Bees Wax

1. hold part with pliers
2. heat up with very hot water
3. Wipe off with paper towel
4. Clean threads with a toothpick or a metal pin

• 1,6w 0,2z 15f 0pct
  • 3D object: Cone
  • 35°C filament, no fan, no bed
  • –> FAIL
• 1,6w 0,4z 7f 0pct
  • 3D object: Cone
  • 35°C filament, no fan, no bed
  • –> Filament stopped adhering to print bed after a while
    • No random layer restarts
    • Higher layer height
    • much more flow
    • First layers are okay, Adhesion only occurs on motor override
• 1,6w 0,8z 7f 0pct
  • 35°C filament, no fan, no bed
    • OK: first layer sticks with uhu-glue
    • After ±3 layers: material doesn't want to stick onto itself.
    • –> Increase extrusion width from 1.7 to 2.2 (future me: extrusion width doesn't change material flow. It just changes the distance between lines)
    • –> Layer height 1mm everywhere
  • Beeswax 01
    • 35°C filament, no fan, no bed
    • Using Uhu-glue
    • There are gaps between lines
    • not enough extrusion

17/04/2019

3D model: cone

• Beeswax 01 (0,8z 7f)
  • nozzle: 35°C
  • bed: 25°C
  • result: Prints beautifully. Z-axis skipping (Z-axis motion is too fast). Layers delaminate easily, as they are not fused.
• Beeswax 01
  • nozzle: 40°C
  • bed: 25°C
  • result: same as above
• Beeswax 01
  • nozzle 45°C
  • bed: 25°C
  • result: flakey / grainy texture, but stronger layer adhesion.
• Beeswax 01
  • nozzle: 50°C
  • bed: 25°C
  • result: super flakey
• Beeswax 01
  • nozzle: 50°C
  • bed: 25°C
  • warm up time: 15min
  • result: a little more consistent
• Beeswax 01
  • nozzle: 50°C
  • bed: 25°C
  • warm up time: 40min
  • result: same as above
• Beeswax 01
  • nozzle: 55°C
  • bed: 25°C
  • warm up time: 30min
  • result: separated material: half oil, half solid. 3D print has a dripped texture. The tip of the syringe is cooler. The body of the syringe is much hotter.
• Beeswax 02 (1w 0,5z 7f)
  • nozzle: 60°C
  • bed: 25°C
  • warm up time: 50min
  • result: Almost completely liquid. Too liquid for the nozzle width.
• Beeswax 03 (1w 0,15z 7f)
  • nozzle: 60°C
  • bed: 25°C
  • result: Still a little smudgy. Good consistency: creates homogenous lines.

24/04/2019

• Beeswax 4 (0,6w 0,15z 7f)
  • filament: 70°C
  • shape: cone
  • result: a luer tip with 0,6mm inner diameter cools the wax down too much, resulting in jams and sudden eruptions of hot wax.
• Beeswax 4 (1,18w 0,15z 7f)
  • filament: 70°C
  • shape: cone
  • result: OK, but printing too slow: cools down too fast
• Beeswax 4 (1,18w 0,15z 20f)
  • filament: 70°C
  • shape: cone
  • result: Material flow stops. There is a weird buzz which I think is an unprime event.
• Beeswax 4 (1,18w 0,15z 20f)
  • filament: 70°C
  • shape: cone
  • head control: unprime set to zero
  • result:?
• Beeswax 5
  • filament: 35°C
  • shape: vessel v1
  • result: layers too thick, had to change material flow rate multiplier to 1.5.