Printing with the Makerbot Method X: Success or Failure?
Вставка
- Опубліковано 21 сер 2024
- I really put the Makerbot Method X 3D printer to the test in this video. Printing with ESun ABS+ and Makerbot's SR-30 supports, I print a robotic gripper 3D model. I used Makerbot's Labs Experimental Extruder. This model was provided by Makerbot when the Method X first came out. The robotic gripper is a print-in-place model with moveable parts. It really tests the printer's capabilities in terms of dimensional accuracy. Watch to see if I'm pleased or disappointed with the outcome!
Thank you for posting videos and details about this printer. interesting results for the price of the machine.
Glad to help the community! I plan to post more videos about this printer
@@coolteched7572 love to see more . I absolutely enjoy your experience and explaining for the Method X. I have a MakerBot Mini and a Method X
Any chance you could do some fine measurements and let us know how the dimensional accuracy was (they claim +/- 0.2mm).
The axle breaking was not the printers fault, those axles should be 100% parts and the rest of the claw should be an infill much higher, like at least 75%.
Not sure why MakerBot would provide a 3D model like this to print that doesn't have solid axles and a recommended set of settings to use for best results (like not doing a 20% infill).
The take aways I see from this video are:
- good to see the method x actually printing (slower than I expected)
- mostly clean printing process and no stated clogs or issues
- the part looked good (except I think I saw some pinholes on some of the gear teeth that were a little concerning)
- I didn't see any warping of the part (I think that lifting of the left tip was due to no bed adhesive being used and maybe some bed/enclosure/nozzle temp tweaking to be done (which tells me the MakerBot extruder and filament defaults aren't perfect at least for ABS)
- Seemed to be quiet during printing but with no decibel readings during the video hard to tell
- interface to the machine looked great and closer to Industrial level coaching that you would expect)
- did I mention above it seemed to print slower than I expected, but I did like the print quality for the most part (as good as you can tell from a phone recorded video being streamed compressed, being consumed on a phone ;-). )
Very interested in your results as I purchased the Method X Carbon Fiber Edition and had clogging issues when printing their demo gear. Since your 3rd party filament will print without clogging using the Experimental Extruder, have you tried running the Makerbot filament through the Experimental Extruder to see if it will print without clogging? That might help to isolate the clogging issue to their stock extruder or their filament. Also, do you have issues with ABS fumes when printing, since theirs is an unfiltered environment? Thanks for the videos.
I have not tried printing Makerbot filament (abs) through the Makerbot Experimental Extruder. I will have to try that. I have a ton of Makerbot Abs. I don’t have issues with abs fumes. I’m in a large room with windows that can be opened for ventilation
What did ya do about the knob that100% always falls off
I think you need to print the pieces separately
Thanks for posting this. I have been using the method x with the included filaments and SR-30, and they work fine with very few issues. However, I tried a print with the esun ABS+, the same stuff you are using here, along with the SR-30 and the experimental extruder and my SR-30 is just not sticking to the ABS+, causing all kinds of printing issues. Any suggestions? Thanks
Hmmmm interesting. I do know that in the printing settings you can adjust the geometry of the support structure. And you can adjust how the supports interface with the model. Look at your print preview and see if anything needs to be adjusted.
@@coolteched7572 The problem seems to be the "stickyness" of the SR-30 to the esun ABS+. I changed the Makerbot filament to the esun and the SR-30 just won't stick, whereas with the makerbot ABS there is very little problem with the SR-30 sticking to it. Had to go back to the makerbot abs filament for now. Thanks
The raft is already lifting at thr corner. That is very poor
Mine did not lift at all. But not times the knob falls off
Channel content is great, thank you. Very much appreciate your reviews. Subscribed. Would be nice if you'd not need to hold your phone in one hand while juggling with the other. Use a phone holder/stand or use a proper video camera?
The build tape for this printer is very expensive. Any one found a cheaper alternative?
Have you tried the blue painters tape ? back in the days before heat bed is common, they were using those blue painters tape. but it only works for PLA
It's probably the same stuff as Buildtak or any of its china alternatives.
Raises 3D better!
I am considering a method x. Was curious I need a printer that can crank out 500-1000 one inch plugs with abs or stiff pla for a potential supply agreement. I had a few samples printed out by a facebook user with an Ender 3 printer and he told me the plugs are a 'perfect match for 3 D printing' due to their simple design. Do you think printing perhaps 50 plugs in batches twice a day until i got to 500-1000 would be okay or is that work load to high?
Do not worry about the printer. They can work days withour resting. But I would recommend you a printer with double extruders which can work simultaneously. Then you can print two copy at once. It can be done for example by BCN3D Simga or Epsilon. This is called IDEX technology and can be found in different printers as well. The other direction I would go is a printer with treadmil. It prints one aftrer one print and roll the "table". This way it can print infinitely
@@marcinkonert7071 ya mass printing of the treadmill 3D printer is key
If we could print the parts separately and then assemble it, will solve the problems that happened with you. Am I right sir ?
You are correct! But my 10 year old Stratasys fdm printer can print this model just fine!!
The stringing and lift are unacceptable from a machine this expensive and proprietary.
What was the overall length of time it took for it to print this out for you? I heard the time it was done, but not when you started, would be great to know to get a sense of output speed relative to the complexity of that claw. Thanks!
I can't remember! But it was a lengthy amount of time. Prints take longer on this Makerbot because between each nozzle swap, the non-printing extruder's temp is lowered. So both nozzles are constantly cooling / heating up. This can be adjusted in the printer's settings, however
The display showed 1 day 2 hours and change, so 26 hours and change
How loud is it? I live in an apartment with bad insulation. Is it still a feasible option or would my neighbors complain?
Maybe buy more common 3d printer than this one. There are many other good & cheap option
Buy a prusa smaller cheaper and better quality prints that this garbage
What infill % did you use? It looked like the broken knob and axle had very little infill which caused them to break easily.
20% infill I believe. Should have done 50%+. My Stratasys UPrint SE Plus printed this gripper awesome and used a very high infill
exactly what I was thinking... should be 80%+ surely? you're not going to get gears torquing at 20% :)
@@egoodchild totally 100% agree and arguably even 100% .
Or in the modeling tool those axles should all be 100% in the shafts (a no brainer really).
The overall quality looks good, but without him showing measurements on the dimensional accuracy we don't know that either.
How does this model of maker bot stack up against the zortrax 300 dual extruder model for $5000?
No idea about the zortrax 300 dual extruder printer. I do have the zortrax Inventure 3D printer and it uses the same dual extruders as the 300. I love my Inventure 3D printer! Print volume is 5-inch squared which is usually perfect size for what I print. I run stratasys sr-30 support material in the Inventure with abs
@@coolteched7572 thank you so much! I may very well get the zortrax inventure it's on sale $1795ish...I may just have the plastic plugs machined and the printer for prototyping versus mass production.
@@coolteched7572 /One concern I have about the inventure printer is its supposedly being marked down in price due to a rumor that it is being discontinued in the near future? It looks like a great printer with a lot of features for the price point and portable size. Any idea on if its discontinued or to be discontinued soon?
I still can't understand how the idle hotend isn't oozing. My tool changers tools ooze so much...
when the hotend is idle the temp is dropped to like 180 C or something similar...
Can you print PEEK with that 3d printer? Or haven't tried it yet. Will be a good test or video for that 3d printer
Can’t print peek with this printer! Won’t get close to hot enough!
Figure it out?
Even tough material did not work .
That nob should be a solid shaft. Bad design.
Garbage! If you got lift No good! It’s a $5000 machine! My Raise 3D ! Never had lift!
My bambu is 10 times faster than raise3d
Ever get it solved? That damn knob?
Hello
How many hours did you soak the printout in ecoworks?
Something like 6 hours
Ever get the damn knob solved?=
Ya
Seriously disappointing print!
Bad design, not a bad printer
You left it in there too long
do you mean the hot water? Maybe...though I have had little or no trouble leaving other parts in hot water
It’s Garbage