3D Printing

[eh97ac]

Is anyone 3D printing yet, personal or business in the GTA?

I am looking for some of these http://shpws.me/CFgl and other parts. I'd rather keep my money at home! Final result below.

 

[REVOLUTION]

Drano, Scott and I all have 3D Printers. A great buy! Got ours at printm3d.com

 

[DRANO]

Grant,
Funny enough, I will be needing some of those for my Fathom project.

Are you in a hurry? I can probably make some soon

 

[eh97ac]

No rush and much appreciated. Check out SWINKS on pinside, he might share the files. I found some stuff on Thingverse but not these particular pieces.

 

[DRANO]

No rush and much appreciated. Check out SWINKS on pinside, he might share the files. I found some stuff on Thingverse but not these particular pieces.

I know Jady but I don't want to cramp his style by asking for something he sells.
I can draw this file in 5 min once I measure one up. That's not an issue.
I'll have to see if I have white material to print it with and it may not be as smooth and shiny as the ones pictured, but I'll give it a shot.

 

[Menace]

Wonder what kind of printer Jady uses? Form Labs perhaps? (if I was in the market for a desktop 3d printer, that's probably the one I'd splurge on)

D

 

[REVOLUTION]

Jady uses Shapeways.com

 

[DRANO]

Here we go.
The one thing I didn't measure was the height. Duh!
I took a guess it was 3/4" tall.

I'll verify tonight and run a test print using some white ABS I found. My printer doesn't usually like ABS, but this is a simple part, maybe it'll be okay.

 

[eh97ac]

Looking Good. You gonna print it in blue for your Fathom project?

 

[DRANO]

Looking Good. You gonna print it in blue for your Fathom project?

Of course I got home late last night and didn't get a chance to test print
I was just planning to do white.

I've seen white and black ones.... did they actually do them in other colors too?

 

[Menace]

Nope, only in black or white.

D

 

[eh97ac]

Just thinking of Fathom mods that would look good.

 

[libtech]

Would you guys recommend the m3d printer? Or a different option for the price, I was thinking of getting one to play with

 

[REVOLUTION]

For the price, the M3D is totally worth it. I printed stocking stuffers for my boys this year for Christmas, and I've used it for some of my own mod creations.

 

[Menace]

If you want to print with ABS material, I would recommend you look at other printers as the M3D cannot handle that material.

D

 

[DRANO]

If you want to print with ABS material, I would recommend you look at other printers as the M3D cannot handle that material.

D

Agreed. I bought some ABS spools when first ordering the Micro (not knowing it wasn't ideal) and I've had challenges with warping and keeping the piece on the print bed. Last night I even tried using double sided tape on the bed to help secure it... it still curled!

If I had some white PLA I could likley print it without any issue, but I'd have to order some.

Grant, I can give you the file and you can have it printed by an outside service. Probably still less than getting it from Australia.
My little micro is not suitable for producing parts in volume. This little piece took nearly 3hrs and failed.

 

[Slam_Tilt]

Can someone give the basic differences between PLA and ABS and for what uses you would use one or the other? Thanks.

 

[DRANO]

ABS is usually a more rigid and durable plastic that is used in the casting of many pinball parts. That's why I figured I should get some.

I don't know of all the applications for PLA but it seems more stable on a home use printer without a heated bed.

It's also pretty durable as far as I can see, but in small thicknesses it does seem more brittle.

 

[Slam_Tilt]

Thanks Drano

 

[eh97ac]

Thanks for the update. I have some alternatives to try out instead of shapeways.