tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23681518.post3261175634220952145..comments2023-10-14T04:05:08.546-07:00Comments on Diary of a Technocratic Anarchist: Getting overhangs rightForrest Higgshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17208965471464716174noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23681518.post-79062622358819034462009-12-15T11:12:10.117-08:002009-12-15T11:12:10.117-08:00Thanks, Bogdan, that makes somewhat more sense now...Thanks, Bogdan, that makes somewhat more sense now.James Mastros (theorbtwo)https://www.blogger.com/profile/12254823132381511712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23681518.post-48434407637572455262009-12-15T04:31:00.608-08:002009-12-15T04:31:00.608-08:00James, check the Tony's blog about calibrating...James, check the Tony's blog about calibrating the machine: http://rapmanv3.blogspot.com/2009/09/more-skienforge.html ... the width of the wall should be layer thickness * Perimeter width over thickness (ratio) so you have to get the extrusion speed just right or you have too much or too little plastic on the object. Getting the head speed/extrusion speed/layer thickness ratio correct makes your object "precise & beautiful" or "messy"Bogdan Kecmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09655477648123886945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23681518.post-53417313607049205482009-12-15T04:26:35.412-08:002009-12-15T04:26:35.412-08:00Been looking at your wonderful linkage and thinkin...Been looking at your wonderful linkage and thinking a little.<br /><br />It should be quite possible to save on a little plastic and make it with 3 linkages in a triangle format as opposed to a square format with 4 linkages.<br /><br />I don't know if it would be as good though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23681518.post-74490252288332344932009-12-15T04:14:28.770-08:002009-12-15T04:14:28.770-08:00Reducing the layer height makes perfect sense ... ...Reducing the layer height makes perfect sense ... but why are you changing the flow rate? Clearly, your extruder can handle the rate it is at.<br />Would it make sense to print some test objects at various flow rates, to see how far you can push it?James Mastros (theorbtwo)https://www.blogger.com/profile/12254823132381511712noreply@blogger.com