BIQU Airless Basketball by PartyLime

PartyLime

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X1 Carbon

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0.6mm nozzle, 0.18mm layer, 10 walls, 100% infill

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51.1 h

1 plate

4.7(75)

0.4mm nozzle 0.16mm layer, 10 walls, 100% infill

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71 h

1 plate

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Description

Why pay thousands of dollars for an airless ball that plays like the real deal? Use your machine to make your very own or the perfect gift for others.

When printed with BIQU PLA-HR this ball will weigh between 605g and 610g (the official NBA weight is between 580g and 620g). The bounce and play response will also be approximately on par with a regular NBA regulation ball provided the recommended print settings are used. Durability of the ball is incredible with it being able to withstand even the roughest play without the structure being compromised.

It is recommended to use the settings in the provided 3mf file to complete the print. However, if you prefer to enter them manually then you can follow the guidelines below:

Nozzle size - 0.6mm highly recommended. You can use a 0.4mm nozzle but the bounce will be slightly reduced.
Layer height - 0.18mm for a 0.6mm nozzle. 0.16mm for a 0.4mm nozzle.
Walls - 10
Infill - 100% concentric
Flow rate - 6mm^3/s
Supports - Manually painted. Buildplate only. Initial layer expansion = 15mm. Set the threshold to 45 degrees, overhangs only and then paint onto the highlighted part at the base. Be careful not to paint parts of the ball above the base which may become highlighted otherwise the slicer may attempt to grow supports through the ball. You may want to use a support blocker above the 45 degree marker line to prevent this.
Nozzle temperature - 230C
Bed temperature - 40C for BIQU Cryogrip glacier (recommended), 75C for textured PEI, 65C with glue stick for smooth PEI.
Part cooling fan - 100%
Auxiliary cooling fan - Between 70% and 100% with 100% recommended.

Bring your A(1) game!

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Comment & Rating (403)

@stranGE_

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which generation is this ball? 43%, 1d5h to go and looks good so far. If it still fails i will have a 50€ bowl for snacks :P If the brim gets loose, i will place some strong magnets on it. this trick worked already for some other prints.

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@stranGE_

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perfect print. This PLA-HR from BIQU is absolutely ideal. The bounce is similar to my Spalding leather ball. It also doesn't make this high pitch sound while bouncing, like other filaments, for example this Overture PLA+, where you know the ball will break soon. The PLA-HR makes the same sound like when the guy testing the original 2500$ ball from Wilson. How much for the license to be able to sell printed balls?

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@looxonline

Replying to @stranGE_ :

Glad to hear that you are enjoying it. You'll also notice that the ball can take a serious beating without being damaged at all. It is a really unique showpiece and functional too. Send me a message at luke@bigtree-tech.com and I'll get things arranged.

@kingpin81486

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Replying to @stranGE_ :

How did you get the supports off?

@Moffymaker3D

Hi, I'm about to print this with BIQU PLA HR and have done my research on this but I want to remove any possibility for user error. It is my first time using any remotely flexible filament. Please anyone let me know if i need to add anything to this list to ensure a more successful print! thanks so much, super excited to print it for my son who has been dying to use one! QUESTION: can you load this into your AMS or does it have to be on the external spool holder or manually fed? Im really hoping I can load this into my AMS without it causing clogging issues!! 1) I will be using the 3mf file as listed for the .6mm nozzle 2) will make sure to vent while printing so remove top lid and crack door slightly 3) I will be using the Wham Bam Carbon Fiber Build Plate as i watched uncle Jessie on youtube trialed this and he found this to be the easiest for the supports to be removed 4) I will be using the BIQU PLA HR filament that is supposed to be used for this file. QUESTION #2: I am having trouble with my AMS humidity level right now and it keeps teetering between a level 2 and 3 of humidity. I put quite a bit of desiccant packets in there to remove moisture and it helps for a print or two but cant get it any lower than a 2. I do change filaments and colors quite often. any suggestions here as well? Will this affect my print if my filament has been vacuumed sealed and wont be opened and put in until i start the print?

The designer has replied

@PartyLime

Hi, Unfortunately you'll have to load the filament onto the external spool holder as it's not compatible with the AMS. It's not too difficult to do - there will be videos explaining how to do that. I don't think the humidity will be a massive issue. The filament won't be in the AMS anyway. When I printed this, I used an external filament drier that you can print directly from - I don't think this is necessary though. I've not used the Wham Bam CF plate but I can imagine that if it worked for Uncle Jessie, it'll also work for you. I don't know if he edited the bed temperature so you may want to check that before printing. Everything else looks good to me so happy printing :)

@655321

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I had picked up that whambam plate and tried on that first. After the first 3 layers I saw it wasn't adhering properly and cancelled the print. I didn't use any glue though. I went back the gold pei sheet. It adhered crazy. Was hard to remove but knowing it wasn't lifting off the plate made me feel better. Got a successful print.

@Moffymaker3D

Replying to @655321 :

hi thank you! I'm thinking I'm going to use my textured PEI plate and try the glue stick thing which I've never done before and see how that goes as I don't know enough yet to mess with and change my settings for the other plate. this was helpful thanks!

@KingOfBread

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I print with my A1 printer with BIQU filament :) Update soon

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@KingOfBread

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The bottom becam loose, so i put some magnets on it 34%

@user_1674414208

Replying to @KingOfBread :

hi I’m looking to print this on the a1 too how did it turn out I ordered the filament today and waiting to print it and what size nozzle did you print with

@KingOfBread

Boosted

Replying to @user_1674414208 :

I printed the basketball with my 0.6mm nozzle and dried the Filament. :) The print is still going. 84%

@Adam.golding

Boosted

I bought the PLA HR from Biqu hoping it would be good. unfortunately even after I used this file plus everything else biqu recommends it still failed at about 30%. now I don’t have enough filament to try again. I’m hoping down the road I’ll get a chance to try this again so I can recommend their product. as of now I’d look elsewhere due to the cost to make it

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The designer has replied

@PartyLime

Sorry to hear it failed. Do you know what caused the failure?

@Adam.golding

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Replying to @PartyLime :

I believe it was a bridging issue. I tried restarting it with the filament I had left and made a few adjustments that seemed to work great. got just about finished before I completely ran out

@PartyLime

Replying to @Adam.golding :

Did the print head crash in the first print?

@kingpin81486

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WELP. I am using the new Bambu TPU for AMS, any advice? How the hell do you remove the supports?

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The designer has replied

@PartyLime

Is this using the BIQU material? I don't think it will be very strong when scaled down this small

@drgnflms7

I dont recall this color being an option from Biqu

@kingpin81486

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Replying to @drgnflms7 :

Sorry I thought I said I was using the new Bambu TPU for AMS.

@mknippen

Ordered some PLA-HR today, excited to make this. Has anyone played with annealing the ball afterwards to see if it improves quality?

The designer has replied

@PartyLime

I haven't heard of anyone annealing this material yet. I can imagine it would help to reduce the chance of cracking but for my tests, that wasn't needed as the balls survived me playing a game with them

@looxonline

We do not recommend attempting this. You will be hard pressed to cause damage to this ball so there is not much room for improvement in the durability. If anything, annealing would risk deforming the shape. If you use the provided 3mf or print guidelines you should end up with a ball that is extremely durable with great bounce response.

@mknippen

great, thank you for the response. I’ll be sure to post a picture of my make when it’s done

@kyloren

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printed with Bambu tpu 95hf. .4mm nozzle. ball barely bounces at all. very nice print came out great on x1c. will certainly try again with a different tpu. thanks!

@samson87

I'm pretty sure none of the TPU filaments won't work well. Check out uncle Jessie on YouTube.

@looxonline

Only designed for BIQU PLA-HR

@FangsNYC

@keloren What settings did you use on the x1?

@nvs_bunny

Not going well so far. Dried before using. 0,6 mm nozzle. The inner part prints satisfying but I can't say the same about the outer part

The designer has replied

@PartyLime

I'm not quite sure why that's happening. Is it the same on both sides (next to the AUX fan and on the opposite side)?

@nvs_bunny

Replying to @PartyLime :

Yeap. Аlmost finished printing. In a couple of hours I'll attach new photos.

@nvs_bunny

Replying to @PartyLime :

Don't know how to reduce 10% of the speed while it was printing at the end (many comments about that). But after all, it came out better than I expected. Easily removed support. It took about 5 min. However, there are 2 problems: the appearance of the ball and it bounces a bit less when landing on the BQ logo. Can someone help with reducing speed at the top layers? How could that be done? In the future I'd like to print another one. Thank you for the model!

@user_2229043872

Unfortunately i have a failed print, it probably came loose for some reason. I now have a nice bowl but not enough filament left for another try. Printed on an A1 and i dried the filament (with Eibos Easdry on PLA setting). In the second photo i see it had a broken layer before and i think it was pushed of the plate later. I used a glue stick after i saw the advice to do so since the BIQU PLA-HR can get stuck. The size of the ball i reduced to 220x220x220 as a size 5, i don't know if this is a problem. i used a bambu 0.6 nozzle. In the suggested settings it was also stated to set Flow rate to - 6mm^3/s but i could not find this anywhere. I also attached all my settings, i hope somebody can tell me what i did wrong and have another try later on with my bambu A1.

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The designer has replied

@user_2229043872

and the other screenshots of all settings

@user_2229043872

@PartyLime do you have advice for my next try?

@PartyLime

Replying to @user_2229043872 :

It's hard to see what went wrong. If it came off the bed, I'd try without the glue. It will stick incredibly then - may be too hard to remove afterwards though. From the images, it looks a bit like you had a nozzle clog - I'd check that before reprinting

@menesh2

got broken after the first dribble. that sucks :( (used the biqu hr pla) i wonder if i should try to pront another one

The designer has replied

@PartyLime

Oh dear. Did you use the .6mm nozzle? Did you use the profile on here? which printer where you using?

@menesh2

Replying to @PartyLime :

I used .4m nozzle with layer height .16 as instructed (BTW, why .4 cant print with .18 layer height?). I used the exact profile here using X1C. unfortunately i do not have .6m nozzle. Do you have any recommendation for my next try?

@PixelMorpher

Replying to @PartyLime :

Is the .6 nozzle print more resilient?? I have a .6 but never installed...always printed with my .4. So what are the benefits of using the .6 for this print. Would like to know before I get the filament since it is rather pricey.

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