3D Printer ideas

ShinyShoe said:
Sorry what I meant was...
I can't justify a CNC Router for three reasons:
* Space
* Immediate need for an individual item that I can't get anywhere off the shelf
* I'd love it to do all 3 (router, printer and laser etcher) in one machine, preferably with ability to take 8x4 Ply sheets! I don't ask for much...

Of course as soon as I need something I could rout ... ... I need it now and so go buy something that will do the job even if its not as refined as I might make my own.

Really I need a workshop first!
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Hybrid printers/cnc machines are available :)
 
RichardS said:
Very nice. Presumably a bezel rather than a cover but very similar. I don't think buyers would be that bothered about the colour and, if they were, they could easily paint it with grey plastic paint which would also help the UV resistance I imagine.

Richard
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I agree with Richard, I need two ST60 covers and provided they do the job and are not that costly and even if they lasted a few seasons it would be better than no cover at all :)

Cheers
 
I don't know if it's already been mentioned, but i sometimes use my local Fablab. I'm lucky enough to have one near me. it's great. I take some material down there and a DXF of whatever it is I want to cut on a memory stick. The staff are helpful and firndly. A couple of hours later, I come back with the "item" CNC routed (or 3-D printed) in the back of the car. It's quite cheap to use as well.

https://www.fablabs.io/labs?country=gb
 
I make bits for a high end lighting artist. Dropped in yesterday about a part and her hubby was talking about a 3D printer bloke who had demo'd his scanning one of their shell lights (currently in plaster); The scan needs quite some 'fairing', so a bit expensive in tech time. He showed me a sample part that the guy had left. Amazed at the sharp corners and complex shape. Apparently he dips the plastic in ico cyanate to harden it up. Very fine thicknesses and returns. Machining such a piece would a very complex operation.
Printer was quoted at €900 ish.
 
For fun I made a model of my yacht

More usefully I made covers for the new speakers in the cockpit


I have an Ultimaker2 and did the modelling with 123Design

Of course the real reason that I have a printer is to print models of fractured bones. There is a time lapse video here if your are interested. Six hours compressed into 30 seconds

TudorSailor
 
TonyBuckley said:
Thanks for all the comments. I have ordered my 'waste of money' and will report back. :-)
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Well I said I would report back and this is it!

So my kit arrived and after about 20 hours build and calibration time it was all up and running; a brilliant distraction for Winter.

And it is great fun and I have judged worthwhile.

Done lots of prints for lots of things but not much for the boat. But here are some pics of one boaty thing. I recently said on a thread about Navtex that it has been in my cupboard for years as nowhere to nicely mount it, but I have now printed this. It is oversized in depth as there will also be an Arduino mounted into it and this depth is perfect for where I plan to put it. My boat sadly lacks space behind the panels for flush mounting.

Whether the Navtex will actually work (early unit 1225) is another thing :-).View attachment 55446
 
TonyBuckley said:
Well I said I would report back and this is it!

So my kit arrived and after about 20 hours build and calibration time it was all up and running; a brilliant distraction for Winter.

And it is great fun and I have judged worthwhile.

Done lots of prints for lots of things but not much for the boat. But here are some pics of one boaty thing. I recently said on a thread about Navtex that it has been in my cupboard for years as nowhere to nicely mount it, but I have now printed this. It is oversized in depth as there will also be an Arduino mounted into it and this depth is perfect for where I plan to put it. My boat sadly lacks space behind the panels for flush mounting.

Whether the Navtex will actually work (early unit 1225) is another thing :-).View attachment 55446
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Link doesn't seem to work for me.

Richard
 
TonyBuckley said:
Well I said I would report back and this is it!

So my kit arrived and after about 20 hours build and calibration time it was all up and running; a brilliant distraction for Winter.

And it is great fun and I have judged worthwhile.

Done lots of prints for lots of things but not much for the boat. But here are some pics of one boaty thing. I recently said on a thread about Navtex that it has been in my cupboard for years as nowhere to nicely mount it, but I have now printed this. It is oversized in depth as there will also be an Arduino mounted into it and this depth is perfect for where I plan to put it. My boat sadly lacks space behind the panels for flush mounting.

Whether the Navtex will actually work (early unit 1225) is another thing :-).View attachment 55446
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Don't know if you saw the thread I posted the other day, but if you want some 3D CAD software to design parts in, have a look at Onshape http://www.onshape.com
 
Bobc said:
Don't know if you saw the thread I posted the other day, but if you want some 3D CAD software to design parts in, have a look at Onshape http://www.onshape.com
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Yes played with that but I have been sticking with 123D Design so far. Yes, it's simple but I haven't done any true engineering yet. That one is on my list for the future so thanks.
 
TonyBuckley said:
I am thinking of buying a 3d printer.

Why? No idea really, except I love tech and playing with stuff.

I'm also into Arduino so have a few ideas for boxes and stuff, but are there any ideas out there for boaty stuff? Maybe a mug holder design?

The makerfarm kits look great.

Any good sites more boaty oriented than thingiverse?

I realise I am looking for a solution to a problem I don't yet have!
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An AWB..
Should put the wind up Bavaria!!!
 
johnalison said:
Anchor?
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Oddly enough I also thought of that when the thread was started.

I'd like accurate scale models of anchors to test and film in an artificial, transparent, seabed. Maybe around 100mm size. I'm quite willing to pay for them, at a reasonable cost (it bears mention I'm a Scot). The fact they would be plastic does not matter, I can alter the characteristics of the seabed to suit the lower density raw material. Some of them have hollow components, for example roll bar, Supreme, and some have lead in the toe, Spade, but these are niceties that can be discussed if this idea has any traction. Most are all steel and balance should be the same whether plastic or steel. Some anchors have freely available drawings, Delta, I have accurate drawings of others, Rocna, but for most the best I can offer would be as many images as you want and I can measure with a ruler.

I'm thinking, Bruce, Delta, Rocna, Mantus, Spade, Fortress, Supreme (maybe Knox) and because I use one an Australian Excel.

My very limited skills do not extend to digitising drawings.

Does this spark any interest in anyone, is it feasible??

Jonathan
 
Don't rule out paper. You will struggle to get much structural intergrity out of most home printers (home being defined as less than $5,000!!) and paper has the added advantage of being able to print out a coloured result. Some of the relief maps I've seen are just stunning.

I'm a long way from an expert though I know a little bit about this, partly from working in IT but mostly through my great-nephew, who has printed titanium and medical components amongst other things - he's doing a PhD now but robotics and 3D printing were the main part of his masters.

http://www.gizmag.com/mcor-iris-paper-3d-printer/32903/
 
grumpy_o_g said:
Don't rule out paper. You will struggle to get much structural intergrity out of most home printers (home being defined as less than $5,000!!) and paper has the added advantage of being able to print out a coloured result. Some of the relief maps I've seen are just stunning.

I'm a long way from an expert though I know a little bit about this, partly from working in IT but mostly through my great-nephew, who has printed titanium and medical components amongst other things - he's doing a PhD now but robotics and 3D printing were the main part of his masters.

http://www.gizmag.com/mcor-iris-paper-3d-printer/32903/
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But a 3D paper printer will surely cost even more than a plastic 3D printer, particularly once you include all the post-processing needed to make paper objects durable and water-resistant?

Richard
 
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