My Prints

[Snarkticon]

I finally got my printer up and running yesterday, and took it for a few test prints. I'm a hobbyist who makes movie prop replicas, so my first few items are little things from Star Trek and Star Wars.

The first was rather a disaster:

Using Pronterface with PLA and default settings. Very low resolution and LOTS of delamination.
(Doctor's mobile holo emitter from Star Trek Voyager)

Tried again with PLA in Cura:

It turned out slightly better, but again, the same issues.
(From left to right: Pronterface, Cura)

SO ... I tried with ABS and noticed a GIGANTIC difference:


(From left to right: PLA, ABS)

So I immediately became a fan of ABS over PLA, and proceeded to print two more small objects I had on file:

(From left to right: custom comm badge, Holo Emitter, Droid Restraining Bolt)