I’ve learned a valuable lesson. While I’m still trying to absorb all the tips you guys gave me in the last few days I decided to try printing something fun, a hoverboard. After a disappointing initial outcome, painful clean-up and messy result (all pictured) I stumble across a stupidly simple idea. Eliminate the need for support structure! Break up the hoverboard into 4 parts (3 levels) and print separately. Super glue each level (1 board, 1 base, 2 disks) and voilà! Super-clean results. Didn’t take any photos, but it’s very neat. I found that if I set software to print one object at the time gives better results instead of jumping between objects which tends to cause warping… I’m guessing due to cooling.
Cool Dan. As long as the Super Glue is super strong enough, this will be fine.
As some super glue, aren’t super strong enough and after a while, they will weakened.
@Vincent_Chin so far so good, it’s holding real well and I’ve given it a good bashing too with magnets as I’m testing levitation on it right now.
Great Dan. Keep it up.
That took me a while to figure out - Just because you can print something as one piece doesn’t mean you should
Is cat 3D printed too? His fur couldn’t look any more fake.
ABS + Acetone eliminates the need for “glue”. [proper ventilation required] Or…pay the $2 and get a printer that uses soluble support. Dealing with “same material” support is not 3D printing - it’s sculpture.
@Kenneth_Sloan hahaha that’s exactly what I said to one of my colleagues while cleaning it up. “I could have %$^^& carved it out by hand by now.”
Your Dremel tool is your friend…
For future reference, if you are using CA glue (super glue) it is handy to have a small bottle of water with a “mist” spray nozzle.
CA glue hardens immediately when exposed to water. It will be more brittle, but what I do is place CA glue allover the area that needs to be bonded, then quick dry one corner so I can set it down without fear of it coming apart…
Never use heat with CA glue.