01-16-2015, 06:23 PM
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Scoring Winger
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: AI
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I personally don't have one, but a buddy at work does. He printed centre pieces for his wedding tables, wheels for kitchen drawers, and other robotic toys he's into.
It does seem like a pretty cool thing, and wouldn't be surprised if most houses had one in 10 years. You'd need to have a good concept of Autocad or some other drafting tool if you wanted to make your own design. Theres websites where you can download almost anything you can think of for free, or a small fee.
The machine gives off bad fumes I wouldn't want to breath in. But with a little enginering you could make your own parts to pull the air away.
Try goggling the part you need, and better yet a 3d printing design of it and I can try asking my friend to make it for you.
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01-16-2015, 06:25 PM
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Scoring Winger
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Calgary, AB
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Originally Posted by BigNumbers
Are they worth it? They seem to really be catching on... I broke a part on an RC plane and apparently you can just 3D print the parts you need now... Wish I had one!
Interested in hearing from folks who have them for personal use - are they getting more and more useful? Or just a fun toy?
PS if anyone wants to print a part for me... I'd be willing to pay!
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I have a few printers. Pm me about the part you need. I'll only charge you if I have to draw the part or if it's really huge.
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01-16-2015, 09:39 PM
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Originally Posted by wireframe
I have a few printers. Pm me about the part you need. I'll only charge you if I have to draw the part or if it's really huge.
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Thanks!!! This community rocks... PM'ed you the thingiverse link.
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01-17-2015, 12:14 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Income Tax Central
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Robotic
I personally don't have one, but a buddy at work does. He printed centre pieces for his wedding tables, wheels for kitchen drawers, and other robotic toys he's into.
It does seem like a pretty cool thing, and wouldn't be surprised if most houses had one in 10 years. You'd need to have a good concept of Autocad or some other drafting tool if you wanted to make your own design. Theres websites where you can download almost anything you can think of for free, or a small fee.
The machine gives off bad fumes I wouldn't want to breath in. But with a little enginering you could make your own parts to pull the air away.
Try goggling the part you need, and better yet a 3d printing design of it and I can try asking my friend to make it for you.
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No thank you. In my experience the goggles do nothing.
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01-17-2015, 01:30 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Park Hyatt Tokyo
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Originally Posted by wireframe
I have a few printers. Pm me about the part you need. I'll only charge you if I have to draw the part or if it's really huge.
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Which brand of printers do you have? Can you give us a review. Thinking about getting one at some point when the price comes down just a touch more.
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01-17-2015, 10:18 AM
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Scoring Winger
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Calgary, AB
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Originally Posted by topfiverecords
Which brand of printers do you have? Can you give us a review. Thinking about getting one at some point when the price comes down just a touch more.
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I made my own printers and I don't recommend you buy one unless you have the skills to build it. Household 3d printers break down all the time and you have to be able to fix them.
EDIT: if you have to buy one, try a Lulzbot. For the love of god, whatever you do, don't buy a Makerbot.
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01-17-2015, 11:42 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Somewhere down the crazy river.
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Once 3D printing becomes a fixture of the modern household, I can imagine some interesting changes and paradigm shifts.
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01-19-2015, 10:58 PM
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This is awesome.
As someone who is and will always be a tech novice, please keep posting in this thread as I think the applications are outstanding.
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01-20-2015, 09:26 AM
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Scoring Winger
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Calgary, AB
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Originally Posted by BigNumbers
Huge shoutout and a hearty thanks to wireframe for printing me up a part for an rc plane!
The piece looks amazing and came out better than I expected. Guy is a wizard with PLA! The piece looks like it was made for the plane.
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That looks great! I'm glad it worked out so well.
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01-20-2015, 07:45 PM
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#1 Goaltender
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Originally Posted by Wormius
Once 3D printing becomes a fixture of the modern household, I can imagine some interesting changes and paradigm shifts.
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Before we see the real shift, I expect there will be some pretty aggressive attempts at patent controls on them, much like the music industry.
But in the long run people controlling or creating these patents will likely need to turn towards new revenue streams.
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01-20-2015, 08:14 PM
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Scoring Winger
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Calgary, AB
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Originally Posted by #-3
Before we see the real shift, I expect there will be some pretty aggressive attempts at patent controls on them, much like the music industry.
But in the long run people controlling or creating these patents will likely need to turn towards new revenue streams.
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The reason home printers are becoming more prevalent is because all the important FDM patents have been running out. A few really major ones are expiring in 2015 too.
That being said, the paradigm shift is not imminent. Software (CAD) is the limiting factor. Hardware is readily available but it takes special knowledge and software to design parts for a 3d printer. Not everyone can draw the parts they want. And the idea of a universal repository where you can download files to print is not working out in the way people hoped because needs are too specific.
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01-21-2015, 09:57 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Somewhere down the crazy river.
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Originally Posted by wireframe
The reason home printers are becoming more prevalent is because all the important FDM patents have been running out. A few really major ones are expiring in 2015 too.
That being said, the paradigm shift is not imminent. Software (CAD) is the limiting factor. Hardware is readily available but it takes special knowledge and software to design parts for a 3d printer. Not everyone can draw the parts they want. And the idea of a universal repository where you can download files to print is not working out in the way people hoped because needs are too specific.
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I was hoping once 3D printers become ready for prime time. and an actual fixture of homes, some patent/trademark/other IP issues would be ironed out, and the CAD software will be more user friendly. Maybe it won't be. I know some people "playing" with Solidworks and thought the learning curve wasn't too extreme.
My hope was that, instead of throwing away products that don't work, or going through the rigamorale of sending a product in for repair we could get to the point where the OEM would email you the design files to recreate the needed part. Or, if you wanted some, say improved propeller for your model plane, you could buy the file and have it printed. Rather than wasting money on shipping or driving to pick it up. There would be some trial and error on the part of the user, but that shouldn't scare anybody off.
I don't know though. I come from an engineering background and work a lot with CAD programs and having things manufactured. Maybe this seems easier than what somebody who was suddenly confronted with a 3D printer would feel. But again, if you sent a smartphone back 15 or 20 years, what would people make of it.
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01-21-2015, 10:05 AM
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Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Crowsnest Pass
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I recently toured a local "makers" club in the NE. They have a 3D printer, and a few of the members were building their own 3D printers:
http://protospace.ca/
3D Printing
3D printers are pretty much sorcery, and we’ve got a few of them. Rumor has it that some of our members are creating a massive 3D printer prototype dubbed The Tesseract (separate from the tree topper Tesseract)
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01-21-2015, 10:33 PM
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Scoring Winger
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Calgary, AB
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Originally Posted by troutman
I recently toured a local "makers" club in the NE. They have a 3D printer, and a few of the members were building their own 3D printers:
http://protospace.ca/
3D Printing
3D printers are pretty much sorcery, and we’ve got a few of them. Rumor has it that some of our members are creating a massive 3D printer prototype dubbed The Tesseract (separate from the tree topper Tesseract) |
I am a member of protospace and it's great. That's where I built my first printer too.
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