Category: 3d Printing

  • All Metal Hotend

    All Metal Hotend

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    Halfling13

    Received and managed to install the new Micro Swiss All-Metal Hotend for my 3d printer, an effort which was relatively simple.  Most of the challenge was really just managing the tiny screws that hold the printer together, and rewiring everything back in the correct place.  The included URL from the vendor provided up to date…

  • Filament Choices

    Filament Choices

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    Halfling13

    As I have been getting further and further into 3d printing, I have been experimenting with a number of different colors and brands of filament.  In general, I have not found much significant different in quality for PLA between options, but for consistency, I have been tending towards the same ones each time.  If curious,…

  • Printer repairs

    Printer repairs

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    Halfling13

    Ran into another problem with the printer over the weekend, when it started having challenges printing reliably.  In each case, it would run for 15-30 minutes, and then jam, and stop extruding.  After cancelling, I could clear the jam and get the extruder going again, but with the next attempt, the same would happen.

  • Printing variety

    Printing variety

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    Halfling13

    Had a number of recent projects this week that have been working the printer quite a bit.  Not only am I working on my first printing and painting video, but I have been collecting a number of time lapse videos for other projects.  The wife also tasked me with me with making a Boy Scout…

  • Video content

    Video content

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    Halfling13

    Still struggling to find a format for the creation of YouTube content, after numerous challenges and setbacks.  I have found that game play videos are simply too long and involved to make good content – they are rather dull to watch, take forever to edit down, and I don’t have the gear to make them…

  • Paladin (with beer)

    Paladin (with beer)

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    Halfling13

    Decided to test the limits of the printer, and attempt to print a custom gaming miniature.  In this case, it is a paladin, wielding a sword and beer.  Resolution was set for 0.1mm, and there was a lot of support material, but overall I am happy with the quality.  The picture certainly highlights the roughness…

  • Fueling the Rebellion

    Fueling the Rebellion

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    Halfling13

    A second print for terrain for Star Wars: Legion, this was a long one coming in at 27 hours with a resolution of 0.15mm.  Model is by SableBadger, hosted on Thingiverse at https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2894409, specifically model #3.  As before, pictured with a Pathfinder figure for scale.  The print turned out very nice, though there was a…

  • More power!

    More power!

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    Halfling13

    Taking advantage of my recently leveled printer bed to print out some terrain pieces for use in Star Wars: Legion.  First up in a power generator, using the design by Sablebadger on Thingiverse.  This is printed in my normal grey PLA, with a 0.15 mm layer height and 10% infill.  I didn’t have any stormtroopers…