Author Topic: Let's see your 3D printed parts/models/ideas (Read 48432 times))

Rat Sniper (AKA: PaulT58) · « **Reply #80 on:** December 30, 2019, 11:09:57 AM »

Happy New Year everyone! I'm posting here in the hopes of learning something! I have a Snapmaker 3-in-1 machine coming. I ordered it because of the reviews and it being sold as an entry level machine. I also want to learn how to carve images into the stocks of rifles, thus the decision to go with the Snapmaker over just a 3D printer.

Does anyone else have a Snapmaker? If so, any experience with the CNC Carving? That part does not appear to be integrated into the software that comes with the machine and requires the use of Fusion 360. I don't have the machine yet, but have installed the Snapmaker and Fusion 360 programs on my computer to play with before it arrives. I'll tell you, I am a total beginner at this, and that Fusion 360 program seems very complex and intimidating!

In any event, I hope to learn something from the rest of you guys and maybe someday be able make some airgun parts and even carve a nice wildlife relief onto the side of a wood stock!

Bob Pratl · « **Reply #81 on:** December 30, 2019, 11:55:43 AM »

Quote from: Rat Sniper (AKA: PaulT58) on December 30, 2019, 11:09:57 AM

Does anyone else have a Snapmaker? If so, any experience with the CNC Carving? That part does not appear to be integrated into the software that comes with the machine and requires the use of Fusion 360. I don't have the machine yet, but have installed the Snapmaker and Fusion 360 programs on my computer to play with before it arrives. I'll tell you, I am a total beginner at this, and that Fusion 360 program seems very complex and intimidating!
In any event, I hope to learn something from the rest of you guys and maybe someday be able make some airgun parts and even carve a nice wildlife relief onto the side of a wood stock!

I don't have Snapmaker but it seems like a nice machine. I do have and use a Creatity CR10S 3D printer that I had for a few years and a CNC Mill. I agree that Fusion 360 does has a long learning curve but it is a very powerful program and does a great job of creating 3D print files from your designs. The best tool to learn Fusion 360 is YouTube.

Insanity · « **Reply #82 on:** December 30, 2019, 12:35:04 PM »

I prefer to use cura as my slicer.

Rob M · « **Reply #83 on:** December 30, 2019, 01:19:44 PM »

Quote from: Bob Pratl on December 30, 2019, 11:55:43 AM

Quote from: Rat Sniper (AKA: PaulT58) on December 30, 2019, 11:09:57 AM
Does anyone else have a Snapmaker? If so, any experience with the CNC Carving? That part does not appear to be integrated into the software that comes with the machine and requires the use of Fusion 360. I don't have the machine yet, but have installed the Snapmaker and Fusion 360 programs on my computer to play with before it arrives. I'll tell you, I am a total beginner at this, and that Fusion 360 program seems very complex and intimidating!
In any event, I hope to learn something from the rest of you guys and maybe someday be able make some airgun parts and even carve a nice wildlife relief onto the side of a wood stock!

I don't have Snapmaker but it seems like a nice machine. I do have and use a Creatity CR10S 3D printer that I had for a few years and a CNC Mill. I agree that Fusion 360 does has a long learning curve but it is a very powerful program and does a great job of creating 3D print files from your designs. The best tool to learn Fusion 360 is YouTube.

do you do cam in 360 also ? ( i felt that the cam was easier than the cad to learn which is odd.. the Cad is very steep

Rat Sniper (AKA: PaulT58) · « **Reply #84 on:** December 30, 2019, 01:54:13 PM »

Quote from: Rob M on December 30, 2019, 01:19:44 PM

Quote from: Bob Pratl on December 30, 2019, 11:55:43 AM
Quote from: Rat Sniper (AKA: PaulT58) on December 30, 2019, 11:09:57 AM
Does anyone else have a Snapmaker? If so, any experience with the CNC Carving? That part does not appear to be integrated into the software that comes with the machine and requires the use of Fusion 360. I don't have the machine yet, but have installed the Snapmaker and Fusion 360 programs on my computer to play with before it arrives. I'll tell you, I am a total beginner at this, and that Fusion 360 program seems very complex and intimidating!
In any event, I hope to learn something from the rest of you guys and maybe someday be able make some airgun parts and even carve a nice wildlife relief onto the side of a wood stock!

I don't have Snapmaker but it seems like a nice machine. I do have and use a Creatity CR10S 3D printer that I had for a few years and a CNC Mill. I agree that Fusion 360 does has a long learning curve but it is a very powerful program and does a great job of creating 3D print files from your designs. The best tool to learn Fusion 360 is YouTube.

do you do cam in 360 also ? ( i felt that the cam was easier than the cad to learn which is odd.. the Cad is very steep

No clue! I'm just starting out and am completely overwhelmed! LOL! Also, it seems there is a new version of Fusion 360 that was just recently released (within the past 6 months it appears), so none of the YouTube videos I have seen seem to be using the latest version. The names and placement of some of the menu options have changed, so it's difficult to follow along when what's on my screen doesn't match what's on YouTube!

I did figure out how to load the Snapmaker configuration file in Fusion 360, and I can find the bits in the tool section, but even after selecting one, I'm still being told I don't have a valid tool path. I don't even know what that means, so I have no clue how to fix it! I feel like I'm trying to follow along as my Granddaughter does new math!

dan_house · « **Reply #85 on:** December 30, 2019, 06:49:32 PM »

"it seems there is a new version of Fusion 360 that was just recently released (within the past 6 months "

open to being wrong, but IIRC there is a setting to put the interface back to the "classic look"

Rat Sniper (AKA: PaulT58) · « **Reply #86 on:** December 30, 2019, 07:00:57 PM »

Quote from: dan_house on December 30, 2019, 06:49:32 PM

"it seems there is a new version of Fusion 360 that was just recently released (within the past 6 months "

open to being wrong, but IIRC there is a setting to put the interface back to the "classic look"

That would be nice, if you know how, I'm open to trying it. It might make it easier for me to follow some of the tutorials! Thanks in advance!

Rob M · « **Reply #87 on:** December 30, 2019, 07:07:40 PM »

Paul , if youre brand new to 3d printing ,its not bad . get a 200 dollar machine , install cura on the desktop or laptop..The hard part is learning to draw your own parts.. Tinkercad makes life easy and you can be become proficient in a few weeks,., then export those drawings as STL and upload into cura for slicing .. it becomes easier the more u mess with it.. Cura has a bunch of machines memorized, so look for yours in the machine settings dropdown.., fusion is much harder to learn to draw in , might take a few months before u can draw anytjing worthwhile.. BUT its the better platform to learn longer term when u really get fancy and want internal odd pitch threeads in a print.

Insanity · « **Reply #88 on:** December 30, 2019, 07:28:18 PM »

Paul I use a premade Gcode that dose not heat up and print to level my bed it runs to 5 positions repeatedly. There may be one out there that works with your printer. I use a 4 and 2 thou feeler blades to level it cold in my experience first layer is what it is but more consistent bed level the better as the next 2 3 layers it wont matter any more. Caveat to that is knowing how to use a feeler blade because it is easy to stuff one in and think its good it needs to glide in with just a slight drag. I am on my second 3D printer and I am not the end all master but what I have learned along the way i watched a few vids then just did it my self.

Keep in mind its going to print at .2mm thick per layer as that is the average for 1.7mm filament out of a .4mm nozzle. So if your printer has a .4mm nozzle your best performance will be at a .2mm layer height 50mm a second head speed with 95-100% feed rate. Temps I find that hotter the better and I am using Overture filament which is very cheap off amazon and I run the max temps for the print head and print bed its where I am getting the best resolution.

dan_house · « **Reply #89 on:** January 02, 2020, 12:04:21 PM »

Quote from: Rob M on December 30, 2019, 07:07:40 PM

Paul , if youre brand new to 3d printing ,its not bad . get a 200 dollar machine , install cura on the desktop or laptop..The hard part is learning to draw your own parts.. Tinkercad makes life easy and you can be become proficient in a few weeks,., then export those drawings as STL and upload into cura for slicing .. it becomes easier the more u mess with it.. Cura has a bunch of machines memorized, so look for yours in the machine settings dropdown.., fusion is much harder to learn to draw in , might take a few months before u can draw anytjing worthwhile.. BUT its the better platform to learn longer term when u really get fancy and want internal odd pitch threeads in a print.

I had the opposite result. couldnt get _anything_ to draw in TinkerCard, but Fusion360 was almost intuitive when I opened it. Did wathc a BUNCH of vids before hand. There's also Sketchup, but I could never come to grips wiht it. Lots of cad programs out there, all will require some effort to learn, and some will bend yourwallet as much or more than a good airgun

Rat Sniper (AKA: PaulT58) · « **Reply #90 on:** January 02, 2020, 02:30:17 PM »

I've completed a couple lessons in Tinkercad, I do need to spend some more time on that. I was able to create a couple g-code files using Fusion 360. I have a relief of a bear and a fox to try on the CNC Carver once the machine arrives. I've also downloaded a couple items from Thingiverse to play with. One was baffles for a Talon SS. I have been able to resize them to hopefully fit in the can that came with my FX Crown Continuum, since there was noting in it! I'm hoping maybe 3-4 of these printer baffles will fit and it will quiet it down some more...

All these projects and I haven't even receive the machine yet! LOL! FedEx says it should be delivered next Wednesday!

dan_house · « **Reply #91 on:** January 02, 2020, 05:05:36 PM »

Quote from: Rat Sniper (AKA: PaulT58) on December 30, 2019, 07:00:57 PM

Quote from: dan_house on December 30, 2019, 06:49:32 PM
"it seems there is a new version of Fusion 360 that was just recently released (within the past 6 months "

open to being wrong, but IIRC there is a setting to put the interface back to the "classic look"

That would be nice, if you know how, I'm open to trying it. It might make it easier for me to follow some of the tutorials! Thanks in advance!

try this. its 4 months old, but might still work.

"you can revert back to a close approximation of the old toolbar by clicking on your username up in the right corner, selecting Preferences > General > and checking the very last checkbox -- "Use old toolbar UI." But supposedly this is for a limited time only, "

that from Reddit (who has a great 3d printing subs,a nd a great one for F360), the AutoDesk forums have a lot of great info, but they are deep and dense...... Google is yer friend, but my issue has always been WHAT to ask Google to get decnet results.....

Rat Sniper (AKA: PaulT58) · « **Reply #92 on:** January 02, 2020, 05:33:44 PM »

I just checked, unfortunately, "Use old toolbar UI." is not an option on the version I'm using. It's okay though, I have started to figure out that just some of the names have changed, but the locations and functions are still pretty much the same. Model is now Design and a few others changed as well, but the locations have remained the same so I'm able to follow along better than I was.

I've looked at the Autodesk forums, talk about difficult to navigate! That and I got chastised because I asked a question in my introduction! I was told there was a specific location for the topic I was asking about, unfortunately, not being an expert with Fusion, I couldn't figure out where that specific location was! What a bunch of snobby nerds!

I did find a good series of tutorials by Lars Christensen that I have found to be very helpful. Again, he's using an older version of Fusion, but he goes slow enough I can follow along and figure out what he's doing by watching the location of the menu items he selects. It would be easier if I was able to select the old menus and toolbars, but I'm slowly muddling through...

Thanks for the tips and suggestions!

Insanity · « **Reply #93 on:** January 02, 2020, 06:46:37 PM »

Wow what a warm bunch. I think I would sling it right back saying it must be nice born knowing everything when you were born or must be nice to forget what it was like to be new to this.

Rob M · « **Reply #94 on:** January 02, 2020, 06:51:05 PM »

in machining , cnc , 3d printing , there are a lot of ^*%$#@ contests and and people who will taker the opportunity to attack a newb , especially online.

Insanity · « **Reply #95 on:** January 02, 2020, 07:12:40 PM »

Personally I imagine them as a fat bum that wears glasses makes noises just breathing that hasn't bathed in 3 weeks and living in his moms basement surrounded by fast food containers. I don't really think that is true but it dose make me laugh as the only way they are a BA is behind a keyboard.

Rat Sniper (AKA: PaulT58) · « **Reply #96 on:** January 02, 2020, 07:37:05 PM »

Well for being a bunch of techno-nerd brainiacs, their forum is the worst I have ever visited! I guess they are too busy 3D printing dungeon and dragon toys to worry about designing a user friendly, usable forum!

WhatUPSbox? · « **Reply #97 on:** January 03, 2020, 01:36:49 AM »

Paul,
I'm just barely ahead of you. I just got one of the small 3018 cnc machines so I can learn the workflow. One thing that has been useful, I made up some blocks of machinable wax. It cuts effortlessly and lets you practice and figure out what all the options do. I catch as much of the chips as I can and just remelt into a new piece. I got the recipe from the web but it is basically Paraffin and LDPE (#4: bottle tops, soft plastic bags etc.). For me the bottle tops work better than the bags for some reason. You want to melt it outside and the temperature gets hot so you have to stay below the flash point.
https://www.instructables.com/id/Machinable-Wax/

Insanity · « **Reply #98 on:** January 03, 2020, 07:32:08 PM »

Dont forget some times some routine maintenance will prevent headaches. I encountered this tonight. Lead to a clogged nozzle and hard to push the filimant through.

Scotchmo · « **Reply #99 on:** January 03, 2020, 08:57:14 PM »

Quote from: Insanity on January 03, 2020, 07:32:08 PM

Dont forget some times some routine maintenance will prevent headaches. I encountered this tonight. Lead to a clogged nozzle and hard to push the filimant through.

Same for me a couple days ago.

Filament had been getting difficult to retract. I started hearing periodic clicks and grinds and was getting prints with some layers only partially filled, and some layer separation.

I decided to check it out. But when attempting to disassemble, I found that the Teflon tube was stuck in place. I removed the nozzle and burned/cleaned it out. And then I turned on the hotend and got it up to 200 C. I was able to pull out the Teflon tube and use it to push the melted gunk out of the hotend passage while it was hot. I clipped off the buggered end of the Teflon tube and re-installed it, and also re-installed the clean nozzle. All good so far.

I suspect the Teflon tube was damaged in my attempts to print Nylon and Acetal. A couple of times, I ran it at higher then recommended temps.

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Let's see your 3D printed parts/models/ideas

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