Blog #4 (Printing Week 2 - Wednesday) [First, Second, and Third Item Attempts]

On Wednesday of this week, I tried to print some of the items from the tutorials. Strangely enough, there were several technical difficulties in getting the printer started on my objects, ranging from display errors on the screen before starting to parts of the nozzle flying off after it slammed itself into the wall inside. Through some trial and error, I was eventually able to start work.



I tried printing the heart button, twisted earrings, and sunglasses using a white filament. Immediately, the earrings were turned into a spaghetti-like mess. The heart button also lost the hook that would connect it to other things during the printing process. Despite the sunglasses getting detached from the bed of the printer before it could build up the temples/arms, they were the most successful out of the three.



On my second attempt at printing those items, I used a green filament for the printer. The earrings and sunglasses came out very well, excluding the fact that I accidentally tore off the hook for one of the earrings as I was trying to remove the scaffolding around it. The heart button came out even worse this time; it was torn apart.



I gave the items one more shot. This time, I printed them with a solid black filament. These were an amazing success, and I am very happy with how these came out. Once again, I tore off the hook on one of the earrings by mistake, which was a bit disheartening.
Overall, I am pleased with the fruits of today's labor!

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