Printing a scope rail?

Had to get creative when making a mount for mine, uses the trigger guard/weight pole threads to bolt on
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Bazzatron said:
Yeah, not perfect, I admit to using it as hyperbole! But you would be operating under a misconception there - presenting the "Blob of Death" (no really, that's what it's called!)

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If your print doesn't adhere to the bed, and nothing catches it - the extruded filament can start adhering to the nozzle over and over and over - this will total your hotend, and in a Bambu where that is all proprietary, that's going to be a damn sight more repair time and cost than just cleaning the bed once in a while.
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My printer is in my office and I print stuff whilst I’m working so that would never occur, bed plate cleaning or not.
 
Thanks for the constructive suggestions. For some reason I don't think I got the notifications for this thread and for various reasons I haven't come back to this project. Think I'm going to grab a reel of PLA-CF to try but only when I'm happy with the prototype prints. Will also try flipping it on its end to print. I did try it upside down but wasn't happy with the results.

I'm not ready for ABS as the printer isn't enclosed yet. I've got some plans to build the "Lack table enclosure" to control the temp better but even with that the printer is in my WFH office and I'd need to consider better ventilation first.
 
Adam77K said:
Thanks for the constructive suggestions. For some reason I don't think I got the notifications for this thread and for various reasons I haven't come back to this project. Think I'm going to grab a reel of PLA-CF to try but only when I'm happy with the prototype prints. Will also try flipping it on its end to print. I did try it upside down but wasn't happy with the results.

I'm not ready for ABS as the printer isn't enclosed yet. I've got some plans to build the "Lack table enclosure" to control the temp better but even with that the printer is in my WFH office and I'd need to consider better ventilation first.
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The LACK enclosure is good, and is basically what I'm using - but not as cost effective as it might seem at first, and really it isn't up to handling "fumes" due to the large unsealed gaps between the panels. I don't know what it costs in the states, but acrylic sheets are pretty expensive here in the UK.

There are a few enclosures you can get on Amazon for under a hundred quid, ranging from a little pop-tent type situation, to a more rigid job. Any of those solutions are well worth the money now that 3D printing is a lot more mature as a market. Given that a sheet of perspex can be about the same money, it's (in my opinion) a no brainer.
 
Thanks. Haven't done a lot of price research but one online supplier quotes about £10 a side for 3mm thick clear. Two 525 x 220 doors a fiver each and 3 525mm x 440mm sides about £10, so about 40 notes plus delivery.

I already have 2 tables but that's all. One table is assembled and just has the printer sat on top. I'll check the ready made enclosures though. When I bought hte tables a few years ago there only seemed to be the "tent" type for reasonable price or the more rigid enclosures for silly money but it does seem like the market has got larger now.
 
Aluminum composite ACM plate is also a good option. I have 3mm and 5mm thick ACM in my printers. Probably same price range as acrylic.
 
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