Gadget Victims: 3D Printing

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Showing posts with label 3D Printing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 3D Printing. Show all posts

Printing ABS with FLSUN Q5

11/24/2020 11:59:00 AM 0

 After a few months owning the FLSUN Q5 printer, I only recently obtained acceptable results with ABS.

ABS is notoriously more difficult to manage than PLA and my first attempts with left overs filaments from an old 3D pen have all been disappointing, no matter the print bed and nozzle temperatures or even the speed.

I eventually gave up until I ordered, by mistake, a big 1kg reel of ABS instead of PLA! 

I had no choice but try to make the best out of it...


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A simple mod for FLSUN Q5

7/21/2020 05:26:00 PM 0

If you ever print an object tall enough with the FLSUN Q5, you may see the tube/cable pair getting caught by one of the screws holding the right rod.

As a precaution, I designed this replacement for the "rod cup" with an extension that will cover the screw in question.
There's no need for more than one as the cable always tends to bend and get trapped on the same side.


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My first steps using the E3D Nano

4/23/2019 11:09:00 PM 3

This could as well be titled "My first steps in 3D printing" even though the long month waiting for my printer to arrive gave me time to document, watch, learn and prepare for The Day.










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