I definitely prefer the 30 minute turn around time vs a week or three. Thanks for the hint with that calibration object. That's exactly the kind of thing I don't know yet.
I will avoid getting into actual Cura settings here :) I did manage to figure out how to get Sculpteo set up with a sharable purchase link like Shapeways. They have a very similar set of material, color, and quality options like Shapeways, except they have offices all over the world. https://www.sculpteo.com/en/print/pcb2molex8878_chamfer_rex_bkw_c11/foSfeAyj -- bkw On Thu, Aug 29, 2019, 5:41 AM Gary Hammond <[email protected]> wrote: > Not bad for a first print. The Creality CR-10 can give good results. > > It looks like your may not have enough retraction set in the slicing > software which can result in the oozing that you are seeing on your print. > Hot end temp may be slightly too high which can also cause oozing. There is > a great little test block I use to quickly check filament and settings > changes. It is at thingiverse.com at > https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2253091 > > If the layers delaminate, the hot end temp is too low. > > If the bridging sags, the hot end temp is too high, or you don’t have > sufficient cooling on the job. > > If you see ‘ripples’ in the vertical sides, the drive belts need > tightening, or tolerances on the X/Y axis are sloppy. > > If you see stringing, try more retraction. > > Shapeways may be better if you are in the US, but where’s the fun and > satisfaction compared to printing your own creations 😊 > > > > *From:* M100 <[email protected]> *On Behalf Of *Brian > White > *Sent:* Thursday, 29 August 2019 9:20 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* [M100] pcb2molex8878 > > > > Astonishingly, I was just able to print a functional carrier in PLA on a > Creality CR-10S. (A very common home $400 fdm printer from a year ago.) > > > > I got the printer last year but only opened the box a couple days ago and > this is only my 3rd attempt to print anything at all. > > > > The carrier looked like crap on the print bed, but after a little manual > clean-up, it turned out to actually work! > > > > So, these things can be printed at home after all. > > > > (scroll to bottom) > > https://photos.app.goo.gl/zynHU4LSpd5BZBYC9 > <https://eur04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fphotos.app.goo.gl%2FzynHU4LSpd5BZBYC9&data=02%7C01%7C%7Ca8fddd06ba5748b0d0ed08d72c621630%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637026672095133352&sdata=QVjMP%2FJwbG25uo9qKbfsVqk9315KHYRjzD8OZHnvIAw%3D&reserved=0> > > > > Although, for $5, the Shapeways output is way better. > > > > -- > > bkw >
