3d printing Show us your Prints.

Will Gill · 19 Sep 2018

I'm not biting and shant google that......

maybe

OOI is there a 3d print of a 2017 macbook pro keyboard switch/scissor thingy? that would make me click the buy it now button immediately!

tom_nieto · 19 Sep 2018

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-trending-45571202

I hope you guys aren’t printing out idols which people might worship in the future...! :eek:

Some impressive prints. It’s amazing how much this tech has come on and how accessible it has become in recent years.

Capt Doufos · 19 Sep 2018

I've finished printing the openRC F1 can on my Monoprice Select Plus. That includes the tires! I am super impressed with them. I just started painting it.

Delvis · 19 Sep 2018

Haze said:
Also don't buy ABS, unless you have an enclosed unit, as it can cause cancer

Hehe! I know what you mean about ABS, stinks to high heaven.

Sadly our work printer only really works with ABS

Haze · 19 Sep 2018

More worried about getting cancer than the smell tbh

Rroff · 19 Sep 2018

Will Gill said:
Expected your setup to be four figures for some reason.

I now need to find a way to not buy one on a whim....

Prices have come down a lot recently - even for the pre-assembled ready to print out the box ones - I bought a couple of Monoprice Select Mini 3D Printer v2 for £189 and £164 each - having only 120x120x120mm build volume is a down side but they pretty much print anything (that fits) no fuss.

Delvis · 19 Sep 2018

Haze said:
More worried about getting cancer than the smell tbh

Ours is an enclosed unit, still stinks to high heaven

the_candyman · 19 Sep 2018

Made a fair few years ago but still love them and solid. Companion Cube from Portal and ? box from Mario. Never got round to painting them...

Makhaira · 19 Nov 2018

I've just taken the plunge and joined the 3D printing world. Definitely got a learning curve to go up!

Haze · 19 Nov 2018

Makhaira said:
I've just taken the plunge and joined the 3D printing world. Definitely got a learning curve to go up!

Might want to have a read through the 3d printing thread, in the printer section

Skidder · 19 Nov 2018

Which printer would people recommend? I am particularly interested in the RC side of things. Don't have a set budget really but ideally not more than a few hundred. Thank you

Angst · 20 Nov 2018

Skidder said:
Which printer would people recommend? I am particularly interested in the RC side of things. Don't have a set budget really but ideally not more than a few hundred. Thank you

I got into this for printing parts for quadcopters and first i went for a mini printer which was fine but not great and have swapped to a creality ender 3 and could not be happier. Prints petg and flexible such as tpu without any issues which is what you need for rc.

Skidder · 20 Nov 2018

Angst said:
I got into this for printing parts for quadcopters and first i went for a mini printer which was fine but not great and have swapped to a creality ender 3 and could not be happier. Prints petg and flexible such as tpu without any issues which is what you need for rc.

Thanks. Wow that looks like great value. Does that come with software? If not what is needed? Anything else you need to get up and running other than the plastics?

Angst · 20 Nov 2018

Skidder said:
Thanks. Wow that looks like great value. Does that come with software? If not what is needed? Anything else you need to get up and running other than the plastics?

Mine worked fine fine off the bat though if you google around there are recommended upgrades to buy fairly cheap such as a new bowden tube(recommended, i bought just cheap ptfe tube off ebay and it was an improvement) and a lot of usefull extras you can print off for it. If you want to print over usb download repetier host and if you want to print from sd cardss(best method) download a slicer like CURA).

Skidder · 20 Nov 2018

Thanks what sites or forums are a good read for me to research and get a bit more up to speed?

Angst · 20 Nov 2018

Skidder said:
Thanks what sites or forums are a good read for me to research and get a bit more up to speed?

I just searched on youtube and google with nor particular one source but the 3dprinting reddit is pretty good.

PardonTheWait · 20 Nov 2018

This is probably the best one:

Arduino quadruped that you can control from your phone

Some other bits:

Serenity that I really need to finish printing and get painted up:

Rroff · 20 Nov 2018

Skidder said:
Which printer would people recommend? I am particularly interested in the RC side of things. Don't have a set budget really but ideally not more than a few hundred. Thank you

If you are using it for anything serious RC wise especially if it is going to be used outside with possible conditions of heat, wet or lots of vibration, etc. then make sure you research the material to use - bog standard PLA really doesn't stand upto that kind of environment very well.

Dazboots · 17 Jan 2019

Uncle Petey said:
I see. I guess it's easier to get more detail when the model is huge. Great stuff.
You've really dived into it with 3 printers in 3 months and got excellent results.

Sweet taste in movies/comics too Got any Robocop prints planned or done?

Firestar_3x · 17 Jan 2019

Mainly been printing server parts (brackets and ducts), got no images of those so have a screw thread instead:

I have however started a project to convert Landrover Defender 4x4 toy into a capable rockcrawler.