3D printing fun

[ViolaBouquet]

So, I got a 3D printer and two things I wanted to show off. The first one I did not design but find useful. Next tee signs that are cheap and can be very useful. If it gets stolen it's easy to reprint. The other is a mini marker. I like to have it in my pocket but hate the bulk. The Discraft can topper is good but I wanted something thinner. This is the smallest legally allowed
Got some new filament just for the print. I don't plan to lose it but hopefully it would find its way home if I did.

 

[ThrowBot]

I, for one, am glad to finally see some practical uses of 3D printing technology.

 

[ViolaBouquet]

I, for one, am glad to finally see some practical uses of 3D printing technology.

I don't know if this is sarcasm or not. lol.

 

[OregonMike]

Can you give a quick, maybe an ELI5 rundown, of how you added the text/numbers? I'm actually printing a mini from thingiverse right now and was trying to add text to it in sketchup but had zero luck. I gave up on it and am just printing the blank disc right now. I think it could be a fun thing to give to disc golfing buds and maybe logo minis for my home course.

I saw the arrow pieces and thought about printing some of those in the Prusa orange filament I have. Maybe I'll print a few and give them to the local course guy to see what he thinks.

:cheers:

 

[JuanA]

I'm actually printing a mini from thingiverse right now and was trying to add text to it in sketchup but had zero luck.

Have you ever tried Fusion 360?

 

[OregonMike]

That's what I was messing with. I need to start a tutorial on that and start at the beginning vs blindly trying to figure it out on my own :hfive:

Have you ever tried Fusion 360?

 

[hiflyer]

Do 3d printers take G-code? Or do they take toolpaths directly from the model? Stl? Vrml?

 

[jakebake91]

Do 3d printers take G-code? Or do they take toolpaths directly from the model? Stl? Vrml?

The fact that somebody else in the world outside of my shop even knows what G-code is makes me giddy.... Lol

I'm pretty sure they don't though. I usually equate G-code to subtractive manufacturing, not additive. But I honestly don't know.

 

[hiflyer]

I figured since it's mostly 2.5d movements, (right? I'm not sure) the most basic forms of gcode would work. Instead of spindle CW, it would just be turn on extruder.

 

[JuanA]

^ I remember you two were also in the machining world.

Of course hiflyer's signature does give him away

 

[jakebake91]

I figured since it's mostly 2.5d movements, (right? I'm not sure) the most basic forms of gcode would work. Instead of spindle CW, it would just be turn on extruder.

The preparatory codes (M-codes) are surely different. There's no reason you couldn't command that spindle around with G-code though. Even if it was full blown 3d.

 

[JuanA]

I was sitting around this morning and remembered this thread, so I decided to try one.

I was going for a bit more of a Rhyno look, but this seems too shallow.

 

[tbird888]

The fact that somebody else in the world outside of my shop even knows what G-code is makes me giddy.... Lol

I'm pretty sure they don't though. I usually equate G-code to subtractive manufacturing, not additive. But I honestly don't know.

You can print the frame for a CNC and piece together the rest of the electronics for under $500. Not a bad deal really.

 

[ray1970]

I was sitting around this morning and remembered this thread, so I decided to try one.

I was going for a bit more of a Rhyno look, but this seems too shallow.

Sweet. Marker or mini I am assuming?

 

[JuanA]

Sweet. Marker or mini I am assuming?

Yeah, the first post in this thread inspired me :thmbup:

 

[seedlings]

So, I got a 3D printer and two things I wanted to show off. The first one I did not design but find useful. Next tee signs that are cheap and can be very useful. If it gets stolen it's easy to reprint. The other is a mini marker. I like to have it in my pocket but hate the bulk. The Discraft can topper is good but I wanted something thinner. This is the smallest legally allowed
Got some new filament just for the print. I don't plan to lose it but hopefully it would find its way home if I did.

I was sitting around this morning and remembered this thread, so I decided to try one.

I was going for a bit more of a Rhyno look, but this seems too shallow.

What's the underneath look like? I printed face down, so didn't want to add supports for the whole flight plate. Didn't think to put my name, but now interested how you did that. I just have an Ender 3.

 

[JuanA]

What's the underneath look like? I printed face down, so didn't want to add supports for the whole flight plate. Didn't think to put my name, but now interested how you did that. I just have an Ender 3.

The underneath printed really nice. I did use raft, and support (you can see it in the background). I designed it in Fusion and that's how I put my name on it.

I wanted an Ender 3 since my buddy already had an Anet A8. He sold me the A8 for $60 though and I couldn't pass it up. My Rhyno profile didn't turn out too bad, but I'll probably redo it to be less shallow. I just wanted to print something, so I made this up quick.

 

[seedlings]

The underneath printed really nice. I did use raft, and support (you can see it in the background). I designed it in Fusion and that's how I put my name on it.

I wanted an Ender 3 since my buddy already had an Anet A8. He sold me the A8 for $60 though and I couldn't pass it up. My Rhyno profile didn't turn out too bad, but I'll probably redo it to be less shallow. I just wanted to print something, so I made this up quick.

Those supports came off so clean. Well done.

 

[JuanA]

Those supports came off so clean. Well done.

That actually concerned me at first since the part was so thin, but one small flex and it popped right off.