Anycubic Photon

[peteski]

[Chris333]

Got my UV light today. Tracking said out for delivery, but the mail man has already been here. About an hour later the mail man came back with my package. Wonder if the mail men hate the internet or if it gives them job security?

[C855B]

Got my UV light today. Tracking said out for delivery, but the mail man has already been here. About an hour later the mail man came back with my package. ...

That's normal, and is the individual carrier's option. Some will work route segments sequentially, others will do paper first when the whole segment fits in their bag especially if it's possible to walk that segment, and will then repeat with the truck to deliver parcels.

[chessie system fan]

It's becoming harder to resist getting a machine too.     Has anyone tried to print something with rivets yet?  If it can do that well, then it's time to buy one .

[Chris333]

It's becoming harder to resist getting a machine too.     Has anyone tried to print something with rivets yet?  If it can do that well, then it's time to buy one .

Bust open the piggy bank:
https://www.therailwire.net/forum/index.php?topic=44668.msg580714#msg580714

[wcfn100]

It's becoming harder to resist getting a machine too.     Has anyone tried to print something with rivets yet?  If it can do that well, then it's time to buy one .

I'll be trying next week. 


Jason

[Lemosteam]

Ok, so I am starting to get a little jealous.

But I have some questions.

Have you measured any parts yet to compare them to the 3D? Particularly when printed at an angle?

You should design a block of various features having very specific dimensions so you can measure each dimension for calibration purposes.

Have you printed two parts that must fit together with a physical interface? Like a lid to a box or a shape into a hole of the same shape? Or something that must fit an off the shelf model, like an MT roof replacement?

Anything with interior features or ribs, or complex strengthening?

As you might guess these are some of my challenges for SLA printing.

[chessie system fan]

Bust open the piggy bank:
https://www.therailwire.net/forum/index.php?topic=44668.msg580714#msg580714

 

I remember that thread.   Didn't realize that it was a Photon.  Whenever I buy a printer, I'm mostly going to use it to make boxcars, cabooses, steam engine tenders,  and passenger cars.  So things with lots of rivets.   The ones on that boiler are a bit oversize for what I need.   Jason, I eagerly await your results.   

[rodsup9000]

 Mark,

how are you figuring in for the shrinkage. I'm working on a oil tank for the Kato mike tender in Sketchup Pro 2017, for one of my first trial prints on mine. Still have a ways to go.

Have you printed two parts that must fit together with a physical interface? Like a lid to a box or a shape into a hole of the same shape? Or something that must fit an off the shelf model, like an MT roof replacement?

Anything with interior features or ribs, or complex strengthening?

As you might guess these are some of my challenges for SLA printing.

 John, do you have anything already drawn up that one of us can try to print????

[haasmarc]

I have a photon as well.  While I haven't tried printing anything with rivets, I would expect, and plan to do myself, utilize Archer rivets.  Better to print a surface easier to sand/touch up and then add small detail.

[Chris333]

Ok, so I am starting to get a little jealous.

But I have some questions.

Have you measured any parts yet to compare them to the 3D? Particularly when printed at an angle?

You should design a block of various features having very specific dimensions so you can measure each dimension for calibration purposes.

Have you printed two parts that must fit together with a physical interface? Like a lid to a box or a shape into a hole of the same shape? Or something that must fit an off the shelf model, like an MT roof replacement?

Anything with interior features or ribs, or complex strengthening?

As you might guess these are some of my challenges for SLA printing.

I don't know about being jealous. There are still people posting to FB daily about their machines failing. Power bricks dying, LCD screens dying or cracking, front displays failing, motherboards failing, USB interface coming loose and needing re-soldered, memory errors with the card.  Anycubic even has videos on Youtube on how to replace all these items. And this doesn't count all the print failures, but you only get that far if the machine is working. Print failures could be from other reasons. I'm crossing my fingers and hope it doesn't turn into a money pit.

[Mark W]

how are you figuring in for the shrinkage.

I haven't been.  None of my prints are larger than an N Scale Boxcar, so I don't expect much shrinkage to happen. 

Ok, so I am starting to get a little jealous.

But I have some questions...

Have you measured any parts yet to compare them to the 3D? Particularly when printed at an angle?
The dome car interior is printed on angle.  I measure the OEM part at 67.75mm, printed part at 67.68mm.  It snaps right in place like the OEM part. 

You should design a block of various features having very specific dimensions so you can measure each dimension for calibration purposes.
There are several available on Thingiverse and others.  Unlike FDM printers, XY coordinates are fixed physically (LCD screen), so the only dimensional variable would be along the Z axis.

Have you printed two parts that must fit together with a physical interface? Like a lid to a box or a shape into a hole of the same shape? Or something that must fit an off the shelf model, like an MT roof replacement?
Do the Tank Treads for MTL's M1, and the Dome Interior for Kato Smooth Side count? 

Anything with interior features or ribs, or complex strengthening?
There's a set of interior supports on the stagecoach, which I later removed from the 3D model because they're a PITA to remove from the physical model.  I plan to add an interior bench and maybe a pair of passengers, and a driver up top.  Though, then the challenge would be how the heck to paint a figure inside a stagecoach! 

Mark, Did you level the bed with a piece of paper like the videos show?

Yes, well kinda.  I did leveling and Z axis Zero in one go.  I think the trick is once the paper sticks, that point is Z axis Zero.  Some reviews show the paper stick, then they back off .1mm and then set that point as Z axis Zero. 

[peteski]

There's a set of interior supports on the stagecoach, which I later removed from the 3D model because they're a PITA to remove from the physical model.  I plan to add an interior bench and maybe a pair of passengers, and a driver up top.  Though, then the challenge would be how the heck to paint a figure inside a stagecoach! 

That is an important consideration when printing 3D models: designing and printing vehicles in multiple pieces to allow for easy painting and glazing.

[wcfn100]

I don't know about being jealous. There are still people posting to FB daily about their machines failing. Power bricks dying, LCD screens dying or cracking, front displays failing, motherboards failing, USB interface coming loose and needing re-soldered, memory errors with the card.  Anycubic even has videos on Youtube on how to replace all these items. And this doesn't count all the print failures, but you only get that far if the machine is working. Print failures could be from other reasons. I'm crossing my fingers and hope it doesn't turn into a money pit.

Yeah, that's all in the back of my head too.  I only bought it knowing there would be people here that may be able to help.

Jason

[Chris333]

My first few prints will be stuff I'm currently waiting on from Shapeways. I'll be able to measure and compare them.

My Shapeways order was for 5 items, all FUD. 4 are in the packing stage and 1 is still waiting for processing.

I waited 1.5 weeks after the order to buy my own printer. I will probably see my own prints before my Shapeways prints.