Re: thoughts on new M3 I dual
Posted: Sun Dec 31, 2017 10:29 am
Yes they both do the wipe move. Although I have installed a PEI sheet and nothing gets wiped off anymore. Probably due to my nozzle height setting. Thinking of building a actual wipe brush setup. But it has not been a problem so far. I got my ID on the 23rd and it has been running non stop ever since. It is 12:57am on 12/31/17. I have completed a 18, 29, and am working on another 24 hour print. Well S3D said it was only 14 and octo gave me a 3 day estimate. 3 hours into a 45.4MB print and octo says I have 20hrs left. I have ran MG PLA, IC3D pla, and am currently using 3D Solutech silver PLA. I am printing ericthepoolboys LS3 engine. The intake was the 29hr print, I printed 7 pistons at .1 layer and that was the 18hr print. I am currently printing both heads in duplicate mode, S3D said 9 hrs for one and 17 for both with a single extruder, so I figured I'd run the duplication mode and do both in the 9 hr time. Well looks like it's gonna take a little longer but still half the time as using one nozzle.
My first time using S3D and only my second print in duplication mode. I placed my models as far to the right as I could on the bed in fear that the heads would collide. There is no check that I saw in S3D that makes sure your heads will not run into each other in DUP mode. I found that out the hard way. I just made sure that I thought of the model as only ONE model and made all of my settings from there. Since E0 cannot completely clear the bed as E1 can I programed everything from it. Also make sure you do not have two tool paths in S3D preview. It will let you run a brim with both tool heads which can cause a crash of the two if you are not careful. You can imagine how I found that out:}
After learning from my mistakes I am 1millon times happy with this printer.
The only settings I have changed from the MG S3D settings are my retract distance and speed, temp settings for different materials, and my start layer %. I have left the speeds at default and it prints perfect! Slow, but perfect. I have a rostock max V1 upgraded to a V3 so I am used too a lot faster speeds, and I have NEVER been able to get PLA to work on that machine. But all the parts that I print and sell are ABS so I never really cared. I purchased the M3 ID for the duplication mode, to make twice the parts in half the time. I have not printed anything in ABS yet but I am sure I can get it to work. I love this machine! I built a half a$#^d enclosure out of cardboard and bubble wrap and on the non printing head I can get 40C with the bed set at 60C in a room that is maybe 68F. Not bad.
I am looking forward to the release of the M3 enclosure at the end of FEB. Hopefully if will not be a cheap plastic cover like some of the other printer manufactures. I'm sure MG will do it right.
My first time using S3D and only my second print in duplication mode. I placed my models as far to the right as I could on the bed in fear that the heads would collide. There is no check that I saw in S3D that makes sure your heads will not run into each other in DUP mode. I found that out the hard way. I just made sure that I thought of the model as only ONE model and made all of my settings from there. Since E0 cannot completely clear the bed as E1 can I programed everything from it. Also make sure you do not have two tool paths in S3D preview. It will let you run a brim with both tool heads which can cause a crash of the two if you are not careful. You can imagine how I found that out:}
After learning from my mistakes I am 1millon times happy with this printer.
The only settings I have changed from the MG S3D settings are my retract distance and speed, temp settings for different materials, and my start layer %. I have left the speeds at default and it prints perfect! Slow, but perfect. I have a rostock max V1 upgraded to a V3 so I am used too a lot faster speeds, and I have NEVER been able to get PLA to work on that machine. But all the parts that I print and sell are ABS so I never really cared. I purchased the M3 ID for the duplication mode, to make twice the parts in half the time. I have not printed anything in ABS yet but I am sure I can get it to work. I love this machine! I built a half a$#^d enclosure out of cardboard and bubble wrap and on the non printing head I can get 40C with the bed set at 60C in a room that is maybe 68F. Not bad.
I am looking forward to the release of the M3 enclosure at the end of FEB. Hopefully if will not be a cheap plastic cover like some of the other printer manufactures. I'm sure MG will do it right.