EASY THREED K9 MINI PRINTER IMPROVE PRINT QUALITY WITH STABILISING BRACKETS
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Welcome to my video. I look at stabilising the K9 Mini 3D printer with custom brackets designed using Design Spark Mechanical 3D design software. The brackets can be printed in the 10x10x10 build volume. I have split up the X axis guide into 4 pieces which can be printed and stuck together using a suitable glue. There is an allowance of .5 mm which includes an allowance for glue thickness.
The idea for the X axis guide was borrowed (see resources section below* for the link).
Please be sure to check that the printer is still square before fixing down the brackets. Use a carpenter’s square or similar equipment. It may require some trial & error. The brackets can be used in any combination such as if the printer does not have a suitable vertical it could be clamped down to a base of plywood, MDF or particle board. Try to ensure that the board is straight in all directions before using it. This can be achieved by checking with a straight edge.
Materials may also be needed to make the spool holder / platform or other suitable base to which the printer can be attached.
NB. The base clamps require some additional thickness to clamp the base effectively. Double sided adhesive tape can be used in this application.
Please go to www.thingivers...
to download the bracket files (STLs). The .rsdocx files can be opened in Design Spark Mechanical and the files customised and modified according to your needs. Please post a make and or link if you are able or wish to redesign the brackets so that others may share.
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Kind regards & Best wishes. (Happy designing & printing!)
Resources:
*I borrowed the idea for the X axis guide from:
• Modifying the Cheapest...
Easy Threed
www.easythreed...
My video on the Easy Threed K9 Mini 3D Printer Tips & Tricks
• Easy Threed K9 Mini 3D...
Thingiverse bracket files:
www.thingivers...
The Yellow PLA is Elegoo PLA 1.75mm. It seems to print well and is strong. It seems like good value.
www.elegoo.com
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Nice video, please continue make more videos about Easythreed K9, is very helpful and help alot to lean about
@NightStarLeafTech-vj3ez
Ай бұрын
Thank you so much for your comment and watching the video. I will be making more videos for the K9. I have a lot planned. I really like the printer. It prints great. With the addition of the brackets it does become much more stable. In my next video I'll look at using squash ball feet for the printer. If its clamped to a board it gets a bit noisy but the squash ball feet make it quiet again. Kind regards & best wishes.
Good video! I downloaded the files. Are you using the ironing setting in cura for the smooth top surfaces.?
@NightStarLeafTech-vj3ez
Ай бұрын
Yes. Ironing is on. Other settings too. Walls 1 and extra infill walls. The walls going right up to the surface create gaps. There is only 1 wall which is the minimum possible. Adding walls in the infill makes the model strong but the walls don't go right up to the top so there are no gaps that extend to the surface. I did go into it in one of my other videos. I will add a link. The video was long & covered a lot plus that. Ill edit my comment later with a link. Kind regards & best wishes.
I have some questions first is was the last piece you showed in the video printed on the 3d printer after the modification second can do you recommend this printer for projects wich require making designs that require a 3d printer?
@NightStarLeafTech-vj3ez
4 күн бұрын
Thank you for your comment. I have decided not to use the vertical piece for the X axis which is difficult to make and difficult to place effectively. Only the Z, Y & base brackets seem necessary. I have not shown a print in a video yet. I can only recommend the K9 now if the budget you have is very limited. There are other printers which are significantly better and can be bought for $100 or there abouts eg the Kingroon KP3S or The Tronxy Crux 1. These are good printers for a very cheap price and also the Bambu Lab A1 Mini which is under $200 and is one of the best printers ever made presently. It is in a class of its own. Should your means be in the $100-200 bracket the Bambu Lab A1 Mini is the absolute top recommendation. The Easy Threed K9 is of acceptable quality for a person with a very limited budget. Kind regards & best wishes.
when i print with k9 the object be melted what is the problem ?
@NightStarLeafTech-vj3ez
Ай бұрын
You could post a query on Facebook on the group for the EasyThreed printers. They may be able to help. Its better to explain exactly what the problem is and then take photos to show if you got any print, what the print looked like. Kind regards & best wishes