2018-07-15, 04:47 PM
(This post was last modified: 2018-07-18, 08:13 PM by evilpolygon.)
I've been using the grey resin for the last 2-3 weeks and i've had the cover on the printer all the time . i'm surmising that the fumes maybe accumulating on the inside of the green cover . yes i have the printer in the basement where its cooler . the temperature around the printer is at room temp or slightly below (its summer and on the third floor i have an air conditioner on) i've noticed some micro cracks on the acrylic . resin fumes perhaps. and no its not water for sure cause its greasy and has a smell to it. maybe its just this resin.
i've did some testing and found nanodlp as the perfect slicer for the bean . no crashes and also a neat layer by layer feature for previewing. i haven't tried to connect the nanodlp software to the bean yet . atm the printing software from kudo3d works well for me . unfortunately the nanodlp software has naming issues and i have to rename the files with advanced renamer . free to download. so its unzip rename re-zip so the files can be downloaded to the bean . the slacer app just isn't reliable for me .
yes its my first printer . i really wanted a 3d printer for years just not affordable (form printer is out of my league). ive even built a dvd gcode mini pen thingy. ive been playing with the contempt to build my own fdm printer but with a budget im on im slowly collecting the parts i need a bit at a time . i just need to find a place here in canada for the lead screws and frame . i might just weld one from scrap. ive played around with the pi and ardruino . im trying to learn to code on the arduino . one of them has marlin installed on it and the pi with octoprint . im curious how these will work on the bean .
im a total noob . after receiving my bean it took me 10 days to realize that the thing was put together in a rush . i had to dismantle the z axis to tighten all the screws . it was the bearings that were making the whole thing wobble . i actually thought it was normal . i wasted a bottle of grey to have prints skewed . looked like the tower of piza . found the problem . thanks kudo! tighten your screws please before shipping . or was it a clever ploy to make me waste resin??
ive managed to go as far as 16 microns . ive been printing in 20 so far . playing around with the advanced settings to quicken the prints as i learn . ive found the first layer and possible second layer to lift at speed 5 instead of the suggested 15 they have at default . after that any supports leading the the model done at 15 with exposure set to 30 . i expose my first and second layer at 70sec. i have not tried to have exposure set to 10 sec yet . later on that. lift height ive found first layer and second layer set to 15 and then 8 being the lowest for the rest of the print.
update . i broke my bean! the lcd screen has developed black spots . i think i either crushed the screen as i was configuring the z axis . bit after taking it all apart ive noticed the lcd is mounted on a sheet of acrylic. duuh duhh daaaa! micro cracks . if it was glass it shoulda split right in half or chunks of glass in side my printer . so any ideas? im thinking about using an old samsung note screen . contacted kudo . ill see if this happens again . ill have to upgrade the thing to glass maybe. i replaced the stepper driver . i dont know if it helps or not . ive done some mods already like having a washer in between the large black tightening knob on top of the z axis . the plastic was stripping off . i broke the vat too. darn thing is so delicate . soooo i took my soldering iron to it . ha good as new. im going to have to build me a cnc machine and make me a aluminum vat. replaced the teflon film twice . i hate doing that . then they released a video . head to wall . pound twice.
so ive printed multiple parts and used the resin as the bounding agent . light bulb . save on super glue .
ill post up pics after work . now that the bean is offline and i have nothing to play with . or i just might take it apart and find out how it works . tried to access the pi . but sneaky kudo has changed the pass and login . took out the micro card but i can't copy the files . the pi has wifi capability so why the repeater that they included with it? it has a ramps 1.4 i might swap it out with my 1.6 cause i can . or find a smaller board . until i find a replacement screen its a pile of parts .
hope you get yours soon . great printer . fun to use . great detail .
a little about me : husband and father to 2 kids married 23 years. have a background in 3d modeling and animation . worked for EABlackbox Need for Speed franchise and conceptual architectural projects including a concept for a monorail for the city of Seattle transportation . i play mini table top war games . i sculpt , draw, paint. hobbies include facial makeup for movies and i have a interest in electronics .
i've did some testing and found nanodlp as the perfect slicer for the bean . no crashes and also a neat layer by layer feature for previewing. i haven't tried to connect the nanodlp software to the bean yet . atm the printing software from kudo3d works well for me . unfortunately the nanodlp software has naming issues and i have to rename the files with advanced renamer . free to download. so its unzip rename re-zip so the files can be downloaded to the bean . the slacer app just isn't reliable for me .
yes its my first printer . i really wanted a 3d printer for years just not affordable (form printer is out of my league). ive even built a dvd gcode mini pen thingy. ive been playing with the contempt to build my own fdm printer but with a budget im on im slowly collecting the parts i need a bit at a time . i just need to find a place here in canada for the lead screws and frame . i might just weld one from scrap. ive played around with the pi and ardruino . im trying to learn to code on the arduino . one of them has marlin installed on it and the pi with octoprint . im curious how these will work on the bean .
im a total noob . after receiving my bean it took me 10 days to realize that the thing was put together in a rush . i had to dismantle the z axis to tighten all the screws . it was the bearings that were making the whole thing wobble . i actually thought it was normal . i wasted a bottle of grey to have prints skewed . looked like the tower of piza . found the problem . thanks kudo! tighten your screws please before shipping . or was it a clever ploy to make me waste resin??
ive managed to go as far as 16 microns . ive been printing in 20 so far . playing around with the advanced settings to quicken the prints as i learn . ive found the first layer and possible second layer to lift at speed 5 instead of the suggested 15 they have at default . after that any supports leading the the model done at 15 with exposure set to 30 . i expose my first and second layer at 70sec. i have not tried to have exposure set to 10 sec yet . later on that. lift height ive found first layer and second layer set to 15 and then 8 being the lowest for the rest of the print.
update . i broke my bean! the lcd screen has developed black spots . i think i either crushed the screen as i was configuring the z axis . bit after taking it all apart ive noticed the lcd is mounted on a sheet of acrylic. duuh duhh daaaa! micro cracks . if it was glass it shoulda split right in half or chunks of glass in side my printer . so any ideas? im thinking about using an old samsung note screen . contacted kudo . ill see if this happens again . ill have to upgrade the thing to glass maybe. i replaced the stepper driver . i dont know if it helps or not . ive done some mods already like having a washer in between the large black tightening knob on top of the z axis . the plastic was stripping off . i broke the vat too. darn thing is so delicate . soooo i took my soldering iron to it . ha good as new. im going to have to build me a cnc machine and make me a aluminum vat. replaced the teflon film twice . i hate doing that . then they released a video . head to wall . pound twice.
so ive printed multiple parts and used the resin as the bounding agent . light bulb . save on super glue .
ill post up pics after work . now that the bean is offline and i have nothing to play with . or i just might take it apart and find out how it works . tried to access the pi . but sneaky kudo has changed the pass and login . took out the micro card but i can't copy the files . the pi has wifi capability so why the repeater that they included with it? it has a ramps 1.4 i might swap it out with my 1.6 cause i can . or find a smaller board . until i find a replacement screen its a pile of parts .
hope you get yours soon . great printer . fun to use . great detail .
a little about me : husband and father to 2 kids married 23 years. have a background in 3d modeling and animation . worked for EABlackbox Need for Speed franchise and conceptual architectural projects including a concept for a monorail for the city of Seattle transportation . i play mini table top war games . i sculpt , draw, paint. hobbies include facial makeup for movies and i have a interest in electronics .