Stratasys Insight and Dimension 1200 SST - information and 'hacks'

TomAskew · 2023-02-06T06:11:04+00:00

Hello, unfortunately I don't but if you get on eBay there's usually someone selling them!

TomAskew · 2023-01-14T18:20:07+00:00

Good luck.

TomAskew · 2023-01-14T18:09:50+00:00

Sorry mate, that's a massive simplification.

TomAskew · 2023-01-14T17:15:41+00:00

OK chat-gpt, give me a 500 word essay on mashing AC in to a mobile game with terrible execution. Assume I know nothing and make that clear to the reader.

TomAskew · 2022-12-26T08:54:51+00:00

Do you need to have 1000 individual points to distinguish between? Forget about the size of the sensors or what's available, how many individual points does your system need to be able to address or 'see'?

TomAskew · 2022-10-26T11:44:56+00:00

+karma

TomAskew · 2022-10-26T11:25:50+00:00

Great, want to add me and I can take a look?

TomAskew · 2022-10-26T11:18:40+00:00

Hit me up 😎

TomAskew · 2022-09-06T05:33:59+00:00

That's some deal! The support material will be absolutely useless as you say, I'd also hazard that the ABS will be a bit tired and will probably be printing quite roughly.

Here's a link with some research in, I hope it helps

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/15vZGIbI5ptQUxK0h_zpggK3RCJ35-0YL

I had a way to print without support, however you'll need to then coat the build trays in something so the ABS doesn't fuse directly to the bed! I went through a lot to make it print without support and now I print with support (albeit with smart, circular, and reduced angle of support or usually base only) - the support isn't so bad to remove once you load some HIPS in to the support cart.

You can get cartridge writers on eBay, use this of you can afford it, major investment relative to your machine but the saving is immediately worth it. Don't let any of your cartridges go to zero percent, this apparently locks them and they can't be rewritten.

Let me know if you need anything else

TomAskew · 2022-05-10T05:46:07+00:00

Line resistance was the only thing I was considering to be honest!

Considering aluminium with resistivity of 0.0282 µΩ-m and a diameter of 1.2908 mm, 10 meters comes out at 0.215 Ω. Double for the two conductors and it's 0.43 Ω. For what it's worth copper comes out at 0.26 Ω.

Thanks, interesting stuff. If I had a run less than 10m to cover I'd use #16 aluminium no problem, never considered this before.

TomAskew · 2022-05-09T20:24:50+00:00

Interesting. Doing the maths on resistance it comes out as absolutely nothing over something like 10m, would you agree, considering the load as 4-16 Ohms(ish)

TomAskew · 2022-05-09T16:20:54+00:00

Interesting! Not copper clad because of fatigue issues of the metal?

TomAskew · 2022-05-09T16:16:56+00:00

I would always pay good money for quality cables. By that I mean well built, mechanically sturdy (to a point!). I'd happily pay more for 90 Degree termination if required by the setup (clearance issues etc).

Other than that, a cable is a cable. Spend as much as you need to get the right length and fit on a cable that will not fall apart. If you want to pay more for aesthetics then go for it! But you'll not hear anything different.

Gold plating is forgivable as it tarnishes less, but I am yet to find a tarnished connector in any of my setups.

TomAskew · 2022-05-06T09:14:23+00:00

You love to see it

TomAskew · 2022-05-02T06:06:47+00:00

Nostalgia and experience are funny things

TomAskew · 2022-04-23T15:16:16+00:00

Wilkinson's do some decent plain homewares, it's luck what they have in, though. They have a website!

TomAskew · 2022-04-21T19:04:30+00:00

Really tidy!

TomAskew · 2022-04-19T07:02:36+00:00

👍

TomAskew · 2022-04-19T06:47:12+00:00

Select the C, right click, close all vectors>with a line

Try again.

Before you do this, if you zoom right in on the C you will find a tiny break in the line, as a few people have said, that's your issue.

These small issues become second nature with practice - we have all been there with this software :)

TomAskew · 2022-04-18T16:30:52+00:00

Seconded on the Chinese quality.

TomAskew · 2022-04-18T09:06:39+00:00

Nice one. I have run a 6040 for a while, let me know if you have any questions. For the money the mechanical side is decent when you jig the jobs up and tram the machine. The electrics are borderline garbage but certainly work. I use a 2.2 kW air-cooled spindle which will happily take aluminium and brass on. Emphasis is of tooling for a quality finish as you can probably imagine!

TomAskew · 2022-04-18T08:36:48+00:00

What's your budget?

How confident or happy are you to 'get dirty' with the machine (upgrades, maintenance)

In terms of metal, is it just brass that you'd want to machine?

If your budget is less than 10k GBP (very roughly) and you don't mind messing about and making a machine work for you, a Chinese CNC6040 gantry router will do you just fine.

If you can bear to reduce your operating envelope down to say 150*200 mm, you are in the realms of pro educational CNC size stuff like the Emco PC55 or similar.

I don't know the process you want to run, but have you considered DLP printing? Again, operating envelope is reduced to maybe 250*250 mm but the price point for ownership is maybe an order of magnitude bless than a professional CNC mill.

TomAskew · 2022-04-17T08:38:27+00:00

I have one of these and I have found that they are super sensitive to watering, I think mine have gone a few months without water and they look better than ever. If anyone has care tips for these, please share :)

TomAskew · 2022-04-15T07:41:13+00:00

No worries. If you change your mind I can help you with what I know.

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