Month: May 2016

Tried to print the Sierpinski Pyramid. Didn’t end well

Hi folks, I had a go a printing the Sierpinski pyramid that came up here a couple of days ago. I aborted after about 10 layers as It was obviously turning out to be a stringy mess. I suspected that it was the PLA was a bit hot, so I dropped it by 10 degrees and printed a Benchy to see how things were looking. I was really pleased with the results, Benchy looked nice and clean.I then decided to have another go at the pyramid, and to my horror it’s just as bad, if not worse.I’m using a box frame original Pursa i3. Marlin->Slic3r->Repiter. My Slicer config is here. PLA at 185oC. Has anyone got any pointers? I’d love to be able to print the pyramid as a gift for a friend. http://ift.tt/25fmykr

Laws regarding printing.

I’m considering buying a 3D printer, and printing prop guns as a hobby. Just to clarify, I do not plan on making functioning guns. I am planning on painting them and selling them casually as a hobby to local movie productions (my college has several people who do student films. I was wondering if this is even legal, or what precautions I need to take to make sure I don’t get arrested. Thank you in advance. http://ift.tt/1U5YEPA