Monthly Archives: February 2011

This last run at 90% flow was pretty good, but still had some of the outer roads loosely attached. Also, I had one part hanging off the back edge. The photos: The tips are still getting gummed up a bit: … Continue reading →

The run actually finished yesterday for the vertex parts, but there were other parts in the build that were still running. When I retrived them today, they looked pretty good, with less hairs & no visible burns. The only thing … Continue reading →

I started this run yesterday, and the vertex parts finished today but two other parts in the run have another 11 hours to go. I did open the door to snap pictures during the build, and I’ll show oldest to … Continue reading →

The parts finally got done — the pictures: The x axis side plate nut jigs were just as ruff on top using the sparse build as the solid build, but that was expected after the discussion on % Flow. The … Continue reading →

I checked the ‘% Flow’ when I came in — It’s set for 100: The prompt seems to indicate I punch a new number in and ‘Enter’ to change the value. I’ll change down to 95% on the next run. … Continue reading →

Looks like it has smoothed itself out. Here’s the pic: Wish I would have checked emails before I left as HaveBlue pointed out how I could change flow rate in a comment in a previous post. I’ll check these parts … Continue reading →

I just happened to peek in the machine after I finished the last post. The first model layer, after the support is laid down, is looking pretty rough. See the following pictures — the last picture of the small parts … Continue reading →

I resliced the flanges in Insight using the ‘sparse’ setting, and ran them overnight. They were definately better but still had some roughness on the tops, and one part had definate entry/exit marks going up the part. They are usuable … Continue reading →

Found part of the problem — the thin metal flicker on the left side of the brush was bent over — that allowed a lot of material into the brush….. I’ve gotta check things closer when getting bad parts… –John

Finally, the support stuck to the foam good enough to finish the run. The parts were a little ruff on top, and on the side where the start/finish point is. No burn marks at all with the lower 250 model … Continue reading →