3D d print of a Helical gear

[danmauch]

 Using GM, Mach3, slicer program, a G540 and my retrofitt ed cnc machine with a ABS extruder.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ua2k-kH601M&feature=youtu.be
Dan Mauch
Camtronic s Inc

[Bloy]

I'll be checking back in a few minutes.. ..as youtube has instructe d me to do.  

Thanks,
John

[danmauch]

This is the correct  link. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yr_Bt04j88s&feature=youtu.be

dan

[ArtF]

wow, much faster than I thought it would be..

Art

[BobL]

Awesome Dan, much better speed than I expected also..Ver y impressiv e..


Cheers
Bob

[Bloy]

Ditto..Aw esome!  That's an interesti ng asteroida l nozzle. I'm guessing has to do with temperatu re control. It looks like insulatio n used to contain the heat for accurate sensing.

[danmauch]

I can increase the speed quite a bit. Right now I Have Mach3 velocity set at 900 but previousl y had it up to 1200. I tuned it back when I figured out that the calibrati on of the filamnet flow rate was incorrect . Now that I have calibrate d the extruder I need to go back and raise the axis velocity back up.
I think I can also go into Slic3r and increase the speed that it sets for the Gcode.
Dan Mauch

wow, much faster than I thought it would be..

Art

[danmauch]

 I read on the GenXlab blog about using your cnc machine as a 3d printer  that they recommend ed the Maker Gear stepper plastrude r. They said it was bullet proof . So far i have used a couple hundred feet of abs filament and found their recommend ation to be accurate. The heated element does have an insulatin g compound around .37mm  the noozle where a thermocou ple is embeded. That if followed by kapton tape and then two fiberglas s insulatio n boots. Work great.

Dan Mauch
 

Ditto..Aw esome!  That's an interesti ng asteroida l nozzle. I'm guessing has to do with temperatu re control. It looks like insulatio n used to contain the heat for accurate sensing.