Bambu Lab X1C Masterpiece: Timelapse of an Airless Basketball

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*Bambu Lab X1C Masterpiece: Timelapse of an Airless Basketball*
In this captivating timelapse, witness the Bambu Lab X1C weave its magic as it brings an airless basketball to life. Inspired by the Wilson 3D printed airless basketball, we took on the challenge using only PLA. The result surpassed our expectations-the ball's feel is remarkably accurate, and we can envision the potential of printing it in TPU for a truly authentic experience. Drop a comment if you have any questions or share your thoughts!
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[@AlwynKirk]

Niceness 🎉

[@3DPrintingForBeginners]

Thank you! It is surprising how much it feels like a basketball.

[@WIFA.ROBOTICS]

Good

[@3DPrintingForBeginners]

Thanks

[@peterpeter5666]

what type of filament did u use>?

[@3DPrintingForBeginners]

For this one I just used PLA. I wanted to test the feel of it. And to see how the printer would handle it. Though I can see this being fully functional using TPU 85A.

[@joethecook7260]

What print speed did you do?

[@3DPrintingForBeginners]

I just do default or standard on the Bambu slicer. I haven’t tried ludicrous yet but plan to in the future

[@Wolf_man_has_nards]

Does it bounce well?

[@3DPrintingForBeginners]

I did this test print in regular PLA to check it out. So very little bounce with PLA. However if you use TPU it will bounce and the more flexible TPU you use will increase the bounce.

[@Pics2FlicksDennis]

I may be wrong, but I believe this is 180 degrees out. The softer (lower Shore number) the filament, the more the structure/surface of the ball will absorb the energy of the collision with the ground (or court, etc.) by distorting rather than springing back. I’m getting ready to print one of these in 95A flexible PLA.

[@YourComputerExpert]

@@Pics2FlicksDennis Did you end up doing this?

[@3DPrintingForBeginners]

Not yet. I plan on it soon. It’s a fun print

[@Pics2FlicksDennis]

@@YourComputerExpert , not yet. Printing Easter decorations for my wife until Sunday. Also think I’m gonna add a number of walls, and bump up the infill %.

[@zeke7515]

The official ball uses a special resin for SLA style printing. Was there any recommended TPU's for this?

[@3DPrintingForBeginners]

I think it would need to be 85a at least. But I’m pretty new to TPU

[@SirHobben]

It’s SLS not SLA. Proprietary Polymer.

[@3DPrintingForBeginners]

@SirHobben really? I thought SLS was mainly for metal printing