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I would love a 3d printer but its outside my budget for the moment! the custom PI cases are awesome! for sure i would be doing them to order if i could.
I got me 3D printer, awesome!
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Meh, think I'll wait for colour 3D printers to come out.
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I don't understand how 3d printers work, but golly they are amazing.
To me, existence of 3d printers is proof of god.
To me, existence of 3d printers is proof of god.
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Maybe if I saw one working I'd understand.
Its quite a big device I assume? I was thinking with the word printer it would be the same size as a ordinary desktop printer.
Then I got to thinking how could that possibly function.
Its quite a big device I assume? I was thinking with the word printer it would be the same size as a ordinary desktop printer.
Then I got to thinking how could that possibly function.
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Well some of them just build up layers of material on top of each other.
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To be fair the word 'printer' is a little inaccurate, more of a marketing term. Builder would probably be better.
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just ordered my parts for
http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:17175
3D Printing here we come!!
Soldered the sainguinololu 1.3a for the motors waiting for nema 17 motors
http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:17175
3D Printing here we come!!
Soldered the sainguinololu 1.3a for the motors waiting for nema 17 motors
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just ordered my parts for
http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:17175
3D Printing here we come!!
Soldered the sainguinololu 1.3a for the motors waiting for nema 17 motors
How much and where from?
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I used ebay for my motors and electronics am using a friends maker-bot replicator to print the plastic parts am currently looking for a Hotend
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the motors came to £50 and the electronics £55 am trying for a budget of 400 at most
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im lost. so do you have to have some degree of 3d drawing knowledge, or do you just scan something and it makes it 3d?
then once you have your image, do you just kinda hit print, walk away, and in 20minutes or however long, come back and you have a 3d model?
then once you have your image, do you just kinda hit print, walk away, and in 20minutes or however long, come back and you have a 3d model?
You can scan them in but you need one of those laser scanners, or you will have to download/draw it.
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you need a 3d model usually and stl file like 3dmax produces
you can make this your self or go to thingieverse where people share theirs
you can make this your self or go to thingieverse where people share theirs
Howdy,
I use 3DMAX to create the models I print. Not ideal as mine are mostly engineering prototypes. 3D MAX can do this but it is not ideal.
Currently I am looking at SolidWorks.
