What does $100 print...?

JacksonHo said:
Sorry dumb questions haha. I only got a 3D printer a few months ago and just printing stuff at random. It was too late in the year for me to make anything for my display last year other than gutter clips and seed poppers.

What types of filament is the recommended for Australian outdoors, I've just been getting PLA from Jaycar, it is about $25 a roll so will start adding up as I get printing more props.

Secondly, slw2206 mentioned TinkerCAD, is there anywhere else people are getting files to print from? I use seeds so would prefer that but can also print loads of seed poppers over the next 8 months.
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@JacksonHo - For anything outdoors you're going to want PETG or ASA. Of those 2 filaments PETG is compatible with more printers (doesn't need an enclosure), while ASA requires ventilation (i.e. enclosure) and will withstand the elements better.

Tinkercad is a website you can go to that is essentially very basic, but free CAD software. If you want sites that have completed designs try things like makerworld.com, thingiverse.com, or yeggi.com.

As RGA said, Elegoo makes good filament. My son's been running Bambu for his business and I've been running mixtures of Elegoo, Sunlu, and Jayo (this is what I got in PETG for $9/kg). If you've got a half decent printer then the brand may not be as important.

Also remember that PETG and ASA are slightly hygroscopic (they attract water) if in a humid environment. That's not a problem for me in my basement, but if you have humidity where you live you may want a dryer to ensure those filaments haven't absorbed moisture. An easy solution to this is to make sure you have plenty of dessicant in/around your printer. I have about 2 lbs of molecular sieve in each of my AMS units, some in the print chamber, and even some in the dryers.
 
JacksonHo said:
I've just got the basic Bambu A1.
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Nice thing about Bambu's are they just work. You can print PETG with that, no issues but please don't print ASA unless you've got it in a very well ventilated area. PETG might be a little finicky since you don't have an enclosure, it'll want to keep the temperatures up so don't throw a fan in your room when you get hot! :)
 
rgabr0 said:
@JacksonHo So… First what printer do you have? Now as per where to get prints and that maker-world is great thingyverse is too or printables all great sites. With filament in Aussie sun PLA gonna just waste ur money and melt like butter but petg is normally okay for most of summer. I would reccomend buying Elegoo filament I personally love the stuff always have and never had a issue also it’s gonna save u heaps especially if u buy 3 or more rolls at a time u can start getting big savings
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JacksonHo said:
Sorry dumb questions haha. I only got a 3D printer a few months ago and just printing stuff at random. It was too late in the year for me to make anything for my display last year other than gutter clips and seed poppers.

What types of filament is the recommended for Australian outdoors, I've just been getting PLA from Jaycar, it is about $25 a roll so will start adding up as I get printing more props.

Secondly, slw2206 mentioned TinkerCAD, is there anywhere else people are getting files to print from? I use seeds so would prefer that but can also print loads of seed poppers over the next 8 months.
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PETG, ABS or ASA is your go to. PETG is simple, don't need an enclosure or air filtration. Also prints like PLA,,
Try Siddament, I switched to them last year from ESun and Elegoo and love the stuff. $16.95 a roll. Aussie supplier. great range of colours and material type.
 
@DougieB I look forward to seeing the links. I'd like a spot on ACL where direct links to 3D projects can be posted. Be it on Thingiverse or Makerbot etc...
 
richardd said:
@DougieB I look forward to seeing the links. I'd like a spot on ACL where direct links to 3D projects can be posted. Be it on Thingiverse or Makerbot etc...
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Feel free to start a dedicated thread here, or a wiki page that others can contribute to ;)
 
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