I built a Metal 3D Printer using my Welding Machine
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Still much better than my welding! Would be interesting to see how much better a flux gas welder would do!
Go mig. Not fluxcore.
even would like to see a TIG variant with an external feed and probably some coding :D
you could try adding a tube to this rig to deliver shielding gas separately from the nozzle as you would only need to flood the surface of what you were welding with gas hooking it into the circuit you use for the trigger would work for a solenoid fairly well adding a slight delay to the welding trigger would also simulate pre-flow that is used on welding machines. the angle is not needed unless you want to see the weld as the machine welds blind the angle is not needed so you can correct that as well if you want.
Yeah use a MIG welder. Flux is too dirty.
Yes you do need to work on your welding.
My Gcode told me to come to this video's coordinates at a rate of F6000
Yes
HAHA good one!
Make an hho generator and a fuel cell
:D
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You've revealed my secret reason for going by J. It only takes 4 teslas to spell my name. I'm practically saving the planet.
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no wait.. actually just one if you bend the exhaust :)
@@donalain69 no exhaust on tesla
@@boomrr07 hmm.. ok.. park a tesla half way on a railway track and wait for the train .. should also make you end up with a J made out of 1 tesla. :)
Edit: dont wait inside the car
@@donalain69 thats not the point lmao
Have you ever heard of lost PLA casting, its a way of creating metal parts out of plastic 3d prints. I believe it would help you build your metal rocket nossle and be an intresting video.
This needs more upvotes. Integza has the drive to make this work.
Integza already has the kiln, and a quick search turned up a furnace/foundry for $300. Bronze melts at around 900 C, so it really sounds like a working solution.
or this printer - czcams.com/video/4FkzLs7cLes/video.html
Good luck mending the metal though
I wonder how you could compensate for the decreased size when you burn off the PLA tho. Will you get a porous metal part with the original size, or a smaller solid piece?
Video Idea: Print a UAV with a rocket engine. Tomatoes are disgusting!
Edit: thank you guys, really thank you for the support. I'm an agricultural engineer ("studying" for the comment below) and a 3D printer can really help my research.
Edit 2: maybe an FPV version can be better to take a look at a tomato up close (when it is burning of course). Remember! Tomatoes are disgusting!
Will Zeki Müren see us too ?
If your a adult you can just buy it for 160€.
@@max-gras what do you mean "adult"? I don't have a job. I am a student.
@@lukearts2954 dude, why are you angry at me? In my country student projects don't get funded.
@@onurk9798 benimkinde de :/
As a professional welder who's pondered this, Ill say you could improve this massively by using normal mig wire and co2 gas, then you won't have slag. Also have the torch 90* to the steel not the ideal angle but atleast its consistent with the drag/push of the arc
Yeah the angle only hurt in this application. The gas would help but Im wondering how thick the metal he's getting is. I can't remember if he mentioned the power limitations of that model.
I agree. i would also dotweld, dot- move-dot- move and so on for a stronger and more consistent weld
I wonder how low deposition rates can get using spray transfer, i don't think short circuit is the way to go for a printer puts too much heat in one spot. i would actually think an automated tig welder where the printer spits out the correct amount of fill would function better with no slag.
yes a TIG setup would be superior, the torch and cable would be a lot lighter and simpler and the ability to pulse and adjust current on the fly (especially if they were controlled by the printing board) would help in controlling heat in the workpiece. plus the best part is you can still feed it from a spool of mig wire using a normal bowden style extruder so you can have feed rate adjustment and retraction just like when 3D printing, just needing to adapt wire drive rollers from a mig into an extruder that can be driven by a stepper.
Yeah, this isn't going to work. Each layer will add stress to the part, until it finally cracks.
When welding thin sheet metal such as in autobody work, they stitch the pieces together or let each weld cool instead of going continuously, which obviously distorts it.
Also using argon/CO2 as your flux instead of a flux core wire will help in production.
Video idea: make an engine that fuels from wood that powers a lathe , so the wood shavings will be used to power it again
Oh shiii
Another free energy machine...disgusting.
@@suspense_comix3237 he never said anything about free energy, this is more of a longer lasting energy
@@suspense_comix3237 if its a steam engine that fuels on burning wood then its not really an unlimited energy engine
"If I can't buy, I DIY." I like it.
That's why on this episode of diy or buy *after the video*
And that's why i declare diy this time the winer (because i can't Buy the Buy option)
You mean BUY or DIY or DIE.
I live by this words. With mixed results.
I wish i could diy
Hi 👋
If my lathe or milling machine could help you in any way, just send me an email. I am not an engineer of course, but I definitely can make some simple stuff :)
😳😳 nozzle problem solved. Lathe can create nozzle curvature. Aluminium will be great for nozzle.
Не думал что встречу альфу на этом канале
О, ничесе!
Кого я вижу!
Это ж сам альфа модс!
Не думал, что ты его смотришь:))
Graphite!
Yeah, this is how I plan to make some nozzles. Metalworking lathes are perfect.
Makes it seem so easy... For me just to model a pen holder and 3D print it would be half a day's work... That Nikola fella behind you is very very happy to be in your lab.. Never taking yourself seriously, being happy, not worrying about failures, actually expecting things to go wrong so you learn more... Wow... You are the Man!
video idea: make me a girlfriend
Shouldn’t angle the nozzle like this when building up material and travelling in different directions. Actually did something very similar years ago for repair filler welding using a fully articulated ABB arm robot. We had it oscillate on the axis perpendicular to the travel to gain line width and manage the HAZ. This got us very good and even line height and surprisingly nice finish
So a weave?
I agree though, it would be really cool to see if he could add something so the torch could rotate, like J6 on a robot arm.
Would probably be easiest to just orient the nozzle perpendicular to the surface.
Also thinking tacks would be better for this. Less heat input to prevent warping, penetration isn’t really important.
Was just gonna say that. Lulz at pushing and pulling the tip.
How did you deal with slag in the beads?
@@skipfred probably MIG and not flux core. Or they may have used TIG welder.
@@jakegarrett8109 It's not TIG, there's no such thing as a TIG wire-feed welder
Integza: "gcode can only do straight lines"
G02 & G03: "What am I, a joke to you?"
They also do straight lines. The just save you time. The circle is a shape of multiple straight lines with relative angle, for a cnc at least. The stepper motors have some finite accuracy
@@GAS-OR-ASS yes, but for many applications it approaches close enough to a curve that it is effectively a curved toolpath.
@@GAS-OR-ASS Well anything digital has some level of discretization, the question is who calculates the SIN's and COS's :-)
Most 3D printers that run Marlin don't use G02 and G03, you have to activate them in the firmware. Plus, most of the commercially available slicer softwares don't use these, so the get around this by just using G0 and G1
@@cavemaneca **Riemann wants to know your location**
You can use a 3d printed plastic part for the "lost wax" method of metal casting. Aluminum or brass should be achievable with a fairly simple furnace.
Got here following some of AvE's work/videos/comments. Glad I did. I subscribed. You make some fascinating videos.
Keep making them and i'll keep watching em. Thanks for sharing them.
the guy just rick rolled everyone with a 2d rick astley in a 3d printer, what a strategy
That WAS the worst i ever heard :D
With a felt tip and missing z-commands!
And guess what song most of us are singing now!
Video Suggestion: You could try making a mold from ceramic filament, and using it to make something out of metal
That was my idea then I come down and see yours sintering is probably the way to go
That's exactly what I suggested Yesterday .... But had zero like lol
Just found your channel and I'd say it's my new fav, at least with the kind of material. Keep up the great work!!!
I would LOVE to see a video that explores some cost effective ways to make castings from 3d printed parts at home. There are a lot of tutorials showing how to do lost pla castings or how to use silicone. But all of them require fancy expensive equipment that most of us don't have or cannot afford.
You don't need a crucible, just hold the metal in your hands and take it like a man
I've never been so happy to get "Rick rolled", well done sir!
Video Idea: Build a 3d printed railgun that can absolutely destroy tomato's with pure kinetic energy (even in the can, where they feel safe)
Why do I & everyone else has the same idea of killing tomatoes in creative ways.
I did this exact thing for my senior project in 2021, had pretty much the same issues as you had. It works, but it isnt pretty and isnt predictable enough, plus the sparks and slag can damage components if you dont have a way to contain it. Also the bed issue is one we had and couldnt solve, even with thick steel it either melts through or warps with enough use
I love MIG welding. Had fun in the multiple welding classes that i took. I want to get back into it but just haven't gotten around to it. I love your content dude. Your level of experimental work is awesome and I'm always excited to see what you are going to do next. I really appreciate your respect & passion about Tesla's work & what more u can learn about it and how to adapt it into modern projects 👍🏻
I love how you can see the metalsheet bending over time.
Hey, Integza! I noticed you're a little less pumped up as usual in this video. Don't worry, it's great as always! Just wanted to, as a fan, check if everything is ok.
going bald?
Watch out. He kinda destroys his fans.
@Integza Maybe I'm old and boring but i like your more mellow vibe :)
@@GGozzMontanelas you mean burn them down with molten metal ? XD
This is a great concept I’m assuming you’re using flux core wire as opposed to gas I think you get better results with gas and things would stay a little cooler as well but that’s only one small part of the bigger picture this is definitely worth pursuing I think you’re onto something just need a lot more work to get it right I hope you keep playing with this I think it has massive potential👍👊
Congratulations for being featured on Hackaday!!! This build is going to spark (pun not intended) a lot of interest!
Was about to sleep but now... Integza Time!!!
Same
Make an underwater drone?
Engineer Gaming
And then there is me: just woke up😂
Have a good night bro
My years of welding is causing me to cringe while still being intrigued.
i hear ya, he needs at least another axis to rotate the head...
@@peterd-j8698 The part that hurt me the most was when he was welding over parts without removing the slag from the last pass.
But its a mig welder
@@I_am_ENSanity ☆ That's where Skill emerges!
@@espiqueariel1898 No it's a flux core...
This video is more chaotic than that of your old uploads. Keep it
You can use plastic to create a mold for pouring molten metal in. 3d print the part, place in mold, melt plastic out of mold using kiln, heat metal to melting point, heat mold to 1000 degrees then pour metal in mold. Finish the part by grinding the excess metal from the pour spout and ensure you have multiple holes to allow air to escape
When he revealed the fan placement, I was just counting down the seconds to major meltdown.
He mite own a welder but he’s clearly never used it😎
Same here
"Never say never and never give up!"
Let's see, "I built a Metal 3D Printer using my Welder - Part 2!"
You can do it!
You are a very talented engineer!
May not have had the results you were looking for but the video was great like all of your others :) Keep up the great work!
Video idea: try casting metal in sand to make your nozzle. Use a 3d printed nozzle as the mold.
I think the 3d printed mold wouldn't work out, but the casting metal in sand is a good idea.
@@potatosalad68 Yes it would work ; it's called "lost PLA casting", check it out!
+1 good idea but risky
Ya as long as he gets a furnace that can melt at least copper it should work. ones that can melt steel are more expensive
cast a mould out of ceramic from the 3d printer. Two piece or more mould to cast the rocket engine
"I'm not made of gold" yet gives away 3d printer every video
Those 3d printers arent that expensive.
And he has a sponsor for each video.
@@hubertnnn well just a guess.. hes not buying them :)
well just a guess.. hes not buying them :)
If you try in future, you should consider using a stone chopping board for a bed instead of sheet metal, and a thin wire mesh so the weld has something to bind to.
I don't know much about welding but maybe also a thin layer of water to cool down the base, would pull heat out of the stone before it has time to build up and crack, would also stop the wire mesh from deforming during the base layer. can't wait to see more, good luck!
Props love your commentary, subscribed, and belled
"Just because an idea seems stupid, does that mean we shouldn't try it? Well, that's exactly what it means, but It doesn't matter. Because I'm going to try it anyway." Lol 😂
From time to time, I say: "We're out of clever ideas now; let's take a stupid one and see if it can work."
his delivery of jokes is top notch lol
You can make a cast of a 3D printed part to then pour metal in the cast.
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*Ideas!* I am so glad to see that you tackled this, and it works! Have you tried on a piece of refractory or pumice block (such as a barbeque scrubber brick)?
That said, the thinness of the metal is bulging up into the workspace causing the shorting. Congratulations on your homework. 600K worth of education here!
Soils core with inert gas would keep you from having to grind after every layer.
I totally addicted to his slang and funny attitude
slang? Perhaps you mean accent... ;) slang is native dialect and Integza most definitely is not a native English speaker... (but then, neither are you and I hahaha)
@@lukearts2954 I'm from india, his speech seem different and attractive to me, that's why !!!! :)
Build your own CNC machine using easily available parts
Indymill cnc
maslow cnc
Baling Wire, Flex Tape & JB-Qwik, plus some paper towel tubes covered in fibreglas & Bondo.
You need a 2 and 1/2 inch steel plate to prevent warping and you need an inert chamber. you'll also need a high temperature oven to put the parts in after.
Using hardware with 25/75 shielding gas with less stick out would leave you with no slag to clean after each pass and less spatter. Angling your nozzle can also push the bead in directions you don’t want it to go since a big concern is accuracy on x and y planes.
Thank you for a unique experience! I’ve never been Rick rolled by a 3D printer printer before. I’m honored to have been a part of this social experiment.
Integza, a perfect synonym for trial and error.
These videos always manage to entertain me on the highest of levels.
Video idea: Record sound or data on a 3d printed disc or cylinder like vinyl records or Edison wax cylinder.
The resolution would be extremely poor. Even with a resin printer, I don't think you could get anything that would make recognizable sound on a standard format that a player can use. Maybe a CNC could do it, though!
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I'm thinking it doesn't have to go on a real record player. it could be played back using a needle on a cone while the disc/cylinder is spun on a drill.
you could make the grooves deeper, lumps higher for more movement of needle. you could sand the disc/cylinder down after printing it then record the sound using a cutting needle on some sort of electromagnetic actuator. Edison done it. also someone done it on a Plastic Food Plate
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I have been wanting to test the centrifugal limits of printed parts and seeing if you can strengthen them by. After you print your part pre UV cure. Setup a rotary tool probably a die grinder and see if you can find a somewhat steady rpm to spin the piece while your UV cure it. It’s possible it might have some internal stress relief and could make a part be able to spin faster. Making like a dyson style vacuum etc. Or a compressor spool.
Amazing how close you were to getting this working. A few changes would get you much closer!
1. Find a mill to make a metal clamp for the welding gun.
2. The welding gun doesn't need to be tilted, that's mainly so you can see what you're welding, but you don't need to see.
3. You seem to be using flux cored wire, so you have to clean the slag with each layer. You can avoid this by using gas shielding.
I would love to see you get this to make a metal benchy!
this, would love to see another go at this from @integza
That performed way better than I was expecting at the beginning of the video. Moving from flux core to really thin solid wire and a shielding gas would help a lot. I also think a think metal baseplate would probably be a requirement. Active cooling on the plate may also help. Very cool idea, I hope you can take the experimenting further with it.
Also your speed is nice and your beads are very nice!
Best RickRoll ever! I love the dry, deadpan humor. You are definitely my best subscription this month.
Video idea: Instead of 3D printing steel, how about 3D printing tin?
Indeed, judging by the melting temperatures and malleability, you might even be able to insert the regular tin roll into the plastic printing head. If not, you could mabe make it work with some modifications.
It could be used to solder on a board or to make some metal pieces with completely different properties from plastic ones.
Has someone noticed a problem I haven't?
i’ll take 20
Not sure that would be too Weisz
Underrated comment
hi, i thinker about this for a while and i think the solution is to do "print" using mig and spots instead of trying to do a full pass, you could do pauses in the g-code to let everything cool down a bit and then do the next spot. keeping the print surface in an enclosed enviroment full of argon also, may help to keep the cost of argon down
youll have to turn your voltage way down and wire speed. it allow the weld to not lay as flat but still stick together
There's an idea that I've thought about a lot, imagine, a roomba robot-style system, but this one for cutting grass! like, a sensor/camera that detects the height of the grass, and automatically launches the robot, in which you define the area where it can work, and that cuts the grass and dumps it in a desired location.
Seria incrível ver essa ideia em termos físicos e reais/it would be amazing to see this idea in physical and real terms!
Roomba-like lawn mowers already exist, though they can be expensive.
@@Stevarooni that's why I suggest to do one, DIY, trying to be low cost
That would be interesting if he put steering on a lawnmower.
“If I can’t buy, I DIY” words to live by ☝🏻
Hey so here's a suggestion, so my dad is a master mechanic and over the years I've helped and learned to work on cars/trucks etc. When doing body work and your welding 2 pieces of metal together to make your bumper, fender etc whatever it is your working on, the trick to make your piece keep its shape as your welding it is to spot weld it. Spot welding is pretty much a tac weld but you do it so short and quick the metal doesn't get hot. The metal being cold/room temperature as you weld on it is key for it to keep its shape and not twist/warp on you. I hope this suggestion helps! I love all the videos I'm a huge fan 😊
add a large cup or shield over the nozzle to help with spatter of the flying metal. just an idea
Video idea: Do a competition between you and Tom Stanton to see whose engine makes more power (your rotary engine against his diaphragm engine). The loser has to plant a tomato tree. To make it fair both engines should have the same displacement.
They should also have the same air supply.
Huh, there actually *are* tomato trees. The more you know...
not the collab we deserve but the collab we need
@@LordDragox412 To be honest I wasn't sure what is the proper name of the plant that grows tomatos so I just went with a "tomato tree" XD
@@davidvondracek4994 yea, the tomato never falls far from the tree.... X"D X"D
try making a robot arm that will cut a tomato into many small pieces like in one of the James Bond movies (I think it was Gold Finger)
In fact you can program arcs in Gcode with G02 and G03 which is used in milling quite often. Its needed for older machines and manual programming. But with newer machine we can just throw a ton of point commands on it to make it almost round as you said....
I have too many silly ideas and not enough time but another idea I wanted to build was a home made flow bench. Using a MAF sensor from a car and some printed parts. Then use it to see and test dimple porting and add smoke for visual. Also you could simulate erosion and see if you can fix corners and leading edges of parts by forcing laminar flow in said parts or upstream.
Got an idea for you: please investigate the use of a ridicule number of extruders at once, in order to 3d print at ludicrous speed. It would be awesome!
Better idea is print a plastic nozzle...use it to make a sand mold and cast the part he wants.
@@brokeandtired Issue is casting in steel, or something even more heat-resistant. Most casting done by amateurs and hobbyists is done in tin or aluminium. You can do this pretty much with stuff found around your house. But it isn't viable for the intended use, i.e. putting a superheated jet stream through it. They would start to deform and drop, or even melt from the heat.
To safely be able to melt and cast bronze, steel or even titanium, you need both the expertise and some specialised equipment that isn't worth getting for an amateur with no interest in taking up serious metal manufacturing, and especially for someone who's likely to just make a few casts.
Making a metal nozzle on a lathe, though... Then we're talking a relatively low risk, and only one piece of machinery which is also quite ubiquitous and multifaceted. There are benchtop metal lathes that you can get for less than 500 euros. That's probably the right way to go for this sort of use.
Did CNC kitchen not doing this yet?
@@HolahkuTaigiTWFormosanDiplomat Maybe I missed, but from what I remember he made video about printing multiple colors. Which could be a nice starting point, but my idea is different.
To get what I thought, try thinking about being able to 3d print with something like old 2d inkjet heads, which have a very large number of nozzles. That of course is very unlikely to obtain without some serious research equipment, but I imagine something that would resemble a raw prototype of that on a more macro scale. Kind of 128 extrusion point at once. What could accomplish a proper setup like that? I searched long for an answer at that question, without finding it.
Of course if you or somebody else could link some work in that direction it would be very appreciated.
Change to MIG. That flux isn't good to weld over. MIG you can just keep stacking it up.
You can try metal filaments for FDM printer and you can get stainless steel filaments and print parts and then slintering in Furness for removing mixed material and making highly densed metal part
I think you might be able to do this idea with a TIG welder. There isn't splatter and the torch is smaller. It also can be pulsed and that may help with temp. control. The tricky part would be setting up the wire to be fed into the weld. But I'm sure there is a way to control that. There are many styles of torch heads on the market for TIG too.
0:22 - you spelled my name!
hah
Video idea: in the next video, build a tomato can made of ONLY steam engines.
By brain read this how you wrote and imagined the opposite
@@LazySpaceRaptor Watch to the end of the video ;)
@Haron Iclanzan Ramadan not quite he gave it a twist
@@duffman7674 saw
A project I have always wanted to do but never got around to is build a clear crude oil separation processing system. Would be awesome to see you take a swing at it.
You should use 3d printed part to crate a mold in sand when you apply heat plastic melts and mold created pour molten metal inside mold and you have it .
Idea for a future video:
You should definitely begin applying your rocket engines to some simple vehicles, such as a little rocket car, and maybe even further down the road an actual rocket.
Video idea: Make a waterjet (pump) for a rc boat. Design and optimize the pumps impeller pitch, Nozzle diameter and inlet design.
This man's segues' are second to none!!😁
Just brilliant, very much like this video -> Bloody brilliant!!!
There should be a metal 3d printer using welding filaments in IPT Fraunhofer - Aachen, if you happen to be based nearby and wants to do an outside activity. I was there during 2009 and later. They have also integrated the mechanism to a milling machine, printing and finishing with just one setup, giving a smooth surface at the end. worth the visit.
Build a fpv drone to shoot cool videos of rockets and flying engines!
probably cant keep up with rockets
@@girinevass8559 Oh boy it can 8)
@@girinevass8559 GWR in vertical ascend velocity is 132 km/h (82 mph): dronedj.com/2019/12/18/princeton-student-breaks-guinness-world-record-for-quadcopter/
IDK what the average diy rocket velocity is, but seems enought to me.
Make an underwater drone
@@hanifnurfaisal5912 that's...a submarine 🤔
I recommend placing the entire setup in a fish tank you can seal completely and replace the atmosphere with argon or other noble gas. Splashing will be less of a problem and cooling will be much easier.
That machine doesn't have enough power to run regular wire he would need a new rig
since it's so hot right now. cuz we're going into summer now, build a mega fan that's actually really dangerous because the fan blafes are actual knife blades
Quite amazed really that the EMI from the welder didn't just knock the motherboard offline...
Build a mini bioreactor... and turn tomatoes into energy.
That's actually a cool idea!^^
Methane or alcohols?
This would pair perfectly with a steam engine made from tomato cans. power it with fuel made from the tomatoes.
@@Skwisgar2322 Exactly! Gotta get some use out of tomatoes. Preferably at their expense.
@@CUBETechie Uhh I'm no expert, but I imagine alcohol. Idk the chemistry of it though, that's Integza's job to figure out!
Hi Joel I think you could use 3d printed patterns for metal casting to make your rocket engines. It can be stronger.
Yakup has a point. Research lost wax casting and lost plastic casting. The ideal material would be wax, but the only way I could see being able to print with actual wax would require chilling the wax that has left the nozzle and the nozzle itself would be just warm enough to push the wax out like a gel. Lost plastic/resin would be much more simple and cost effective than building a custom wax printer.
@@Circle14 I think the way Robinson Foundry uses on his channel might be useful. He uses lost Pla method with normal 3d printer. Result sculptures are really good. But i dont know will it be useful for rocket engines
@@yakup1937 Myfordboy does lost PLA casting for things such as steam engine parts. Seems he's able to get good results. How far that could go with materials suitable for rockets, who knows? But it shows that mechanical parts can be fabricated with that process as one of the steps.
@@Circle14 why not create a silicone mold using a 3D print, and then pour wax into the silicone mold to get the wax into the right shape for casting? It’d be more expensive and time consuming for the first one, but it would be wax and if you had to make multiple it’d be quicker.
Metal shrink when cooled down and expands when heated. It's called metal shrinkage. The sheet on the bottom bends because it gets pulled together by the printed layers, which eventually cool down and start pulling together creating tension outside and inside the printed area.
good project, the problem is to manage the temperature, the expansion of the metal, the tensions that remain. well is still a good idea
Finally, a part that can withstand an attack of tomatoes
Video idea: Get all of your engines that you have made and test them side by side for speed, torque, efficiency, etc.
*all the engines that are still intact
I’d like to see more on this. Let’s see you 3D print your own 3D printer
As someone who 3D prints with metal this is great!!!
How about 3D prininting a form, then casting the engine.
That's great! I thought of exploring the idea myself after ToT video. As for warping sheet steel will always suck, even thick pieces will bend into banana if You heat them up in such small area. My suggestion is that You can use bunch of short pieces of steel square profile, 20x20x2 mm for example, and weld them together side to side to form bed like this □□□□□□□□□ It won't warp that easy. For the nozzle mount I'd use a cheap pipe bracket and attach it to narrower section just behind the thick black isolator above the metal nozzle, it heats up much slower. You can angle the wire straight down, 90° to the surface. It won't matter. Acually for print it would be ideal to "drag", not to "push" because then the bead is "narrower" but "higher" and it will print in Z axis faster. I think it's an idea worth exploring. Maybe not with this kind of welder though, gasless wire leaves a lot of residue compared to welding even on cheapest solid wire + CO2 or CO2/Ar Mix. Probably best setup is pulse DC TIG + cold wire because it's cleanest and most precise but that would be a big buck and I don't know if You'd bald quickly enough to pay the expense with Keeps sponsorship money xD Please, please, please continue this topic! We all can learn a lot! :D
btw: G-code can do curves it's just not supported by most 3d printer mainboards and wouldn't make any difference if you use stl files in your slicer because they can't have curves
Integza: "I'm not made of gold"
*Proceeds to give away 3D printer*
Use a turkey to insulate your rocket.
That is ether severe animal abuse crime, or prelude for war.. or least i presume Recep Erdoğan has something to say about that... Also HOW you plan on accomplishing the latter?
@@Hellsong89 gift him a subscription to Manscape...
how about 3d wellding in water?
that might cool the stell sheet and prevent bending
That would work but it adds a whole nother problem you would have to find some way to ground the water box and the sheet metal separately to get the welder to work properly
Without the right sort of coated rods, you'll have nothing but porosity. Using a big old chunk of aluminium under the steel plate would work.
Put some metal into the plastic filament to make it stronger or have something reinforce the filament like rebar.
Dude, you are so close! It's bad ass.