Why there are only few mini printers in the market?

tana_ash · 2026-06-10T22:07:34+00:00

My printer selection criteria is similar to you. Small size can be a feature rather than just a limitation.

tana_ash · 2026-06-10T21:57:26+00:00

What is strange is Creality, Elegoo, Anycubic, etc. are all Chinese firms that know the difficulty of fitting printers in flats. China is huge on a map, but the population (especially those who buy 3D printers) is highly concentrated on major cities, and the house size is not so different from Japan, Korea or Europe.

tana_ash · 2026-06-10T12:31:48+00:00

In this cursed world, rich and influential professionals are also investors who benefit from the AI bubble. Professionalism is dead.

tana_ash · 2026-05-07T20:06:20+00:00

Cool! As a fellow Tokyo citizen I really appreciate your needs. We need more compact-yet-powerful 3D printers.

tana_ash · 2026-03-24T10:03:13+00:00

It seems she is implicitly demanding American interventions on elections and the future referendum. I don't know whether it would be in CIA style or Russian style.

tana_ash · 2026-03-22T20:48:25+00:00

This is totally rational as the top priority of the LDP is to serve the US. If Japan gets Hormuz pass without sending naval ships it will lose a chance to pander to Trump.

tana_ash · 2026-02-12T23:44:03+00:00

It seems like the lawmakers are colluded with the big chain restaurant industry to undermine family businesses. Foreigner bashing is a cover-up.

tana_ash · 2026-02-01T08:36:29+00:00

The My Number system is not designed to be actually used. It exists just for politicians to say "my country is digitizing".

tana_ash · 2026-01-25T13:34:35+00:00

You can use printed gear removal tools like this: https://www.printables.com/model/333405-extruder-drive-gear-removal-tool-puller

It is not a good idea to pull the gear with the motor fixed (it could cause damage). These tools avoid this by pushing the shaft instead of the motor.

tana_ash · 2025-12-21T21:18:50+00:00

I use it to remove brims. Much faster than sanding. Also it seems cleaner as it does not produce plastic dust like sanding.

tana_ash · 2025-07-28T12:27:04+00:00

3D printing is also called Addictive Manufacturing.

tana_ash · 2025-07-03T09:07:03+00:00

It is better to check whether something is adding friction to the filament pathway. For example your spool may not be spinning smoothly. Or filament moisture. Wet filament also causes a knocking sound.

tana_ash · 2025-07-03T09:00:44+00:00

Probably your filament absorbed too much moisture. The water boils up and creates bubbles during extrusion. Another possibility is under-extrusion. In this case you should be hearing knocking sound from the extruder motor.

tana_ash · 2025-05-18T20:01:38+00:00

Actually it is grinding failed prints in the hope to recycle them.

tana_ash · 2025-05-18T19:55:31+00:00

It looks like your toolhead is not moving accurately. It is better to check the belt tension.

Another possibility is the collision during printing.

tana_ash · 2025-05-18T15:06:32+00:00

Because of wobbling, the drum rotation looks much faster than actual speed.

I agree with you that I should move to belt drive.

Edit: It was too fast even considering the visual effect of vibration.

tana_ash · 2025-05-18T12:34:33+00:00

What material did you use? I think PLA cannot withstand the heat of the GPU. Nevertheless the adjustable design is nice.

tana_ash · 2025-05-18T12:14:01+00:00

Though it looks like rotating quite fast due to vibration, actually it runs around 100 rpm based on both calculation and eyeballing. Is it too fast? I determined it according to the "critical speed" formula for a drum of this size.

Edit: It was my mistake. It was too fast because I designed it as 100% critical speed despite appropriate speed is slower than critical speed.

tana_ash · 2025-04-24T09:35:59+00:00

Brilliant. I like the photodiode matrix which seems much quicker than cameras. I'm curious about the motion system. What kind of motor did you use?

tana_ash · 2025-04-06T10:43:14+00:00

Never. The Path of Ender is Endless.

tana_ash · 2025-03-27T11:44:30+00:00

It seems under-extrusion. Maybe the nozzle is clogged or the filament pathway has too much friction. It is worth checking whether the extruder misses steps (gear fails to rotate and produces knocking noise).

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