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Nikki
Jul '15

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We hosted the first of our 3 special filament workshops in collaboration with @ in NYC. It was an intimate setting with tickets and sample packs limited to 30 people for the evening, which allowed for some good discussions especially when we got to post-processing and how to finish off your prints. If you haven’t yet seen the video Alex (of Proto-pasta) has made you should check it out: Polishing Stainless Steel Prints.

Sample packs, included 150g of Stainless Steel PLA & 150g of Carbon Fiber and @ydg54ymail took us through some tips, tricks and best practices for printing with these super cool exotic filaments. The presentation is attached below :wink:

A few of our terrific New York regulars, including @Chris_19 have quite a bit of experience printing with the CF, so could offer the rest of us advice based on their experience. The Stainless Steel was, however, unchartered territory so we all left excited to test the new filament, share our experiences and eager to see how everyone else’s prints turned out.

This is a super cool Stainless Steel print by @Kari_nyc. Would you share your process and tips with us please Kari? It would be awesome to know what machine your printing on, your settings and what you used for polishing.

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Have you printed with your Proto-pasta Carbon Fiber or Stainless Steel PLA yet? We’d love to see your prints so please share them with the rest of us here.

Can’t wait to see you all at our next meetup!

Nikki

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3D Hubs Proto-pasta Workshop NY_July 8.pdf (32.9 MB)

John_31
Jul '15

So pissed I bought a ticket and had a family emergency. Maybe next time

BluesoulX12
Jul '15

Just got to experiment with mine! Pretty simple stuff. Wonderful finishing look. More things to come. I don’t have any post processing on this one. The event was awesome and it was great to have a chat with so many passionate people. I’ll be doing Glasses Frames in both SS and CF as I just broke my ABS ones.

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Nikki
Jul '15

Hey @watte! I’m so sorry you couldn’t make it, but I do have your filament for you. So although you missed the social element you’ve still got the consolation prize and can “print yourself happy” :wink:
Drop me an email at nikki@3dhubs.com and let me know where to send it.
Hope to see you for the next one!

Nikki
Jul '15

Oh wow this is great work on the experimenting. SO you’ve got me sold on the glasses frames! Please share those once you’ve printed them. You got me thinking about scanning a pair of my frames and then sending them over to you to print. What do you think?

Nikki
Jul '15

What a great looking print! Thanks for sharing that one. Did you opt for standard PLA settings and what are you printing on?

Michael_Lowry
Jul '15

Thanks! I printed with standard PLA settings using Simplify 3D. The printer was my little printrbot simple maker’s kit. I’m going to make some parts of the robot arm stainless filament and revisit polishing techniques soon

BluesoulX12
Jul '15

My only question for you is do you want them in Carbon Fiber or Stainless Steel? I’ll be printing mine by the end of the day so hopefully I’ll post pictures by tomorrow. Oh and scanning your glasses will make them print in one piece (not foldable) unless you can somehow take them apart and scan them in pieces.

gabriela3d3D Hubs Employees
Jul '15

The print is awesome, congrats! If at any time you wish to share some of your prints and best practices on using the Proto-Pasta filament, please make sure to do it here. There are many people struggling with it, so adding your insights and some cool projects would certainly motivate the community. Cheers

Michael_Lowry
Jul '15

Thanks! The first thing I think is keeping the print slow (45mm/min) and 200 C. Default PLA settings seem to work especially the simplify 3D settings.

Also I think holding the filament samples is a challenge. If you have a spool holder that can handle coils of filament it helps. There’s a great one that can be found on Thingiverse.

Check it out here

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Nikki
Jul '15

Carbon Fiber! Yeh, I realize that, but can’t help thinking some CF completely round - John Lennon-esque - shades will be the answer to my summer. Do you think unwise do to them as a solid print?
Can’t wait to see your photos!

boydconnor
Jul '15

This is awesome, Michael! What else have you tried printing with it? Didn’t get a chance to play with the material yet, but i’m very intrigued. How easy is it to print with it really and how much stress does it place on your printer? Cheers

Nikki
Jul '15

And now to get one of these workshops too you too :wink: with @

AlexDick
Jul '15

Just got our first reseller in Australia, Bilby3D, this month! Australia needs more Proto-pasta, but why is Australia so far away? :wink:

AlexDick
Jul '15

@jiangchao Fun, might want to do a clear coat or put something between your skin and the CFPLA. Depending on how sensitive you are, it can get a little itchy…Great work! Keep it up!!!

AlexDick
Jul '15

@jiangchao But I want to see a picture with you wearing them :wink:

Michael_Lowry
Jul '15

Thanks! it hasn’t really stressed my printer at all though i’ve only gone through a sample pack’s worth. It was very easy to print with and used all the standard settings. Some tweaking may be needed for certain geometric conditions, but this largely did not affect print quality.

I have printed a few implant models for work using it, and these are meant to be show-pieces for investors. I haven’t polished them successfully yet but I hope to get better at that with practice.

Michael_Lowry
Jul '15

The Hoboken MakerBar would love to have them! we are actually hosting the MarkForged printer tomorrow, and have hosted a few other companies including SeeMeCNC. @, let me know if you are interested!

AlexDick
Jul '15

@Gianmi Glad you found Proto-pasta so easy to print! Ease of print with standard settings is a requirement at the top of our list :slight_smile: So to be hosted, do we have to physically visit NJ? I’m not again it, but that’s a long way for us West Coasters :wink:

BluesoulX12
Aug '15

Still no itch after 2 weeks of wearing them straight. Gotta say they’re actually quite comfortable. I’ll try a few more iterations. If anyone needs makergear m2 settings let me know.

gabriela3d3D Hubs Employees
Aug '15

That would be awesome, @jiangchao! Why don’t you start a separate thread with details on how to print your own pair of glasses, from your experience? Make sure to share the design file as well, so people can immediately start working on them :wink:

AlexDick
Aug '15

@jiangchao Great news! You should try some stainless steel temples. You could create some great contrast with unfinished, brushed, or polished steel to contrast the carbon. Also, the added weight might keep the frames COG back towards your ears so they are less likely to fall off when leaning over? Just a thought…can’t wait to see what you come up with!!!

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