# Print timelapses

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Every printed part of the arm comes off a print plate, and each plate gets a timelapse here. Each timelapse is the X1C printer's own camera recording, sped up. An entry lists the part files on the plate, the material and settings, the layer count and the print time. It also links the milestones the parts belong to.

A plate still on the printer reads **Printing, timelapse coming** until its video is up.

The parts are [PETG](/lore/m2-one-joint); the official [Printing](https://docs.source-robotics.com/PAROL-docs/1.1/build/printing/) page explains why. The [milestone videos](/lore/videos) are separate: they explain each step to camera.

## Test print

[Watch the timelapse (MP4)](https://stream.mux.com/fM5TQin8YXc97zMP97dbtYuQgTg4UuMaYvEVnf02bm00w/highest.mp4).

- **Parts:** none, printed before any PAROL6 parts.
- **Material:** Orange PETG HF.
- **Layers:** 219.
- **Print time:** 41 min.
- **Milestones:** none.

## Plate 0: wrist and E-stop box

[Watch the timelapse (MP4)](https://stream.mux.com/4PjMu43fI1m6ilwcDuNhux51tH01yngp8OVMRjYXxjLg/highest.mp4).

- **Parts:** `WRIST/wrist`, `ESTOP/ESTOP_BOTTOM`, `ESTOP/ESTOP_TOP` (the M2 wrist part and the M1 E-stop box).
- **Material:** Orange PETG HF, 40% infill, tree supports.
- **Layers:** 405.
- **Print time:** about 3.5 h.
- **Milestones:** [M1. Bench it](/lore/m1-bench-it), [M2. One joint](/lore/m2-one-joint).
- **Note:** The first attempt stopped at bed levelling because of a PETG clump on the nozzle. The retry ran clean.

## Plate 1: J5 forearm part and lids

[Watch the timelapse (MP4)](https://stream.mux.com/F3BAdoGsjOohnz8VzE00Wt0001Obhv81qxzoOu6SVINJQ4/highest.mp4).

- **Parts:** `FOREARM/J5_part`, `J5_belt_lid`, `J5_electronics_lid` (the first M3 forearm parts).
- **Material:** Orange PETG HF, 30% infill, tree supports.
- **Layers:** 498.
- **Print time:** about 4 h 40 min.
- **Milestones:** [M3. The whole arm](/lore/m3-whole-arm).

## Plate 3: pulleys

[Watch the timelapse (MP4)](https://stream.mux.com/muQU00ZF4dioGp8N5haLPaaDEKyxJDhOoMtrk8rhfZ2A/highest.mp4).

- **Parts:** `UPPER_ARM/42_pulley`, `FOREARM/HTD3_48_J5_pulley`, `FOREARM/J4_output_pulley` (pulleys; the 42 pulley is a belt-fit test).
- **Material:** Orange PETG HF, 70% infill.
- **Layers:** 302.
- **Print time:** about 3 h.
- **Milestones:** [M3. The whole arm](/lore/m3-whole-arm).

## Terms

- **print plate**: the set of parts printed together in one print job.

## Sources

1. [Printing, PAROL6 docs 1.1](https://docs.source-robotics.com/PAROL-docs/1.1/build/printing/)
   Source Robotics. Why PETG, and fitting bearing seats. Accessed 2026-11-07.

## Lore on this page

- [The PAROL6 milestones](/lore/milestones)
- [M2. One joint end to end: the wrist and joint 6](/lore/m2-one-joint)

## What links here

- Agent guide → Joel builds a PAROL6 robot arm, one sourced and filmed milestone at a time. → [Read page](https://parol6.build/llms.txt)

- Change log → What changed in the files served here, newest first. → [Read page](https://parol6.build/log)

- Full agent guide → Joel builds a PAROL6 robot arm, one sourced and filmed milestone at a time. → [Read page](https://parol6.build/llms-full.txt)

- M1. Bench it: power, one motor, a safe stop → The first milestone takes a bare control board and one motor to a live bench rig that powers on, turns a motor and stops when the mains switch goes off. → [Read page](https://parol6.build/lore/m1-bench-it)

- M2. One joint end to end: the wrist and joint 6 → The second milestone prints, assembles and wires the wrist, proves its homing sensor triggers, then jogs joint 6 to a commanded angle and measures the result. → [Read page](https://parol6.build/lore/m2-one-joint)

- M3. The whole arm moves → The third milestone builds the rest of the arm from the wrist down to the base, tests the wiring, then homes the arm, jogs every joint and checks the witness marks. → [Read page](https://parol6.build/lore/m3-whole-arm)

- Milestone videos → Each milestone ends in one video, and every video is planned until Joel publishes it. → [Read page](https://parol6.build/lore/videos)

- PAROL6 build → Joel builds a PAROL6 robot arm, one sourced and filmed milestone at a time. → [Read page](https://parol6.build/)

- PAROL6 wiki | PAROL6 build → The PAROL6 build wiki: the milestones, their videos and the official sources behind them. → [Read page](https://parol6.build/lore)

- Parts by milestone → What goes on the bench at each milestone, gathered from the milestone pages and the official bill of materials. → [Read page](https://parol6.build/lore/parts)

- Source change history (log.md) → The generated change log as Markdown. → [Read page](https://parol6.build/log.md)