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I got a 3d printer and named it Charlie.
#Charlie-day #always-sunny #asip #spaghetti #3d-printing #flashforge #ad5m
#Charlie-day #always-sunny #asip #spaghetti #3d-printing #flashforge #ad5m
Dennis#Flashforge #AD5M is now on sale at an even lower price.
It squeaks, it’s loud, the enclosure kit is a pain in the ass, and it runs not-quite-Klipper, but it’s a decent printer for the price. And because you can’t get the Elegoo Centauri. #3DPrinting
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First run with the InfinityFlow S1: things have gone badly. The PTFE tube at the hotend side isn't secured by anything but friction, so it popped off from the force the S1 is exerting.
And it looks like they sent me the wrong adapter, so I'm going to have to unload everything, print that, and put it all back together.
BTW you can load filament into the #Flashforge #AD5M without top access, but it's very awkward. #3DPrinting
I attempted to live-swap filament and it did not really work. You have to keep pressure on the filament until the new bit gets into the extruder, but you can't really see where it is and if you push too hard you'll push the PTFE tube out of one or both fittings.
I think what should happen is you let the filament sensor trigger, then do a filament swap from the menu, then resume the print. #Flashforge #AD5M #3DPrinting
Same problem as always. Well, multiple problems, but the main one is that the infill is trying to print way too fast, doesn't stick, and will eventually cause a failure if left to go on.
Comparing slicer previews shows that although both are supposedly limited to 8 mm^3/s, Bambu Studio is calling for 40 mm/s while Orca Slicer is calling for 80 mm/s. #3DPrinting #Flashforge #AD5M
Dennis HwangThe toolhead is contacting the LED strip and dragging it around when you try to use the very front of the bed. I can’t seem to get the LED strip any further forward, so what I’m going to do is put the purge line 10 mm back from the front of the printer and forget about that strip of bed. #Flashforge #AD5M #3DPrinting
It’s back together enough to print, which I need to do. So far so good, except it bumps the camera cable while meshing. Guess I just won’t do that too often then.
Waiting on glue to set up on a bunch of magnets. The filament cutter will have to wait as I don’t have the proper springs. I may not even bother as I’m probably just going to run the one filament on this machine anyway. #Flashforge #AD5M #3DPrinting
Today is Thursday. This enclosure was supposed to be done last Sunday.
Wait for a discount on the pro model, don’t do a DIY enclosure. It’s not even really saving me any money at this point. #Flashforge #AD5M #3DPrinting
Not a huge fan of compliant mechanisms, in this case what should be locking tabs. I ended up just using hot glue, which is usually a solution, if not the best solution. #Flashforge #AD5M #3DPrinting
Very much over working on this enclosure. Printing the plates standing up means they don’t quite lock together properly, but the other way creates a nightmare for support removal.
At the very least I did get the LED lighting and the camera installed, which were (mostly) plug and play. #Flashforge #AD5M #3DPrinting