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Old 05-20-2022, 11:09 AM
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Just got done working in the yard. I'm going to try to print a set at 0.08 layer height (Ender 3 V2 and PLA). I'll let you know how it turns out
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Old 05-20-2022, 12:29 PM
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Here is the result of the prints. Took about 40 minutes to print.

The first picture (Finished Print.jpg) shows the prints completed. Need a bit of cleaning - especially the nose. Might be able to reduce this by slowing down the print and increasing retraction slightly.

The second picture (Cleaned w Original.jpg) shows the parts after they had been cleaned up (top of the picture). I did end up breaking one of the nose fins off. Need to make sure you have a sharp knife and take your time. The original parts are at the bottom for comparison.

The third picture (Body Added.jpg) shows the 3D prints added to a 1/8-inch launch lug. The bottom part of the picture shows the original parts added to a 1/8-inch dowel.

Overall I was very happy with how these prints turned out. Small parts can be tricky on a FDM 3D printer.

Hope that helps.
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Old 05-20-2022, 03:19 PM
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Bob, you came out pretty good on them. I can get a somewhat good print of the tailpiece, but the front nose cone is just too small for me to get s strong print. I believe I'm going to put this project on the shelve for now. I'm looking at a BT-70 X-15 rocket project I might get back into.

Thanks to all who gave a lot of help on this project.
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Old 05-20-2022, 04:42 PM
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As an FYI, I was using Superslicer (https://github.com/supermerill/SuperSlicer) to slice the stl files. Its a fork of the Slic3r software. It works really well - I use it almost exclusively.

In addition to the settings I mentioned earlier, another setting that may help is infill - set mine to 100%. The software also has an option called "Ironing post-process" which helps smooth out the print. I turned this on with the option on "All solid surfaces".

Hope that helps. Good luck!
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