#Color sharp printers manual#
We’ve played with virtual extruders in a more manual way before. We’ll be interested to see if anyone takes up the challenge to adapt it for other printers. Overall, this looks like a fun project even if we worry about the health of our Z axis rods. Extruders 2-7 are virtual and will cause the print to get color after printing each layer.
#Color sharp printers software#
The software thinks there are seven extruders with the first one being for unpainted filament.
There’s talk in the project wiki about increasing Z speed and tips for calibration, but it still isn’t going to be that fast.įor software, there is a Cura postprocessing script. To switch pens takes a lot of Z axis motion, so we expect print speed is relatively slow in aggregate. You can see in the video how the head picks up and releases pens out of the rack. There’s also the holder that fits on the hot end. You have to 3D print a rack and some pen holders depending on the brand of pen you want to use. Logically, you print a layer with no pen in the holder and when you do pick up a pen, it will need to be somewhat lower than the print nozzle or else you’ll drag around in the fresh plastic. In the video below, it looks like it works well and, although we imagine it will be a bear to calibrate on height, it seems like something you could replicate with nearly any conventional printer. A holder on the print head can pick up one of several pens and use it to color the layer the hot end just laid down.
#Color sharp printers professional#
Our friendly and professional staff are available 8AM – 5PM Mon-Fri to answer questions and schedule appointments.We’ve all seen 3D printed jigs that use a permanent marker to color filament as it goes into the hot end. It is recommended that only properly trained technicians perform the actual consumable item replacement procedures on the equipment. Although the Sharp copier maintenance required codes identify the specific part that has reached it's usable life, further maintenance procedures may be required. The maintenance codes designate a specific consumable part that has reached it's usable life as recommended by the manufacturer. Select your Sharp copier model from the list below to view the list of Sharp copier maintenance required codes for your model.