You won’t BELIEVE the CLEARANCE the A1 mini can print

[@3Digiprint]

The clearance on this is lower than your Lamborghini. I’d recommend printing this if you’re getting a new printer. It usually is my first print! Designer: 3DMakerNoob Location: printables 116911 Filament: flashforge pla Printer: A1 mini #filament #3dprinter #3dprinted #gadget #tool #3digiprints

[@OrginalTRreis]

we don't have a Lamborghini 😭

[@Benjamin_Reese]

That's a great printables number. 116 911, a mirrored flipped number. With 69 in the middle. Nice.

[@wardrich]

​@@OrginalTRreis Just print one! Unless you wouldn't download a car

[@OrginalTRreis]

@@wardrich Thanks man. (Its going to take me years to just print the half and a replica engine)

[@wardrich]

@@OrginalTRreis I believe in you! haha

[@cheese7781]

“And Clearance’s parents had a real good marriage”

[@itsmrlonewolf]

8 mil

[@tylerkinley268]

Hey man that's what it takes to go to Cranbrook.

[@josefsteiner9401]

@@tylerkinley268 yo i heard cranbrook is a private school lol

[@tylerkinley268]

@@josefsteiner9401 man cheddar bob coulda ran that place...

[@josefsteiner9401]

@@tylerkinley268 no he couldn't no guns at school 😂

[@mattmansarizona8868]

Rumor has it, the .20 still hasn't landed yet.

[@AnomalousVixel]

I knew I saw that thing fly off! It happened so quick I wasn't even sure, but I definitely saw the .20 flick off into the stratosphere!

[@7890tom7890]

It's got that Nuclear man-hole cover vibe

[@RealGeorg3]

​@@7890tom7890 niche reference, I'm here for it.

[@arno7804]

Had to look back for that, but yes! Did it land by now? 🤣

[@user-ex6xc5ox3k]

clearance clearwater revival

[@theodoremercutio1600]

good comment

[@nostalgia46]

I ain’t no fortunate son nah nah…

[@FerociousSniper]

Some folks were born printed spoon in hand.

[@eddyfofeddy]

Clearance clear printing survival

[@Quesoquantum]

Yeah they're blue green and other color idk?

[@Gotica_Gostosa]

Since then, 20 has never been found again.

[@agoose2730]

Who here also doesn't know what the hell a clearance coin is?

[@agoose2730]

@@minhuang8848 I watched the video first and I still don't know what it is.

[@liebenamor]

​@@minhuang8848I still have zero clue what it is after watching 5times but then again I don't own or never have own a 3d printer so this explains nothing to me I was just swiping through shorts. 🤷🏾‍♀️

[@camelface1]

I think it’s how close and precise it can print without fusing the separate pieces. Not 100% sure though.

[@liebenamor]

@@camelface1 thank you for explaining this in a way people who don't 3d print can understand.

[@GOTEEEMM479]

Same yet I'm still ready every comment like I know wtf is going on.

[@Roobotics]

There are reasons 0.1 shouldnt come free like that. Mostly involving layer lines and filament edges with how they are inherently bumped in the middle. Might be slight underexteusion to gap the pieces further apart. But hey if it works it works and probably close enough for anything needing to be printed.

[@UnwrittenGamingftn]

If you look at it closely you can see the underextrusion. This guy just has no idea about it.....

[@littlejackalo5326]

Why should it not? Clearance is clearance. But I'm a machinist and I work down to 50 millionths sometimes. So is 0.1mm/4 thou just out of the question?

[@Roobotics]

@@littlejackalo5326 it basically means the slicer is cheesing it(or calibration not dialed in), the edges of wall extrudes have a curvature to the bead, the median of that curvature is more or less supposed to be the true shape. It's probably debatable to some degree, but basically his parts have some visible under-extrusion as well, therefore weaker structurally, but perform better on tolerance tests

[@daliasprints9798]

If the 0.1 came off like that, someone (either you or the stock slicer settings) probably has some horizontal offset or other hack making the gap a lot larger than 0.1 mm, or extrusion is not calibrated right.

[@cinemoriahFPV]

No, you're just coping.

[@daliasprints9798]

@@cinemoriahFPV No, I've seen Bambus printing overspaced gaps frequently in the 3dp toys for tots campaign, where folks printing often have to adjust wheel clearances so they don't fall off. Some sort of fudging is going on in the slicer or firmware.

[@NigelTolley]

​@@cinemoriahFPV my Prusa did this print, it came off just fine, all the way down. But if you think that a 0.10mm gap on a *not spherical* part should come out like that, you're wrong. It literally shouldn't. If it did, something is cheating you on your friction fit.

[@witheredways4198]

​@NigelTolley i was with you untill you called .1 a friction fit

[@retardationnation869]

Im a machinist for a custom bearing manufacturing company and .1 mm isn't a friction fit. U start to get a friction fit around .025 mm(temp being consistent at least). Anything above that just needs to be taken off or put on correctly. Basically straight and not cocked at all.

[@therealuno808]

“Percocet, Molly, Percocet.”

[@ryanhitchcock2518]

big fern

[@stephenperry7887]

They gang, we gang But they are not the same

[@littlereptilian7580]

Chase a check, never chase a b

[@LieutenantTheJackal]

Who else thought it was some fancy DnD gadget

[@skibidi.G]

I thought it was some mechanical utensil for unknown use

[@superBasher01]

i thought it was a ninja star or something

[@NPC-nn4qe]

I thought that was exactly what it was.

[@jAcK00p7]

To be honest, I thought it was just because I spent all last night preparing for my game today (that ended up being canceled)

[@MMXX_CE]

Guilty

[@johnm9263]

Clearance coins need super fine side definitions or it won't be perfectly circular and may even cause an artificial false negative or positive I've found spacings of

[@Sokudo_Urai]

When I saw the thumbnail I just thought it was a brand new type of D&D dice

[@An_n1]

Could you get something like a caliper to confirm this? It's hard to believe the AI mini has that much precision for 350$ without *any* sort of measurement or measuring equipment to even check.

[@riba2233]

A1 is really that good, shocking but yeah

[@daliasprints9798]

Pretty much any printer that's not utter shit has 0.02 mm positioning accuracy or better, but filament diameter tolerances and extruder issues are limiting for the final print.

[@riba2233]

@@daliasprints9798 true, and a1 series has a great single gear extruder that gives above average consistent and flat walls

[@TKWNNGGT]

For a moment i thought this was some wicked fidget spinner lmao.

[@Gerton999]

thought I was the only one lol

[@beast87660]

Bro said “Clearance Coin” and my dumbass thought “Oh, the numbers are percentages that he will somehow stamp onto product to be put on clearance, seems useful”

[@billythomas5616]

Yup

[@samgivner9010]

my k1c passed 0.05 on a different clearence test but my mind was blown

[@northwestrepair]

Print edge clearance does not define print quality. Underextrusion can make it possible but is underextrusion good ?

[@riba2233]

it is not underextruding no worries.

[@milo9951]

Hey fancy seeing you here mate!

[@loganmichello726]

So this model is designed specifically to test the limits of a 3D printer? Pretty neat

[@pingpongpaddlehead]

this guy is 3D printing blues

[@linkkicksu]

looked like a funky beyblade weight disk in the thumbnail

[@peopletakepicturesofeachother]

This guy is now part of the "6 comma club" (HBO's Silicon Valley reference)

[@doodlebobbeh8836]

Been way too deep into Fatal Frame lately and my dumb ass thought it was one of those lock puzzles 😂

[@Babycosmonaut]

Thought this was a pill press or something like that at first 😅

[@robster7787]

Bambu A1 mini is too good for what it does at the price it is offered at. Just note that it is in the same price range as a Prusa Mini+

[@frozenbacon]

I have an A1 and .1mm is my goto for parts that I want to snap together and stick. As the part shrinks over time they become very difficult to separate, no glue required. For parts that are intended to move I recommend higher. I use .5 and that has been extremely reliable for tiny gears with a module of 1mm.

[@RageAye]

Thats pretty cool actually

[@rawsesix3606]

This is more a test of your print settings and not your printer. Can do this on a $200 Creality printer.

[@stephenking9789]

the machine can only b as good as the plastic u feed it

[@Orc-icide]

It's crucial to do small tolerance tests on a new printer, or even during a change of seasons/humidity. Awesome test, will try CADing one up

[@kirkendauhl6990]

As someone who doesn't own a 3d printer, nor has any shop experience besides my time watching This Old Tony, you can imagine my confusion for the first 2 times I watched this video.

[@DerPlaystationZocker]

Until I saw the "." I thought "since when are 10mm that small?"

[@_mr.boss_1308]

What I have a ender 3 that I bought 5 years ago and never upgraded, I use 0.1 clearances for parts. Usually I match the clearance to the layer height or close to it. With a little bit of math u can find the error you have at layer heights and adjust for clearance if u want specific characteristics of parts

[@crazylolsbg]

Ah yes milimeters

[@krabard]

What a beautiful filament you've used.

[@Rob_65]

"and the STL will be in the comments" Still looking ...

[@3Digiprint]

Look at my first comment

[@MakeDo-Turner_Smith]

​@@3Digiprint KZbin ony shows newest or top comments, not all or pinned.

[@merchantman5635]

@@3Digiprint more money than brains i see

[@daliasprints9798]

I see it just fine...

[@digitaldaz]

@@3Digiprint

[@CalebClingon-oj9es]

A set of decent calipers could really be useful here to check these out. Take an average of the diameter an check it to the drawing

[@SteveInScotland]

AnyCubic several are almost fused closed. A1 mini, all move. Best result ever. Love my A1 mini

[@PlausibleParadymes]

For those who are less familiar with 3D printing, the single "coin" in this video consists of the main body and six tabs which have been printed in place into individual sockets. Each tab has a different number which denotes the gap (clearance / amount of space) the printer was programmed to leave between the tab and the socket it is set into on the coin itself. With enough clearance, the tab won't stick to the socket, allowing the coin to spin freely. Smaller successful clearance numbers will result in less wobble/slop in the movement of the part in its socket. The smallest successful clearance gap is determined by the printer's print resolution in conjunction with the printer's accuracy. If the printer tries to create a clearance gap that is too small for its resolution and accuracy, the tab will be stuck in the socket and be unable to be rotated. A frozen joint, so to speak.

[@error_6o6]

20 went “Aight, I’mma head out.”

[@Agent_7__]

I'm glad I got to watch the stream and see John Oppenheimer turn the entirety of the legion to ash in real time!

[@pennywise-beats3587]

Looks like Hibana’s gadget

[@LockBits-ts6eo]

Eh, I'd be impressed if you actually measured things to prove that there were clearances like this. In over 30 years of using 3D printers, I've yet to find a machine in that class that even meets the maker's specs, let alone a tolerance of 0.1mm (I take it that's an all-round clearance, not just the diameter?)...

[@VikingRul3s]

Really? My Ender 3 has been able too after a motherboard upgrade, proper alignment and proper calibration. Rail upgrades work wonders for adding high speed and acceleration, without compromising quality. Sure you have (had, mine is 4½y old now) to mess around with the cheap ones, but it's a hobby, so hours spend doesn't really matter a lot

[@Rob_65]

I just tuned in my PrusaXL for LW-PLA. After some 20x20 mm single wall cubes, I printed a 40x40x40 cube and that one measures 39.98 x 39.99 x 40.00 mm I call that a nice calibrated printer :-)

[@VikingRul3s]

@@Rob_65 Oh yes! I would say that's within tolerance. No really, that deviation is within the official tolerances we use in CNC produced metal industry/products, in fact that's within the "Fine" tolerance. Good job!

[@NigelTolley]

A stock Prusa can do this in an enclosure on a solid table. Without, not so much.

[@shaftomite007]

They haven't had 3D printers for 30 years

[@oh_sorry_about_that]

I hear that background but and genuinely thought it was the beginning to the vsause song

[@NIGHTDREADED]

Looks good, but how are you managing heat? Is there any active cooling? Because those modules run pretty hot.

[@grimmace7182]

i cant wait to use this to hold all my perc 30s

[@bastartx]

What settings did you use and how long took it to print it?

[@Deriko31]

“We have clearance, Clarence.”

[@dillonweaver2307]

Does that totally show clearance or does it also expose possible tolerance issues if you can take apart something that supposed to be so tight?

[@curt32807]

Whats the filament your using here?

[@magnachromium]

hey are those floppy build plates really that good

[@justfeeldbyrne2791]

It's almost like it's plastic and it can just snap out of the way

[@shawnmichaelis1609]

You are stupid 😂😂😂

[@zpa89]

Have you ever used a 3d printer? When the tolerance is too low the printer fuses two pieces into one. When that happens, wall to wall, the piece is more likely to break elsewhere, in the infill. That is assuming you could break it at all. I used a hammer and a chisel to free one of mine and it was a chore and marred the pieces to hell

[@DominicVictoria]

Have you tried a dimensions test on that printer?

[@causticmain5002]

At first I thought you made a new tool like feeler gauges.

[@slartibartfass5729]

Same with my calibrated Ender 3v2...

[@deejmix7510]

For a minute I thought that was like a spark plug tool or something lol

[@zakprice2128]

I like the texture of 3d printed items

[@Freakmaster480]

Perform an estep calibration / extrusion multiplier test for the printer/filament. I'm wondering if the printer isn't underextrudimg and giving inaccurate results.

[@Haaroinarm]

Yall about to catch me with 3D printed vectors

[@CaveManEDU305]

You are using elegoo galaxy black pla. Very nice color

[@blankpaper8961]

Thought it was an ancient fidget spinner for a minute

[@crooker2]

This is my next printer, hands down.

[@lastlight05]

How did you get printing at this clearances? That's the real question.

[@warmachined3472]

Going to try it with the x1 with .06 nozzle.

[@electricpaisy6045]

How can you measure precision on the z axis? That makes no sense since it's about how you levelled the bed.

[@CosmicTylerVR]

is that burnt titanium filament?

[@michaelsellers1510]

Can somebody please explain to me what a clearance coin is in detail?

[@fireboy558]

Should’ve printed the toaster I stead

[@kyuubirampage]

where can i download the stl?

[@gageparker850]

For the record I printed the same one on my Ender 3 and got the same results

[@rodiculous9464]

How do you know the clearance is what it said it is? It could be a whole mm off and you couldnt tell bc they both wiggle freely. Did you measure them?

[@mjswoo]

Guys i just got my STL in my ABV and it was so fking PDF

[@DeepThinker202]

I dont see a link id like to try it.

[@christaylorraka4053]

Not me thinking this was a beyblade peice 😂

[@BcImSmokin]

My high ass thought you were printing those for dnd or som 😂

[@DaPlenThing]

My printer would fail even starting the first layer

[@modlich_303]

sir, this is not a coin, this is a ring at best

[@straightjacket308]

That's actually really impressive and I don't know shit about 3D printing 🤣

[@Craig.catfish]

Could you 3d print old school box filters for fish tanks

[@elvendragonhammer5433]

I would recommend against it- as 99% of all 3D printing plastic isn't food grade, and as such will bleed off chemicals into the water, especially @ higher temps, & will likely kill your fish. That's why BHA & BPA was banned in baby bottles, because it would leak into formula @ as low as 73°F. (This is the same reason it's necessary to use only Type A (Grade1) Clear Silicone sealant & not window caulking to seal the tank. Any marine ecosystem is extremely sensitive. In some places just the faucet tap water is enough to throw it all out of whack/kill it. You're literally relying on the volume of water to dilute pollutants enough to be tolerable, but unless you've got at least a 1000-10,000+ gallon tank that's not viable. In theory it would be possible to recycle milk/soda bottle plastic & do it that way, but your going to have lots of small surface leaks from gaps/air bubbles trapped when printing with it. If those small issues aren't a problem for you go for it. I don't think there are any food grade plastic sealant to take care of that- if so, I don't know of one. Epoxies, resins, lacquer's, varnishes, acetone, etc are all a no go for that. Maybe ethanol after it was fully dried/evaporated? Also when making & printing soda/milk filament you might want to use a new nozzle unless you can thoroughly clean the one you use for printing or do a few purges to avoid cross contamination from the other plastics.

[@hirohiroarikawa6806]

It looks like the vault doors in fallout

[@itzmedb8290]

I thought it was a fidget spinner in the thumbnail, ngl

[@fullautoshotty]

Legend has it, when the blood moon is full, the 20 will return from whence it was banished

[@noeditbookreviews]

Just where is a coin like that used, Wackyland?

[@someonewithaguitar]

Does the gcode take the layer width into account? I know nothing about 3d printing

[@3Digiprint]

There’s settings to make sure it stays within the parameters of the model. This is a test to see if it is working or not.

[@shadydaemon4178]

What is that thing again?

[@Autumnbuck-qb1ro]

I thought this was gonna be a new d20 lmao

[@Carl_with_a_k_]

Is it 0.1 millimeters?

[@incompetentbozolol.523]

I HAVE AN A1 MINI TOO AYYYYY

[@1supernumero]

The other day, copilot failed massive doing basic math for me. I ended up doing it myself.

[@optimusprime7243]

Literally every single child: "he's making a fidget spinner!1!1!1"

[@jacklaz8234]

Check it with a micrometer

[@enderwiggin9303]

I dont wanna hear how you loaded Clarence' purse

[@capthowdy126]

i always modeled my parts with a .3mm gap for tolerances so i never had to worry about parts going together for anyone who downloaded them but didnt have the best tuned printer but since ive gotten my bambu lab p1s ive started modeling everything with a .1mm gap an the p1s kills it. i plan to pick up a couple more bambu machines to replace some of my older printers b ut i dont know if i should get different printers like the a1 an x1 or if i should just stick to the p1s an get multiple of the same machine.

[@FlexDRG]

So where's the link?

[@ianski6430]

Reminds me of a operator ability in rainbow six siege

[@geesegeyser7947]

They are now printing the percs

[@monkfry]

My little King Roon rips all the time stock with minimal slicer adjustments. $179.

[@taggah2000]

The filament, filament condition, and associated setting will make a bigger difference than the printer

[@TreeLuvBurdpu]

It's not in millimetres. It's in tenths of a multimeter, which is smaller.

[@michaelmccoy1794]

Still in millimeters, though. That's what the decimal is for. To indicate it is not a whole number. Of millimeters. The units are still mm's. 😊

[@Tipman2OOO]

That's what she... nevermind, nevermind

[@TreeLuvBurdpu]

​@@michaelmccoy1794Oh, didn't see that little decimal. Interesting on a clearance test.

[@CrispyCars]

Might havw to give it a try

[@Oxzide92]

And here I thought you won the Oxy Jackpot.