3D Printers, Again
Feb 13, 2024 07:40:40 #
tcthome wrote:
You know how to use it & make a design to feed it to print?
That's something I don't know how and some software package to do it can be expensive too. Actually I think it makes more sense to me to learn how to do that and then pay someone to print my design rather than buying a printer.
Feb 13, 2024 07:43:51 #
apacs1
Loc: Lansdale, PA
tcthome wrote:
You know how to use it & make a design to feed it to print?
No, but I'm not watching Youtube videos about 3D printers and getting urges to buy one. There are many Youtube videos about how easy they are to use. There are several available under $400 to get you started.
Feb 13, 2024 09:04:36 #
TriX wrote:
I think it may be a good idea to have decent venti... (show quote)
Wow! I know that printing with a certain type of "string" requires a respirator.
Feb 13, 2024 10:05:49 #
jerryc41 wrote:
I've been watching YouTube videos about 3D printer... (show quote)
Jerry!
Here's just one link for things to do with a 3D printer: https://www.format.com/magazine/resources/design/3d-printer-designs
Jay Leno now 3D prints old car parts that use to be very expensive to fabricate by hand for his restorations!
Be well! Ed
Feb 13, 2024 10:15:23 #
elee950021 wrote:
Jerry!
Here's just one link for things to do with a 3D printer: https://www.format.com/magazine/resources/design/3d-printer-designs
Jay Leno now 3D prints old car parts that use to be very expensive to fabricate by hand for his restorations!
Be well! Ed
Here's just one link for things to do with a 3D printer: https://www.format.com/magazine/resources/design/3d-printer-designs
Jay Leno now 3D prints old car parts that use to be very expensive to fabricate by hand for his restorations!
Be well! Ed
Too much!
What's nice is that thousands of designs are available online for free. I can print things that I didn't know I needed. Of course, I would have to find a place to store all that stuff.
Feb 13, 2024 10:47:24 #
jerryc41 wrote:
Too much!
What's nice is that thousands of designs are available online for free. I can print things that I didn't know I needed. Of course, I would have to find a place to store all that stuff.
What's nice is that thousands of designs are available online for free. I can print things that I didn't know I needed. Of course, I would have to find a place to store all that stuff.
my need of 3d printing are parts that nobody wants or have and thus the need for 3d printing. If someone has a design already then likely the parts are made and I can buy it. So I would have to do the design myself.
Feb 13, 2024 11:21:34 #
BebuLamar wrote:
my need of 3d printing are parts that nobody wants or have and thus the need for 3d printing. If someone has a design already then likely the parts are made and I can buy it. So I would have to do the design myself.
Designing the parts is another whole skill, but it does seem to be possible.
Feb 13, 2024 12:05:38 #
jerryc41 wrote:
Designing the parts is another whole skill, but it does seem to be possible.
Well I have designed parts using Autocad so I can give the drawing to a machinist to make it but I don't know what it takes to do the 3D printing.
Feb 13, 2024 16:22:52 #
Jerry! if you have GAS for a 3D printer but don't know what you will print I found this website where you can print parts for people for a fee.
https://printathing.com/register/?supplier=1
https://printathing.com/register/?supplier=1
Feb 13, 2024 16:45:36 #
BebuLamar wrote:
Jerry! if you have GAS for a 3D printer but don't know what you will print I found this website where you can print parts for people for a fee.
https://printathing.com/register/?supplier=1
https://printathing.com/register/?supplier=1
I was about to mention that, in the reverse. If there is something I want printed, there are people online who will do it.
Feb 13, 2024 16:59:23 #
jerryc41 wrote:
I was about to mention that, in the reverse. If there is something I want printed, there are people online who will do it.
Yes that what I was thinking about doing. So now I am research on how to design the 3D model to feed the printer. Autodesk has a free software but I hate that fact that it's web based.
Feb 13, 2024 18:16:29 #
Feb 14, 2024 08:07:11 #
Will a printer company introduce a real all-in-one printer, one that includes 3D printing? Imagine what that would look like, and imagine troubleshooting it. 😁
Feb 14, 2024 08:58:30 #
jerryc41 wrote:
Will a printer company introduce a real all-in-one printer, one that includes 3D printing? Imagine what that would look like, and imagine troubleshooting it. 😁
No! because ordinary printing is quite different from 3D printing. I can see they will make a 3D scanner combined with the 3D printer. That way you can put a part you want to copy in and it would scan, create the model file, then print the part.
Feb 15, 2024 14:20:51 #
I have a couple 3D printers to complement my CNC router and engraver. I've used Autocad for decades and can bang out 2D designs quite quickly, but when I moved into 3D printing I needed to step up to 3D CAD and chose Fusion 360 since it was also from AutoDesk. It took me quite a bit of time to get into the 3D mindset... Fusion operates quite differently from Autocad. There are other 3D CADs out there (Rhino, TinkerCad come to mind) but they all have a learning curve. All that being said, I don't think there's a week that's gone by where I didn't wind up 3D printing something, either for work or one of my hobbies, since I first started doing it. It's fun, challenging, useful and an excellent way to burn up spare time you're already short on...
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