• Orvanis
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    1 year ago

    I can’t believe I have never thought to print things for model train setups… My Grandpa is about to gain a lot for his track haha

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      1 year ago

      That’s awesome, please share what you make :) If you print the walls flat for manual assembly like a kit and without a raft, it might even be efficient. Printing vertically I ended up wasting a lot of filament on supports and infill (even though it’s hollow, the walls still have some thickness to them), but I am bad at glueing and feel like I wouldn’t have been able to achieve the same level of detail with manual assembly :D

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    1 year ago
    • Printer: Adventurer 3
    • Filament: Flashforge Wood (dark)
    • Temperature: 190°C
    • Print time: 24 hours

    Had some major issues with supports failing but decided to keep printing and see where it goes. All things considered I think it turned out amazingly well. The spaghetti from the failed supports eventually began to pile up and worked ok to support the overhangs.

    After my first attempt failed with a clogged nozzle I reduced the temperature to 190°C because I read that lower temps work better with wood filaments. Pretty sure I should have also reduced the print speed, but at 24 hours this already took long enough. Had quite a bit of extruder skipping and the infill looks quite horrible, but the model is mostly hollow anyway and the shells printed perfectly, so I’d call it a success :D

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      1 year ago

      Thanks! I already have a second house printed and I’m planning to make other buildings as well, I’ll definitely share when I have more :)