Limping Through Day 100 with Bases

Day 100—And I’m the Sickest Yet

Currently the most sick of this sickness. But I just finished printing the last plate for Crucible Guard. I just based all of the Court of the Seven-Headed Serpent.

I realized I’m going to have to print bases for Crucible Guard because I just don’t have enough normal bases left. I want to use them for other stuff.

The Z-Index Trick

Going to pop these in Lychee Slicer. I’m using the center button and the move tool, then making sure the bases are on the platform so I know they’re even.

Most of the time the magic number was to adjust the Z-index to 2.58 for all the 50mm bases. This was the lowest I could get it without the base below showing through.

What you can do is just pick the base insert and tweak it by 0.1mm at a time. When the actual base part is going to pop through and ruin your detail, you’ll see the gray space mixed in with the blue. So that’s how you can tweak it.

The Problem with Normal Base Inserts

I’m doing this because the base inserts are either too thick or the bases themselves are too shallow. I think it looks terrible trying to use the base inserts normally. Hopefully this Z-index trick will let me print them.

I’m going to put them at a 45-degree angle and then support them. To support bases, you just put a ton at the first bottom lip and then a couple up around the edge and on the top.

What I Wanted for Day 100

I had really cool ideas of what I wanted to do for 100 videos straight, and that’s just going to have to be postponed. But I am struggling right now.

I’ve been curled up on the couch playing a lot of Dragon Warrior Monsters—I’ve recently rediscovered that and been going hard on it. I’ve been reading through the Dolmenwood player’s handbook just to get a really good understanding of how it works.

And I’m really going to try to get an oil wash on that board tonight. Wish me luck!

Transcript

Day 100. Uh, currently the most sick of this sickness. Uh, I just printed I just finished printing the last plate for Crucible Guard. I just based all of the court of a seven-headed serpent. Um, I realized I’m going to have to print bases for Crucible Guard, so I’m going to do that.

Uh, I just don’t have enough uh left of normal bases. I got I want to use them for other stuff. Okay. Okay, going to try to show you one tip in this video at least. Going to pop these in the elite slicer.

I’m using the center button and the move tool and then I’ll make sure the bases on the platform just so I know they’re even. And then I’ seen most of the time the magic number was to adjust the Zindex to 2. 58 all the 50 mm. This was like the high the lowest I could get it without the base below showing through. But what you can do is just pick the base insert and tweak it by 01 mm at a time.

And when the actual base part is going to pop through and ruin your detail, you’ll see the gray space mixed in with the blue. So that’s how you can tweak it. Uh I’m going to I’m sorry to do this to you, but I got to print it tonight, go to bed cuz of how sick I am and everybody else is. But I’ll show you if it worked tomorrow in the morning. And I’m doing this because the the base inserts are either too thick or the bases themselves are too shallow.

But I think this looks terrible trying to use the base inserts normally. So hopefully this Z-index uh trick will be able to print them. And then I’m going to put them at a 45° angle and then support them. Um how I support bases. Uh actually I’ll probably I’ll probably try some auto support and then some support manual just to see how it goes.

But, uh, to support bases, you just put a ton at the first bottom lip and then a couple up around the edge and on the top. So, we’ll see. Um, if it prints tomorrow, I’ll give you guys an update. I hate to do that to you, but uh, I just got to go crash. So, I’m not going to be able to see how they turn out until tomorrow’s video.

Uh, thanks for watching. Good. It all looks great. Uh, I’m going to try to come back down and get it cleaned up and everything and like everything built and ready for bases and then maybe the bases will finish printing in time. But I had really cool ideas of what I wanted to do for 100 videos straight and that’s just going to have to be postponed.

But I am struggling from co right now. So, uh, I’m curled up on the couch. I’ve been playing a lot of Dragon Warrior Monsters. I’ve recently rediscovered that. Been going hard on that.

I’ve been reading up through uh Dolman Wood, the players handbook, just so I get a really good understanding of how it works. Um, and I’m really going to try to get a oil wash on that board tonight. Wish me luck.