What it Takes to 3D Print a Life Size Astromech Droid
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- čas přidán 29. 03. 2024
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Nice to see the respirator when using around the harmful vapors. I see so many 3d printing youtubers that don't.
super awesome you are doing a droid build. We need more droid builders in the world. Looking really good print parts and assembly so far. Looking forward to more videos of this. Keep up the great work!
Yay! Another live action Chopper build! Good luck!!
Great job! I'm also in the process of building a Mr. Baddeley Chopper. I'm a bit further along and in the electronics part now. Glad I made it past all the Sand! Sand! Sand! part of the project! :)
Haha, yeah. Not looking forward to all of the sanding. It’s unfortunately a necessary evil lol
Excellent. Looking forward to the next Chopper video.
CHOPPERRRR! omg I love that you are doing this project, Its looking really good so far!
Cool project, really love the ABS slurry mixture idea! I knew about that for building model kits using tamiya plastic glue and some bits of the sprue, but never thought about applying the same idea to printing!
This is awesome! Definitely looking forward to watching how this project progresses!
Fantastic project here. I cannot wait to see how the paint job comes out on this and how you go with all the little mechanical fun inside :)
The mechanical stuff I’m sure is going to send my brain into a tailspin lol
I’ve always wanted to learn though and there are so many projects I’d love to make that involve more robotic type work so it’s about time I start figuring things out.
@@MMsPropShop yea good on ya, looking forward to seeing how this all goes
Chopper is awesome can't wait to see the finished product. Your print quality looks amazing and smooth.
Can’t wait to see more!!!! Looks awesome so far 😊
Awesome job. Can’t wait to see him complete ❤
Great new project! Love watching your work and how you show us every step of the way. Looking forward to seeing this project move forward!
Perfect timing. I’m trying to find something to watch to help me unwind from a stressful morning. Your videos always leave me feeling positive and inspired.
Thank you for posting this when you did!
It looks really awesome so far!
I swear you come up with the craziest builds, this is great
This is awesome! Thanks for sharing your process - subbed and excited to see future updates. Got me inspired to fix my printer and finally make a BD-1.
We use acetone slurry in guitar making also, to blend inconsistencies in guitar binding repairs.
Excited to follow your build. Ive been working on the baddley R2D2 for the last year. Have all electronics :)
Wow good job sister !
I just recently got back into 3d printing, and after seeing your little pit droid in the background of your videos. Ive started my journey on printing that little guy! I love your videos and wish you the best of luck with this current project!
Yay! That’s super exciting! Pit droids are a great project.
So excited to see you completing this droid! Chopper is my favourite since he appeared in Rebels. I even made a t-shirt of him! (we won't mention his war crimes XD)
I am in the process of finally painting my R2D2 from Mr.Badley. lots of fun but I understand the mass volume of pieces 😊
Mr Baddeley does some fantastic work. I'm about half way through R2 but have been paused for a few years as my 3D printer stopped working and other things distracted me... I'm half tempted to reprint him anyway as what I have is a bit hit and miss... having said that... it's about 250 or so pieces printed of about 500... so tough choice. I think the design has been updated since then so I might have to have a look... I'm also tempted to try casting the dome in metal (via home made forge)... but that could be tricky.
Definitely! His files are so well designed and thought out.
Oof. Yeah, that is a tough call. I believe they’ve tried to have most new version parts work with past versions of the droids but you’d have to check.
The metal dome sounds like a very cool and very complex project lol
@@MMsPropShopIt's partly because when transporting my partially built R2 to the local hackerspace for an open day, it got knocked about a bit so there is some damage. I think the new dome design looks more "solid" too... I'll likely print some test pieces then attempt casting and see how that goes... otherwise I just have a lot of sanding and filling to bring the rest of it up to a nice standard (I don't have quality printers like yours :D... or your skill... let's not forget that!)
we share the same dream... i am dying to do this. i am so excited for your next video update!!
Love me some chopper
You are starting to accumulate a nice little droid collection!
I’m going for the Droid Depot aesthetic in my workshop lol.
Finally getting around to Star Wars biggest war criminal
I love this
Can't believe how many people celebrate this mass murder.
That's looking very cool so far! Chopper is definitely one i want to make at some point.
Do you run into any issues running both printers on the same table together?
I was initially concerned about that as well but there seems to be no difference in quality with them running at the same time or not. If they were printers that didn’t have input shaping then it would most likely be a different story.
Disney should hire you, so talented!
Good ol MEK...we used that stuff on missile launchers in the Air Force...it works wonders! Amazing work as always!
dangerous shit tho, methyl ethyl ketone is very dangerous with continuous use, be VERY careful
Very excited to see this. I started the animated Chopper before the live version was shown at celebration. Finished the legs and feet and some of the body. Decided to switch to the live version and waited for all the files to be updated. In the interim the Bambu X1C was released. I was using PLA+ before and now everything is ABS. What a difference in toughness it makes, and everything prints 4 or 5 times as fast.
Please, please, please make videos on the steppers and electronics when you get to them. I have read a lot and watched videos, but that is the going to be the hardest part for me. Are you going with the Padawan and Maestro system?
Yeah it’s pretty incredible what these latest generation printers can achieve.
I’ll do my best with making a video about the electronics process although I’m no expert so
I’m not entirely sure how helpful it’ll end up being lol. I really haven’t looked too into the specifics of what the pros and cons of the various system setups are, but I’ll most likely go with whatever one seems more beginner friendly or at least better documented in terms of setup to help me figure things out.
Awsome
I'm working on the same one! Is there any chance that those reference images of yours are available online somewhere?
I have the Baddeley mini version. As I do not have space for the full sized.
The minis are awesome! I’ll probably be making a few of those myself as I definitely do not have the space for all of my astromech aspirations.
We need an update on your printers and reviews! Did you get the qidi Max 3??
I’m going to look at doing a video giving updates on all of the printers I’ve been using lately. I never know how many people are interested in specific reviews as opposed to the more project based videos so I figured a roundup review of everything would strike a good balance.
Yes, I did purchase an X Max 3. It’s a fantastic printer if you’re in need of the larger build volume. It’s essentially the larger version of an x-plus 3 with a slightly different outer casing.
@@MMsPropShop no worries! Sounds like a good plan :) awesome, looking into a printer that will just do bigger pieces overall and specifically full helmets. I’m quite new to printing (very new) and qidi seem quite user friendly from what you’ve shown!
Whatever the video will be, it’ll be awesome, love your vids ❤️
Hi, I'm the guy who's printing the Republic Commando Armor (I commented on an other video of yours).
3D-printing got me hooked, already ordered the new Qidi printer and got me an Anycubic Photon Mono 2 for the details :)
All thanks to you :D
You mentioned your new ABS-settings. Would you mind sharing them? I sometimes have some problems with fitting 2 pieces together, so maybe my settings are not 100% correct 😅
Haha, that’s awesome! Sorry for being a bad influence? 🤣
I annoyingly couldn’t get Orca to export a config file for my settings, but here are screenshots: drive.google.com/drive/folders/1FyujBmhh-VTaaXOMi8OSnKjPlPwtihe3
A lot of the time I’ll change the speed to 90% on my machine. It’s mostly to guarantee that high stress parts are properly melting together. I know I could go in and adjust all of the speeds but just changing it on the machine works for me for now.
When the pieces don’t fit is it because things don’t seem to line up correctly or that things seem too big/small to fit into other parts?
@@MMsPropShop
I would definitivly not say a bad influence, but on the other side it gets quite expencive very fast 😅😂
The parts seem to be too big, like a milimeter or so. I recently printed a ramp for a robot vacuum and the parts were fittet with dove tails. I needed to sand all of them so they would fit.
So you just adjust your speed at the printer directly, not in the slicer?
And thank you for the screenshots!
@codyrex4382 there is a chance that it could just be that the file hasn’t allowed enough clearance between pieces, but if it isn’t then it’ll be due to a slight over extrusion on the walls.
Yes, just adjusting the speed on the printer. Maybe a bit impractical but I haven’t been bothered to adjust all of the speeds down in the slicer 😂 It will print fine at 100% but on thinner pieces that are all or mostly walls and no infill, I find that full speed can risk delamination.
@@MMsPropShop
Thanks for the tipp!
How could I get rid of this over extrusion?
Will try to adjust the speed on the printer, seems to be easier and more flexible than in the slicer anyway 😊
@codyrex4382 technically it could be caused by overheated filament; too much is oozing from the nozzle when it’s printing. But if you feel the temperature is good, there are extrusion multiplier settings for each type of part on a print. A lot of times the walls will be set to 0.42mm, you could lower it to 0.4mm or less.
Why can I only like the video once?!
Curiouse, why ABS and not ASA?
Awesome videos!
It seems the only true advantage of ASA over ABS is its UV resistance which isn’t going to change much for a piece that’s going to get fully painted in the end. Add to that the extra cost of ASA, just didn’t seem worth it. I mostly prefer printing in ABS because of how easy it is to post process; the added strength and resistance is just a bonus.
Valid points! I have printed with a lot of ASA mainly because it does not give off any bad fumes (but a LOT of particulates), I have not tried ABS because of the fumes. Thanks for your point of view, I will give ABS a try
I am also a fan of using ABS over ASA for the exact same reasons you stated. On big projects like this the difference in price adds up pretty quickly!
Fantastic build! @@MMsPropShop
Hey can I please ask where you found the dome files that are all cut up ? I am a patreon member of Mr.Braddeley's but I cant find the PDF or the cut up files anywhere ?
It’s in Dome > Cut Version for the live action file in the OneDrive. It’s probably in a similar file for the animated version.
Could I ask you what kind of supporter do I have to get the 3d files for Chopper? The 5$ oder the 10$ Supporter?
Ohhh there it is. I think I have to get the 5$ Support thing xD
I would like to know how many Spools of Filament you needed
This still isn’t all of the parts but I was around 15kgs of filament. I’d estimate I’ll probably use around 5kgs more on top of resin for detail pieces.
Julianna Margulies? You look so young again.
Why would you want to build a war criminal?