3-D printing

[DonyaQuick]

Hey 3D printing friends!!!

Short version: I'm about to pull the trigger on the Bambu Labs H2S combo.

Longer version, here: https://www.printerknowledge.com/th...pulling-the-trigger-on-a-bambu-lab-h2s.17152/

(if any of the peeps below want to give my your 2 cents, I'd love to hear from you!)

Oo...I did not know of this one until now. All the Bambu's I'd seen before had build volumes that were too small for what I wanted. Honestly, if there had been a Bambu with this build volume at the time I was in the market last year, I might have gone with this one instead of the Creality K2 Plus that I got. I have no complaints about the performance of the K2 Plus, it's amazing - but the weight of the beast is truly horrendous and I see the Bambu is a decent bit lighter. So the H2S perhaps would not have caused me to injure myself during the initial setup LOL.

As far as value of multi-filament support, I don't do multi-color prints but having a multi-filament system on my K2 Plus makes it so I can just load up my most commonly used filaments and print without worrying about loading in the filament I want. Also lets me load two of one type if I'm going to run out mid-print; pretty sure Bambu can do the same. So, some kind of auto filament swapper is useful and time-saving if you simply print a lot. I gather there's a version of the Bambu failment chamber that can also do filament drying? If so, go for that one if it's an option.

Regarding the note about ABS with an enclosed printer in the linked thread, I doubt the Bambu will permit totally safe household ABS usage without some custom fume extraction added on, whether a fume hood type thing or some kind of printer-back-to-window chute to really enforce where stuff is going. Looks like it's easily moddable for that though.

BTW, what are y'all using as filament dryers and storage these days?

For me:

• Dryer: Rarely need one, but when I do, a food dehydrator.
• Storage:
  • Vac-bags with ziploc type seal on the top and either a hand pump or electric pump to vacate the air. I also put desiccant in with the filament.
  • Air-tight plastic storage boxes with a ton of desiccant
• Desiccant: I use the blue-to-pink silica gel beads, and I put them in the microwave on low to recharge them. Gotta be careful not to get them too hot.

I also have a bunch of the cheap digital humidity meters in all my boxes. Usually hovering between 10% - 20%

Mostly ditto minus the hygrometers. I don't use a food dehydrator but have a cheap single-reel dryer that I use sometimes on my PETG reels if they've sat for a bit. The K2 Plus's filament system can act like a dry box, so I keep dessicant in there too and rarely run into any wet filament issues now despite being in a really humid climate.

 

[azurbanclucker]

BTW, what are y'all using as filament dryers and storage these days?

For me:

• Dryer: Rarely need one, but when I do, a food dehydrator.
• Storage:
  • Vac-bags with ziploc type seal on the top and either a hand pump or electric pump to vacate the air. I also put desiccant in with the filament.
  • Air-tight plastic storage boxes with a ton of desiccant
• Desiccant: I use the blue-to-pink silica gel beads, and I put them in the microwave on low to recharge them. Gotta be careful not to get them too hot.

I also have a bunch of the cheap digital humidity meters in all my boxes. Usually hovering between 10% - 20%

Pretty much the same here. I don't even own a dryer. No need for it in the desert, really. I find that the paper type humidity strips don't even register here because it's so dry, so don't worry about it. I use large clear tubs with an airtight seal because they fit well on my shelves and hold 12x 1kg spools. Then I've got another dozen of the ones I most commonly use bagged and stored on my shelf like this photo.

 

[azurbanclucker]

I'm glad you got one and shared your thoughts and experiences. I remember when they first came out and there were a ton of videos about them. I thought it was a decently cool idea, but didn't know how often I'd really be using it.

I order 500g spools in variety packs (mostly from Amolen) quite a bit, so when I get them down to the dregs I can add them to the test spool. That way I can find use for those bits and not just toss them.

 

[Nifty-Chicken]

I might have gone with this one instead of the Creality K2 Plus

I was seriously considering it too... especially since my last 3 printers were from Creality.

... but I'm really ready to try something that has a super solid track-record, and while the Creality machines are getting better, I have to recognize that Bambu has been doing a GREAT job at moving the hobby forward, and a lot of people (especially ones that don't think of themselves as 3D printer enthusiasts) say "Ya, they just work, and work well."

As far as value of multi-filament support, I don't do multi-color prints but having a multi-filament system on my K2 Plus makes it so I can just load up my most commonly used filaments and print without worrying about loading in the filament I want

Good to know. I'm not sure how much I'll use it, but I'd rather get it on sale and use it time-to-time, than regret getting it later.

 

[Theurbanhomestead]

BTW, what are y'all using as filament dryers and storage these days?

For me:

• Dryer: Rarely need one, but when I do, a food dehydrator.

I picked up a used one a month or so ago and use it some but not enough that I would have bought one new. I also know that bambu printers (at least the x1c) has a dry cycle you can use to dry out filiment.

• Storage:
  • Vac-bags with ziploc type seal on the top and either a hand pump or electric pump to vacate the air. I also put desiccant in with the filament.
  • Air-tight plastic storage boxes with a ton of desiccant

Same here. I have found the bags seem to leak a lot though, that might be because I buy cheap bags or possibly don't seal them well.

• Desiccant: I use the blue-to-pink silica gel beads, and I put them in the microwave on low to recharge them. Gotta be careful not to get them too hot.

I have also started keeping all the descant bags that come in so many things. It makes it easy to throw a whole bunch in a bag or where ever I need them. I usually dry them in the filament dryer when I have nothing else in it.

I also have a bunch of the cheap digital humidity meters in all my boxes. Usually hovering between 10% - 20%

 

[Nifty-Chicken]

I've seen a lot of videos of 3D printing on fabric, but this one takes it to a whole new level.