On Wednesday 22 July 2020 19:04:00 Chris Albertson wrote: > There are 100 tricks. One is to "cut" the part with a flat plane. > Then print the two halves cut-side down with no support then glue them > together. If you think, sometimes you can find a good place to cut > that actually makes the part stronger because the joined halves have a > double-thick internal skin. Use the cut plane as a shear-wall. > > If you know woodworking then think of joinery and print flat parts > then fits like furniture or cabinets and add some CA glue. Like > wood, the grain ends up going in the long direction and the part is > stronger and also easier to print. > > there are endless ways to avoid supports. Or just put up with it. > I got it figured out how to break it out in one piece in about 10 minutes. 3rd one is 10mm deep on the build plate allready. :)
> On Wed, Jul 22, 2020 at 1:34 AM andy pugh <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Wed, 22 Jul 2020 at 06:17, Gene Heskett <[email protected]> wrote: > > > And had a hell of a time removing the internal supports, which > > > probably out-weigh the gear > > > > Perhaps you would have been better printing it the other way round? > > > > I think I recall seeing someone use pause-at-height to apply an > > anti-adhesion material to the support, but can't remember where I > > saw it, or what he used. > > > > -- > > atp > > "A motorcycle is a bicycle with a pandemonium attachment and is > > designed for the especial use of mechanical geniuses, daredevils and > > lunatics." > > — George Fitch, Atlanta Constitution Newspaper, 1912 > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Emc-users mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users Cheers, Gene Heskett -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) If we desire respect for the law, we must first make the law respectable. - Louis D. Brandeis Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene> _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
