Month: September 2016

My experience in copper electroplating a 3d print, pretty easy to get somewhat decent results.

AlbumWay easier than I expected. I think I spent around 15 bucks on supplies and should be able to plate pretty much as much as I want.Anyhow, basically I just took some graphite lubricant and mixed it 50/50 with some black acrylic paint. Painted it on the 3d print (PLA). Let it dry for about an hour, and then threw it in the copper plating solution (made with root killer). It didn’t seem to take at first and I had to reposition the alligator clips once or twice, but after an overnight bath it was totally covered. The finish is pretty tough and came off only on the parts that I scrubbed quite hard when polishing. I’m currently giving it a faux finish with miracle grow to get a mottled green patina. Anyhow, if anyone has any questions about any of these steps let me know. I was really sloppy and lazy about everything and it still came out pretty sweet. http://ift.tt/2cdW0tm

Am I just bearing my head against a wall?

I have a printrbot simple metal with a heated bed and no matter what I try I can’t keep abs from warping up off the plate. it seems like I have a hot spot in the center of the plate that I can get small 30 x 30 mm parts to stay down but anything bigger and it puckers up. It will even peel the tape up off the aluminum. I’m printing at 250c extruder and 100c on the bed. .2mm layers and 40 mm/sec. Do I just need a better bed heater? An enclosure? A better printer? A better print surface? Ideas? Chatter?Edit: holy crap thanks for Ali the replies, to answer all the questions at once, I hate abs juice, too stinky. I print with hatchbox abs almost exclusively and I am ordering a big sheet of pei now. Thanks so much sorry I only have upboat I give. http://ift.tt/2cikP9u

Good rundown of dual extrusions strengths and challenges, and a look at the new Prometheus System. (Why dual extrusion matters – Tom Sanladerer) [11:59]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvY2XfAWelk http://ift.tt/2crKqIU