Any Blues in to 3d printing?

[Street end man]

Bought a printer out of curiosity 18 months ago, printed a few files and was impressed.

Started wearing thin just printing other peoples files so started to learn how to do my own.

Moved on to various CAD packages and have got a decent grasp on making stuff now, although barely scratching the surface.

Great Hobby to get in to for those winter nights when telly is crap.

Anyone else here enjoying the learning curve?

 

[bluejohn66]

Could you make a Right Back ?

 

[Street end man]

Could you make a Right Back ?

I'm on with designing a Tony Hibbert as I type

 

[Street end man]

The bring back Benitez thread went down better than this onelol

 

[Devanski]

Do you have a lot of use for these files?
Can’t remember the last time I used one.

 

[Street end man]

Do you have a lot of use for these files?
Can’t remember the last time I used one.
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I use similar every day

 

[Gwladys St. Glory]

Bought a printer out of curiosity 18 months ago, printed a few files and was impressed.

Started wearing thin just printing other peoples files so started to learn how to do my own.

Moved on to various CAD packages and have got a decent grasp on making stuff now, although barely scratching the surface.

Great Hobby to get in to for those winter nights when telly is crap.

Anyone else here enjoying the learning curve?

I'd be more interested if I could 3D print in titanium, sod the plastic stuff....but, I get the allure. Enjoy.

 

[chrismpw]

I have one. A friend gave it me because he hadn't a clue. I did some research and flashed a general operating system into it as it was proprietary and the software it needed was crap.

Used it a few times to make small parts I needed- a knob for a heater control in a classic car and a hose clip for a vax. Its drawing the files thats the hardest part. I find cad very unintuitive and the learning curve is enormous - made harder by being self taught. Then just when you think you've nailed a design and got all the dimensions, you print out and learn about shrinkage/contraction!

Oh and another bind is the one success you get in five attempts because you lose adherence to the hot plate resulting in what looks like a star trek transporter accident. Its a frustrating pursuit!

 

[kev]

Sorry but 3D printing is just witchcraft surely?
I'm still trying to get my head around video recorders.

 

[tommye]

Bought a printer out of curiosity 18 months ago, printed a few files and was impressed.

Started wearing thin just printing other peoples files so started to learn how to do my own.

Moved on to various CAD packages and have got a decent grasp on making stuff now, although barely scratching the surface.

Great Hobby to get in to for those winter nights when telly is crap.

Anyone else here enjoying the learning curve?

Can you print @GrandOldTeam a new server? Been having some jip with his

 

[devogue]

3d print a gun

 

[tim gabbott]

Never change GOT Lads

 

[ilikecheese]

I have never experienced it first hand. It the material plastic?

 

[Street end man]

I'd be more interested if I could 3D print in titanium, sod the plastic stuff....but, I get the allure. Enjoy.

Loads of different filaments around nowadays, including metalic ones. Just got a real of carbon fibre but haven't used it yet. Titanium would be cool though

 

[Street end man]

I have never experienced it first hand. It the material plastic?

Yes it's a type of plastic but there are many options from ABS through to carbon fibre and even wood and metal filaments