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Here are the print parameters:
Here are the print parameters:


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My first prints were the horizontal and (2) vertical coupons made with the Crystal filament. I was hesitant to use this, and doubt that it will be the strongest filament, but also feel there's a small chance it could be very strong. It is a mix of materials and PLA in order to achieve a slightly translucent look. With previous test prints, the Crystal filament seemed to stick/string together much more, so I figured a higher temperature would be required, hence the 220 and 230 degree print temperature. Additionally, I felt that a slower speed was required here in order to allow the vertical coupons to be printed accurately.
My first prints were the horizontal and (2) vertical coupons made with the Crystal filament. I was hesitant to use this, and doubt that it will be the strongest filament, but also feel there's a small chance it could be very strong. It is a mix of materials and PLA in order to achieve a slightly translucent look. With previous test prints, the Crystal filament seemed to stick/string together much more, so I figured a higher temperature would be required, hence the 220 and 230 degree print temperature. Additionally, I felt that a slower speed was required here in order to allow the vertical coupons to be printed accurately.

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Luke Shaw

I am a soon-to-be graduated college student with strong leadership and communication skills. Experience in a marketing, accounting, and sales, and business roles. My main focus is within marketing and process/operations streamlining.

When it comes to the Open Source Movement, I am a huge fan of the innovation aspect of the concept. Space is the limit and there's no saying where the advancements in technology might take us. The main reason I'm attracted to the OSM is because of the opportunities that might present themselves both in business ventures as well as lucrative solutions for social problems, either of which I would love to be a part of.

By building a JellyBox, RepRap printer, I was able to see first hand just how available the resources are in this movement. Additionally, I was able to see the entire movement become a physical product as a plugged in my printer for the first time. Whether it is prototyping future products for my own business ventures, or a company I work for, I see great value in the opportunities 3D printers will bring myself and everyone else. [[category:242-2017 People]]

MiniMech Project

In this project, I'm using everything I've learned to make the highest quality print and what print parameters I think will yield the strongest test coupon. We were given an STL file and it was up to us to decide what print parameters would create the strongest coupon.

The parameters that I decided to test were: - type of filament - print speed (walls and infill) - layer thickness - print temperature

Here are the print parameters:

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My first prints were the horizontal and (2) vertical coupons made with the Crystal filament. I was hesitant to use this, and doubt that it will be the strongest filament, but also feel there's a small chance it could be very strong. It is a mix of materials and PLA in order to achieve a slightly translucent look. With previous test prints, the Crystal filament seemed to stick/string together much more, so I figured a higher temperature would be required, hence the 220 and 230 degree print temperature. Additionally, I felt that a slower speed was required here in order to allow the vertical coupons to be printed accurately.

My second prints were done with SainSmart PLA white filament. This seemed to me to be a much more consistent and reliable PLA color and format. There's not translucent properties to it, but there is a stigma in the printing community that white is more difficult to print with. This was my best bet when it came to strength. Two of my coupons I printed with a .3 layer thickness and my final print with a .4 layer thickness. I felt that the thicker the layers, the more structurally sound it is even though it may lack detail. I printed a horizontal and vertical coupon at a speed of 100 for the infill and 60 for the walls and did a final horizontal coupon at just 80mm/s, figuring this was a good middle ground.

TEST RESULTS

Demo stuff

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Jelly1.jpg Various prints Some of my first prints
Jelly 3.JPG The printer! In all it's glory

Videos

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