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Smoother

  • title: “Smoother”
  • description: “A smooth printing friend…”

Made by: @Mahdi Repository link: Click Here Total hours so far: 7

  • I have access to some 3d printers, especially Bambu labs A1, P1S and some anycubic

Total time: 45+ hours 30 mins (Idk how accurate this is probably pretty close tho)

Smoother is a compact, budget-friendly 3D printer designed to stay under $300 while maintaining high functionality. It features a filament detection system to automatically pause printing when the filament runs out, ensuring smooth and uninterrupted prints. Built for efficiency and affordability, it’s ideal for makers looking for a reliable and cost-effective 3D printing solution.

Plan to achieve

I ofter notices after 3D prints finish, thin plastic threads (stringing) often appear between gaps or travel paths. This ruins surface quality and usually requires manual post-processing. So I plan to build a system to auto smooth the printing, by automatically blows precisely controlled hot air at specific positions, we can do this thing to get smooth print.

  • How it will be

    • Glass Enclosure:
      • As shown by your blue outline, the printer is enclosed in a glass case to:
      • Maintain internal temperature.
      • Prevent air disturbance.
      • Contain hot air application safely.
    • Airflow System:
      • A series of airflow nozzles (shown in purple dots on the sides in your image) installed vertically on both sides of the printer frame.
      • These nozzles are controlled to release hot air in short bursts on specific layers or coordinates post-print.

BOM (Bill Of Materials) & CAD Model

Day - 1, ( 20/03/25 ) - Planning and breakdown idea

⏳ Time Spent: 4+ hours

  • Watched multiple YouTube videos on how 3D printers work and their components.
  • Read various articles to understand FDM printing, mechanics, and common issues.
  • Identified filament detection as a key problem to solve.
  • Goal: Keep cost under $300 while ensuring quality.
  • Planned a filament sensor to pause printing when filament runs out.
  • Next: Research detection methods, sketch design, estimate costs.

Day - 2, ( 21/03/25 ) - Findings and gather printer idea from exist one

⏳ Time Spent: 3+ hours

  • Researching Existing Printers: Studied features, components, and designs of popular 3D printers to understand how they operate.
  • Identifying Key Features: Noted the most important features like print volume, filament types, print quality, and ease of use.
  • Documenting Findings: Organized your notes on design elements, specifications, and potential improvements based on existing models.
  • Evaluating Technology: Investigated technologies such as auto bed leveling, filament detection, multi-color printing, etc. And sooooo on…

Day - 3, ( 22/03/25 ) - Assembly frame structure

⏳ Time Spent: 2+ hours

Description

  • Started to design the main skeleton of the printer. enter image description here

Day - 4, ( 23/03/25 ) - z axis assembly

⏳ Time Spent: 5+ hours

Description

  • Designing printer Z-axis enter image description here

Parts Breakdown ( z-axis left & z-axis right)

Day - 5, ( 24/03/25 ) - Z-axis limit switch & Y-axis assembly

⏳ Time Spent: 4+ hours

Description

  • Firstly i started to design the printer Z-axis and then

  • Design the limit switch here

  • After that started to design the Y-axis

  • Z-axis

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  • Y-axis

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Day - 6, ( 25/03/25 ) - X-axis assembly

⏳ Time Spent: 3+ hours

Description

  • Designing printer X-axis

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Day - 7, ( 26/03/25 ) - Feed & Cooling Assembly

⏳ Time Spent: 4 hours

Description

  • Here i design the feed and then started to work in the main fun fact so it not miss the filament anymore
  • Added an IR sensor at the filament entry point to detect if the filament is missing.
  • If filament is missing during printing, the sensor triggers:
    • Automatic pausing of the print
    • An alert sound.
    • A popup notification to your phone.

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Day - 8, ( 27/03/25 ) - Control Panel, Power and Display

⏳ Time Spent: 3+ hours

Description

  • For this i review many power supply for printer
  • And which power supply will better for my printer.
  • And all basis thought it may good to go

Day - 9, ( 5/04/25 ) - Adding Auto Smoothing

⏳ Time Spent: 11+ hours

  • Today i hope to finish it full less goooo.
  • Firstly i covered the printer with glass so the air works
  • Making a door for the glass
  • Installing the frame and nozzle for the air flow

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Day - 10, ( 28/03/25 ) - Preparing Final BOM

⏳ Time Spent: 3+ hours

This is quite pain to find right goods based on budget and availability. I search on Alibaba and Aliexpress And got the items also but it will take a bunch of time so decided to make a purchase from local market.

Day - 11, ( 29/03/25 ) - Readme and Reviewing

⏳ Time Spent: 1+ hours

  • I updated the readme Overall and correct some stuffs