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Hi everyone,

I just wanted to start off by saying this is not a 3D Scan that I did. I downloaded the file for free from 3ddigitaldoubles.com.

I wanted to test out my ability to print a full-sized version of a 3D scan of a human head. So, here it is. I used gold PLA from filaments.ca at 215C. The layer height was 0.1mm, and the print speed was 70mm/s. I printed onto glass with a hairspray coating at 60C.

During the print, while I was sleeping, the print failed when the Bowden cable got caught up on one of the carriages and caused the motors to slip. Chaos ensued, and I had to continue the print manually. I did this by measuring precisely how much of the print had completed, then using Simplify3D to start the print at that height, with all the exact same settings as before.

After resuming the print, I noticed that all the carriages had come loose from the chaos of the failure. So I then had to pause the print and continue it again.

Luckily, I caught most of it in this time-lapse video. Check it out:

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This is cool!

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cool

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What an impressive print, love this! Well worth the timelapse :wink:

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Awsome …

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Cool one!! @3Dwildesspirit I’m curious about how did you scan the head in the first place? What’s the polycount for the model you printed?

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I did not scan the head. I downloaded the model for free from 3ddigitaldoubles.com. Check it out if you’d like.

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nice indeed!

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wow man very impressive

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What printer is that?