I loved the little reenactment of the CNC machine made me laugh, but yes, I I noticed it well done on the drill bits 🤣👍🥇

Play with fan settings, Bambu Studio fan settings for PLA is very aggressive, for a large part like this, you can dial it back a lot, if you're bed is already at 65c, if not -- go to 65c. Warping with PLA with a brim is usually just too much cooling. Glue stick is always your friend for large parts. Always fun to see live tests of suddenly cutting current to steppers.

@routercnc9517

2 ай бұрын

I’m at 55 I think. I’ll bump it up a bit, thanks

Always enjoy your videos! I have the same printer. I find that the textured plate works well for smaller parts, but I found similar lifting problems on bigger pieces, especially if they had sharp corners. I’ve started using the Bambu High Temperature plate with glue stick and I’ve not had any lifting at all.

@routercnc9517

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for that. I’m not going to reprint it yet in case I want to have features which clip into whatever cover goes over the motor. I may add vertical slots to reduce the pull too. I’ll have a look at those high temp plates in the meantime.

@routercnc9517

2 ай бұрын

Perhaps when i do print it again I'll run a glue strip along the front and back edge of the PEI plate where the lifting might occur, and the heater element probably does not reach.

@jamesdownes1974

2 ай бұрын

@@routercnc9517 can’t hurt to try. I had some limited success with glue stick on the textured PEI sheet, but didn’t work for a big, flat-bottomed print. I’m not convinced it was due to insufficient heating at the edges, but I’ve no evidence to back that up. I shelled out for the high temp sheet and I get perfect adhesion every time (so far).

Great progress and thanks for sharing such great content. You must have enough original parts to build another drill press. 😀

@routercnc9517

2 ай бұрын

Just about. I keep wondering about selling them but seem to justify hanging onto them!

@tommyfisher1435

2 ай бұрын

@@routercnc9517 Totally agree, I'm the same with parts, you never know when you might just need them.

I've just subscribed, need to go through your pervious videos, but I'm interested n the ELS on the lathe that you did previously, giving me loads of ideas. Thanks (wife's going to kill me when she realises what I'm up to).

@routercnc9517

2 ай бұрын

Welcome to the channel. The ELS was a great project, you just need to intercept the post when it arrives and hide the bits in the workshop!

Just some advice for the 3d printing, I don't have the X1 or anything -- but warping with PLA should not be a problem. I can only assume it's the X1 being a speed daemon, on slower prints, the PLA has a chance to cool down close to the nozzle. Slow down the first layer a lot in the slicer - will give you good adhesion. Clean bed thoroughly with IPA, worst case, a little hairspray or artists fixturing spray. Make sure your bed is as close as level as possible, bed meshing etc. You shouldn't need the brim with PLA. Other than that, you probably don't need all those supports, PLA can some serious overhangs, compared to what the slicer is suggesting. E.g. a through hole can easily be printed (in PLA) without supports -- it often comes out better - you start to get a feel for what you can do. Great channel! appreciate all the efforts.

@routercnc9517

2 ай бұрын

This is actually the P1S but it has the same mechanics as the X1. It does slow down a lot on the first layer, very slow compared to other smaller prints, so I guess it might be doing some of that already. Maybe I'm doing something wrong but even small parts have lost adhesion and brim has worked ever since someone suggested it and I started using it. I'll have a look at the first layer speed when I print this part again in the future; on a 3 hour part the extra time is probably not too bad. I haven't cleaned the bed for a while so I can try that. I was warned away from hairspray and glue on this PEI plate so holding back on that one for now. I'll clean it before printing this cover again but holding back re-printing right now as I might change the design a bit to accommodate whatever cover I design over the motor. I have done a few things without support and they did work, but I've also had the opposite (not used and not worked) so I've been using them if the slicer warns me. Maybe I'll get more experience as I do more prints and get to decide a bit more for myself. If they pop off easily and leave little trace then no bad thing I guess. I really appreciate all the 3D printing advice so please anyone reading this feel free to offer suggestions to help me improve. Thanks. 😃

@jamesdownes1974

2 ай бұрын

@@routercnc9517 I’d recommend warm soapy water to clean the plate, especially if you’ve used glue stick. It’s fine to use glue stick on PEI but the texture can make it a bit messy. You must use glue stick if you print PETG - that’s a mistake you only make once!

@jamesdownes1974

2 ай бұрын

Also, I agree with @sacene about the supports.

@routercnc9517

2 ай бұрын

Ok thanks more to play with

It's not a proper diagram without a coffee stain! 😂

@routercnc9517

2 ай бұрын

Absolutely!

Funny accent for an American.

@routercnc9517

2 ай бұрын

Haha 😛