First step for cosplay-kind…

[WarWuff]

Well, can 100% confirm because I woke up to a loud sound this morning and what do you know. I’ll reprint with it on its side! Thank you for the advice!

ah ****, thats what i ment xdd

 

[WarWuff]

Well, can 100% confirm because I woke up to a loud sound this morning and what do you know. I’ll reprint with it on its side! Thank you for the advice!

but u always will learn from mistakes. now u know what u gatta watch out for on your next prints :3

 

[Zenghilios]

Attempted a Mahoraga bust from Jujutsu Kaisen and everything went well up until the very end. Broke some pieces off unfortunately and ended up scrapping it

 

[Zenghilios]

Reprinted the headphone desk clamp after taking some advice from some of you. Came out even better! Thank you!

 

[WarWuff]

Reprinted the headphone desk clamp after taking some advice from some of you. Came out even better! Thank you!

Glad I was able to help

 

[Zenghilios]

Glad I was able to help

Can definitely see and feel the difference. Increased the infill density from 15 to 20 as well so hopefully it will last

 

[Zenghilios]

Printed a trash can for my laundry room (for lint and stuff). Came with a swivel top and the top layers came out so smooth! Absolutely in love with these current settings!!

Definitely probably gonna fail on the next print knowing my luck though.

 

[pipninja]

Bro I didn't know you had a post about all this! I can't wait till you start making your armor !

 

[Zenghilios]

These are some test prints I recently made to test some settings and really dial in the printer. Learned a piece of valuable information through each one:

The Rengoku Hilt: bottom layer adhesion wasn’t strong enough

Deathly Hallows: top layer didn’t have enough skin overlap percentage

Batman/Superman: z offset was too close to the table

Wings of Freedom: came out perfect just like the anime

 

[Zenghilios]

Bro I didn't know you had a post about all this! I can't wait till you start making your armor !

Super excited to start making it as well! I need to locate one of those gyms that can do a full body scan first and foremost.

 

[Zenghilios]

Update: Been doing a lot of research on 3-D printing while my printer is down. Hotend was pushed by melted filament which caused a lot of seperate issues

 

[Zenghilios]

For those interested, I have a playlist on my YouTube channel where I’m documenting and filming my cosplay journey:

Cosplay Cartographer

 

[Zenghilios]

For those interested, I have a playlist on my YouTube channel where I’m documenting and filming my cosplay journey.

Cosplay Cartographer

Disregard this reply, it was made on accident and I can’t find the delete button.

 

[Jev]

Update: Been doing a lot of research on 3-D printing while my printer is down. Hotend was pushed by melted filament which caused a lot of seperate issues

That's great man!
3D printers can be very temperamental and finnicky. It takes a while to get the hang of them really, but once you do, you're in the green!

If you're going to disassemble the extruder assembly I'd recommend using a camera to get some photos of the disassembly process so you can fit everthing back together correctly.

 

[Zenghilios]

That's great man!
3D printers can be very temperamental and finnicky. It takes a while to get the hang of them really, but once you do, you're in the green!

If you're going to disassemble the extruder assembly I'd recommend using a camera to get some photos of the disassembly process so you can fit everything back together correctly.

I had someone who has the same exact printer as me help me out and show me how to do it thankfully! Once I did it myself later, I did in fact take photos. Next time (and there will be a next time) I’m going to film and document it for others to reference as well

 

[Zenghilios]

Thinking about printing my cosplay with PLA, can anyone recommend a good place to start looking? As in a good brand and whatnot. I heard of PLA Plus or something and thought about pursuing that as well.

 

[PlanetAlexander]

Where abouts are you based? It may be easier to get your hands on some brands over others depending on location. Also, if you live somewhere where it gets quite hot, you may want to consider a plastic less prone to warping, such as PETG.

The benefits of PLA+ over PLA is it is slightly less susceptible to warping and sands a bit easier. But every brand changes what they add to the PLA to give it the "+" so different brands behave differently, however minutely.

 

[Zenghilios]

Where abouts are you based? It may be easier to get your hands on some brands over others depending on location. Also, if you live somewhere where it gets quite hot, you may want to consider a plastic less prone to warping, such as PETG.

The benefits of PLA+ over PLA is it is slightly less susceptible to warping and sands a bit easier. But every brand changes what they add to the PLA to give it the "+" so different brands behave differently, however minutely.

I’m based in SOCAL, but plan on moving up to Washington. The heat isn’t an issue as my stuff is always stored in a room temperature or cool area.

 

[PlanetAlexander]

The heat isn’t an issue as my stuff is always stored in a room temperature or cool area.

Don't forget about when it's out of the house ! Like when you're walking around in the sun, or transporting it in the car. Always gotta be careful of car temps when it comes to 3D prints

 

[Zenghilios]

Don't forget about when it's out of the house ! Like when you're walking around in the sun, or transporting it in the car. Always gotta be careful of car temps when it comes to 3D prints

True…and will PLA+ help with that? Or should I just opt for PETG all together. I’d have to upgrade my printer to print at PETG so I’m just trying to avoid that if I can.