Noah B Woodworks

So yesterday I attempted printing the housing for the m50 camera I’ve been talking about for a few weeks and it failed about 4 hours into the print. I definitely need to break the model down into smaller, more digestible chunks for the 3D printer to handle. I’ll look at splitting the section for the camera apart from the section for the battery and try to use small hardware to tie them together. This should make it easier for the 3D printer to actually complete the print. I had another mishap yesterday. For the first time the spool got stuck and stopped feeding filament into the extruder. This was a very unfortunate thing to discover.

Not all was lost though. I discovered that you can use a light glue to help with first layer adhesion, increasing the overall quality and consistency of prints. I believe I’m getting closer to getting the temperatures dialed, and it would seem that I need to build that enclosure modification sooner rather than later. I think fluctuating temperatures are messing with the print qualities, and I may be looking into building a plate or getting a paver to help with inertial vibration. The heavier the platform that the 3D printer sits on top of, the less vibration it will see.

The filament that is loaded into my machine is the same color as the gridfinity bins I’ve been printing, so I think I’ll try to tackle the rest of the drawer I’ve been working to organize. I’ve got at least 10 more bins to print for the drawer, which should use up the rest of that spool of filament. I’m thinking I’ll go until the spool is finished, and then look to do the m50 housing. I’m thinking it doesn’t need a full re design, just split the two halves of the largest print in the project and make them smaller chunks. This discovery is also quite valuable moving forward. If I go into a design knowing the limitations of the printer, then I’ll have faster success in the future.