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a place to share files for miscellaneous things we print
Jordan325ic said:I recently upgraded to an ender 5+ with 350x350x400 build volume. Hoping to get it reliable enough to print large battery enclosures.
nicobie said:Jordan325ic said:I recently upgraded to an ender 5+ with 350x350x400 build volume. Hoping to get it reliable enough to print large battery enclosures.
I almost bought the ender 5 and maybe I should have, but for $130 I can buy a extension kit for my ender3 that gives me a 400x400x250 build volume.
scianiac said:Also for anybody printing mechanical parts a heated chamber is the number one upgrade by far. All my FDM printers run heated chambers, normally around 70C and it makes printing strong parts from warpy materials easy.
nicobie said:scianiac said:Also for anybody printing mechanical parts a heated chamber is the number one upgrade by far. All my FDM printers run heated chambers, normally around 70C and it makes printing strong parts from warpy materials easy.
I'm curious how you keep your enclosure at 70C. Is it as simple as keeping an 60W incandescent bulb inside the box while printing?
nicobie said:scianiac said:Also for anybody printing mechanical parts a heated chamber is the number one upgrade by far. All my FDM printers run heated chambers, normally around 70C and it makes printing strong parts from warpy materials easy.
I'm curious how you keep your enclosure at 70C. Is it as simple as keeping an 60W incandescent bulb inside the box while printing?
Addy said:I think it would be nice to have a 3D printer section. I don't think forum threads with tens of pages that you have to dig through are a great way to share information.
I also don't really see a problem with a slightly inactive forum section. It's just another bit of text for people to scroll past in the index if they're not interested.
I'm curious how you keep your enclosure at 70C. Is it as simple as keeping an 60W incandescent bulb inside the box while printing?
nicobie said:Thanks for the info. I am a total newbie at 3D printing, so everything is useful info to me.
I was wondering if I should even mess with ABS.I have a spool of nylon on the way to try, but was wondering if the carbon fiber infused stuff is worth messing with. I will mostly be using the printer for brackets and enclosures.