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12-31-2015, 02:53 AM #1
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How many spools at once is a lot?
I ordered 10, my dad ordered 5 or 6, and I have 2, totaling 17 or 18 total. Is that a lot at once and if not, what is?
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12-31-2015, 06:03 AM #2
if those are full 1kg spools then - yes that is an awful lot :-)
Given that I tend to print smallish items most of the time and always design for a slittle plastic use as I can - 17kg would last me several years at my current rate of usage :-)
Heaviest things I ever printed were telescopic legs for a garden trough - think in total the 4 pieces were close to 1kg. But normally it'll take me months to run through an entire roll.
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12-31-2015, 07:22 AM #3
It's really great to have at least one spool of 'Every Color' that is available !
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12-31-2015, 08:24 AM #4
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01-03-2016, 02:27 PM #5
Given that we are filament suppliers I think the answer is that "too many" spools of filament is impossible! Ha
For my personal use, 9 spools covers all of my printing needs. 7 of them are different coloured PLA
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01-04-2016, 03:04 AM #6
To give you a general idea of what's what : to showcase a new concept I am making a scale model of a prototype barge. When I have all the pieces it will be a 1m long model. It will still be less than 1kg. Still, it will take over 50 hours overall to print. With 17 kilos... I'd be good for about 2 years.
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01-04-2016, 02:17 PM #7
That look awesome. What material is that? And why the dovetail? Curious...
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01-05-2016, 02:40 AM #8
PLA, I'll paint it afterwards. It's a display thing, not supposed to withstand much.
Why the dovetail ? It's a 1m long object, I had to cut it in 5... for length. Makes it easier to reassemble. There are at least 10 other parts for a nice support and a special mechanism.
My 3D Norn Emissary print
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