New Full Scale 3D Printer in Broward Area

[EY3D]

We here at Expose Yourself are exited to announce the arrival of our BigRep ONE.2 3D printer with a 1 m³ working volume (27 times the volume of a large desktop 3D printer). This opens a gateway to a new dimension in 3D printing and 3D manufacturing. There are virtually no limits to your creativity, from human scale robot parts to full-dimensional sculptural artworks, anything is possible.

The BigRep ONE.2 can print in PLA, ABS, Copolymere, Laywood, Laybrick, PC, PA, and TPE. We look forward to working with local makers and businesses to produce some of the most mind blowing 3D prints in the world!

I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions on any cool samples we can try to print on this beast.

[Arnoldas]

Oh cool! It’s impressive! What’s the biggest thing you guys have printed? Is it that vase?! Love the Marvin!

[EY3D]

Thank you, Its a fun machine! The vase is the larges so far, I am about 14 hours into a dragon head from thingyverse. Its going to be about 38" wide by 15" high (2500 cm³) in volume. We are always open to ideas!

Marvin is awesome! He has completed printing and is in the finishing process, we will be sure to post the final product!

[printwithme]

People are always moved by seeing a print of something they recognize. Maybe try props from well known movies, comics or video games. There’s plenty to search for on thingiverse and the other model sites.

[EY3D]

Thank you for the suggestion, that’s a great idea!

[Arnoldas]

Yeah, indeed - for example a flower pot made out of Yoda head ^^

[Arnoldas]

Great! Lookig forward. Btw. What’s the nozzle size on this thing?

[EY3D]

It actually has 2. The one installed on the left is a 1,0mm nozzle and on the right is a 0,5mm nozzle.

[gabriela3d]

Oh, the possibilities! I’d definitely dive into NASA’s 3D models collection - maybe a spacesuit or a shuttle?

Also Smithsonian would be next on the list, they have such an impressive 3D models collection - how about this Woolly Mammoth?

[boydconnor]

Oh wow, this is so awesome! What are the printing settings you used for these prints? I mean how do they differ from regular ol’ printers?

[Nikki]

True. I like the way you think!

[Nikki]

You may also find some of the cool models @derKarsten suggested on @RamPrasad. Pretty cool to capture a museum or significant piece and then reproduce it as a 3DP on the other end of the world, where people won’t get to see the original.

[MindFuLL]

Welcome, prints look good for that size. High detail at this scale is usually not practical(very long print time) so I’m curious to know, what size nozzles and layer height are you guys printing in?

[EY3D]

NASA is right up my alley! I have been playing with this Saturn V model. That Woolly Mammoth model is amazing, that would be impressive.

Thank you for all of the help!

[EY3D]

Well we are very new to the 3D printing world so we are learning very quickly how much “time” plays a factor. I have been using a 1,0mm nozzle with a layer thickness of 0.5mm a extrusion width of 0.8mm and a skin thickness of 1.6mm. I use the 0.5mm for smaller objects with the settings set to layer thickness of 0.25mm a extrusion width of 0.5mm and a skin thickness of 1mm. I am open to any suggestions as far as settings.

[EY3D]

Well to be honest im not sure how this machine differs from the standard printers, this is the first 3D printer we have used, I can say that the set-up and training on this machine was far simpler than I thought.

[EY3D]

Thank you for the links, that is a very interesting concept. It would be nice to see NASA release a 3D model of the solar system with all of the data they have collected over the years. Printing the surface textures of different planets would be pretty cool.

[MindFuLL]

I think your best bet is to stick with that setup if you intend on taking advantage of the full dimensions. The big nozzles and thick layers might limit detail/resolution but with geometric designs(like the beautiful crystal you printed) dimensional accuracy is still perfect and should yield great prints. I use .1mm nozzles with .1mm layers on my smaller printer if I need high detail but using that set up on anything larger than a few cm^3 starts to get ludicrous. My largest printer is 25.4cm X 25.4cm X 26.0cm. Use anywhere up to .8mm nozzle on one extruder for infill/support any anywhere from .2-.5mm on the other. I have considered putting together a large format (looks like so much fun) but I haven’t had the need that would justify. Good luck and enjoy!
-Jesse

[MindFuLL]

For practical purpose large format printers usually have much larger nozzles and run with thicker layers (unless you want to spend days or more on a print). So it’s literately like zooming in on the model. For example, using a 1.0mm nozzle means any detail in the x/y axis smaller than 1.0mm is not possible without putting a smaller nozzle and therefor drastically increasing print time(resolution in z axis depends on layer height). While small detail isn’t possible this shouldn’t have any effect on dimensional accuracy or quality of prints that don’t involve tiny detail. This also means there is little room for error because small imperfections are also “zoomed in”. A hiccup on a print with .1mm layers can easily go unnoticed without a magnifying glass but with the large format any imperfection is going to be much more noticeable. Looks like these guys have it dialed in pretty good!
-Jesse

[Georgeh1ll]

Love that massive Marvin!