Hey Friends,
No file update today but info on the project: I have noticed some design flaws in my files, some gears have to much (small) detail which can't be printed in sufficient usable quality as they are meant to cleanly cut clay or dough without smudging it or getting it to tightly sticker to the cutter to get it off easily. Therefor I will rethink the design to probably have the outer parts and inner parts as separate cutters instead of adding lots of gears with different combinations.
Having inner and outer parts separate also opens up more combination possibilities, easier print ability and most likely better quality.
So as I already said, please stay patient and meanwhile enjoy the already added cutters, they still will work if you scale them a bit bigger.
Drato
over 10 years
Testprint Image added: lower left corner cutter is the one with the best settings:
<br><br>-used Smart ABS White/Natural which is slightly translucent
<br>-have a look at the Profile.ini for UM2 printing (for my UM2 and Material it was a good choice)
<br>-had to print with full density to reach best quality, print time didnt change much as the cutters dont have lots of solid fillable parts.<br>-you can scale the designs bigger but scaling down will probably result in layers not being printed as the walls get too thin<br>-wall thicknes is 0.8mm and tapered at the edge so scaling up will still have the upper layers printed as thin as your nozzle diameter
Drato
over 10 years
Update:
Gears 1-13 printable now.
Stay tuned for the next set to be updated as well as nice fotos of my test prints.
Print Instructions:
I have attached a Settings Profile File for UM2 Cura.
Drato
over 10 years
As soon as I find time I will also be adding 9 new cutters.
Drato
over 10 years
Soooo my first trestprint is running, I had to thicken the walls to fit the nozzle size. I'll update the files after the testprint one by one so I can test every gear cutter individually. Be patient with me ;)
Drato
over 10 years
Finally my Ultimaker2 has shipped even before the stated date thanks a lot to the Ultimaking team, I hope it reaches me without damage.
So maybe end of next week I can tell more about the printability of my designs. As soon as I find time I'll update the design files and add some pictures of the printed cutters.