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designbydave_aldrich

Follow me on Instagram - Cyclist, Hang Glider Pilot, Engineer from Southern California. Part time Film Maker & photographer

#todaysprint Print in Place Helical Gear Bearing.

#todaysprint Print in Place Helical Gear Bearing. This mechanical assembly is one print. All parts print in their proper location in the final assembly. And this is actually probably the only way to create such an assembly as the Helical gear mesh prevents them from sliding out.

*Design by emmet on Thingiverse

Swipe ➡️ for video of it in action

#3dprinters #3dprinting #pla #voroncorexy #voron #v0 #bearing #printinplace #maker #thingiverse

Hang Glider Pilots - get a free Dave poster with p

Hang Glider Pilots - get a free Dave poster with purchase of a Dave Camera Mount (basetube, stinger or crossbar... because it will fit in the box lol)

While supplies last

#hanggliding #dcm #dbs

#todaysprint Makerbot official T-rex model skull a

#todaysprint Makerbot official T-rex model skull at 200% printed in eSun ABS+ white on the Ender-6. It came out quite nice except for some overhang areas but ABS is nice and easy to carve/sand/"work" so those areas will clean up nicely. Now printing the jaw and then the rest of the skeleton. This will be a big model!

#3dprinters #3dprinting #ender6 #ender #creality #makerbot #maker #trex #abs

Some pleasing early morning handlebar shots form t

Some pleasing early morning handlebar shots form the last few weeks of training.

#cyclinglife #pinarello #lifebehindbars #cycling #bikes #ridebikes #handlebarshot

The stock part cooling fans on the Voron V0 are no

The stock part cooling fans on the Voron V0 are not very effective so I designed these [white] side ducts to mount dual 5015 radial blower fans. They are a bolt on solution and have the same side dimensions as the stock fan shrouds (so there is no loss in print volume.)

Printing PLA (particularly at high speeds) requires a lot of cooling.

The result from the first print is about a 20% reduction in print time with a significant improvement it quality. I can definitely push it faster too, much faster. Currently it's on par with my modded Ender-6 printer so now I think it's a race between the two...

#3dprinting #voroncorexy #v0 #voron #dbs #davebuildstuff #speedboatrace #3dbenchy #diy #maker #3dprinters

Here's a picture of some awesome looking Redwood t

Here's a picture of some awesome looking Redwood trees up at the Crystal Lake Camp Ground to break up the steady stream of 3D print(er) photos

So I guess I'm 3D printing teeth and dental access

So I guess I'm 3D printing teeth and dental accessories now 🤷‍♂️

My cyclist/dentist buddy @doclundy hit me up recently about 3d printing parts like these which I initially dismissed as requiring higher detail then what an FDM type printer can make. Or, at least, higher detail then what I'm use to making. Turns out my modded out Ender-6 can do a pretty good job! Looks like these may actually work.

These are printed in ABS with adaptive layer height, starting around 0.25mm tapering down to 0.06mm

#3dprinters #teeth #dentist #creality #ender6 #ender #3dprinting #dentaltechnician

[Mostly] perfect 3D Benchy on the Voron v0. Turns

[Mostly] perfect 3D Benchy on the Voron v0. Turns out the little side cooling fans just aren't very effective, so high speed printing of PLA will suffer from warping issues on corners. I slowed things down quite a bit to get this print. Just about 1 hour to finish. Now I will gradually dial the speed up to find the sweet spot.

Lots of people are going all out with speed when printing these, which is awesome how fast they can go, but the parts look terrible. I'm more interested in quality, or finding the ideal speed/quality ratio.

#3dbenchy #voroncorexy #voron #v0 #3dprinters #3dprinter #diy #maker

Not a bad first day printing on the Voron V0. The

Not a bad first day printing on the Voron V0. The "glint" (glittery) material hides the layer lines and other imperfections which makes for some very nice and satisfying parts! Probably not ideal for turning though, but I wanted to give it a try.

I don't think I'll be able to push the speed much yet though. Showing signs of under-cooling and under-exteusion, especially during faster moves. I'll have to investigate further.

#voroncorexy #3dprinters #diy #maker #voron #3dbenchy #3dprinter

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