This years Valentines Gift
- Mike Hunter
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This years Valentines Gift
I've decided to print the Eifel Tower (http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:32825) for my wife. It will test the M2, and me. I did have to scale the downloaded files 200% in order to get the handrail balusters to print (section #2). That section is in the printer now and will tell me how to adjust the other 3 sections. My fingers are crossed.
Mike H.
Mike H.
Continually learning and discovering.
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Mike H.
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Re: This years Valentines Gift
haha good luck mike. if you enlarged it to maybe 18" tall then split it into pieces it would work out easier. some of that stuff is just too small
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It looks like I'm closing in on the proper parameters to print this project.
There will be a lot of clean-up after all 4 pieces are printed, but it finished and that's encouraging.
Mike H.
There will be a lot of clean-up after all 4 pieces are printed, but it finished and that's encouraging.
Mike H.
Continually learning and discovering.
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Levels 1 and 3 are complete, less hand finishing. I ended up using a 2.25X scale factor to get all but the smallest details to print. Assuming I get through the top level, the assembly should be complete tomorrow night.
Mike H.
Mike H.
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Re: This years Valentines Gift
man nice deal mike.
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MakerGear might want to use your prints as some customer-sample photos if you'll let them.
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That's incredible! (Bet she loves it.)
Just out of curiosity - what do you do with the unwanted bits from bad prints? Any way to reuse them? Turn them into ABS juice?
Just out of curiosity - what do you do with the unwanted bits from bad prints? Any way to reuse them? Turn them into ABS juice?
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THANKS everyone.
Jules - I usually throw them out or use them as examples of what not to do. This project is printed with PLA as I heard from others (on ThingiVerse) that they were unable to print using ABS.
insta - Once the project is finished, I'll send a sample photo to MakerGear and if they are interested, more detailed photos they can use. THANKS for the suggestion.
Level 2 finished up earlier this morning, so it's on the the top level. My fingers are crossed.
Mike H.
Jules - I usually throw them out or use them as examples of what not to do. This project is printed with PLA as I heard from others (on ThingiVerse) that they were unable to print using ABS.
insta - Once the project is finished, I'll send a sample photo to MakerGear and if they are interested, more detailed photos they can use. THANKS for the suggestion.
Level 2 finished up earlier this morning, so it's on the the top level. My fingers are crossed.
Mike H.
Continually learning and discovering.
Re: This years Valentines Gift
You eventually stop caring about the bad prints. It takes about a year before you give up on recycling them.Jules wrote:Just out of curiosity - what do you do with the unwanted bits from bad prints? Any way to reuse them? Turn them into ABS juice?
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