[Emc-users] [OffTopic] Re: Getting schmartder about 3d

2021-02-21 Thread Gene Heskett
On Sunday 21 February 2021 20:38:06 Gregg Eshelman via Emc-users wrote: > The trick is to cool the thermoplastic just enough that it won't sag > and fall over, while remaining melty enough for the next hot layer to > fuse to it. Has me wondering if 3D printers could have an extra > bridging fan,

Re: [Emc-users] Getting schmartder about 3d

2021-02-21 Thread Gregg Eshelman via Emc-users
The trick is to cool the thermoplastic just enough that it won't sag and fall over, while remaining melty enough for the next hot layer to fuse to it. Has me wondering if 3D printers could have an extra bridging fan, a small one with a precisely aimed nozzle that could quickly turn on when

Re: [Emc-users] Getting schmartder about 3d

2021-02-21 Thread Gene Heskett
On Sunday 21 February 2021 17:15:45 Chris Albertson wrote: > > But one of the first mods I made was to replace the chute that > > directs that fans air in the general direction of tyhe nozzle, with > > one I printed that aims the air directly at the nozzle with its > > shape. > > That might

Re: [Emc-users] Getting schmartder about 3d

2021-02-21 Thread Chris Albertson
> > > But one of the first mods I made was to replace the chute that directs > that fans air in the general direction of tyhe nozzle, with one I > printed that aims the air directly at the nozzle with its shape. That might explain a problem.The purpose of the fan is not to cool the nozzle but to

Re: [Emc-users] Getting schmartder about 3d

2021-02-21 Thread Frank Tkalcevic
The "nozzle fan" is actually a "part fan", used to cool down some plastics, especially PLA, that have a low (50c) transition temperature. Cooling the nozzle, and heat block is bad; that's why they make silicone "socks" to cover the heat block and nozzle. You may want to try printing without the

[Emc-users] Accuracy of the resolver.

2021-02-21 Thread nkp216
How to calculate the accuracy of the resolver? 1.Does this calculation make sense? https://forum.linuxcnc.org/27-driver-boards/39629-1988-fadal-4020-conversion-thoughts-mesa-6i24-7i49?start=10#176312 2. And if the gear ratio is made 1:5 ? ___