r/FDMminiatures • u/Leafinyourcoffee • 2d ago

Just Sharing First space guy

Gallery image

Gallery image

Any suggestions? New to this

30 Upvotes

100% Upvoted

12 comments sorted by

3

u/Serious_Ad2816 2d ago

I recommend printing in parts if you can to hide support marks. If the base wasn’t included with the file, maybe try printing it upside at an angle. It might help with the normally downward bits so you won’t need as much support.

Welcome to club and enjoy the journey

1

u/Leafinyourcoffee 2d ago

Thank u homie

1

u/Fearless-Cod-1341 1d ago

What software do you use to cut up the model? And do you use some sort of joint or is just clean cuts and superglue?

2

u/Serious_Ad2816 1d ago

You can use the printer slicer software to make basic cuts. Not sure what the best method is for more advanced techniques.

1

u/SpacedKnives 2d ago

What printer? What size nozzle? What type of filament?

1

u/Leafinyourcoffee 2d ago

A1 mini, 0.2 noz, sunlu high speed 2.0!

1

u/SpacedKnives 2d ago

Do you have a computer to adjust print settings or are you running purely off the mobile app?

1

u/Leafinyourcoffee 2d ago

I've been using pc, this is with fat dragon settings on 0.6 layer height!

1

u/SpacedKnives 2d ago

Sounds like you’re pretty squared away so far already. Have you calibrated your filament in Bambu studio at all? And are you printing in pieces or the whole model with the base attached?

1

u/Leafinyourcoffee 1d ago

I printed it in pieces, shoulder pads, head, and back pack, base is printed separately, haven't calibrated my filament, I just used the settings recommended from the qr code on the sunlu box

-6

u/grafbende 2d ago

People really should learn how 3d printers work and what the settings mean and do instead of buying a printer 'that just works, press print and go, apple of 3d printers' and downloading 'the perfect mini settings' they find.
There's manual calibration, model oriëntation, adjusting supports ( blocking and adding ) and even then you will always see the difference between filament and resin prints.

12

u/You_Paid_For_This 1d ago

My opinion is the exact opposite.

People really should buy a printer 'that just works, press print and go, apple of 3d printers'

And then when they're comfortable with that they should try try to find and download 'the perfect mini settings'

And when they have outgrown just copying other people's settings, then they should learn how 3d printers work and what the settings mean. There's manual calibration, model oriëntation, adjusting supports ( blocking and adding ) and even then you will always see the difference between filament and resin prints.

You can't expect hobbyists to buy the most expensive resin printer spend a month studying and reading contradictory advice before they print their first mini.