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soop

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Giving some consideration to building a 3D printer
« on: August 06, 2012, 05:30:02 AM »
Anybody else thought about it?  I'm thinking of cool stuff I could make like rubber band guns and whatnot, and obviously replacement CDROM2 gears, but I also think that it would be bragging rights as no-one else I know has one, let alone built one.

What cool stuff would you make?
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esteban

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Re: Giving some consideration to building a 3D printer
« Reply #1 on: August 06, 2012, 08:53:10 AM »
Quote from: soop on August 06, 2012, 05:30:02 AM
Anybody else thought about it?  I'm thinking of cool stuff I could make like rubber band guns and whatnot, and obviously replacement CDROM2 gears, but I also think that it would be bragging rights as no-one else I know has one, let alone built one.

What cool stuff would you make?


I have a 3D printer already.

I'll print out a 3D printer for you tonight.



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soop

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Re: Giving some consideration to building a 3D printer
« Reply #2 on: August 06, 2012, 10:39:09 AM »
That's actually not a bad idea... I'm thinking about a... mendel90?  The one with the MDF?  I need to give it a think though.  I thought about printing RC helicopters and planes etc :D
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Re: Giving some consideration to building a 3D printer
« Reply #3 on: August 06, 2012, 02:26:33 PM »
dude, first get drac x!
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Re: Giving some consideration to building a 3D printer
« Reply #4 on: August 06, 2012, 09:41:53 PM »
Well, I was thinking about your original question and I realized that I would want to print simple toys/puzzles. Very tactile objects that could snap together:



(1) GOMOLA SPEED "SNAKE" - Segments would be unique (one movable part, so you have something to manipulate) and snap together. Push a button and the adjacent segments disengage in dramatic fashion (springs?). Theoretically, you could keep adding body segments and make it friggin' huge snake. Could also be used to make ugly bracelets/necklaces.


 


(2) 1/10 SCALE VERSION of HATRIS - Players would grab new pieces from a black velvet bag. An egg timer would keep things moving briskly. Hats would SNAP together. Theoretically, you could keep snapping together hats and make a friggin'  long chain. Could also be used to make ugly bracelets/necklaces.

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Tatsujin

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Re: Giving some consideration to building a 3D printer
« Reply #5 on: August 06, 2012, 09:47:02 PM »
so how much would it one set back, when aquiring such a printer? one that acctually can be used.
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Re: Giving some consideration to building a 3D printer
« Reply #6 on: August 06, 2012, 09:48:35 PM »
Quote from: Tatsujin on August 06, 2012, 09:47:02 PM
so how much would it one set back, when aquiring such a printer? one that acctually can be used.

30 derbies.

Or, approximately 10,000 berets.

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Re: Giving some consideration to building a 3D printer
« Reply #7 on: August 06, 2012, 09:55:46 PM »
tell me in how much drac x's :P
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Re: Giving some consideration to building a 3D printer
« Reply #8 on: August 06, 2012, 10:05:41 PM »
it should be about $500 minimum, depending on where you source your parts.  I don't know if Esteban was kidding, but it is actually possible to print most of the parts of a 3D printer, but you do need some metal parts, and the motors and an arduino etc.  Put all the joins, some of the bearings, and the gears and stuff can all be printed.
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Re: Giving some consideration to building a 3D printer
« Reply #9 on: August 07, 2012, 04:42:39 AM »
Quote from: soop on August 06, 2012, 10:05:41 PM
it should be about $500 minimum, depending on where you source your parts.  I don't know if Esteban was kidding, but it is actually possible to print most of the parts of a 3D printer, but you do need some metal parts, and the motors and an arduino etc.  Put all the joins, some of the bearings, and the gears and stuff can all be printed.

I was joking about owning a 3D printer.

Because, it is awesome for an item to replicate itself.

You know...like a robot building another robot.

What I was unsure of (still am!) is this: are printed gears/moving parts durable enought to withstand heavy usage? At best, I thought printed parts could handle light use.

I realize that the stock material used (of varying grades) is a factor in this...I just don't know if any material is up for moderate- to heavy- wear and tear...

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soop

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Re: Giving some consideration to building a 3D printer
« Reply #10 on: August 07, 2012, 05:08:56 AM »
I don't think it's particularly fast, but yeah, reprap printers are designed to be self replicable (to a certain extent).  Fascinating stuff :)
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Re: Giving some consideration to building a 3D printer
« Reply #11 on: August 07, 2012, 05:32:06 AM »
I don't know if this still holds true, but I read an article earlier this year about people who wanted to print out their own legos using 3D printers and the tolerances varied greatly from printer to printer and from batch to batch with the same printer.  Often times printed pieces wouldn't be compatible with real legos. I don't think I'd purchase one of these to print out CD drive gears (or anything that small that needed to be precise) without actually trying it first.

It wouldn't stop me from printing out a bunch of M.U.S.C.L.E. men though! :)
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Re: Giving some consideration to building a 3D printer
« Reply #12 on: August 07, 2012, 05:49:00 AM »
I would love some turbocentric models based on popular characters, items, levels..........etc. Something that could be printed out, and we could build and paint later.
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Re: Giving some consideration to building a 3D printer
« Reply #13 on: August 07, 2012, 06:03:46 AM »
Quote from: HercTNT on August 07, 2012, 05:49:00 AM
I would love some turbocentric models based on popular characters, items, levels..........etc. Something that could be printed out, and we could build and paint later.

Heck yeah!  Little Bonks, Zonks, Bombermen, anthropomorphic PC Engines - That would totally rock!
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Re: Giving some consideration to building a 3D printer
« Reply #14 on: August 07, 2012, 07:23:21 AM »
GASHAPON!!!!

where's geise at? he needs to start making them PCE 3D models
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