Using a filament cleaner can help ensure that dirt, debris, dust and fluff doesn’t easily get into the print head via the filament feed. This works by clasping around the filament and any dirt is removed by the sponge inside it. In this video we look at the original model and how the very clever […]
Tag: Sidewinder X1
I was so impressed with the Silver Silk version of Sunlu’s PLA filament that I decided to add their Copper Silk PLA to my collection also. The end result is quite amazing with a beautifully vibrant shiny and eye-catching ‘glow’ to the cube that really did exceed my expectations. I can’t wait to print more […]
In this video we’re going to be printing the Artillery Test Cube on the Sidewinder X1 3D printer using Multicomp Pro Brown PLA filament. The test cube prints a little lighter than the filament appears on the reel. The end result is very good, consistent and accurate print which is what I have come to […]
In this video we’re going to be printing the Artillery Test Cube on the Sidewinder X1 3D printer using Multicomp Yellow PLA filament. The filament appears quite flat in colour on the reel but once printed the end result is a vibrant yellow colour which is bright and striking. Printed using the standard Artillery test […]
In this video we’re going to be printing the Artillery Test Cube on the Sidewinder X1 3D printer using Multicomp Blue PLA filament. The filament appears almost matt blue on the reel but after printing the test cube appears almost metallic blue and is really nice and striking. Printed using the standard Artillery test cube […]
In this third test using the ‘Temperature Tower’ I have adjusted the print settings in Cura which should reduce the stringing. I looked specifically at the retraction settings so that the print head could retract filament prior to moving between each of the upright towers. I followed the same pre-printing process as before: I imported […]
In this second test using the ‘Temperature Tower’ I have adjusted my model to improve the simplicity of the test and removed the overhang that was making the model unstable. There are three separate towers, one square, one round and one star-shaped with a number of cutouts to check the print accuracy at different temperatures. […]
In my previous ‘Overhang Test’ on the Artillery Sidewinder X1 I noticed the print was ‘stringy’. I tried adding retraction and this didn’t work so I wondered if this was something to do with print temperature and the best way of checking this is to come up with another test. In this video I create […]
In this test I wanted to check how much of an angle of overhang I could print successfully on my Artillery Sidewinder X1 3D printer. I have produced my own model specifically to test the overhang and created it in Blender. The first part of the video shows how I construct the 3D model and […]
I bought the ICE Filaments ‘Obstinate Orange’ because I have other filaments by ICE and I liked the vibrancy of the colour and I had a very specific project in mind – our logo. In this video I show how I created the 3D object in Blender, used boolean modifiers to cut out the text […]