RMweb Premium njee20 Posted November 21, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 21, 2020 Me too! I've sliced it about 5 times, but I don't want to waste that volume of resin, so I keep thinking of things I need to change! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium njee20 Posted November 22, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 22, 2020 Right... this worked better than I expected for a first attempt. O gauge IIA by njee20, on Flickr Part 2 now in the printer. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcD Posted November 22, 2020 Author Share Posted November 22, 2020 These are my latest efforts a M&GN 3 plank and a M&CR 3 plank. All the axle gaurds and brakes are going to be etched brass. Marc 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium njee20 Posted December 9, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 9, 2020 A limited number of Elegoo Saturns are now in stock with some retailers like 3D Print Monkey, priced at £410, great price. Not really big enough for O gauge bodies without breaking bits up, but still good for a mid-size printer. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcD Posted December 9, 2020 Author Share Posted December 9, 2020 Not big enough for modern stock but for early o gauge stock is ok. I can even prong G1 wagons. Marc Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium njee20 Posted December 10, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 10, 2020 Or split them up, like I’ve done on the IIA. Not ideal, but the next option is a Phenom at four times the price, and even that’s marginal. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
37114 Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 13 hours ago, Furness Wagon said: Not big enough for modern stock but for early o gauge stock is ok. I can even prong G1 wagons. Marc Out of curiosity what do you reckon the maximum size model could comfortable be done on the printer please? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcD Posted December 10, 2020 Author Share Posted December 10, 2020 I'm currently printing 3x 7mm 15ft 7 plank opens but I can print one SDJR 16ft6 box van in G1 (1/32) quite comfortably. Marc 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium njee20 Posted December 11, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 11, 2020 On 10/12/2020 at 11:53, 37114 said: Out of curiosity what do you reckon the maximum size model could comfortable be done on the printer please? The volume is 192*120*200mm, and you can basically use every millimetre. Given you don't want to print things flat you can get a reasonable amount in there - a 4-wheeled wagon would be fine, bogie wagons are a problem. To sort of answer than question here's a JHA bogie wagon, it's 321mm over buffers. It doesn't fit on the Saturn in one piece (the red bit is outside of the print area): JHA Saturn by njee20, on Flickr On the Peopoly Phenom by comparison (~£1,500) you can fit two, side by side, quite comfortably: JHA Phenom by njee20, on Flickr It's worth noting the first batch of production Saturns landed yesterday, and promptly sold out. They were £410, which is a crazy bargain IMO, and puts it about £150 below the Anycubic Photon X. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcD Posted December 11, 2020 Author Share Posted December 11, 2020 Has anyone tried the eco resin yet? If yes what were the results like? Marc Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium njee20 Posted December 12, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 12, 2020 The Anycubic Plant Based stuff, you mean? I'd worry about its longevity. But possibly not for any real reason. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold JCL Posted December 30, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 30, 2020 On 12/12/2020 at 13:39, njee20 said: The Anycubic Plant Based stuff, you mean? I'd worry about its longevity. But possibly not for any real reason. Because it’s biodegradable, I’ve asked a couple of times about this, but unfortunately I’ve not had any replies. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcD Posted December 30, 2020 Author Share Posted December 30, 2020 In the Mars thread a video was posted about this as I asked the question there as well. While its better than the normal water washable resin there are still a lot of question that need answering. ie were is the Soya sourced from. etc Marc Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
billbedford Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 1 hour ago, JCL said: Because it’s biodegradable, I’ve asked a couple of times about this, but unfortunately I’ve not had any replies. PLA is also said to be biodegradable -sort of. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium njee20 Posted December 30, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 30, 2020 But ordinary resin, which is PUA based, isn’t. Hence the comparison. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
billbedford Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 I think you've misses the point. PLA is only biodegradable under special circumstances, ie you can't just throw it on your compost heap and expect it to dissolve. A resin with only the plasticiser made from organic materials is not going to be any better, and is probably much worse, at degrading. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium njee20 Posted December 30, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 30, 2020 But the Anycubic plant-based resin is sold as being compostable. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold simonmcp Posted December 31, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 31, 2020 18 hours ago, njee20 said: But the Anycubic plant-based resin is sold as being compostable. There is a link on RMWeb of a video by an American chemist here https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3Dht4tbCiFxeM%26fbclid%3DIwAR0CFXMRdVbalYAU1boNucBYMQS3lb96LZFMJCvmbBZ1JeHMEFYE3WXITEI%26app%3Ddesktop&ved=2ahUKEwjz24mT4PjtAhVQUMAKHf6pALsQwqsBMAB6BAgBEAM&usg=AOvVaw22ZKhbPLRTHejSICfDcMPT, who very politely, says that is not true. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium njee20 Posted December 31, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 31, 2020 23:30 for his summation to save you effort. He says you shouldn't go spreading it on your garden, which isn't quite the same, but yes, I accept the eco credentials are (perhaps unsurprisingly) wildly overstated! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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