|
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ lightgallery([
|
208
|
208
|
%-->
|
209
|
209
|
|
210
|
210
|
The most important changes need to happen in the Printer Settings.
|
211
|
|
-There you need to adjust the display size to 854x480, the display size to 99.82x56.10mm, maximum height to 120mm, the orientation to landscape and disable all mirroring.
|
|
211
|
+There you need to adjust the display size to 854x480, the display size to 98.57x54.99mm, maximum height to 120mm, the orientation to landscape and disable all mirroring.
|
212
|
212
|
|
213
|
213
|
In the Material Settings I recommend setting the exposure time to 15s and the initial exposure time to 120s.
|
214
|
214
|
But this may change depending on the resin you plan to use.
|
|
@@ -227,9 +227,23 @@ This gave similar correction factors in both axes.
|
227
|
227
|
101.854mm * 0.98 = 99.81692mm
|
228
|
228
|
57.248mm * 0.98 = 56.10304mm
|
229
|
229
|
|
230
|
|
-I'm sure these numbers are still not totally exact, but they seem to be close enough for my purposes.
|
|
230
|
+With these I printed another calibration cube, this time with 20mm, to be able to measure it with more accuracy.
|
|
231
|
+Now I got these correction factors, as the cube was still a little bit too small.
|
231
|
232
|
|
232
|
|
-You can also [download my PrusaSlicer configuration for the Sparkmaker](files/config_sparkmaker.ini) or even for [all of my printers](files/PrusaSlicer_config_bundle.ini), if you're so inclined.
|
|
233
|
+ 99.8169mm * 0.9875 = 98.56918875mm
|
|
234
|
+ 56.103mm * 0.99 = 55.54197mm
|
|
235
|
+
|
|
236
|
+Now the X axis measured spot-on at 20mm, but the Y axis still only gave 19.8mm.
|
|
237
|
+So I corrected it again.
|
|
238
|
+
|
|
239
|
+ 55.54197mm * 0.99 = 54.9865503mm
|
|
240
|
+
|
|
241
|
+To be honest, I'm not sure why this calibration took so many attempts, or what I'm doing wrong.
|
|
242
|
+I'm also sure these numbers are still not totally exact, but they seem to be close enough for my purposes.
|
|
243
|
+
|
|
244
|
+For the Z axis I arrived at a correction factor of 0.995, which can be set in PrusaSlicer as "Printer scaling correction Z".
|
|
245
|
+
|
|
246
|
+You can [download my PrusaSlicer configuration for the Sparkmaker](files/config_sparkmaker.ini) or even for [all of my printers](files/PrusaSlicer_config_bundle.ini), if you're so inclined.
|
233
|
247
|
|
234
|
248
|
As a test I printed [this model](https://www.printables.com/model/296411-metal-gear-mk-ii-from-game-metal-gear-solid-4), scaled down to 50% with a layer height of 0.1mm.
|
235
|
249
|
This took about 3½ hours.
|
|
@@ -238,6 +252,7 @@ Even scaled down the very fine connections between the body and head are strong
|
238
|
252
|
|
239
|
253
|
<!--%
|
240
|
254
|
lightgallery([
|
|
255
|
+ [ "img/sparkmaker_30.jpg", "Calibration cubes in 5mm, 10mm and 20mm" ],
|
241
|
256
|
[ "img/sparkmaker_21.jpg", "Small Metal Gear Mk. II figurine" ],
|
242
|
257
|
])
|
243
|
258
|
%-->
|