

Some updated pics of recent prints:
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First off- (really bad cell cell phone pic) but this geared heart printed great. It's so cool! Have you seen this model? It's a remixed one and it works like a charm. Super fun to play with! I was able to print all the parts in only two batches which wasn't bad at all. First batch was around 3hrs and second was maybe 4 or so. I did have to redo the pins with a raft because they kept slipping. Highly recommend trying this one!

Next I tried the t-rex skull that is on thingiverse. Great model- I was worried about the skull but turns out I've had more trouble with the rod and the platform. So this is a new one for me:

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It's like a strip just peeled off. I tried sanding it smooth but more kept lifting. Like a thread I wish I hadnt pulled. Anyone tell me what went wrong?

Also, the rod has been a real pain. Tried printing it and it lifted off the bed so I rafted it but this happened:

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This should be the easy piece to print but I can't seem to get it. Any advice?

The skull turned out great-
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a little cracking but I think I had the temp too low:

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This is such a great looking model though- and not too bad long of a print either. No supports at all which is awesome. Had to floss his teeth a bit with some sandpaper, but overall very smooth. I want to try it again with some modifications to my processes- once I figure out that stupid rod.