Thanks for printing my CHEP Cube and CHEP Pawn. You can use my Cura profiles with the Ender 5 which should help you print better. I also have an extra fast profile to cut print time in half (with reduced quality).

@alexzan3564

2 жыл бұрын

Jay, listen to this dude!

@Nareimooncatt

2 жыл бұрын

Coming from the trucking industry, my initial thought when seeing your name is the pallet company.

@Mystical_Zeus

2 жыл бұрын

What a trip seeing you here. Would the profiles work on my Anycubic Mega X?

@DiggetyDank

2 жыл бұрын

@@Nareimooncatt why would you bring back such painful memories, damn chep pallets.....

@Nareimooncatt

2 жыл бұрын

@@DiggetyDank hey, why should I suffer alone? Lol

Just FYI Jay, you can pretty easily use modern Cura on a lulzbot. You just have to set up the "machine" yourself in the software. It's pretty simple though.

@SolarityTechnology

2 жыл бұрын

This and he needs to get OctoPrint/OctoPi. I cringe when I see people use the TFT touchscreens. He could have got 2x Voron 2.4's for the price of the lulzbot.

@angelicsailor1st

2 жыл бұрын

@@SolarityTechnology the thing is he’s getting all this for free from micro center so he’s not really “invested” I guess you could say, outside materials of course I do hope he reads your comments though it would save him time and money he is wasting right now just blindly printing

@Revan_7even

2 жыл бұрын

Modern Curac with tower or tree supports would would work much better for that Stitch model.

@thefatmoop

2 жыл бұрын

His lulzbot failing cals, I've never seen a lulzbot do that. Check the wiring harnesses, i think the cal wire is loose somewhere

@isaackvasager9957

2 жыл бұрын

@@thefatmoop no, I've used several lulzbots as well. He explained the exact issue perfectly. It relies on conductivity between the nozzle and the 4 touch points. If any plastic is oozing out of the nozzle it will insulate the connection point. This is very common on those lulzbot machines. Its a terrible design. I don't even use the auto calibration because of it.

Been a 3D modeler for 16 years, and the moment I could hold one of my models in my hands for the first time was an overwhelmingly awesome experience.

@Vatharian

2 жыл бұрын

I agree, that's magical experience. Especially, when you're working with virtual assets your whole career.

@C-M-E

2 жыл бұрын

Same! I would put it up there when you go from high quality stills to animating your own movie and watching those first four months of work in motion for the first time.

@creamofbotulismsoup9900

2 жыл бұрын

I'm still a noob when it comes to CAD, but I understand the feeling. At least some basic modeling skills are almost a must if you own a 3d printer, it changes it from an expensive toy to an incredible tool.

@yourhandlehere1

2 жыл бұрын

@@C-M-E Ah yes, those first 4 months, ...of rendering....aaaaaand you have 10 seconds. *sigh. Poor little Core 2 duo...duoing it's best. Sure is different now.

@dmans7707

2 жыл бұрын

@@C-M-E I would love to reach that point, but right as I was figuring out character modeling in Maya, my school went bankrupt and left me to foot the bill. As much as I despise blender, gonna have to learn blander.

I would recommend that with every filament you get print a "temp tower" a "retraction tower" , then you print a "swatch" that will have tons of little test on them, best temps etc... and that you can keep on record for color and transparency. so next time you want to do a print you will have the swatches to color match and test.

An ancient idiom in 3d printing, Jay: "He who has more than 1 3d printer, has 1 working 3d printer." Good luck!

@daltonmckee4788

2 жыл бұрын

Can confirm

@opshlds

2 жыл бұрын

Must be an FDM idiom? I have two working resin printers. Have been having a blast for going on two years, printing 3D miniatures for tabletop games.

@spankyavalon

2 жыл бұрын

I have 2 printers.. though I tend to use them for different purposes. Resin for small detailed stuff, and FDM for bigger stuff.

@ghostofdre

2 жыл бұрын

i am that person

@TrueThanny

2 жыл бұрын

@@opshlds I think the meaning is that when you have two printers, you find out which one is better, and only use that.

As a 3D printing and pc building enthusiast I am thrilled to see you join the 3d community. If you really want to take this printer to its limits, make sure to install new firmware on it besides just installing the mods. It makes a world of difference and enables both faster and better quality printing at the same time because it unlocks higher accelerations and advanced features like linear advance and input shaping. Your modding project were already top notch, but I'm sure that with the help of your new printers you will take them to a whole other level. Keep it up

Just wait until Jay discovers the speed printing community and he specs out his own voron build to take them on. It'll be glorious.

@galoki5654

2 жыл бұрын

can't wait to see how he liquid cools it ;)

@BennyVermeulen

2 жыл бұрын

Voron! w00pw00p!

@MatthewMiller315

2 жыл бұрын

@@BennyVermeulen get him a V0.1 supercharged

@jamieswain4888

2 жыл бұрын

Tbf that ender 5 plus should have the capability to be fairly competitive

@whatif8741

2 жыл бұрын

@@jamieswain4888 I see alot of people turn ender 5s into either a voron,hevort, or vzbot adaptation

3D Printing is pretty fun and definitely addictive 😎🤘

@MakerViking

2 жыл бұрын

Totally agree. And the community is awesome!

@mrphysics2625

2 жыл бұрын

@@MakerViking yea except for the IP theft :(

@MakerViking

2 жыл бұрын

@@mrphysics2625 True, that doesn't define the whole community though.

@hoffybeefe

2 жыл бұрын

3D Printing is pretty fun and definitely additive. I'll see myself out. ;)

Best tool for calibration: teaching tech 3d printer calibration He has some good videos for beginners, if you've got the time. You can pretty easily swap nozzles (and you should every few months, they're a consumable!), a 0.4 is pretty good for detailed models, especially if you've got curves, however I print with a 0.6, and for PC sizes I'd recommend that, or even bigger, even if only for prototyping. For bigger nozzles you'll get a little bit more rounded corners, also harder to remove supports (which also happens with bigger layer heights). For retractions (jumping between points without printing), pressure advance is very good, you should research that. I'm unfamiliar with the enders, but the Auto Bed Leveling should have an offset option that you can change mid print, so you can get a good/perfect first layer (very important!). If it isn't there, you should be able to enable it in firmware. Also for a studio environment you should make the printers silent(er), I know some enders have silent boards that you can buy, or you can buy stepper drivers separately, if the board supports it (the drivers should be TMC 2208 or 2209). It might have them for all I know, but it could be in the wrong mode, which I think is changed in firmware. I don't print with PLA, but direct drive makes a huge difference in "blobs" and "strings" with PETG, should be pretty major for other filaments too. PLA prints very well with maximum cooling (however that might come with reduced layer bonding strength), that should help especially with overhangs.

@fatlessauto3

2 жыл бұрын

I HAD NO IDEA NOZZLES ARE A CONSUMABLE THANK YOU

@Dirkxke

2 жыл бұрын

Teaching Tech is my go to source for info. Before I bought my Ender 3 pro, after I bought it, when doing upgrades, when changing the motherboard to a 32 bit version, when adding a bl touch, when doing a 0 to complete calibration. All info came from him!

Lulzbot was always overpriced and is pretty outdated at this point. If you want to look at a plug and play mostly automated printer for a decent price, look at a Prusa MK3S.

@PabzRoz

2 жыл бұрын

Prusa MK3S is fire. I really wanted one but settled on an ender 3 pro because well the price. got one during microcenters promotion for only $99.99. So with the savings it only made sense I'de put another $200 of upgrades into it😂 addiction.

@ge2719

2 жыл бұрын

i cant believe they still try to sell that thing for 3 grand though, with how much better competition there is, at a fraction of the price. crazy. its not even like its more of a finished professional product either. it seems to require as much tinkering as the ender.

@l33tsauce79

2 жыл бұрын

@@ge2719 its not 3 grand though? its like 700 for you to build yourself so you can understand how to fix it when and if it breaks. if you arent willing to do that then this hobby may not be for you. my ender vs prusa is a no brainer on every front. Also for about 3k you can get their newest prusa big boi 5 extruder blah blah fancy printer so again idk where you are getting 3k from...

@daltonmckee4788

2 жыл бұрын

Get a Prusa to make a Voron 😏

@ark_knight

2 жыл бұрын

I am surprised how he has not got a Prusa. They make some of the top notch Printers. Basically made 3d printing a reality.

Having gotten into this hobby about 6 months ago, I understand the addiction. Started with a stock Ender 3 Pro, and now I have more mods than I should (probably), but I love it all. Nothing like 'growing' your own stuff. You guys really need to get the Silent Motherboard, it gets rid of that motor noise entirely.

I look forward to seeing Jay start looking into printing high temp materials and going that rabbit hole.

Creality is a reputable brand for FDMs; I use the Ender 3-V2 (with mods). I'm sure plenty have commented already, but here are some inexpensive/straightforward modifications you can do that really improve prints and reliability once you feel ready: - Dual gear metal extruder (reduces extrusion skips, more reliable and consistent feed) - Silicon Bed springs (once calibrated, it will never need adjusting) - Capricorn PTFE tubing (longer-lasting, less likely to clog) -Filament Runout sensor (you may already have it? It does require a simple software update) -PEI Flexplate (Really good for removing prints, good adhesion too. Added bonus, the bottom layer can be super smooth)

3d printing is awesome its actually easier for me to print complex things than a label from ups 95% of the time

Loving the 3D printing content. I've just started being interested again after last messing with it 6 years ago. I hope to see some great functional prints from the channel soon!

Oh man, I gotta say your explanations are really useful. I have been attempting to learn 3D Printing over the last 2 years and your simple explanations on why certain prints were difficult are easy to understand. Thanks. That multizone bed leveling grid is also really nice, since over time sometimes the print beds can get warped. I used to have a crappy printer where the bed had a visible bow to it when I tested it with a level.

Love the 3D printing content! It’s awesome you are getting into it, your channel now has BOTH my hobbies!

I feel you, Jay. I often would see these 3D prints and think to myself "I wish I could do that". I finally bought a Creality Ender 3 V2, and have been tinkering with it since. I've already dumped even more money into upgrades...it does get addicting!

@cats_are_awesom

2 жыл бұрын

I got the 3 pro and it already has been upgradet with the cr touch and direct drive metal extrouder xD I really recomend the cr touch level for the ender printers

@FoolOfATuque

2 жыл бұрын

Same printer I have. It’s so quiet too. I’m running noctua cooling fans and the silent stepper drivers are great. I’m very confused why Lulzbot is still selling printers that don’t have silent stepper drivers, but yet cost thousands

@Qwarzz

2 жыл бұрын

I go Prusa MK2 years back and now it looks nothing like it did when new :)

This is so cool to see! I have seen others on KZread do various techniques for after print smoothing, like just brushing a solution on your model and it gets rid of the lines and makes smooth for paint, maybe look into other techniques other that just sanding. The models I saw looked amazing!

This is amazing. I love seeing you expand your nerdy horizons. I got into the hobby a little over a year ago and haven't looked back since.

I am so excited for you guys with the 3d printing rabbit hole that you've just jumped head first into.

What I can recommend to get even more out of your printer especially those like Ender 3s and 5s is to update the firmware (Marlin). Also to setup a monitoring software like Octoprint or Repetier is a good idea so you can send and start prints to the printers without even touching the one of them expect from turning them on

@alphaadhito

2 жыл бұрын

Since I installed Octoprint on my Ender 3, I've never touch the lcd and button to the point it was very dusty, lol (I only cleaned the bed and rail 😂)

@P4P5

2 жыл бұрын

Even better is to run them on Klipper and Fluidd/Octo. Personally i cant go back to Marlin.

@hermannroets1452

2 жыл бұрын

I was about to say the same thing

@magorcajda55

2 жыл бұрын

Defo would use the one from Insanity Automation, it has a lot more settings opened.. its just that the stock firmware is dirt crap

@CornFlakesPC

2 жыл бұрын

@@P4P5 yeah good point. My second ender 3 pro is running Klipper but it was a bit of a hassle to setup, at least for me

It's interesting to watch someone I look up to as an expert in one area, come into another field as a noob and have such similar experiences to my own in the beginning. Welcome to an even deeper and more nuanced rabbit hole than PCs, Jay! Happy printing!

Me too bro, started with one last Christmas. I ordered my fourth one this week. I also have a desktop full of calibration cubes lol. Keep ‘em coming!

Love watching you guys get into 3D printing. Bought my first ender 2 years ago and iv'e got and three printers now. Actually had never heard of Lulzbot before.

Being a car guy also, I used feeler gauges instead of paper to level the bed. I've since upgraded my Ender 3 with a BL touch. I highly advise that upgrade.

@tukuiPat

2 жыл бұрын

for my filament printer I not long ago got a set of feeler gauges because paper was starting to become more and more inaccurate for me that when I wanted to print something in filament it took twice as long just making sure it'll stick from a properly leveled bed.

@jayyendole

2 жыл бұрын

there ender 5 has a auto bed level already

I have just recently got into this hobby, and I am very exited to see you start this journy as well. Its also fun to see the quallity of printers that I cannot afford.

I've had this printer for a while now and it hasn't missed a beat. Replaced the main board with a silent one, bearing fans and a removable magnetic build plate. Great bang for buck printer for the build volume. Mine is in a really tight space so being able to place the extruder wherever you want is fantastic. Cable chains let it sit under an overhang and so only the Capricorn tube flops around on top of the printer. So far haven't had to mess with the actual frame or balance it once.

Much better choice jay! Another one i reccomend you try is the prusa mk3s. Also cura is the go to slicer and fusion 360 for cad

Refining your retraction amount is a good practice with new printers. I’ve found retraction making a significant change in quality. Also, a good practice is using layer heights in multiples of your nozzle diameter.

Love it as someone who's been interested in 3d print but wants the newbs perspective today this is way more helpful in the getting started process

Congratulations on your new addiction! I got bitten by the 3D printing bug almost a decade ago and have been hooked ever since. It's very hands-on and not exactly at the point of set-and-forget, but the technology keeps getting better all the time, and I'm doing my small part along with an awesome community of makers and pioneering companies to help it progress. Enjoy!

It's SO addictive. I started with a ender 3 in september and have been loving it as well. Try sanding before painting. Wood filler is good to if joining parts together.

Would definitely recommend you get a prusa.

Hi Jay! Big fan of your channel, a lot of your videos contributed to my first PC build 2 years ago. I've built 3 more since then, it's quite an exciting time! I always enjoy every video of yours, please keep the amazing content up for years to come! I bought my first 3D printer, the Ender 3 Pro, a little over year ago. It's such a fun hobby and I can't stop printing! Since then, I've gotten an Elegoo Saturn S resin printer and most recently purchased an Ender 5 Plus, and I just cannot believe that my favorite KZreadr purchased the same machine, also from my favorite store! You're going to love the direct drive extruder! I recommend upgrading to the silent board to reduce A LOT of noise from the motors. This printer is, just as you said, perfect for tinkerers, and you will have a blast modding the hell out of it! Looking forward to the future content about 3D printed PC upgrades! 😁

There's also settings like extrusion width (as ratio to nozzle) in slicers, on a 0.4 nozzle I often prefer to use a 0.42mm extrusion width, just so the layers are more 'pancaked' rather than round. Depending on layer heigth you can get some real smooth sides that way. The thing with layer heigth and support (especially in Cura -- I moved to SuperSlicer for the most part, just tree support in cura in some cases can't be matched) is that there's also Z-offset in support, where it's often a part of the layer heigth. If I do real thin layers, I often add another layer extra between the print itself and support, because it'd be so thin it'd be hard to remove otherwise. On stupid stuff like a 0.05mm layer heighth (with a yolo 0.25mm nozzle possibly) I even triple it so the airgap between support and print is 0.15mm :D. For the rest... especially when printing PLA, cooling is all about drooping. On my printer I use EVA as carriage/extruder frame, (LGX + nowadays a Rapido HF hotend), and added a second cooling fan to just cool PLA faster. Especially when printing fast :D

The bulging corners can be prevented by tuning linear advance. Also the ender has newer stepper drivers so should produce better prints and be quieter.

@MrHeHim

2 жыл бұрын

Should note, partially (arguably, mostly) caused by the spring load in the bowden tube. But yes! dead on. It's crazy to think that mechanically the original 3D printers from the 80's mostly work the same 😅 the huge jump has been in software, and arguably the jump to 32-bit boards (i still have a Replicator Dual w/wood frame that i got around 2012-13, prints just as good as a Prusa)

@oliversmeeton

2 жыл бұрын

@@MrHeHim yeah at the end of the day a FDM 3d printer is basically still just a robotic hot glue gun but they have definitely been improvements over the years, expecially to the lower end market.

This almost completely goes over my head but I’ve a feeling printing anything for your computer should be less than 10% as complicated as that stitch thing.

@ge2719

2 жыл бұрын

yeah thats a pretty serious early print to jump into.

I love that your just bringing us along for the ride as a noob to 3d printing. Really relatable content for a lot of people.

Jay, once I added a the BL-Touch to my ender, I got rid of the springs to level the bed and solid mounted it with aluminum spacers. As long as your frame holds the bed relatively level the BL-Touch will correct any high/low spots. You'll spend much less time having to calibrate the printer in between prints.

I recommend using 10-15% infill on your prints, unless you need it to withstand a really heavy load

Welcome to the rabbit hole Jay, you'll love it! I've got an Ender 5 Plus as well and it's a great machine. About to upgrade extruder to a Bondtech LGX Lite myself, one of many future upgrades.

@mbr0wn950

2 жыл бұрын

How have you gotten on with the 5 plus? I'm looking to get one at the end of the month, have you had any issue with prints?

@mini1293blue

2 жыл бұрын

@@mbr0wn950 I have one too, insulate the underside of the bed, it gets cold spots, so large prints can lift in places.

I love these videos on 3D printing Jay, more please!

More 3D printing content please! I'm going to get the CR6 Max soon as my first 3D printer and I can't wait to get it!

Wait until you get into resin printers, they made my life so much easier when doing fine high res prints for character models.

Yep, I got an Ender 3 a few years ago, and I've probably put 3x that price into upgrades...direct drive extruder among them. Worth it.

@KazPeRinzky

2 жыл бұрын

Did the DD extruder eliminate printing errors where the filament skips on the extruder cog? i have been thinking about getting a DD extruder but just want to scout "the road ahead". at the moment i am having some issues mid print where the filament starts skipping from the cog that pushed it into the nozzle and filament stops flowing through ruining a good few hours into the print.

@draskuul

2 жыл бұрын

@@KazPeRinzky I'd say the actual cog mechanism on the MicroSwiss DD kit is definitely an improvement over stock (or even the all-metal stock upgrades). I haven't had any issues with it so far. The only upgrade I do have an issue with is a dual-Z-axis upgrade, which has...something...going on with it.

It's a rabbit hole of knowledge and testing to dive down Jay. I love it, recently purchased an Anycubic Kobra.

Loving the 3D printer content! I'm looking at getting a Creality printer myself so I'd love to see some more videos on the modifications.

Try using tree supports in cura on Stitch. Also, a couple light coats of filler primer and sanding before painting will help hide the layers

@SyntheticFuture

2 жыл бұрын

Yep filler primer and sanding. It always annoys me when people think you can just print the perfect finish. Maybe on some models you get away with it but you can save a lot of time and material by using fillers and sanding it to a smooth finish.

@mariueg

2 жыл бұрын

Was gonna write thise myself. Love tree supports as they are way easier to remove and faster to print

If you want to get into laser engraving, creality offers a kit that lets you turn your printer into a laser engraver... pretty cool!

I have 3 2d printers, haven't started with 3d printing, this is very helpfull in getting there. Hope you keep doing this videos as you have done the watercooling videos for example. Nice

Love seeing you get addicted. Late to the party, but going right down the rabbit hole like a boss!

Start researching into open source firmware for your printers, I've migrated my printers to Klipper and haven't looked back! Marlin is also a very good option as well

@chwaee

2 жыл бұрын

Get open source firmware that's compatible with OctoPi, and control it with a web page interface.

@MDealer

2 жыл бұрын

I tried Klipper on Duet Wifi a while ago. It was unable to maintain a stable USB connection. But, it did work sometimes and it was a breeze. I stopped trying at some point.

Definitely check out Prusa Slicer, it's very intuitive to use and has some nice features like adaptive layer heights which would work nicely for that stitch model. I use it for all of my printers of various makes.

@boogieman3719

2 жыл бұрын

I recently switched to SuperSlicer from PrusaSlicer. It's a fork of PrusaSlicer with a few improvements/enhancements. They're both good, but I think SuperSlicer is a little better

@Nimble_Bitz

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed on Prusa I've had issues with Cura, plus Prusa pause function for changing filement for multicolor prints is awesome.

@alexzan3564

2 жыл бұрын

I won’t go back to Cura.

@kuvos13

2 жыл бұрын

Creality Slicer is amazing tho. Just choose advanced mode and you have a ton of good settings to tune with.

My Ender 3 comes today and I'm looking forward to getting started in this hobby. I'm glad you're late to this because I am too!

glad to see you're having fun :D 3D printing is awesome

I use this printer personally, absolutely love it

I've been printing since November and I love it! There are so many pointless prints I've made but there are a lot of useful stuff too.

@PabzRoz

2 жыл бұрын

Been printing since November as well lol got an Ender 3 pro from Microcenter for $99.99 during their promotion. Put several upgrades into it like an SKR mini E3 V3, cr touch, glass bed, stiffer springs, raspberry pi with octoprint, 3d printed part cooling, etc. etc. That thing has not stopped printing since the day I got it. I've been absolutely addicted lol.

@michaelroth6975

2 жыл бұрын

@@PabzRoz I also got the ender 3 pro and some of those upgrades but I have to say the metal pei bed plate is my favorite

@PabzRoz

2 жыл бұрын

@@michaelroth6975 i just got the creality glass bed since it was cheap. i was thinking about getting one of those. hows the adhesion on them? and are they easy to clean/ hold their shape?

@TylerLL2112

2 жыл бұрын

@@PabzRoz I went with the Creality PEI Glass bed and I love it. Once the bed cools the prints pop right off and layer adhesion has been great for me too. I do have a metal PEI bed as a backup but, I’ve preferred the glass so far.

I recently switched from Cura to Prusa’s slicer and am super happy with its results out of the box for the Ender and PLA. The one feature that took me there was “fill plate with instances” and I haven’t looked back. I’m 5 months into 3D printing and I’m only now able to “speak the language” of it.

Your entering a hole new world my friend, there is so much to learn and to do, especially with resin.

should just build an annex k3!

I would give Prusa Slic3r a try as an alternative to Cura. I myself prefer Super Slic3r but that has too many options and would recommend for more experienced users.

Anyone else impressed how well Jay and the team have figured out just how variable/jank/unpredictable 3d printing can be? Thanks for coming along for the ride, Jay. Thanks for sharing our pain and joys.

i just got a printer for my bday, 4/12, dude, i'm so freaking addicted. I love it. I got a ender 3, printed one thing and already have added a bl touch, new motherboard, v2 screen, compiled my own firmware .. etc...

I wouldn't say you're 10 years late; even the guys at LTT say the last 10 years of printers has been expensive and generally difficult to setup and keep running properly.

I hope the 3d printing sparks more custom pc building content! I love that stuff and it's great original content too!

@Lanka0Kera

2 жыл бұрын

Now all Jay needs is laser cutter to make his own acrylic side panels.. Frame out of stock steel/aluminium profile with 3d printed end caps. :p

I use a soldering rework station to smooth out my prints and get rid of strings. Just start on low fan and heat settings and adjust accordingly.

It's fun watching you experience this journey. Keep your eye on the new Anker Make 3d printer.

The rounded corners can come from the nozzle oozing while slowing down at the corner. Can be tuned out with linear/pressure advance. Also get some ipa to clean the bed frequently, that helps bed adhesion quite a bit.

@cerealport2726

2 жыл бұрын

ipa = India Pale Ale? I generally like to stay in bed the next day if I have a lot of IPA... as for isopropyl alcohol, I haven't tried drinking this, as I slightly value my life.

@filthmaster9936

2 жыл бұрын

What also helps is getting that direct drive on it to get really sharp corners, like mine can take out your eye lol.

@Lanka0Kera

2 жыл бұрын

IPA (which he did mention in previous video) + some general bed glue. I've got 2 PLA glues at work, can't tell difference.. Students using the workshop add more glue after each print while I've noted that it works fiiine for 10+ prints or washing the bed with IPA.

@owenwagner9017

2 жыл бұрын

@@Lanka0Kera I use bed weld even on my textured pei for large abs prints. Makes bed adhesion so much simpler!

Hi Jay, just a quick note for Creality Ender printers: The stepper motors they use have a resolution of 0.04mm, meaning that especially your Layer height should always be a multiple of 0.04. You said your layer height is 0.25 which is 0.01 too high, which can introduce layer inconsistencies when printing bigger stuff. You should set it to 0.24 because of that^^

@arkatub

2 жыл бұрын

Not the stepper motor's resolution, the vertical screw's thread pitch, 8mm per turn or 360 rotation, but yeah, sticking to .04 gets you full or half turns of the screw per layer, which is a good thing.

I work in paper production and my facility has HUGE extruder machines that puts poly coating onto the paper which is used for mostly food packaging. We use poly resins such as PLA, PET, LD, etc. Very interesting hearing 3D printing as extruding and using PLA

I bought a prebuilt about a year ago with an awful glass front panel. Replaced it with 3d mesh made of gyroid infill and no top/bottom layers. Works super well.

I want to say thank you forgetting into this world. Goes along with my computer building , 3d molding and printing. Love this content.

Just wait till he gets into resin. The detail is insane. Love having both options. Bigger stuff from fdm and detail in resin

@zan_drox

2 жыл бұрын

Came looking for a "time for an SLA" comment

@NewAgeDIY

2 жыл бұрын

That’s next month I believe! Resin printers a fantastic bargain. They are, as you know provided a much better print over others methods.

My wife and I just got into 3d printing too and we like to print figures a lot or smaller stuff and went with a resin printer and love it for the resolution of the prints.

Awesome that get into 3d printing :) have fun man

I would recommend upgrading the mainboard for the Ender 5. The one you have has A4988 drivers (because the printer is loud in movement in the X and Y axis). The newer Creality mainboards use TMC drivers which are MUCH quieter. There are also other mainboards like the SKR Mini and others that also have TMC drivers.

@paulsimonguy

2 жыл бұрын

I would say that for both printers.

@deathcube2006

2 жыл бұрын

For the 5 plus id say the skr mini e3 v3 or skr 2. The skr 2 has 5 tmc2209 drivers so you can use g34 for z leveling

Yeah, you can lose yourself in 3D printing. Sometimes my mind will wander for hours just thinking of stuff to print.

This is so fun. i just started getting in to FDM printing my self just when you start it Jay :D

Jay you are not late you have joined at the right time. Now it is easier than ever to use a 3Dprinter

The best things you can do for the Ender5 plus is a silent board upgrade, insulate the heat bed and an upgraded air duct. Direct drive won't do much for you as a beginner.

@scarletspidernz

2 жыл бұрын

Seems like they should make Ender 5++ with those as base upgrade built in

Build an Annex K3!

Show us the design software your using and the process of starting a print

You can smooth out layer lines with wood filler, I use white and water it down to like syrup consistency, after that you can add acrylic paint to get whatever colour you want and apply it with a paint brush 👌🏻 I've just finished the makerbot T-Rex skull and it came out flawless

I've found out to have the best results with prusa slicer, smoother prints, although all my printers were diy, ultimaker style, corexy (like your ender), and Cartesian (prusa style)... With the lastest updates I think prusa slicer is ahead

@owenwagner9017

2 жыл бұрын

give superslicer a look! basically a fully unlocked version of prusaslicer

@FrancoCosta02

2 жыл бұрын

@@owenwagner9017 will do!

@matthewweinberger7023

2 жыл бұрын

The ender 5 ain't corexy. It's just a square framed cartesian

@V1N_574

2 жыл бұрын

What firmware your printers are running on?

@FrancoCosta02

2 жыл бұрын

@@matthewweinberger7023 yeah saw that my bad .....

Jay is 10 years late to this hobby, but I'm glad he finally found his way! I've been printing for many years already and still love it. I now have kids old enough to start participating as well and they love it too.

@StunnerAlpha

2 жыл бұрын

10 years late? Who says? 3D printing has been around since the 70s and conceptualized before that. So I think it’s foolish to say that if you didn’t get in during the 3d printing hype train of 2012 you’re late.

@isaackvasager9957

2 жыл бұрын

@@StunnerAlpha ok, dude...calm down. I said "hobby". There was no mainstream 3d printing hobby in the 70's. I'm well aware that 3d printing has been around since the 70's in the manufacturing space. Thanks for the comment though. (insert eyeroll)

@Matt3DMaker

2 жыл бұрын

@@StunnerAlpha it was actually early/mid 80s, nothing commercial until late 80s, and the RepRap project didn't start until the early 2000's - which is why hobby/desktop printers became available

Jay make sure you recheck your adjustments after doing all the corners double check them again because the movement of one knob will change the position on all 4 corners esp. when your dealing with such a small adjustment.

Welcome. What started out as an Ender 3 for me is now. A Voron V0.1 and 2 Voron 2.4's. It's a pain in the ass to learn and figure out how to tune things. But starting with the Ender that you did is a great starting point. With some mod's that thing is gonna rip out parts for you faster than you know what to do with!

As an avid Ender 5 Pro user, I definitely recommend printing the "super strut" bed supports.

@geronimo5537

2 жыл бұрын

Great advice I was looking into getting the ender 5. Seems it needs most of the key components replaced.

@clicketyclack100

2 жыл бұрын

@@geronimo5537 Stepping up to the 5 Pro addresses many of them. It adds upgraded, silent stepper drivers, all metal extruder, and Capricorn tubing. All you really need from there is the superstruts, and a Fula-Flex steel print bed.

@geronimo5537

2 жыл бұрын

@@clicketyclack100 could you link to the proper superstruts 3d model? I definitely appreciate your input. Some of the upgrades are quite pricey.

I can't wait to see the insane Core XY printer that you eventually build, or have built for you... I wanna see the 3d printer version of Skunkworkz

@crotchrocket81

2 жыл бұрын

Voron in his future

Jay are you going to start a whole new video series on 3D printing? I sure hope so! I just had my Ender 3 S1 delivered this week so I'm just starting to learn 3D printing.

I always love when Jay says something that's a little ridiculous and Nic just starts laughing in the background. it's very fun haha.

I'd love to see Jay build a Voron v2.4r2 or Trident. Or even converting the Ender 5 Plus to Mercury One would be awesome.

bought a 5 plus a less than 2 weeks ago, been a absolute unit, gotten some really good prints with my own settings that ive worked up... even thou i got a curved glass buildplate with a hump in the middle thats around a mill from edge to center... so i gotta babysit it on the first layer... but still love it.

I have this printer and its epic! great off the bat, only thig to do straight away is the silent motherboard, im new to printing and this is my first printer and its everything i needed and then some

And so it starts. Welcome to the club Jay. We are glad to have you. Now build a Voron 😂

@matthewweinberger7023

2 жыл бұрын

Even better, build a vzbot

Also Jay, something I have found to help with bulging on the corners is to set the outer wall print speed equal to your jerk speed. It'll slow prints down a bit but helps make corners a good amount more square

I've just got a printer this month, an Ender 3 S1. Still learning the rope. I use feeler gauge for bed leveling and nozzle height adjustment (along with an e-leveler) though. I think it's more objective than the paper method.

Jay and team I have left some shitty reviews of vids lately. Great content and origionality. Love it. Thank you.

Good job jay I am glad your jumping in. I have an ender 3 v2 with mods.