Author Archives: Greg Parker

4-hours Into a 201-hour Print

These are the first few base layers amounting to 4-hours of printing in what will finally be a 201-hour 3D print on the ELEGOO Neptune 4 Plus 3D printer. If it manages to go to completion this will be a … Continue reading

Posted in Projects | Comments Off on 4-hours Into a 201-hour Print

Picture of the Week

This week we feature the bright star Tarazed, 50 Gamma Aquilae, in the constellation Aquila. This image comprises 2-hours of 5-minute subs using the Sky90 array and the M26C OSC CCDs.

Posted in Picture of the Week | Comments Off on Picture of the Week

A 122-hour and 33-minute 3D Print

And here, just finished, is a 122-hour and 33-minute 3D print of a 275mm diameter Mandelbulb on an ELEGOO Neptune 4 plus 3D printer complete with all the support structure. The printer performed flawlessly over the 5 days. The only … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on A 122-hour and 33-minute 3D Print

Mandelbulb Finishing Date

Having now reached the age where I am unable to count to five – the Mandelbulb should be finished tomorrow (Saturday) and not today. This is a 5-day print that was started around 11:30 a.m. last Monday.

Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Mandelbulb Finishing Date

The Beginning of Day 4

Quite a bit of progress since the last photo of this print – the ELEGOO Neptune 4 plus is a FAST 3D printer that’s for sure. Just one more day to go and the print should be finished some time … Continue reading

Posted in Projects | Comments Off on The Beginning of Day 4

Beginning of a 5 day 1 hour 29 minute 3D Print

At around 11:35 a.m. this wet and dreary Monday morning I kicked off a really BIG 3D print of a Mandelbulb. The first print > 200mm on the new ELEGOO Neptune 4 plus super 3D printer. To produce the GCODE … Continue reading

Posted in Projects | Comments Off on Beginning of a 5 day 1 hour 29 minute 3D Print

Picture of the Week

Picture of the Week this week is not one of my own, but is a composite of both Webb and Hubble space telescope images. This features the well-known “Pillars of Creation” image which is presented to you sans stars.

Posted in Picture of the Week | Comments Off on Picture of the Week

Sierpinski Print Finished

Came into the study this morning to find a finished Sierpinski pyramid courtesy of the ELEGOO Neptune 4 plus. Superb quality print and I am amazed at this printer’s capabilities.

Posted in Projects | Comments Off on Sierpinski Print Finished

200mm Sierpinski Pyramid

Just 12 hours to go on this 86-hour print. Keep everything crossed that it continues smoothly to the end.

Posted in Projects | Comments Off on 200mm Sierpinski Pyramid

The Absolutely Amazing ELEGOO Neptune 4 Plus 3D Printer

I recently purchased the ELEGOO Neptune 4 Plus 3D printer in a Black Friday deal at a ridiculously low price. I have been wanting a larger print-volume printer for quite a long while now, and as the Neptune 4 plus … Continue reading

Posted in Projects | Comments Off on The Absolutely Amazing ELEGOO Neptune 4 Plus 3D Printer