A Tea between friends :-) How was Your Day

[Amedee]

THIS IS AWESOME:
http://learn.colorfabb.com/death-star-ornament/

Yes, saw it as well on twitter, on the to-do list

[jonnybischof]

I personally don't believe in bigger printers. Making it twice as big in every direction makes the printing time 8x longer.

...

Only if you use the same nozzle. Larger printers would have to (be able to) use larger nozzles, something in the 2mm range.
However, that also means new challenges for extruders, and would probably even require a thicker filament than 2.85 mm, or maybe a granulate extruder.

/edit:
Btw, still at work here -.-
#readyfortheholidays

[LePaul]

Well I guess what I would like is something along the size of the Raise3D (12 x 12 x 24 inch) but with the Ultimaker reliability

I understand the argument that bigger means slower. Trust me, I know that...most of the BB-8 prints are 24 hours or more!

[LePaul]

Ha!

[reibuehl]

Why did I click on that video link? Oh why?

[LePaul]

You were tempted by the Dark side

[LePaul]

So..........what wild Christmas Holiday plans do you gents have?

[reibuehl]

Since I am away so often, I hope I can spent some time with my hobbies. I got the load cell I ordered today, so I can spend some time designing my weighting spool holder. Or work on the software for the filament splicer. Or get my Ultimaker running correctly again. Or fiddle the webcam that I salvaged from an old laptop into my Fabrikator Mini. Or... - how long are these holidays? A week? A month?

[jonnybischof]

I'm finally getting that subwoofer for my sound system tomorrow, so Christmas will be loud and full of headbanging!

[drayson]

I hope that I will get my intended christmas present from my wife - an old vilyl LP from Eric Clapton, but the AC/DC ones are also in place for a little "silent night" tomorrow
Next week I hope I find time to evaluate a new amp and speakers for my new sound system, so similar idea as you jonny

...a nd of course, something UMO-related: try to figure out how to port the core to my beloved UMO

[jonnybischof]

On a 3D printer note... I might make some progress on my mini printer build that I'm currently working on. I figured I need something better for my office prints where I actually don't need a large printer, but I do need maximum speed and precision - which means a smaller but higher quality printer. I also wanted to use the nice Z-hop features so I'll try out something new with the build plate. Still a bit too early to show off, but who knows how far I can get over the holidays

[Izzy]

I recieved a parcel today from FedEx, it contains a Wanhao i3 Plus printer which we won in the November competition with Filaments Directory.

My better half Sue will be using it to start her journey into 3D printing and we will be unboxing and assembling it probably on Boxing Day, we are doing to try doing a video etc and Sue will be joining the forum as well as trying to blog it as from a beginners perspective.

[ivan.akapulko]

Gang! Congratulations with holidays! Merry Christmas, Hanukkah, New Year, Old new year! Health, happiness, love and success to all of us! Looks in some parts prematurely, but it is highly likely that for the holidays I will be there, where there is not only Internet, but also a simple cellular connection For the first time we plan to climb in the new year's eve to a height of over 2500 meters, meet the dawn, and freeride skiing on fresh snow in the morning. С Новым годом, друзья!

[reibuehl]

I recieved a parcel today from FedEx, it contains a Wanhao i3 Plus printer which we won in the November competition with Filaments Directory.
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My better half Sue will be using it to start her journey into 3D printing and we will be unboxing and assembling it probably on Boxing Day, we are doing to try doing a video etc and Sue will be joining the forum as well as trying to blog it as from a beginners perspective.

I expect that @LePaul will have a "Wanhao i3 Plus" category in the forum ready for her before she is done unboxing the thing

[gudo]

Hi !
Just a single sentence to tell you, printed with UM2 and Cura pause at height