Comment on Printing minis on an FDM printer
ExcessShiv@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 days ago
I’m pretty happy with the goblin and skeleton, the orc’s bow is a little wonky at the top because my layer time was too short for my printers cooling. None of these has had any post processing done yet, printed without any supports also 0.2mm nozzle and 0.08mm layer height.
I think I’ll try printing a sort of “buffer tower” next time to increase layer time on prints with pointy tips and see if it helps.
voracitude@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Damn, dude. I’ve been thinking about getting a 3D printer and was leaning towards resin because I heard it was better for minis, and I see how it’s different, but these look perfectly fine and there’s no fumes or toxic sludge to deal with. Since I mainly want it for printing household fixits and ease-of-use is a factor, being able to get back into tabletop gaming (and painting) as well is a very nice bonus. I feel pretty good about going with an FDM printer now!
ExcessShiv@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 days ago
I mean, they’re definitely good enough for me but resin does give much better fine details. But I also mainly use my printer for functional prints, this is just a nice addition to it’s uses.