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by philipy » Fri Jun 17, 2022 8:16 am
ge_rik wrote: βThu Jun 16, 2022 8:35 pm
Not tried that. TBH, I didn't know what it did or what it might cure. I'll give it a try on the next job.
No, I'd never come across it before either ( Thanks Richard).
It definately seems to work though
Just a simple test.... an 8 x 5.5 x 70mm pcb stand-off that I'm printing for a friend. The one on the left is 'standard' and the one on the right is with ironing and monotonic on. The top surface difference is amazing.
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by Lonsdaler » Tue Jun 21, 2022 9:39 pm
That looks remarkably like Pte. Godfrey - but he never held a gun, surely?
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by Peter Butler » Tue Jun 21, 2022 10:49 pm
Rik, are your friends posing in costume and position if their own choosing or is this for your benefit?
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by ge_rik » Wed Jun 22, 2022 10:49 am
Lonsdaler wrote: βTue Jun 21, 2022 9:39 pm
That looks remarkably like Pte. Godfrey - but he never held a gun, surely?
I'll take that as a compliment - for t'is I ....
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by ge_rik » Wed Jun 22, 2022 10:52 am
Peter Butler wrote: βTue Jun 21, 2022 10:49 pm
Rik, are your friends posing in costume and position if their own choosing or is this for your benefit?
A bit of both. I told them to imagine they were waiting for a train or in conversation on the platform. I think you can tell that we are thespians, though ...
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by philipy » Wed Jun 22, 2022 10:56 am
ge_rik wrote: βWed Jun 22, 2022 10:49 am
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Stand up straight there, that man!!
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by ge_rik » Wed Jun 22, 2022 10:58 am
philipy wrote: βWed Jun 22, 2022 10:56 am
ge_rik wrote: βWed Jun 22, 2022 10:49 am
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Stand up straight there, that man!!
I had Dad's Army very much in mind .....
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by Lonsdaler » Wed Jun 22, 2022 1:16 pm
ge_rik wrote: βWed Jun 22, 2022 10:49 am
Lonsdaler wrote: βTue Jun 21, 2022 9:39 pm
That looks remarkably like Pte. Godfrey - but he never held a gun, surely?
I'll take that as a compliment - for t'is I ....
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Apologies Bennett - as you were. Carry on that man
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by ge_rik » Wed Jun 22, 2022 4:12 pm
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by Jbs » Sat Jul 02, 2022 9:34 am
I like the look of the GVT tram loco Rik. What resolution did you use? I have used 0.1mm layer with good results, but I have seen a video on Youtube which suggested that due to the rule of 2 (related to the angle of the turn of the stepper motors I believe) that 0.12 layer gives a better result. I'm not sure if this relates only to cura slicer. I'm new to 3D printing, so still learning.
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by Peter Butler » Sat Jul 02, 2022 10:44 am
It is a magnificent loco, but those lines would keep me awake all night! Without the rivet detail there should be a way of smoothing the surface.
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by Jimmyb » Sat Jul 02, 2022 12:00 pm
Peter Butler wrote: βSat Jul 02, 2022 10:44 am
It is a magnificent loco, but those lines would keep me awake all night! Without the rivet detail there should be a way of smoothing the surface.
When these are painted up most of the line seem to disappear, however Peter I do agree with you, and it is what has put me off a 3D printer, I am not sure I would be happy with the results, for external (to model) parts.
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by philipy » Sat Jul 02, 2022 12:56 pm
It is a superb looking model with obviously some impressive drawing, but like the others have said, as it stands the sideways smears off the rivet heads would annoy me too. Having said that, (a) Jimmy is correct that paint can lose much of that, plus (b) I have found myself that the photography/lighting can make it look a lot worse than it is.
At a practical level, I don't know how Rik has designed the 'kit', but I think I would have been tempted to make the tank sides, back and front as separate sheets, printed flat and subsequently glued together, which would have largely solved that problem.
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by ge_rik » Sun Jul 03, 2022 5:03 pm
Hi chaps
Thanks for the feedback.
Regarding the resolution - I think it is 0.12. I'm away from home at the moment (visiting a couple of ng railways in Lincolnshire) so can't check but I used the default which Cura provided for my printer and filament (both Eryone).
Yes, this was a bit of an experiment. Normally, I would print slab sides like this flat but it worked out ok to print them vertically in 7mm scale so I thought I'd give it a try in 15mm. But, as you say, the ripples produced from the rivets is a right PITA.
I've got a couple of options - I'll try smoothing the sides with the rivet detail intact. However, if that doesn't work I'll file them off and replace them with nail art gems.
For info, the loco body took 21.5 hours to print, by far my largest single print
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by Jbs » Mon Jul 04, 2022 8:51 am
Thank you Rik. I also have printed most of my parts on the flat, although I have tried a couple of vertical prints but without rivet detail.
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by Tropic Blunder » Mon Jul 04, 2022 9:43 pm
The latest way ive managed to get around the stirations (ridges) is to give it a good sand with 120 and 240 grit then lie it on its side and give it half a dozen coats of the tamiya painter filler in the cans and sand flat. you can get quite an achievable finish. at the end of the day 3d printing isnt really any less work then scratch building it just changes the nature of the work involved
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by Peter Butler » Mon Jul 18, 2022 10:38 pm
Lovely job Rik... nice finish too!
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