Comments on: New MakerBot high resolution record! http://makerblock.com/2010/07/new-makerbot-high-resolution-record/ And I, for one, welcome our new robotic overlords Sat, 11 Feb 2012 09:55:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Dave http://makerblock.com/2010/07/new-makerbot-high-resolution-record/comment-page-1/#comment-3302 Dave Thu, 21 Oct 2010 14:33:59 +0000 http://makerblock.com/?p=1749#comment-3302 Woah.. Unanswered questions - sorry, Beak! Yes, the feed rate was probably the biggest challange... If you're still messing with this, the keys were dropping the flow rate down and increasing the width/thickness. Aside from raisng the layer height, something I wasn't really interested in doing, those are really the two controls you get if you need to drop your feed rate to something sane. I think the feed rate I settled on was about 65mm/second. Woah.. Unanswered questions – sorry, Beak!

Yes, the feed rate was probably the biggest challange… If you’re still messing with this, the keys were dropping the flow rate down and increasing the width/thickness. Aside from raisng the layer height, something I wasn’t really interested in doing, those are really the two controls you get if you need to drop your feed rate to something sane. I think the feed rate I settled on was about 65mm/second.

]]> By: beak90 http://makerblock.com/2010/07/new-makerbot-high-resolution-record/comment-page-1/#comment-2221 beak90 Tue, 27 Jul 2010 03:17:11 +0000 http://makerblock.com/?p=1749#comment-2221 After looking at this post I decided to try it myself. So far I've gotten down to 0.2mm with my 0.4mm makergear nozzle. But with a catch. I haven't slowed down the extruder at all. This means that it takes the same amount of time to print with this resolution as with lesser resolution. I find this resolution to be far superior to my old 0.35mm layer height. The only problem with this is that I have to move the build platform really really fast(ly). We're talkin' 70mm/s. This is approaching the fasted the bot can move and with complex shapes (storm trooper is what I've tried so far) it skips a lot of steps. This means some layers shift and it looks bad. If I turn the stepper current all the way up it helps, but it still skips some steps. Going to try it with something a little simpler next. And Dave, exactly what speed are you printing at? After looking at this post I decided to try it myself. So far I’ve gotten down to 0.2mm with my 0.4mm makergear nozzle. But with a catch. I haven’t slowed down the extruder at all. This means that it takes the same amount of time to print with this resolution as with lesser resolution. I find this resolution to be far superior to my old 0.35mm layer height. The only problem with this is that I have to move the build platform really really fast(ly). We’re talkin’ 70mm/s. This is approaching the fasted the bot can move and with complex shapes (storm trooper is what I’ve tried so far) it skips a lot of steps. This means some layers shift and it looks bad. If I turn the stepper current all the way up it helps, but it still skips some steps. Going to try it with something a little simpler next.
And Dave, exactly what speed are you printing at?

]]> By: MakerBot Hi Rez Printing Secrets revealed! | MakerBlock http://makerblock.com/2010/07/new-makerbot-high-resolution-record/comment-page-1/#comment-1995 MakerBot Hi Rez Printing Secrets revealed! | MakerBlock Fri, 16 Jul 2010 17:45:54 +0000 http://makerblock.com/?p=1749#comment-1995 [...] Hi Rez Printing Secrets revealed! Warning: All responses from Dave are real, in the correct order, and unchanged.  I may have embellished my questions and [...] [...] Hi Rez Printing Secrets revealed! Warning: All responses from Dave are real, in the correct order, and unchanged.  I may have embellished my questions and [...]

]]> By: Dave http://makerblock.com/2010/07/new-makerbot-high-resolution-record/comment-page-1/#comment-1992 Dave Fri, 16 Jul 2010 16:54:38 +0000 http://makerblock.com/?p=1749#comment-1992 LOL.. It's all good. (ty, though) LOL.. It’s all good. (ty, though)

]]> By: MakerBlock http://makerblock.com/2010/07/new-makerbot-high-resolution-record/comment-page-1/#comment-1990 MakerBlock Fri, 16 Jul 2010 16:51:55 +0000 http://makerblock.com/?p=1749#comment-1990 @Dave: Are you kidding? And ruin the totally arbitrary and meaningless post comment count?? BTW, corrected the spelling. Sorry about that. @Dave: Are you kidding? And ruin the totally arbitrary and meaningless post comment count?? BTW, corrected the spelling. Sorry about that.

]]> By: Dave http://makerblock.com/2010/07/new-makerbot-high-resolution-record/comment-page-1/#comment-1989 Dave Fri, 16 Jul 2010 16:48:09 +0000 http://makerblock.com/?p=1749#comment-1989 Ah.. Nuke this & the last comment if you'd like then.. :) Ah.. Nuke this & the last comment if you’d like then.. :)

]]> By: Dave http://makerblock.com/2010/07/new-makerbot-high-resolution-record/comment-page-1/#comment-1988 Dave Fri, 16 Jul 2010 16:47:25 +0000 http://makerblock.com/?p=1749#comment-1988 Drat.. Guess it got eaten.. Anyway.. dduranT!! T!!! :P > Dave! How did you do it? Patience, practice and Grey Goose. Or maybe Sake, if I have something good around. > Did you print slowly or fast? Fastly. Really, REALLY fastly. Over 65mm/s. Silly 20mm cube still took 20 minutes to print, though. > Did you run the extruder slow or fast? Slow but not as slow as I expected I'd have to. > Did you use a custom nozzle or the standard MakerBot nozzle? I do indeed have a MakerGear.com 0.35mm hot end (props to makergear - much awesome to be had there) but I haven't used it yet. Still printing with the stock 0.5mm nozzle from MBI but do have a makergear heatercore and PEEK on there. Been trying to print something nicer than a 20mm cube this profile but am having some raft issues - you really don't want warping when your layers are that thin and you're moving that fast. Maybe this weekend.. Drat.. Guess it got eaten.. Anyway..

dduranT!! T!!! :P

> Dave! How did you do it?

Patience, practice and Grey Goose. Or maybe Sake, if I have something good around.

> Did you print slowly or fast?

Fastly. Really, REALLY fastly. Over 65mm/s. Silly 20mm cube still took 20 minutes to print, though.

> Did you run the extruder slow or fast?

Slow but not as slow as I expected I’d have to.

> Did you use a custom nozzle or the standard MakerBot nozzle?

I do indeed have a MakerGear.com 0.35mm hot end (props to makergear – much awesome to be had there) but I haven’t used it yet. Still printing with the stock 0.5mm nozzle from MBI but do have a makergear heatercore and PEEK on there.

Been trying to print something nicer than a 20mm cube this profile but am having some raft issues – you really don’t want warping when your layers are that thin and you’re moving that fast. Maybe this weekend..

]]> By: MakerBlock http://makerblock.com/2010/07/new-makerbot-high-resolution-record/comment-page-1/#comment-1987 MakerBlock Fri, 16 Jul 2010 16:46:30 +0000 http://makerblock.com/?p=1749#comment-1987 @Dave: Ah, it looks like WordPress thought your insights were spammy. :) @Dave: Ah, it looks like WordPress thought your insights were spammy. :)

]]> By: MakerBlock http://makerblock.com/2010/07/new-makerbot-high-resolution-record/comment-page-1/#comment-1986 MakerBlock Fri, 16 Jul 2010 16:45:04 +0000 http://makerblock.com/?p=1749#comment-1986 @Erik: In the chase for the highest resolution, I hadn't thought about inter-layer adhesion and delamination. I guess it really depends on what you're printing. I would think a lower resolution is better for overhangs, speed, and now adhesion. High resolution gets you mad props and, you know, higher resolution. @Erik: In the chase for the highest resolution, I hadn’t thought about inter-layer adhesion and delamination. I guess it really depends on what you’re printing. I would think a lower resolution is better for overhangs, speed, and now adhesion. High resolution gets you mad props and, you know, higher resolution.

]]> By: MakerBlock http://makerblock.com/2010/07/new-makerbot-high-resolution-record/comment-page-1/#comment-1985 MakerBlock Fri, 16 Jul 2010 16:42:34 +0000 http://makerblock.com/?p=1749#comment-1985 @Dave: I am the great and powerful MakerBlock! Your comments and tears are delicious to me! @Dave: I am the great and powerful MakerBlock! Your comments and tears are delicious to me!

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