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My ender definitely has a dip in the middle of the bed, so glass looks to be closer in my future in my future than I thought.

Also installed the SKR mini e3... Wow, so much quieter, but now all I hear are fans haha. Still need to configure all the SKR Marlin 2.0.x goodies but that's for a later day. Cura settings still blowing my mind, feel like I need to hit up a community college night class for 3d printing and 3d design.
 

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Made a mount for the new versa quad pack, I wanted to mount it under the cross beam that makes up the back of the tank stand. By doing so, I would have covered the buttons on top of the base station.

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If i wanted to make a rollermat filter, what 3d printer is good for that?

Also im a beginner with zero experience.
 

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If i wanted to make a rollermat filter, what 3d printer is good for that?

Also im a beginner with zero experience.

Depends on budget and how much time you're willing to put in. Ender 3 works well, providing your willing to do a few mods and accept "pretty good" print quality. Prusa MK3s is the premium option.
 

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Depends on budget and how much time you're willing to put in. Ender 3 works well, providing your willing to do a few mods and accept "pretty good" print quality. Prusa MK3s is the premium option.
Whats the print size for the ender 3? I dont mind pretty good. What program for drawing stuff do i need to use?
 

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Search "Ender 3" and you should find many listings with size.

I use Fusion 360. Tinkercad is simpler.
Thanks i see. About 8 inches. Not very big. Do i need a laptop or desktop or just use your phone?
 

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Thanks i see. About 8 inches. Not very big. Do i need a laptop or desktop or just use your phone?

For 3D modeling, slicing the files into a printer format, etc, you will definitely need more than a phone.

Just so you know, just printing something that uses the ender 3 8x8x8 bed size will take days. Printing is a slow process. No matter the FDM printer.
 

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Depending on what you're planning to do with your rollermat, I would suggest you purchase one of the commercially available ones and modify it to suit your needs. That's what I did with one of the bubble magus arf-1's.

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I was looking at the bubble magnus. What did you modify? How do u like it?
 

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I included a photo in the post, but all i used from it were the two spindles, the motor, and the float switch. the rest was 3d printed. works fantastic
I thought it was a different model! Didnt realise it was 3d printed. Nice!
 

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If i wanted to make a rollermat filter, what 3d printer is good for that?

Also im a beginner with zero experience.
I am not sure a 3D printer is really needed for one. Acrylic is very easy to work with and might be a better choice for a rollermat filter.
 

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So I'm not very familiar with 3D printing and it's limitations, but I am wondering if someone would be willing to drum a pair of pulleys for me. I cannot find the what I really want online anywhere.

Looking for a 3" OD, 2" pitch diameter with a shaft on one side. All of which I think would be easy. (and i can be flexible on these dimensions)
The tricky part might be that I need tapped holes (2) on the shaft for set screws.

If anyone is interested, feel free to hit me up. Willing to pay of course.

Cheers,
C
 

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For those of you with an Ender 3. I'd recommend a spring steel bed with PEI coating over a glass bed. Much easier to get prints to stick to and come off of.
 

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So I'm not very familiar with 3D printing and it's limitations, but I am wondering if someone would be willing to drum a pair of pulleys for me. I cannot find the what I really want online anywhere.

Looking for a 3" OD, 2" pitch diameter with a shaft on one side. All of which I think would be easy. (and i can be flexible on these dimensions)
The tricky part might be that I need tapped holes (2) on the shaft for set screws.

If anyone is interested, feel free to hit me up. Willing to pay of course.

Cheers,
C

If you draw it out for me, that seems simple enough to make :). Just a side view with some dimensions.
 

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If you draw it out for me, that seems simple enough to make :). Just a side view with some dimensions.
I was thinking the same thing.... I couldn't visualize it... Funny, I thought that printing threads would be hard, but it does such a good job all you have to do is run a tap through them to clean em up.
 

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