I’m beginning to prep for the LR3 to LR4 conversion. Acquiring filament will be an early step.
As I remember, in earlier versions of the MPCNC machines, in addition to the suggested infill percentages for the parts, there were also suggestions about which parts to print in a primary color and a secondary color. I’ve not found this for the LR4.
I know that it’s actually completely discretionary, but my artistic glass eye could use some thoughtful input from others.
Does anyone have thoughts about which parts make sense to be in either primary or secondary color?
I intend to print most parts in grey glitz and the accent parts in makita blue filament. Just tried printing PLA-CF from bambu labs, in the color black, and it turned out really nice so I might print the makita tool mounts in PLA-CF.
The PLA-CF seems to be able to handle higher temps and it looks great!
Even though the choices are flexible and somewhat arbitrary, it’s hard to imagine what the combinations will look like since at this point i don’t even know how the parts are going to fit together.
Is there a list of which pars should be colour a and colour b, and how much filament of each one would need? Going to buy some filament and want to make sure i buy enough without buying too much?
Was contemplating PLA-CF but its 2x the price of normal PLA haha so wondering if i need 2 rolls or 3 for the black bits
The great thing about the V1 machines is, you can make it whatever colors and whatever combination you want. There are some lists out there that show what some people used, but that is just what they chose to do. Let your creativity run wild, and decide for yourself what color combinations appeal the most to you (IMO)
Obviously, this flexibility is highly desirable, and I’ll certainly take some advantage of that.
However, the issue that I wanted to address is really a bit different: I find that as I start one of these builds (and, just to be clear, this will be my 4th machine from the MPCNC family) I usually don’t have any feeling for which parts go where. Obviously, the large ones tend to be fairly clear, but it’s the smaller pieces, which may be printed in a secondary color that are less certain. Although it’s not a functional issue, it will certainly impact the overall appearance.
For some, a completely random set of choices in which a bunch of filament remnants are used might be OK. In my case, I prefer a look that is more consistent. This might mean consistent contrast or more subtle consistency. And, it’s just my preference.
That’s where the issue appears: If I have no clear picture of which parts go where, and therefore, how much filament of each color may be needed, then it makes it difficult to make purchase decisions, for example. (All surmountable, of course, but as an example, I just went to Microcenter today to purchase what I believe will be about the right amount of filament. I’d just as soon not have to make a second trip.)
Again, the flexibility is paramount, but for those who wish/need to do more planning, examples of color schemes is very useful.
Could call it “The Vicious”