Month: October 2019

Happy Halloween

Halloween 2019

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

A collection off 3D Printed halloween themed prints. Original designs by:

Giant Posable Halloween Spider by Audrey2, is licensed under the Creative Commons – Attribution – Non-Commercial license.

Ghost Bat by yeg3d, is licensed under the Creative Commons – Attribution license.

Pumpkin happy halloween decoration by LeFan, is licensed under the Creative Commons – Attribution – Non-Commercial license.

Spider net telaraña by Ma_king_things, is licensed under the Creative Commons – Public Domain Dedication license.

Halloween 2019

Pumpkin by nature.

Have a great day!

Jack

Prusament PETG Orange Review

Prusment PETG Orange:

Prusament filament as you might have guessed is manufactured in house by Josef Prusa. Prusa Research is the only 3D printer manufacturer with its own filament production lines.

Prusament filaments are available in PLA, PETG and ASA in a range of colours. See more about Prusament filaments in the video below.

Unpacking:

The filament comes in a resealable vacuum sealed bag supplied in a sealed cardboard box. A specification label including a QR code for details and a date stamp is located on the side, this filament was produced on 16.9.2019 less than 1 month old when delivered.

The filament is perfectly wound on a ‘honeycomb’ patterned spool that results in 45% less plastic being used. There are filament catches around the perimeter and another QR code stamped on the spool.

Specification:

  • Trade name – Prusament PETG
  • Chemical name – Copolyester
  • Usage – FDM 3D printing
  • Diameter – 1.75 ± 0.02 mm
  • Manufacturer – Prusa Polymers, Prague, Czech Republic
  • Nozzle Temperature [°C] 250 ± 10
  • Heatbed Temperature [°C] 80 ± 10
  • Print Speed [mm/s] up to 200

Technical Data Sheet

A great thing about Prusament filament is the amount of detail accessible via the QR code or ID, a sample spool can be seen here. Amongst other things the exact weight of the filament and spool are available including a calculator for working out the remaining length of filament left on the spool.

The graph displays the tolerance range confirming it is within ±0.02mm along its entire length. This is reassuring and will provide quality printing throughout the spool.

Sample:

20mm XYZ Calibration Cube by sjdennis
Published on May 24, 2016
www.thingiverse.com/thing:1586206
Creative Commons – Attribution

The first print of a calibration cube at 0.2mm layer height came out great, good layer adhesion and the colour is identical to the printed parts found on a Prusa printer.

#3DBenchy – The jolly 3D printing torture-test by CreativeTools.se by CreativeTools
Published on April 9, 2015
www.thingiverse.com/thing:763622
Creative Commons – Attribution – No Derivatives

As expected the Benchy above turned out very nice, with only some slight stringing which is a characteristic of PETG in general.

More on PETG:

For more info on PETG take a look at this previous review of fiberlogy PETG filament.

Where to buy:

Prusament filament is available from Prusa Research’s official Josef Prusa shop shop.prusa3d.com.

A 1Kg spool of Prusament PETG in Prusa Orange cost £26.69 inc tax. Delivery to the UK which took 7 days and was £5.71 bringing the total to £32.40 delivered.

Jack

Model of the Day

Spider net telarañaby Ma_king_things

Spider net telaraña by Ma_king_things is licensed under the Creative Commons – Public Domain Dedication license, Published on October 23, 2019.

Get ready for Halloween with this cool web design with attachment holes, printed in 14 minutes at 0.2mm layer height with filaprint premium white pla.

Available HERE.

Jack

Model of the Day

Spectacle Cases by gleichaberanders

Etui – Spectacle Cases by gleichaberanders is licensed under the Creative Commons – Attribution – Non-Commercial – Share Alike license, Published on October 22, 2019.

Printed with Filaprint Premium white and Red PLA from RS Components. 0.35mm layer height and 100% infill. Main body took just over 3 hours and the end pieces that require mirroring took 38 minutes.

Available HERE.

Northwood House uses 3D Printing for restoration work

By Prior George – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=37062508

Northwood House is located in Northwood Park, Cowes on the Isle of Wight, and the original building dates back to 1799.

As part of a recent restoration project of the 1838 Rotunda, the Northwood House Team have also found time to carry out work on small interior details that have deteriorated over 200 years.

Working with Dan Sandles to 3D scan surviving examples and recreate exact copies using 3D Printing. Pieces included strips of wall edging, picture frame moldings and some corner rosettes.

Many of the skills to make these peices have been lost, and would be far too expensive to recreate today.

For more on the restoration take a look at northwoodhouse.org.

Drone footage of the Rotunda restoration at Northwood House

find out how 3D printing is being used elsewhere check out our list of applications for 3D printing.

Model of the Day

Flexi Dolphin by robotic_arm

Flexi Dolphin by robotic_arm is licensed under the Creative Commons – Attribution – Share Alike license, Published on October 17, 2019.

Flexi Dolphin by robotic_arm is licensed under the Creative Commons – Attribution – Share Alike license, Published on October 17, 2019.

Printed with silver PLA .2mm layer height and 20% infill.

Available HERE.

Model of the Day

Trolley Token coin holder keyring by OblivionStar

Trolley Token coin holder keyring by OblivionStar is licensed under the Creative Commons – Attribution license. Published on October 16, 2019.

Printed with Prusament Orange PETG at .2mm layer height, 20% infill and 4 perimeters.

Available HERE.