Thanks Ron! I'm really pleased how it came out. It looks amazing in the flesh. I've ordered a 52mm filter adapter and a set of close up lenses to improve my timelapse quality. The printer bed here was too close to the HERO10 to really be in focus (it's probably only about 25cm at the top), and the only close up lens I had was a 15x one (far too close).

@@JonS that's awesome! i recently just ordered a marco lens for the GoPro - was inspired to capture some super slo-mo macro shots! cant wait for it to arrive!

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Yes, that's the filament. I didn't have to do too much messing around to get a satisfactory result. After using the filament for a small vase, I realized the transition is quite slow. With 1.2mm walls, 10% infill (not needed for this print really), and 182% scale, it came out just right. If I printed one smaller with this filament, I'd thicken up the side walls to try to maintain the mm of filament per layer (or to keep the total filament used roughly constant).

@@deadline8416 yes, I printed large and chose the number of perimeters to get a good transition distance in z. I did also play with using the infill density to get a good transition. This model doesn't even need infill to print. Some later ones I did, I turned off infill and added a perimeter (for child proofing).

Thanks! This one was for my kids to play with, so I skipped the whiskers, thinking they would not survive. For other prints, I included the whiskers (there's room for them in the center of the coiled dragon body/tail.

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This is a Craftbot Flow IDEX. It's a commercial printer. If you're interested in getting in to 3D printing there are a lot of great options in 2024 at reasonable price points (of course, "reasonable" depends on your budget). You should start with asking what do you want to do with the printer? That will inform you what materials you want to print with (PLA, PETG and TPU can be printed on an open printer; ABS, ASA, and nylon really need an enclosed chamber printer. It will also inform you of what build volume you need.

The coiled version of the model (there's a straight one too) measures 175.08mm x 146.01mm x 39.25mm for 100% scale. You can probably print it a little smaller, but at some point there won't be enough clearance for the print-in-place parts to free up, unless you add a negative vertical shell offset. What printer do you have at school?

@@JonS a tiertime upbox+ i believe

@@threeminutes5731 that has a 255 × 205 × 205 mm build envelope, according to the website. You should be able to print one at 150%, so long as you don't take up too much space with a skirt.

@@JonS good to know I bought the model and some rainbow pla filament so I'm hoping it turns out well!

Zero! I didn't use any z hop for this print. Generally, I don't find I need it when printing PLA on this printer.

Could be caused by elephants foot (over-squeezing of the first layer). A lot of modern slicers have elephants foot compensation options. Or you could try the old-fashioned approach of better dialing in of your first layer offset and flow. It might also be over-extrusion for all the other layers. The simplest fix is to apply an x/y compensation in the slicer which pulls in the outer perimeter slightly. Which slicer are you using?

@@JonS I’m using creality slicer

That might be possible with the high metal-content filaments (like Virtual Foundry) that print a "green" part that you then debind and sinter in a kiln. Difficult to do with different melting-point metals though. Even if a single metal, getting a flexi model like this to work after the shrinkage could be hard.

Радужный шелк PLA

Did you find me via Danny Black's comments, or is this some crazy coincidence? I love 3D printing too. What printers do you have?

Nope this a weird coincidence I searched for flexible dragon! I have a dual extruded flashforge dreamer and a ender 3 pro!

@@JH_HAY that IS a crazy coincidence! Sometimes it feels like the claim of 7.7 billion people on the planet is a lie, and in reality there's only about 100,000 at most! LOL I have this Craftbot Flow IDEX and a Rat Rig V-Minion (amazing little printer). I also have a Voron v0.1 kit and an old Printrbot Metal Plus in the garage.

I believe he linked the filament he used in the description.

@@scottydawg1234567 yep! The link is in the description (but no one ever reads YT descriptions)

The printer has Volcano-like nozzles so has plenty of flow, but I find it hard to get a very shiny finish if I print silks faster. I've printed silk filaments at up to 400mm/s on my V-Minion, but I've not managed to get it as shiny as here. Generally, printing slow means shinier, even for non-silk filaments. You can see this when printing fast Benchies where the shininess changes at different z heights due to the printer slowing down when there's a minimum layer time set.

Craftbot Flow IDEX. I put some of those details in the description.

Rainbow filament. It slowly changes color throughout the spool.

Thanks! The printer is a Craftbot Flow IDEX

Yes. It doesn’t even need infill.

Craftbot Flow IDEX

Craftbot Flow IDEX

a) This was a long print. The silky filament works best when printed slow, so the total time was about 48 hours. With a different filament type and less concern about getting the best quality, I probably could have cut that in half without trying very hard. There is a big movement in speed printing, but that's generally for advanced users. For example, I just completed building a Ratrig V-Minion that can print very fast (still working out how fast). b) This used something like $10 of silk filament. Using a less fancy filament would reduce the cost to something like $6-7. Of course, printing smaller = cheaper. At the 182% scale I printed this model, it uses a lot of material. At 100% scale, this would take

No supports are needed for this model. I doesn’t even need infill so long as you have sufficient perimeters.

Cheers!

I came across it on the GoPro Quik app, and it fitted my mood at that moment. I'll take your comment in to consideration next time. Maybe something less polarizing would be better?

@@JonS no matter, everyone has different tastes, your video, you play what you want, if I don't like it, I just turn off the volume/mute but as an artist/creator I also know feedback is important at the same time you can't please everyone

craftbot.com/products/craftbot-flow-idex

That's a $3,500 printer, but you can print this on a low-end consumer printer (like a Creality) without any problems.

STL можно найти по ссылке в описании видео.

Matterhackers Rainbow Build Series PLA, mas também já usei Sunlu Rainbow Silk PLA+.

Craftbot Flow IDEX. Voir les détails dans la description de la vidéo.

Ini bukan desain saya. Saya hanya senang mencetaknya.

I’ve not seen that one. I’ll have to search for it.

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Sadly not. That would violate the license for the 3D model (not to be sold for commercial purposes).

See the description, but about 48 hrs. It's silky PLA, so I print it slow to get a nice shine.

The link is in the description

It doesn’t need one so long s as you have good bed adhesion (it does suck if a foot comes loose near the end of a print). It’s worth noting this model also doesn’t require any infill either.

Check the description for a link

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It's available from the design using the link in the description.