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It worked!

It took 60 minutes and generated a 55 Meg G-Code file with 1.8 million lines.

Why? Just eliminating some unknowns.

You're building a monster 3D printer, aren't you?

I wonder how long that would take to print, and how much filament it would take? Does Slic3r estimate filament use?

I've always wanted to build a canopy bed and other furniture with a 3d printer

Does Slic3r estimate filament use?

Yes, it's one of the last lines in the gcode file.

1.8 million lines?
Imagine how long skeinforge would take.

Interesting, Has anyone made anything big yet?
I was wondering if it can be done since we have a 24" square testbed now.
Still working on bed heater for our large plate. That has it's own issues like warping and warm up/cooldown time.

Ferny.

Ferny wrote:...Still working on bed heater for our large plate. That has it's own issues like warping and warm up/cooldown time.Ferny.

Been thinking about that exact issue.
Also, looking at the sweetspot for lowest PCB fabrication cost, i'm thinking heater tiles 10cm x 10cm,
that can "snap" together like puzzle pieces in a 2D array, with a common support post in each corner, would be ideal.
That way any large and arbitrary shaped heater array can be configured as needed for the part being built.