So I've jumped into the rabbit hole

[Janger]

OK. I've had BadaBambu now for a week. I've gone through 4 spools of filament already including reprinting two pieces but this time using the support filament which is only used as a thin layer between the actual printing PLA. Mostly the issue with the support filament doing curves that arc upwards is lots of swapping filament back and forth. This is where a multi-extruder unit would be more effective.

What I like most about the Bambu X1C though is that the bed doesn't move back and forth and so the XY motion is so much faster and smoother. What takes 2 hours on the SOVOL takes half that time on the Bambu.

The surface finish on a piece that was supported is simply amazing compared to the old way of doing it with the same filament. Amazon is supposed to deliver the 5mm diameter magnets today so I can put those into both the frame and the doors and then use them to correctly position everything when I glue the frame together.

I haven't decided yet if I want to use the 4xRed_1xBlue LED tape or the led strip with the REDish Blue LEDs for the grow light trays.

Also not yet decided on the plant probes and auto watering system.
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Edit: It's 16"x10"x24"

My spouse thinks it from a 1970s sci-fi show - something from the medical bay. Haha. It’s really cool I think. I want to see some alien plants. Egg plant, Venus fly traps, triffids….

 

[djberta]

My spouse thinks it from a 1970s sci-fi show - something from the medical bay. Haha. It’s really cool I think. I want to see some alien plants. Egg plant, Venus fly traps, triffids….

Omg you said trifids. Great scifi

 

[jcdammeyer]

My spouse thinks it from a 1970s sci-fi show - something from the medical bay. Haha. It’s really cool I think. I want to see some alien plants. Egg plant, Venus fly traps, triffids….

Funny you should lump Egg plant in with Triffids. However last time I planted Triffids they caused all sorts of havoc so I was kind of thinking this time planting Triffids was not really a good idea. Plus anytime I shipped them FedEx the entire truck vanished.

 

[pdentrem]

Just look at that printer! @pdentrem have you done any mixed diameter nozzle prints, say 0.8mm for coarse fast areas, and a 0.4mm for threads and lettering etc. How does that work out?

How are you using the multiple heads in practice?

I do have a .8 nozzle but I have yet to use it. All my extruders currently have .4 nozzles.

I have used 3 nozzles at one time. Support material, main body of the part and text. Here just 2 nozzles as I was just trying text on test pieces. The top one was without a wipe tower, while the bottom one was dried again and with the wipe tower. Both are Petg.
Pierre

 

[pdentrem]

Did a test piece, in white, to see if there were any issues before going full size. I did find an issue for a bolt. I had earlier printed a solid piece which you can see in the back of the 2 hoops. I now have to print 3 more of the skeletonized parts.
Pierre

 

[pdentrem]

Still printing the last piece over night, but I had to try the appropriate storage position of the upper assembly onto the lower. Still much needs to be made!
Pierre