Airless Basketball - for BIQU PLA-HR filament by makeitlabchannel

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P1S

P1P

X1 Carbon

X1E

BIQU PLA-HR filament, 0.6mm nozzle, 5 walls, 100% infill

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65.2 h

1 plate

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Description

This is our newest airless basketball filament made specifically for use with the BIQU PLA-HR filament: (https://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=1890927&u=4425865&m=118144&urllink=&afftrack= ). With the right print settings, this basketball should meet the NBA regulations and requirements for size and weight. Watch our 3D printing video here:

I have been testing many different filaments to see which ones make the best airless basketballs. You can follow our most up-to-date testing on our YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@makeitlabchannel.

For this filament, I highly recommend a filament dryer (I use this one: https://youtu.be/L7AP0ahJMyo) and a printer bed glue stick for both bed adhesion and as a release agent when the basketball is done printing: https://amzn.to/3ALWcxK.

BIQU PLA-HR printing settings:

Printer used: Bambu Lab P1S

Nozzle temperature: 230C

Bed temperature: 55C (textured PEI)

Nozzle size: 0.6mm is highly recommended. You can use a 0.4mm nozzle but it might not bounce quite as well.

Layer height: 0.18mm for a 0.6mm nozzle or 0.16mm for a 0.4mm nozzle.

Walls: 5

Infill: 100% concentric

Printing speed: 40 mm/s (20 mm/s for bridges)

Flow rate: 6mm^3/s

Supports: Manually painted on the bottom of the basketball only using Bambu Studio – video on how to do this here: https://youtu.be/L7AP0ahJMyo

Part cooling fan: 100%

Auxiliary cooling fan: Between 70% and 100% with 100% recommended.

This design (like all Make It Lab designs) is under copyright. Which means, upon downloading, you do NOT have the right to sell commercially. The Digital files are never to be re-sold, shared, or given away! If you would like to legally sell them commercially, please subscribe to commercial tier in the Make It Lab Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/MakeItLab.

Just an FYI, WE WILL CLAIM ALL LICENSE/COPYRIGHT VIOLATIONS. Also, we are releasing these models to the public for free for PERSONAL USE ONLY.

Links included in this description may be affiliate links and I may receive a small commission if you make a purchase. There is no additional charge but it does help to support my channel if you make a purchase.

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Comment & Rating (33)

@D1GG3R

Print Profile

BIQU PLA-HR filament, 0.6mm nozzle, 5 walls, 100% infill

It came out really really great. Was a real effort to get off the build plate but was relatively easy to clean off support (need to do a bit of sanding on the bottom to clean up some minor leftovers). Really impressed. It's my new favourite thing I've printed. Printed with BIQU PLA-HR, using a BIQU Panda Revo with an older normal 0.6mm nozzle I had on another printer in a P1S with Panda Jet cooling and filament sitting in an EIBOS Cyclopes (not actually running).

The designer has replied

@makeitlabchanne

Glad it turned out well!

@kingpin81486

Can't wait to get my filament and try this. Can you show or tell me how you got the supports out of the holes after you sanded that side down?

The designer has replied

@kingpin81486

Also did you use the Bambu TPU 95 profile? that's what loaded when I opened your model but this isn't TPU so wanted to make sure before I started this long print.

@makeitlabchanne

It is a very fun print. For the support material that did get in the holes after sanding, I just kept dribbling the ball and most of it came out on its own. I did have to use a small screwdriver to pry some of it out, but there was hardly any. Good luck!

@kingpin81486

Replying to @makeitlabchanne :

Awesome, thank you!

@user_449613409

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BIQU PLA-HR filament, 0.6mm nozzle, 5 walls, 100% infill

great design

@sohc

I just received the BIQU PLA-HR orange filament and the Bambu Lab .6mm nozzle. I do have the X1 Carbon AMS printer. Would I be able to print this using the textured PEI plate included with the x1 carbon? I don't have any other plate yet as of the moment.

The designer has replied

@3.4.10

u can try but it might struggle with the adhesion so it’s best to get one of biqu’s cryogrip plates

@3.4.10

although it might work if u use ample glue stick I just wouldn’t risk a 3day print using 750g of a 60$ filament when it might break if the plate mid print and fail…

@makeitlabchanne

I used a textured pei plate to print all of my basketballs, so it should be just fine.

@LorenzoC

I just received the Biqu-HR filament, now i'm waiting for the 0,6mm and I'll try to print it an my A1. When I tried to slice it on Bambu Studio to look at the time and gr it says 691gr (model+support) and 4 days and 2 hours! That's a lot of filament, if something goes wrong I haven't enough for a second try, and a massive quantitative of time! Did you take 4 days to print your ball?

The designer has replied

@makeitlabchanne

It took about 2 days and 17 hours to print mine so that seems like a long time - it is set to 0.6mm nozzle in the slicer settings?

@LorenzoC

Replying to @makeitlabchanne :

Ehm, no. Because I'm still waiting the 0,6 noozle 😅

@user_2735259220

please maka video and model for hyper pla

The designer has replied

@makeitlabchanne

I can look into it :-)

@TheNerdyOne

Clone of the one by PartyLime. Reported

@parkerstaal12

bro what is wrong with u. Find a better use of your time.

@keiden1111

if I print directly from here will it automatically add supports? and everything be pre set to go?

The designer has replied

@makeitlabchanne

Hey there - as long as you load the 3mf, it should automatically have the settings and supports ready to go

@user_3316486985

Thank you for your work. I have a couple questions before embarking on my 3 day print. 1. the written max volumetric flow is 6mm3/sec but the downloaded parameter has it set at 8mm3/sec. Which is correct? 2. Would there be an issue with printing with tree supports, namely thin tree supports? I was thinking it may be easier to remove. Thank you!

@user_3316486985

after 62 hours, the print broke free from the heat bed - textured PEI. I used a glue stick and utilized the settings given for this print. I will try again when I build up the courage. I wonder if the Biqu recommended temp of 75c would be beneficial. any opinions?