03-31-2021, 07:11 AM
Just some random stuff on my process printing the back cover.
The back cover design that was posted really isn't the best design for an FDM printer. Don't take this as me criticizing the designer, it's just not a great design to be using for an FDM printer. I'm thinking that the STP file was taken right off the design used to injection mode the "real" back case.
There's a few reason my first print didn't come out as good as I'd like, part of it is the desgin, and part of it is probsably me still trying to figure out the best setting to print the filament I want to use for the back cover.
If you had an SLA printer, the posted STP file would probably work just fine, SLA printers have a MUCH higher resolution then FDM printers. Printing with an FDM printer is like squeezing tooth paste out of a tube, stacking the layers up to make an item, where SLA printing is more like applying very thin layers of glue on top of each other to make the same item.
Some of the advantages of FDM printing are it's cheaper, and more forgiving if you drop the printed item, where SLA printers allow for VERY detailed prints, however, they are brittle, you drop the print and you have a pretty good chance of breaking the item. If you're into D&D type miniatures, war hammer, or any type on miniatures, you'd love an SLA printer.
I've made a few changes to the print settings and trying again.
The back cover design that was posted really isn't the best design for an FDM printer. Don't take this as me criticizing the designer, it's just not a great design to be using for an FDM printer. I'm thinking that the STP file was taken right off the design used to injection mode the "real" back case.
There's a few reason my first print didn't come out as good as I'd like, part of it is the desgin, and part of it is probsably me still trying to figure out the best setting to print the filament I want to use for the back cover.
If you had an SLA printer, the posted STP file would probably work just fine, SLA printers have a MUCH higher resolution then FDM printers. Printing with an FDM printer is like squeezing tooth paste out of a tube, stacking the layers up to make an item, where SLA printing is more like applying very thin layers of glue on top of each other to make the same item.
Some of the advantages of FDM printing are it's cheaper, and more forgiving if you drop the printed item, where SLA printers allow for VERY detailed prints, however, they are brittle, you drop the print and you have a pretty good chance of breaking the item. If you're into D&D type miniatures, war hammer, or any type on miniatures, you'd love an SLA printer.
I've made a few changes to the print settings and trying again.