Fast Microscope to debug a clog

[Neotko]

Hi, I wanted to share my lastest clog. First time I get one in 9 months (last time I used a wood filament).

This it's Galaxy Faberdashery (dark blue sparkly).

To make a good zoom I used my iphone 6s (works on any iphone or okish mobile camera). I used a water drop on my finger, then carefully I placed it (less than half a water drop) on the center of the camera. As you can see in the end of the video I removed the water drop with a finger. It's a quite cheap and fast method to have a more than x100 microscope. If you make the water drop a bit bigger or smaller, the zoom changes. It's so fun (I did this video to set it to faberdashery, but wanted to share with you guys).

[LePaul]

Video is private...so only you can see it

[Neotko]

Sorry! Solved

[drayson]

interresting idea!

[Anders Olsson]

Yes, that is certainly an interesting way to get a microscope camera

I normally use an old loupe (which I think belonged to my grandfather ) in front of the mobile phone:

With that one I get reasonable magnification but is not a very good combination with the phone.

I had in mind for a long time now to print a lens-holder which snaps on to the phone so that one can use a more suitable lens, but that did not happen yet.

[Izzy]

Are you trying to show that the clog was caused by the size of the 'glitter' particles in Faberdashery's Glaxay Blue?
If so do Faberdashery have a specification for the partial size? So we know it can't be used on a very small nozzle size, I've printed test prints with Galaxy Blue and not had a problem, but these were only testing and less than 60 minute prints.

[Neotko]

Yes been talking by mail with them today. They say it needs 0.35 nozzle because galaxy has aluminium particles. But well, two machines and both got clogs at 2h-4h points so I can't use the filament for my proyect. I will save it for a 0.5-0.8 nozzle print anyway.

[Izzy]

Cheers Neotko, I'll add that detail to my little white book
Can see how if a few partials clash then they would block the nozzle, I agree it would probably be better to just use .5 or .6 nozzle or larger.

[shurik]

So, let's get practical. Can this filament (which I have ordered but didn't receive yet) be used with the standard .4mm brass nozzle? I got somewhat confused.
That to say, you've got a very nice idea, Neotko!

[Neotko]

I got this filament on a 100m roll 1.75mm. With 210-215C at 0.2 layer 60mm/s I got a clog on two different machines at 2-4h point. Both machines get constant atomic pulls after each print (to keep them clean and avoid color contamination). So, IMO, no. Maybe just maybe I got really bad luck, but I really hate clogs and I need to keep printing and printing, so I won't use it until I need something printed with 0.5 or higher nozzles.

[Neotko]

Oh also a interesting note about the filament, that did disappoint me personally. The top layers finish it's totally matte. The sides and ofc the side touching the glass, are really 'galaxy' but for big flat areas that I need, it wasn't any good. Faber told me to try at higher temps, but also I can't keep getting clogs, so I have park it. But, the sides, do look really sweet... Oh also Faber told me that they got really nice prints at 230C (using 1.75mm filament) but again, I won't do that test until I change nozzles to print larger objects.

[LePaul]

What do the resulting prints look like? (Picture?)

[Neotko]

Sorry can't share it. It's a new design for the shop that won't come out until summer =)

[LePaul]

You're worse than my friends working on the Star Wars movie

[Neotko]

ºoº!!!! NOW THAT'S COOL!