Red Rocket 3D Printed
Start with the easy stuff
Having looked at the stl files, there are several that don’t need supports (more on supports in a later entry). Therefore, these will get printed first.
I decide to print the inner wall and two curved walls first.
When preparing the stl file for print, you will have to make several choices.
Layer height is one of the most important, too high and the model will look awful. On the flip side of the coin, too small can make the print time prohibitive.
Using the straight wall as my sample, I check to see what happens if in print each file in 0.25mm, or the finer 0.15mm height.
Printing in 0.15mm will take 3 Hours 5 min. A total time of over 9 Hours 15 min for the three files (estimated).
Whereas, printing in 0.25mm will take 1 Hour 51 Min. A total time of over 5 Hours 33 min for the three files (again estimated).
As the walls do not need to be highly detailed I choose the 0.25mm height.
I also like to print my files with a Brim around them (think of it like a hat brim) as I find it helps the prints to stay stuck to the printer bed.
Well here goes, see you all soon …..
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