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Just 3D Printed A Chess Set

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purbeast0 said:
Completely unnecessary but I needed a trash can in my room with the 3D printer for all the scraps and shit. I thought I'd have some fun with it.

This is by far my longest print and took 32 hours. I set it on 30mm/sec for the outer walls because I read that slow like that is how you get the most shine out of silk PLA, and it proved true.

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It's literally the circle of life.

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Any of you used a smooth plate before? I bought one today and literally had issues from the first print. The first print I may have taken it off too quickly, although the plate was at 30C and it was still really stuck to it. I noticed some white discoloration on the black print I did on the side flat to the plate.

I then cleaned the plate and noticed I saw an imprint of what I just printed. I printed it with 55C settings. I tried printing the same thing again but rotated it 180 degrees, and this one popped off easier, however I now had imprints of the original print on the bottom of this. I did put some hairspray on the plate too so not sure if that helped it pop off, but I saw imprints of the original print and also some hairspray markings on it.

I tried ANOTHER one after this and I'm still seeing the same thing - where the markings on the plate are going on the bottom of the print.

I got this at microcenter today and it's a cheap plate, but is this just a bad plate or just how smooth plates are? I also tried printing with 50C plate temps and had the same exact issue.

I really like the smooth plate finish better too so I'm trying to figure this out.
 
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Edit: I called again and they said the last guy was mistaken and that it cost $4 at their location too.
 
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Any of you ever used a smooth plate? I am not having luck with the 2 I've tried so far.

Well it's printing, but it's sticking TOO much to the bed, and when I eventually take it off, it leaves stress marks on the print as well as I see marks on the plate too.

I had a cheaper/thinner one and then I returned it and got the bambu one that is noticeably thicker, but I'm seeing the same results. The imprint marks I see on the plate don't seem to be quite as noticeable, but I am still seeing them there, even after cleaning with soap and 99 iso.

And yes I am letting it cool down. I've let it cool down overnight and had the same problem. I've tossed it in the freezer for 90 mins and same thing. Even after in the freezer I have to bend/flex the plate to get it unstuck and you can hear it coming off the plate, it isn't already just free.

I have tried adjusting the z offset and it didn't make any difference, although I could notice more "lines" in the print so I know I changed it enough to make a difference, but it made no difference with how much it was sticking to the plate.

It is a large/flat print I am trying to do as well which I'm sure doesn't help, but it's frustrating.

It's the top to this enclosure I designed for my PSU, but it is flipped rotated 90 degrees so the top you see in the pic is flat on the board (because of the supports on the other side).

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3D printing and designing is fun.

I went from this:

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to this...

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to this...

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But then I forgot that light switches "stick out" a bit and didn't compensate for that, so there was a gap on that side.

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So then I added a little shell around the edges of it and it came out pretty perfect and flush.

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And this was all in the span of last evening.
 
The principal at my school wanted one of these gravity-assisted, moisture-mitigating, hygiene-optimization platform designed for the temporary storage and structural support of a solidified surfactant cleansing unit.


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I want a 3D printer big enough to fit a twin size mattress inside to make tiny homes for homeless.

I know they have "concrete" 3D printers but that's not what I'm thinking of, I'm thinking of "plastic" tiny 3D printed houses.

I want the printer big enough to fit a twin mattress so the homeless would have enough room to fit a mattress and have a place to sleep.

Twin mattresses are 6 ft 3 in long so the printing platform needs to be at least that.

I was planning on putting wheels on the bottom of the plastic tiny homes so that it's portable.
 
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