This past summer, a friend, myself, and our respective partners teamed up and got a 500 sq ft (~45 sq m) studio space in our neighborhood to use as our own art/hacker/maker space. Among the tools that I moved from the house to the studio was my long neglected (2+ years) Makers Tool Works Fusematic 3d printer. I've recently been printing a lot of 3DBenchies to test it's performance and figure out what needs tuning. Undertaking this tuneup reminded me why the printer has been neglected: because 3D printing takes so damn long. Each 3DBenchy takes 60-90 minutes to print at .2mm layer height and 10% fill. so I might only get a couple of tests printed in a Sunday afternoon down at the studio. But now I have a collection of lovely yellow boats and a story to tell. First job was installing the PEI film to the borosilicate glass. I'd never had consistent luck with glue stick or other adhesion applications. It was a giant hassle to get installed and I went through 2 sheets of th
