Max's Rostock Max - New member from Southern CAlifornia

[maximumtwo]

Hello Everyone,

I have just entered into the world of 3D printing. I bought the Rostock Max kit from SeeMeCNC. It took me three weekend part time with the help of my two children Julia 6 and Thomas 5. I love technology but I have no formal training unless you think a business degree helps you in electronics. Everyone in my family thinks I am nuts except for my children that think the machine is going to be Santa Clause and build them any toy they can think up. I have printed the calibration cube and the 5mm calibration cube steps using SeeMeCNC 1.75mm ABS in red. Now I get to figure out why the bridges sag, there are gaps in the tops and why one side isn't flat.

Here is my finished printer. It still needs a little finesse. Things like a new power switch that I melted while soldering it together.

Max's Rostock Max 3D Printer

Here are some pictures of my prints.

Calibration cube

From left to right you can see my first 3 prints. The first one failed because I only had the bed at 80 deg C. The second one failed because I was using my laptop on battery. The printer doesn't do well when you computer goes to sleep. The third print worked but still has some calibration issues.

Here is my fifth print

5mm Calibration cube steps

I look forward to learning and having fun teaching my children about new technology. Maybe they will invent something and thank me in there acceptance speech. I doubt it but a father can always hope.

Max

[johnoly99]

Hey maximumtwo, you never know, maybe they'll even name it after you!,

Glad to hear you're already up and going, and it's sooooo cool to hear you did it with your kids.

As for the calibration prints, they're not too bad. Looks like a little high on the temps maybe, and the last print with the penny, that's pushing it on the small side with abs, some have great luck with small abs parts and a fan on the layers that start to get squishy like the top few cubes did