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Alan Zenreich

John, I haven't been in my shop for a week or so. I've been building a 3D printer, and that's been keeping me pretty busy. Cool toy.

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Alan Zenreich

Here are the two "kids" sharing a bedroom.

The one on the left is a New Matter MOD-t.

The tall one on the right is a Rostock MAX v2 that I spent about 30 hours building from a kit.

Re: is anybody turning

Alan Zenreich

And for your amusement... This is why I haven't been turning for a week or so.

Http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTk1KFKULrQ

I was more than amused!

John K Jordan

Ok, you've got me interested. I followed this technology all through the '90s and until I retired - I did 3D graphics modeling/animation for years and the printing side was fascinating but always out of personal reach. After your build video (very well done!) I watched another video of a printing. Post some output!

The capacity of that thing is incredible - a fascinating design. Where can I read more?

I assembled a laser-cut electric spinning wheel a couple of years ago and was impressed by the precision and ease of assembly. Things sure have come a long way.

JKJ

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Stuart Johnson

Having the patience to build something like that amazes me. Along about minute 6 I would have knocked to box of screws on the floor, said to hell with it and gone for a beer.

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Alan Zenreich

Stuart,

I was VERY protective of that box of screws, having the same dread feeling that you anticipated. So I closed it, with both latches, after removing anything.

Re: I was more than amused!

Alan Zenreich

John, there's a lot of information out there about 3D printing and printers. Drop me an email and perhaps we can chat on the phone about it.

slicer app is a critical piece of 3D printing

Charlie belden

The hardware for 3D printers - in kit form or fully assembled and tested - is becoming almost a commodity. While the build volume may differ, the resolution and speed are getting very similar. It's now the app that converts you 3D file into instructions the printer driver can understand that needs more development. simplify3D (about 140 usd), Cura, slic3r and a new free app Craftware keep moving towards a user friendly, intuitive interfaced, yet options rich means of going from nice 3D model to nice actual 3D printed onbject. The obsticle now is proprietary file formats printer manufacturers use to tie the printer owner to them. the Replicator and off spring are good examples of that path. Started out Open Source and For The People - and quickly became Corporate & Proprietary. idealism seems to vanish when big bucks enter the picture.

open source gets around THAT impediment - but - require that the user be part hacker and able to integrate two or more free apps to go from STL to printed object. And free often means using it can be far from easy or intuitive.

Katana *LINK*

Leo Cuellar

Hi Charlie, Here's another slicer you might want to play with. I've been too busy to do any printing lately.


Katana

Re: slicer app is a critical piece of 3D printing

Alan Zenreich

I have been using MatterControl, a very nice open source integrated platform that provides a choice of slicers (its own, Cura, or Slic3r)

When using a slicer alone, I prefer Cura.

A browser based slicer *LINK*

Leo Cuellar

I just ran across this new one, kiri:moto, that is browser based. I haven't used it yet, but, the video shows some interesting features for viewing your model. Appears to be free.


grid space

Re: I was more than amused!

Alan Z.

John,

For your amusement, here is how the printer is evolving so far.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o68o4S2eLsI

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Bill Blasic

Alan you are Extreme! And that is a good thing.

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John K Jordan

Zounds! I know who I'm going to hire as a consultant when I slip into the 3D printing votrex. Do you have any timelapse videos done on this printer?

JKJ

Re: I was more than amused!

Alan Z.

John,

Here's a video I made this evening.

Details are in the description of the YouTube video.

It's a print of a "3DBenchy" test object.

The 3DBenchy is designed as a torture test for 3D printers. It has overhangs, bridges, fine detail... all sorts of different challenges.

Here's the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUh1eJfRp6o

Here's more information about the Benchy: http://www.3DBenchy.com

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John K Jordan

Interesting. The web site indicates "well under two hours" printing time - how did your printer do? Were the dimensions on the Analyze good?

This looks like a hobby that could suck up a few spare hours...