Well some dummy left the shop breaker on last night ( that be me ) and woke up to no power this morning. So to get coffee going I ran for about a 1/2 hour on gasoline. Enough to make the coffee and get going today. So fired up the gasifier and kicked her in auto mix mode and it ran all day without missing a beat. I ran from 10:30 this morning and concluded a full battery charge at 6 pm. So total of 7 1/2 hours. Ran three hopper loads totalling 45 gallons of fuel. The machine ran at full running rpm at 1800 watts. The last hour the chargers were in float mode. So batteries were fully charged in 6 1/2 hours. Total charging kW hours ( minus the float charging) were 11 kW / hours. Battery bank is a 10 kW hour system.
So great run today!! First time doing a full charge cycle from dead to full float mode on the chargers.
Im now printing the mounting brackets for the AFR controller to mount on the 8750 and the revised vavle is ready to on the printer as soon as they are done.
I really like the deutsch connector, lots of options for plug configurations. Easy to reuse the connector too, just need new pins and sockets.
We use them at work. We had trouble getting the pins after covid. Back in stock now
So pulled the trigger on this SOVOL SVO6 3D printer today. We are going to be producing some 3D printed parts you simply cant buy. Like the valve body, for instance. But one major part is the engine adapters. PLA probably isnt going to cut it as heat will be an issue. So the Sovo is carbon fiber filament ready out of the box for $220 bucks. So Ive ordered a few differenc carbon fiber base filaments to experiment with. As soon as I find one that works we will start 3D printing our carb adapters. That is really the last thing in our development that has been a thorn in my side as nothing exist and they are a PITA to produce with current methods.
You dont have know how to run a CAD system to use a 3D printer. There are cloud sites like “ThingyVerse” that have 3D print ready files. There is ton of stuff you can print and it only cost pennies. Modern 3D printers are just plain incredible. Its almost like ordering something on Amazon. Oh need “this” , then you just hit the print button and it will arive the next day. Almost like magic; the print bed will be empty the night before and the next day there will magically be an object there the next morning
Figure out a way to protect the carbon fiber. If it’s carbon fiber Nylon it will absorb moisture and weaken it. Firearms guys are figuring that out and trying to battle it.
Maybe epoxy coating or paint sealing it would help?
I got ABS and PETG to try out first. If those dont work then the plan was to get Nylon but its more expensive. Yeah I was already thinking about adding coatings. The spray undercoating we get from Mc MasterCarr would totally work and it would give it a nice looking finnish. That stuff is bullet proof and will stand up to chemicals and gasoline.
just be forewarned, Sovols support is notoriously bad. I have the Sv03 an and sv01(that I haven’t plugged in yet)
They have the 6 plus and 7 klipper out now.
You WILL want to look at octoprint (or the octopi distro for raspberry pi), you can set it up with a camera and I think it will stop during bad print jobs for you.
I am guessing they are still using creality boards and ‘customized’ marlin firmware.
Should not need to make any mods. The SVO6 is already set up like printers that cost a grand out of the box. It really should not cost 230 bucks, this printer blows away any printer in its class. Hopefully I wont need customer support. Ive figured out the Ender 3 on my own.
this is a good filiment to try. i have been printing since 2012.
Taulman3D Alloy 910 Nylon Filament
Taulman3D Alloy 910 is an industrial strength Nylon filament that offers a unique balance of stiffness and durability. Co-developed with the help of class leading chemical & extrusion manufacturers, this is the go-to material for almost any industrial application. Taulman3D Nylon 910 provides the perfect combination of properties, that is easily printable at 255C-270C. Each roll is manufactured in the United States.
Here is the update video of the DXF-10 and all the changes made to date. Also the finnished AFR mixer controler with the latest revised servo valve. I think I got it on this last revision. No need to break the valve plate loose its loose direct off the build plate. I use 3/8 O-rings with 0.55" OD and they fit perfectly. Snug enough to stay put and loose enough so there little resistance and keeps the center shaft centered. Servo has no dificulty at all moving the axis. This will be such a huge improvement; making those valve out of existing ball valves and butterfly valves was a major pain in the ars and took a lot of time to make. This we can assemble it in less than five minutes.
So next steps will be to design the new adapters and I think this week I can finally start writing code for the VersiFire.
Got the Solvo SVO6 dialed in I think. Had some issues with layer adhesion and make some adjustments with heat, cooling, speed layer hieght etc. This last print came out beutiful!!.
This is for the 190 to 224 cc engine displacement range. Printing the 400 to 450 cc range now. Its a 7 hour print. Im also testing PLA as well and can print in that material much faster. I dont see an issue with smaller engine not much heat and I have adapted our WEN with a PLA version. So testing that one now.
Matt - once you get the part design exactly where you like it, you could print a mold and use a casting process instead. It would be much faster and avoid the risk of a seven hour print going wrong at some point. But if is works, it works.
PS that part looks very clean. My RepRap never printed anything close to that finish.
