More learning - don't buy unbranded filament! I bought several 20m lengths of filament - and spent a couple of days cursing - brittle, failing to feed properly - wouldn't stick to the build plate. The whole lot went into the bin.
Another lesson - read the description of the models - I managed to print out two parts that I thought were micro sd card holders - I left them to print & they were standard size SD card holders.
and another - don't assume that all free models are correct. I printed one part out & a flange of it broke off, so I printed another & the same thing happened - a weakness in the design!
I've been experimenting by printing out 1/35 wooden crates etc. If you crank up the speed, then you lose all detail, if you print for detail, then that extends the print time to several hours for a 19mm X 9mm crate. - so you have to find a happy medium - enough detail, without stupid print times. There's only one way to do this & that's by trial and error.
Dave
Another lesson - read the description of the models - I managed to print out two parts that I thought were micro sd card holders - I left them to print & they were standard size SD card holders.
and another - don't assume that all free models are correct. I printed one part out & a flange of it broke off, so I printed another & the same thing happened - a weakness in the design!
I've been experimenting by printing out 1/35 wooden crates etc. If you crank up the speed, then you lose all detail, if you print for detail, then that extends the print time to several hours for a 19mm X 9mm crate. - so you have to find a happy medium - enough detail, without stupid print times. There's only one way to do this & that's by trial and error.
Dave