Cosmo Posted April 12, 2022 Author Share Posted April 12, 2022 (edited) Next up is a little ditty I like to call under_hood.stl: The supports on this one are pretty minimal: If you look at the curved edge where the bottom of the windshield meets the curve of the frame, you'll see there's going to be some visible layer lines. These would have been pretty visible if we printed the mudguards lying down; more fidelity vertically than horizontally. Edited April 12, 2022 by Cosmo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmo Posted April 14, 2022 Author Share Posted April 14, 2022 Part IV will be delayed a few more days - I had to order a pair of flush cutters so I could snip the 2.75mm filament to where it's supposed to be. Gotta do that before I can figure out which assemblies get painted as one piece and which ones do not. In the meantime, I figured I'd go for glory and print what I think is the biggest piece in this project: This bad boy will take 4 days... I am exceeding the boundaries of the print plate on this one, but the first layer is going down okay so far. If it makes it through the next 12 hours, it should be ok. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmo Posted April 14, 2022 Author Share Posted April 14, 2022 The CIA was in my network last night and things were bogging down. I had to take the stream down for the night so it wouldn't keep bouncing on and offline. We're back now, and there's about 97 hours left to go on the print. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmo Posted April 16, 2022 Author Share Posted April 16, 2022 57 hours remain... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Num7 Posted April 16, 2022 Share Posted April 16, 2022 57 hours remain... What part is this right now? Last time I looked an hour ago, I couldn't tell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmo Posted April 16, 2022 Author Share Posted April 16, 2022 What part is this right now? Last time I looked an hour ago, I couldn't tell. Still this one: [ATTACH=full]1871[/ATTACH] The zig-zaggy bits are supports that'll hold up things above it, so all this: Is going to be holding up the windshield top: Hard to see it early unless you have 3D Extrusion Hypnosis Syndrome and find yourself staring at it for an unreasonable amount of time, even when you were on your way to do something else. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmo Posted April 17, 2022 Author Share Posted April 17, 2022 EPIC FAIL. And an even more epic waste of a spool of PLA. 11 hours to go and the power decides to flicker. Power loss recovery only works when using the SD card like some kind of caveman... Murphy 1, Cosmo 0. Let's do it again! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmo Posted April 18, 2022 Author Share Posted April 18, 2022 Okay, now that I've had time to absorb what happened today and the wailing with gnashing of teeth has subsided, here's what's up: The power went stupid with 11 hours left to print... It was THIS close to being done and was going to look great There was no recovery option because OctoPrint doesn't support that Prusa can do this if using the SD card as the print source, but we weren't doing that [*]Most of a spool of plastic in the bin [*]After the failed print, I decided to change the nozzle because it was over 1000 hours in and I was starting to see some boogering/clogging [*]Like a good 3D printer owner, I reviewed tutorials and documentation on how to do this [*]My hotend has seen some use, so it was only when I got the old nozzle off that I realized the extra nozzles I have are too tall and don't have the right diameter (.4mm) [*]Attempting to reattach the old nozzle revealed that the heating block has something loose in it somewhere further up the assembly. I have to put the printer away until I can sit down and disassemble the hotend to figure out what's what. It's a mechanical issue I should be able to fix, it's just in a dirty old hotend that I don't have bandwidth to bank on messing with it forever only to find something unfixable (or anything else that would further delay the stuff I want to do with you all). I beat the shit out of this Prusa i3 Mk3 over the years, and she'll be resurrected eventually, just not today. That's not the end of the project. We were budgeting for a new printer later in the year, but I guess we'll pull the trigger now so we can ascend to the DMC heavens and attain the Mark of McFly. And thus, the Prusa i3 Mk3s kit was purchased: https://www.prusa3d.com/product/original-prusa-i3-mk3s-kit-3/ It'll be a few weeks before this arrives, but I'll livestream its assembly on our main channel when it does. I'll also see what I can do with this other mess in the meantime. If you would like to contribute to help us continue doing things like this, it would be much appreciated! Become a Time Wizard! Make a donation via PayPal Your support is much appreciated, but please only do so if it's in your budget and you're comfortable 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Num7 Posted April 18, 2022 Share Posted April 18, 2022 Wow, you bought a new one! Can't wait to see it up and running! I watched the video, it looks impressive. Is it hard to assemble? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmo Posted April 18, 2022 Author Share Posted April 18, 2022 (edited) Wow, you bought a new one! LOL not willingly. I ain't giving up though. I'm stuck in here until I die. Is it hard to assemble? Honestly, it's not too bad. It's no simple, but it's definitely enjoyable for people who like doing this kind of thing. I build the Mk3 years ago, but as a first-timer it probably took a 3 days doing it for a while in the evenings. This one is the upgraded model from the Mk3 (the Mk3S) with a better probe and improvements to little things. Too bad the DeLorean has to take a rest though. Setting up a livestream of our turtle in the meantime You're welcome. Edited April 18, 2022 by Cosmo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Cosmo Posted April 29, 2022 Author Share Posted April 29, 2022 Just a few more days... And I conveniently have plenty of space to put it all together on stream. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Cosmo Posted May 14, 2022 Author Share Posted May 14, 2022 Have you already prepared the space it's going to occupy in your new office setup? It's gonna go where the other one was - In our big pine cabinet. Used to hold the family room CRT TV in the 80s and 90s, now it holds our manufacturing capabilities. I'll build it up here in the lab where I can livestream that part. We'll see what day that happens once I get it and inspect the contents 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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