Aussie-Pete
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I've done my own decals on my office color laser.
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How are you removing supports?
I use side cutters and a needle file to take away support marks
Best to leave some support to file away than leave holes.
Can it be printed so the supports are on the underside to reduce visibility? -
Aren't you happy I said buy a resin printer. Now you too can enjoy removing supports 😉
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25 minutes ago, crackerjazz said:
Oooh nice! First a 3D printer and now I long for a laser cutter. You're bad influence, Aussie-Pete! : )
I'm a bad bad boy :)
I can cut 900 mm + x 600 mm
I went big to future proof -
Make that cm or 300 x 200
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4 hours ago, spaceman said:
Wow, good job, Pete!
Thanks Manfred
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1 hour ago, K2Pete said:
So you cut it onto the surface of a mirror? ... You did a gorgeous job on it Aussie-Pete!
Is the Black portions a decal or Laser cut vinyl or the sub-surface of the mirror??
How wide is it? 8 x 10? 4 x 5?
Nicely done!
Canadian Pete
Thank Pete
30x20mm mirror
Reverse etched on backside
black spray over etch -
I made this using a mirror and my new toy. A laser cutter
Delete if not appropriate?
I have contacted NASA regarding reproducing this in a mirror as such.
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I just wish postage too and from Australia was not so expensive.
it's still cold in my shed/garage so printing has been off. -
Very very nice
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I looked around and compared all the 3D apps out there. Blender and Fusion 360 are the go to for functionality and cost
Blender is way above what is require to produce 3D models so I stuck with Fusion
The online (youtube ) tutorials are great especially from Lars.
I would say it too a week to start producing my own models.
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2 hours ago, spaceman said:
The trend is towards your own 3D printer, but it is only worthwhile for experts who can also model 3D.
Looking the expert here.
I learned 3D and Fusion because of the above.
You are fortunate toi be not in Australia where postage to anywhere out side makes me selling models impractical unless some one wants far more than the $40 min postage. -
these look great but Shapeways is why I bought my own printer.
The prices to produce your own and sell via Shapeways I find to be ridiculous.
The items I have in my shop have about $5 profit to me. Most profit goes to Shapeways and then they only pay your your profit once you reach a $30 margin.
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this is obviously a Falcon 9 grid fin printed at 1:144
Wall thickness depends on orientation it's printed and whether it's supported or un supported
the thinnest I do on purpose is .5 mm
When I do a model like the last X15 tanks that are 2mm walls and each section is printed vertical with only supports around the bottom and any over hangs
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I was never going to print the pipework. But the support brackets have holes to add wire 😉
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2 hours ago, niart17 said:
I recently upgraded from a Photon to the MonoX and can attest you won't be sorry. Not only the larger build volume but MUCH faster and higher resolution as well. I think they've really honed in on the printer set-up and so far any print mistakes I've had are purely ME not doing something right, and that's even more forgiving. I've only had a few mishaps but otherwise incredible print success rates. Get it!
Bill
Let's see how nice the tax man is this year
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10 hours ago, crackerjazz said:
I like that : )
Hi Aussie-Pete, I have the Elegoo Mars and picked up a Saturn a couple months back. They say there are 2 versions of the Saturn -- the early type has 12mm linear guide rails and the newer ones have the 15mm. Mine's still in the box -- too scared to find out I got the older version : ) As for the Mars I thought if I just looked at it long enough something's gonna happen but it's been on my desk for over a year, inches away from my face, and absolutely nothing has happened. I've know I've got arms, I've got legs, I'm sure there's some brain up there so what's keeping me from plugging the printer in and pouring resin, I don't know, haha. Habu2 is right, I need to just do it. I'm looking for my LLRV file -- will see if I can print myself some nice landing gear struts. 2021 will finally be the year I started printing something : ) Hey, I've seen great reviews on the Mono X -- nice printer! And the printing plate's a bit bigger than the Saturn's.
Must pull the pin and do it.
It's amazing turning a design into a model you can hold.
Printing upgrade parts for plastic models. is pretty cool -
1 hour ago, crackerjazz said:
Beautiful work, Aussie-Pete! Very inspiring! And they look like they're made of real metal parts. You won't won't believe this -- I've got the printer, the gloves, the resin, the IPA, good weather for printing in the garage -- the whole caboodle -- everything I need to start printing, except the courage to give it a try : ) Maybe it's because I don't want to make mistakes and waste expensive resin, or because I don't want to break the printer (can you even break the printer). I don't know what it is exactly but I know I should just go ahead and take the leap.
Are you designing your own parts/models
To start maybe try using some free models from Thingiverse.com?
Can't wait to see what you produce.
What printer did you buy?
I'm thinking of upgrading to the Photon Mono X with near 2x the print area of my current Photon.
Hmmm then I can print my F1 at 1:48 or bigger -
4 hours ago, X-Plane Fan said:
Those tanks look great. Not sure if these help, but here they are anyways.
Thanks for the pics.
It would appear my mount needs to be tapered more at the rear -
I'm no Fusion expert and I seem to have an issue with the model but it's broken down into 6 parts and I'll have a go at printing this weekend.
The pipe wont be printed. I expect to use a wire for the piping
Designed using the kit reference. -
5 hours ago, habu2 said:
The Special Hobby X-15 kits are nice, especially when you consider they are “short run” kits. There are some criticisms, mostly about the undersized horizontal stabs. They match the plan view perfectly but did not account for the anhedral angle so the true span is off.
There is a WIP on britmodeller that is worth checking out:
https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235088396-132-x-15a-2-special-hobby/
Aussie-Pete, sorry if we hijacked your thread. Your tanks for look nice.
👍All good. Grateful for those links
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3 hours ago, CaptKirk said:
Pete, I was trying to create a similar shape in AutoCAD by lofting some sections but could never get a shape that seemed to flow correctly - e.g. the radii of the tapering sections didn't change progressively. Could I trouble you to explain how you drafted this shape?
Thanks in advance,
Kirk
I found if I only used a front circle at the main body and a small dia circle at the point with a guide line that the shape was distorted. So I used a number of reducing dia circles along the guide line to ensure the shape remained and lofted between each circle.
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9 hours ago, habu2 said:
There are two releases by Special Hobby with the external tanks, 32031 & 32081. I believe the only difference is the decals (and paint scheme) {edit: it looks like the later release includes a stand to display the X-15 in flight}
You can download the instructions from scalemates and see the piping/plumbing details and mounting pylon for the ETs on pages 12 & 13.
https://www.scalemates.com/products/img/3/7/5/1305375-17-instructions.pdf
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Thanks for that link. I was having trouble finding these details
Space Shuttle Launch Pad 39A with Challenger STS-6 (1:144)
in Real Space Modeling
Posted · Edited by Aussie-Pete
Hard to avoid this with layer deposition 3D printing unless you do yourself.
With a home resin printer it's much easier and cheaper to get orientation right and layer thickness.
Having said that these still look great.
If you consider the home print option I would highly recommend an Anycubic Photon.