Recent content by JustinIsTree

Tree log star date 100712.47: About a week ago, the ODST shoulder piece was successfully printed (scaled up x=106.82%, y=102.7%, z=120% to match my bicep piece) Then just this morning the Commando Shoulder was done, and I was so excited to finally have both done so I taped them to the biceps...

I am running out of PLA so I'll try a roll or two of PLA+ next! JFO gang gang

The upper back piece is now finished! I taped together the pieces for now to get an idea of how well they fit together and how it looks on me. It's exciting to finally be able to wear the chest piece without having to hold it on! I gave my printer a day break but today it's back at it with...

Yeah I had the same thought- just gotta be a little bit more careful. I decided I'm done with putting off the project just because I can't print with PETG.

I'm back, baby After taking a long break because of my PETG struggles, I've decided to switch back to PLA and just continue on with my build. I want, no, NEED to complete this build. Here is the upper back piece:

I level it after I apply the tape so that it's one paper width from the bed from the tape. Buuuuut with the new PETG filament (the red stuff) that I'm switching to, if I put tape down, my printer can't get hot enough. So I've started using glue sticks and it works wonderfully (most of the time).

I mean 20 minutes is definitely for the more extreme cases for the biggest of parts on my CR10 S4 so take that with a grain of salt lol

Oh also I had my first tool death :cry:

You're referring to the tree supports that wrap around the parts (the one I was wearing as a hat)? In Cura under the support settings there are two options: normal and tree. Normal is as it sounds, the usual/normal columns of filament. Tree is a really cool option that basically builds...

Oh that reminds me that I did take a picture of it when it paused

Thanks! It's definitely a long work in progress. Maybe I'll be able to print a little faster when I change my nozzle size to .6mm from .4mm.

92% + 8% update time! After only 2 attempts I was able to successfully print the last 8% of the lower back piece. I then spent 2 hours outside listening to podcasts, sanding and cutting away at the supports to clean up the whole part before I epoxy the small pieces on. I then epoxied the...

So after many a trial and error, I was able to successfully print the bottom back piece in PETG! Only problem is that I ran out of filament at 92%. I had to order new filament which arrived 2 days after my printer paused. I got the filament, loaded it into my printer, and resumed the print...

Wish me luck, I'm venturing into the world of PETG for the first time.

Update: I epoxied the 3 chest pieces together, ordered a soldering kit and tried my hand at plastic soldering/welding to strengthen that bond even better. I'm happy with how it turned out!