45° Printing without supports
Hi all,
I've been at a local Maker faire, and the most amazing think was a 3d printer with 45° degree printing nozzle.
This is a similar model found in Internet:
The infinite axis is fine, but the 45° degrees Idea could be applied to an ideal MK4 with few modifications, and it removes the need of supports more or less in every situations.
They use a post processor for the G-code, so there's no need to change the slicer!
I think it worth a thought 😉
Re: 45° Printing without supports
have to wait and see what prusa gets up to next!
you never know...
Joan
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Re: 45° Printing without supports
So many exciting things ahead... The innovation award at CES 2018 went to Ethereal, who developed a 5D printer (traditional 3D axes of freedom for movement + 2 rotational axes of freedom for the bed).
https://etherealmachines.com/products/halo
The video mainly shows off the CNC capabilities, but it also shows a complex printed object without the need for supports. They call the device "consumer oriented" and "desktop size". Although at $25000 and 1m³, I think both of these terms are still a bit of a stretch. 😀 But who knows in 5-10 years?
edit: it is not the first 5-axes 3D printer, Verashape also one, but the price point is the attraction.
Re: 45° Printing without supports
ive seen that thing. looks neat. well neat idea at least
I have a Prusa,therefore I research.
Re: 45° Printing without supports
I just posted a question regarding this capability and had not seen this post. Oh well.
Could you not just tip the printer at 45 degrees and print a carefully oriented/plated part? i.e. put undercuts on the uphll side of the machine?
I feel like i am missing some key aspect of this. Can the printer just be inclined to achieve the result? Is it strictly gravity that is the problem?