Below you will find all the data you need for your 3D program / 3D printer (as soon as I have completed the prototype). Just download and import a .stl into your slicing program to get the .gcode for your 3D printer. I use Ultimaker Cura for slicing.
All parts are no larger than 210mm x 210mm x 210mm. So most 3D printers can print them. At the moment I personally use a slightly modified Ender 3 printer – nothing special. Common 1.75mm filament, a 0.4 mm nozzle and 0.2mm layer height. I usually print with 40% infill. When I construct things and quickly need a physical draft, I print at 20%.
I like to print with a skirt. Simply to have a regular filament flow and visual control of the print bed distance. If the distance is too low, for whatever reason, I have no problem lowering the print bed manually with a tweezer and some pressure for the first layer (not the greasy fingers!).
When i have problems with warping parts, i prefer to use a brim before i mess with other values like bed or nozzle temperature.
But before we go to deep into details here, i recommend you reading the page “Tips and tricks for assembling a DB-01“. There i also give a lot of tips and share my experience with printing a DB-01.
The table columns “Time”, “Weight” in gram and “Length” in meter refer to theoretical values from Cura according to my printer settings. In practice, my printer is a little faster. I practically print p024v002 in 17 hours and 13 minutes, instead of the 18:55 calculated by Cura. You will probably have different values with your printer. These 3 values only serve as a rough guide.
I understand that if you’ve never built a DB-01, you don’t necessarily immediately understand which part is where, what it’s needed for, or whether you need it at all. That is why I offer additional help pages. Just click on the description of a part to get further explanations. Also good to know: almost all parts (except the very small ones) have the corresponding part number stamped on the component.