My New A1 Printer

[Chris Savage]

Ok, thanks. I did not realize that the printed side was face down. How did you figure that out? Have you seen stuff printed "upside-down" before, or just figured it out.

Well, it said, "Flipped", so I guessed that, however, as I showed in the video, when I look at the 3D Preview, I always fully rotate the model. Often I am looking for specific things, like mounting hole, etc. Some, "signs" print with no mounting holes, leaving no easy way to hang them. Anyway, I'm just in the habit of looking at the rendering.

Well, it seems to be working now: Thanks again.

Yay! You're welcome. Did you see that I am giving those prints away with future orders? For myself, I am going to make the lightbox version I linked previously.

[granz]

Ok, thanks. I did not realize that the printed side was face down. How did you figure that out? Have you seen stuff printed "upside-down" before, or just figured it out.

Well, it said, "Flipped", so I guessed that, however, as I showed in the video, when I look at the 3D Preview, I always fully rotate the model. Often I am looking for specific things, like mounting hole, etc. Some, "signs" print with no mounting holes, leaving no easy way to hang them. Anyway, I'm just in the habit of looking at the rendering.

That makes sense, I guess that I need to start doing the preview as SOP (Standard Operating Procedure.)

Yay! You're welcome. Did you see that I am giving those prints away with future orders? For myself, I am going to make the lightbox version I linked previously.

I did see that, it looks like a nice gesture, but since I already printed one, I am no longer in need.

Well, it seems to be working now: Thanks again.

Yeah, it printed correctly:


I am a little disappointed with this though. First, the stands are almost useless without gluing them in place. I have printed several "flat pack" prints where the pieces are tight enough that they hold in place without any need for glue. Secondly, the first try that I printed had the characters (printed on top, rather flat on the botttom,) embossed (sticking up, out from the base of the print.) Unfortunately, these were white, the same as the top half of the base. I can see no reason for the multiple color print for this, as the picture of my first print shows, the blue is completely hidden by the white, and the letters are the same color:

(Notice the slightly visible blue on the bottom, completely covered by the white.)

Based on the picture in the MakerWorld site, I thought that the base would print in one color (blue for me, rather than blue on the bottom of the base and totally covered by white on the top part of the base) and only the embossed letters would be the second color (white, in my case.) That would have been much cooler. Oh well, as they say, if you want a job done right, do it yourself; I guess that if my interest goes up high enough to try again, I'll have to design it myself.

[Chris Savage]

I am a little disappointed with this though.

One thing I learned early on was to read the reviews on a model. I once printed something so horrible, I couldn't believe it was even up on MakerWorld. Had I read the reviews, I would have been saved some pain (and filament).

In this case, most people seemed to be happy, but there were mixed results in the photos.

[granz]

Yeah, I guess that I'm just a bit slower than others (or maybe more/too trusting? )

Have you printed that light-box version, yet?

[Chris Savage]

Yeah, I guess that I'm just a bit slower than others (or maybe more/too trusting? )

Well, that was kind of my point though...sometimes I get too complacent and then run into an issue covered in the comments, even if it is my own fault. Sometimes reading the comments prevents other things as well. An ounce of prevention, as it were.

Have you printed that light-box version, yet?

No, I was up past my bedtime working on the video and printing the two versions of that model to get photos. I will do it tomorrow, since I will get the filament set up tonight (more came today) and let it go while I am at work.

[Chris Savage]

Have you printed that light-box version, yet?

I think I am going to cancel the print. It's having some weird issues. I don't see the point in wasting more filament letting it finish... 

[granz]

I think I am going to cancel the print. It's having some weird issues. I don't see the point in wasting more filament letting it finish... 

Unfortunately, I have had to do that a few times. It's sad when you realize part-way through a print that it won't turn out right. But, better than not noticing until you have wasted all that filament (and time.)

Now that I think about it, I have had the same trouble with printing on paper. Too many times I have had a job print, and realized that it was messed up. Some of the worst of those were when the output was a couple lines of garbage characters per page with a gazillion pages being printed. I hated that.

[Chris Savage]

Unfortunately, I have had to do that a few times. It's sad when you realize part-way through a print that it won't turn out right. But, better than not noticing until you have wasted all that filament (and time.)

So, I posted that last night and then fell asleep. The front was printing on the second P2S, while the back was printing on the first P2S. I will do a thread rating this print, but the first P2S had two partial black filament spools. I thought that would be enough. It was not. So a new back is printing now, since I fell asleep and the front finished printing.

When the first black spool ran out, it went to the second, but some time around 3:00AM the second spool ran out and I had no more black, except what was printing in the second printer (for the front). So after removing the front and cleaning the plate, I started the back again on the second P2S that had plenty of black filament.