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DeltaRomeo

DeltaRomeo

doug reeves: unfluencer
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Printer is up and running, and we’re making initial test prints.
Here’s the metric screw gauge that comes as a test file with the printer.
Neat.
More to come.
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Eyeglasses case. Prints as one object already assembled.
I needed this - the one I had was on its last leg.
Download yourself for free at: https://makerworld.com/en/models/493197?from=search#profileId-406924
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A bumper case for my iPhone 14 Pro Max.
Get it yourself: https://makerworld.com/en/models/866306?from=search#profileId-817566

Getting the things I need now out of the way.

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Finally, a small iPhone holder to use with my external keyboard when I’m on the road.
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Looking forward to starting on RV stuff.
v/r,dr
 
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You started down the path of an addiction. Soon Amazon will be delivering filament boxes to your house daily. Everything will fit into gridfinity units. Poop will have a completely new meaning. Your wife will want to know where the dehydrator disappeared to. 🤣
 
Cth6 said:
You started down the path of an addiction. Soon Amazon will be delivering filament boxes to your house daily. Everything will fit into gridfinity units. Poop will have a completely new meaning. Your wife will want to know where the dehydrator disappeared to. 🤣
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So true. You look at the world differently when you know you can just conjure up objects! I had a pause in my printing recently and discovered how much "wet" filament can impact quality. Now I'm lusting after a few of these dryers and wanting to branch out into flexible filament.
 
Let the fun begin! ASA works best for RV stuff, but you’ll want to ensure you have adequate ventilation out of your workspace and HEPA/activated charcoal filtration helps a lot. I printed no-drill pedal extensions for my 9A which made taxiing/takeoff/landing much easier to mag and without riding the brakes.

Always fun making an idea into a tangible item!
 
I find my printer runs pretty much non stop when I am home!

I have had really good luck with Sunlu filament. PLA, PLA+, PLA+ 2.0, and PETG.
 
skelrad said:
So true. You look at the world differently when you know you can just conjure up objects! I had a pause in my printing recently and discovered how much "wet" filament can impact quality. Now I'm lusting after a few of these dryers and wanting to branch out into flexible filament.
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Living in FL we always have to watch humidity. For most materials, I find if you properly dry your filament and keep it in air tight containers with desiccant when not used you can get very nice prints. Leaving PLA, ASA, PETG, TPU out for a day or three of printing will not really make a difference. Some materials like Nylon, I print solely from a dry box because they suck up water so fast and you see print quality issues quickly.

A cheap food dehydrator will dry 2 or 3 rolls in a few hours. Every new roll takes a trip in the dehydrator right after I open it the first time.
 
Might have mentioned this before in another thread, but PETG is the best bang-for-the-buck option right now IMO. Prints as easily as PLA, doesn't melt in the sun like PLA, and doesn't need you to wear a HEPA filter if you're working in the same room with it.
 
Snowflake said:
Might have mentioned this before in another thread, but PETG is the best bang-for-the-buck option right now IMO. Prints as easily as PLA, doesn't melt in the sun like PLA, and doesn't need you to wear a HEPA filter if you're working in the same room with it.
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I am currently doing some comparative testing with Sunlu PLA+ and PLA+ 2.0 versus PETG to see real world differences. The strength of the PLA+ 2.0 rivals that of PETG, according to the specs. My question will be the heat tolerance. In reality, it would seem that the critical temp for PETG is around 10 degrees C warmer than PLA+ 2.0. I do like the way the PLA+ 2.0 prints, imo, better than PETG.

Might try some ASA next...
 
I really like printing nylon, great material once you get the printer set up. The material must be dry and kept dry. Heated bed is critical and enclosure would help ( mine is not ). Nylon is very durable and has better heat tolerance.
I print nylon at 250-260c and bed at 70c. All metal hot end is required otherwise the Bowden tube will melt. Ymmv
 
Snowflake said:
Might have mentioned this before in another thread, but PETG is the best bang-for-the-buck option right now IMO. Prints as easily as PLA, doesn't melt in the sun like PLA, and doesn't need you to wear a HEPA filter if you're working in the same room with it.
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I actually just ordered my first batch of PETG for testing from Bambu. It is certainly more cost effective and a huge bonus is the absence of styrene. I do up-charge for hazmat on projects utilizing ASA, but even with proper ventilation I just don’t like dealing with VOCs like that. The main appeal for ASA though is that it was specifically designed to resist UV and heat. Hoping PETG checks enough boxes to warrant a transition.
 
skelrad said:
So true. You look at the world differently when you know you can just conjure up objects! I had a pause in my printing recently and discovered how much "wet" filament can impact quality. Now I'm lusting after a few of these dryers and wanting to branch out into flexible filament.
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Same boat here.

You can dry filament in the oven.

I'm in the process of making a dry box for my rack of filament rolls from a plastic storage tub (has a rubber seal) and putting a row of hydraulic fittings to pass the filament through, big bag of desiccant in the bottom of the tub. I typically keep 5 or 6 different filament rolls on a rod and pull the ones I'm using PLA, TPU, ABS of different colors, I've got some water soluble material for tricky/interior cavities (can't remember what its called) etc.
 
walkman said:
Same boat here.

You can dry filament in the oven.

I'm in the process of making a dry box for my rack of filament rolls from a plastic storage tub (has a rubber seal) and putting a row of hydraulic fittings to pass the filament through, big bag of desiccant in the bottom of the tub. I typically keep 5 or 6 different filament rolls on a rod and pull the ones I'm using PLA, TPU, ABS of different colors, I've got some water soluble material for tricky/interior cavities (can't remember what its called) etc.
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I ended up just buying the Creality dryer. Two rolls at a time, works very well. I then just vacuum seal the filament with desiccant. I leave enough extra material on each vacuum bag to be able to open and re-seal a few times. Pretty cheap way to do it and takes up a lot less space!

It’s not recommended to dry filament in the oven. Ovens vent directly into your kitchen and it’s generally not a great idea to heat up filament in a device you’re also using for food. Ovens also vary in temperature while they’re running by as much as 20 degrees and mine won’t actually set below 170F which eliminates use for many filament types.

For about $90 you can get a great dryer that’s purpose-built for drying filament.
 
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SkyDweller said:
I ended up just buying the Creality dryer. Two rolls at a time, works very well. I then just vacuum seal the filament with desiccant. I leave enough extra material on each vacuum bag to be able to open and re-seal a few times. Pretty cheap way to do it and takes up a lot less space!

It’s not recommended to dry filament in the oven. Ovens vent directly into your kitchen and it’s generally not a great idea to heat up filament in a device you’re also using for food. Ovens also vary in temperature while they’re running by as much as 20 degrees and mine won’t actually set below 170F which eliminates use for many filament types.

For about $90 you can get a great dryer that’s purpose-built for drying filament.
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I did the vacuum sealer for my filament rolls...problem is the vacuum sealer warped, and in some cases, broke the spools!

I have the Sunlu S4 dryer, and keep my spools in the cereal containers with the o-ring seal. Desiccant in the container, as well.
 
SkyDweller said:
I ended up just buying the Creality dryer. Two rolls at a time, works very well. I then just vacuum seal the filament with desiccant. I leave enough extra material on each vacuum bag to be able to open and re-seal a few times. Pretty cheap way to do it and takes up a lot less space!

It’s not recommended to dry filament in the oven. Ovens vent directly into your kitchen and it’s generally not a great idea to heat up filament in a device you’re also using for food. Ovens also vary in temperature while they’re running by as much as 20 degrees and mine won’t actually set below 170F which eliminates use for many filament types.

For about $90 you can get a great dryer that’s purpose-built for drying filament.
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is it worse than baking powder coat? askin for a friend lol
 
rocketman1988 said:
I did the vacuum sealer for my filament rolls...problem is the vacuum sealer warped, and in some cases, broke the spools!

I have the Sunlu S4 dryer, and keep my spools in the cereal containers with the o-ring seal. Desiccant in the container, as well.
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Holy crap does your vacuum sealer have an IO-390? 😂
 
SkyDweller said:
Not sure I understand the question
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comment was about baking things in the oven causing bad smells etc, just joking around as many of us have baked paint and powder coat and other things in the oven risking the ire of our significant others. like 90% of what I write you can ignore it :)
 
walkman said:
comment was about baking things in the oven causing bad smells etc, just joking around as many of us have baked paint and powder coat and other things in the oven risking the ire of our significant others. like 90% of what I write you can ignore it :)
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Haha no worries I get it now 😂
 
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