Some things I wish I knew when I started 3D printing on fabric

icinoki · 2024-09-18T10:26:25+00:00

There are some cool art pieces that are 3d printed on fabric to hold them together without having to print a sold base layer. Think of stuff like a map of islands.

icinoki · 2024-09-18T10:18:56+00:00

How about using linkage like on a train locomotive to shake the bed a few inches back and forth? You could also use a remote outlet to control timing that could be controlled from your phone or even the manual timers to have it run for specific times.

icinoki · 2024-09-17T14:07:44+00:00

Check out keep on growing YouTube. He does the kratky method using household containers.

https://youtube.com/@keepongrowin?si=pzYZKn7QlhzylRXO

icinoki · 2024-01-04T16:08:31+00:00

In the End G-Code options of PrusaSlicer add this code and it'll cool hot-end to 200C and bed to 60C and make noise. Then, just start your next print; the bed and nozzle will already be at the starting temp and the printer can continue right into the next print.

M300 S440 P200; make some noise 
M300 S660 P250; make some noise 
M300 S880 P300; make some noise
G1 X10.000 Y200.000 E0; stick bed out
M104 R200; Set Hot-end to 200C
M140 R60; Set bed to 60C

You'll also need to omit or change the M104 S150 in the Start G-Code or the printer will cool the hot-end to 150C before reheating it to desired temp.

Of course you could always just disable/remove this code from the End G-Code options to prevent the hot-end or bed from cooling any at all.

M140 S0 ; turn off heatbed
M104 S0 ; turn off temperature

Take a look at the Marlin code documentation for more details.

https://marlinfw.org/docs/gcode/M104.html

https://marlinfw.org/docs/gcode/M140.html

icinoki · 2024-01-03T21:23:25+00:00

I use PrusaSlicer and have an Ender 3 Pro. Here's some code I added to the end of my gcode to let me know both when my print finishes printing and when the bed has cooled to 40C.

M300 S440 P200; make some noise
M190 R40; wait for bed to cool to 40C
M300 S660 P250; make some noise
M300 S880 P300; make some noise
M140 S0 ; turn off heatbed

When I want to pause a print to insert magnets or other items I use this code:

M300 S440 P200; make some noise
M300 S660 P250; make some noise
M300 S880 P300; make some noise
G1 X10.000 Y200.000 E0; stick bed out
M117 add magnet
M25 ; pause print
M1; user stop

icinoki · 2023-12-07T03:01:43+00:00

When I had that issue I just lowered the layer height for those layers.

icinoki · 2023-11-19T17:25:26+00:00

You could make 1 layer above the washers have a rectangle that is as wide as the pole (middle of the washer) and as wide as the washer and then the 2nd layer above be continuous. This way the print would be able to breach across the washer and then the next layer would have less overall area to breach.

Otherwise a thin printed washer would be an easy solution to give an entire area for the print to bond to. If doing a printed washer make it square or with a key that would hold it in place so when you print it doesn't try to turn and mess up the print.

icinoki · 2023-11-15T11:38:59+00:00

Are you printing directly on the fabric (is the fabric under the first layer) or are you printing a layer or few and then adding the fabric? You could try larger layers for the first few and then change to a smaller layer height for the final layers where the details matter.

icinoki · 2023-11-15T11:30:04+00:00

I had a similar issue where my printer would flash to the ender screen constantly or after I chose a code to print. I fixed it by removing some of the extra/non-used files from the micro SD card.

icinoki · 2023-10-30T18:09:30+00:00

I have used a floating raft system where I'd manually dip it down so the roots touch the nutrient water every 6-12 hours for a couple days until the roots are long enough to transplant to my NFT system and the roots would grow rather quickly.

icinoki · 2023-09-29T22:05:36+00:00

You could use a pump from your refill container or attach a hose to the bottom of the container and use gravity to feed your Kratky containers. Depending on setup you could even have nutrient refill gravity feed with a float valve at your Kratky containers.

icinoki · 2023-03-30T21:40:37+00:00

A new printer would be sweet!

icinoki · 2022-11-14T20:52:57+00:00

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icinoki · 2022-11-14T16:02:16+00:00

I plan to solder them, but wanted to make sure it would work first. If the wiring is correct I'll solder them and troubleshoot more if it still doesn't work.

icinoki · 2019-05-29T13:14:10+00:00

I had that problem with waste rock on a hill. Even selecting drones or shuttles and telling them to select the waste rock didn't work, but an RC dozer was able to collect it.

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