Templot Club Archive 2007-2020
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posted: 10 Sep 2007 11:14 from: Martin Wynne
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Dear all, Print your own chaired timbers on a template? Wheel centres? Point rodding? Lyngen_m_1.jpg  800px-IMG_0110.jpg  See: home fabbing system . No connection, just passing on an interesting link from the traintools Yahoo group. regards, Martin. |
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posted: 10 Sep 2007 12:37 from: Jim Guthrie
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Martin Wynne wrote: Dear all,Why stop there? Make the rig big enough and make the whole layout.  Jim. |
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posted: 10 Sep 2007 16:08 from: Martin Wynne
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Jim Guthrie wrote: Why stop there? Make the rig big enough and make the whole layout.Hi Jim, Or use the first rig to make another one, and another, and... See: RepRap Thanks to Bill Bedford for the link. Martin. |
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posted: 10 Sep 2007 17:12 from: Martin Wynne
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Just to clarify this topic. I was simply passing on a web link, and linking here to external pictures. I'm not advertising or selling anything myself, or endorsing any product. Martin. |
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posted: 10 Sep 2007 20:37 from: Jim Guthrie
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Martin Wynne wrote: Jim Guthrie wrote:Martin,Why stop there? Make the rig big enough and make the whole layout.Hi Jim, Something that is mising so far is the need to design what you want to print in a 3D CAD package. I suspect that might be a greater problem than building a 3D printer :-) Jim. |
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posted: 10 Sep 2007 20:56 from: Martin Wynne
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Jim Guthrie wrote: Something that is mising so far is the need to design what you want to print in a 3D CAD package. I suspect that might be a greater problem than building a 3D printerHi Jim, That rather depends what you want to make. You might be half-way there already! hopton_clee_tc8.jpg  regards, Martin. |
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posted: 12 Sep 2007 23:44 from: Richard Spratt
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Martin Wynne wrote: Dear all, These inexpensive 3d printers don't appear to have the resolution that you'd need to railchairs etc. Pity 'cos they'd revolutionise the finescale business, especially wheels. Still it won't stop me doing 3d CAD drawings of parts that I will need, as I expect the resolution will go up and the cost down. Regards Richard |
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posted: 13 Sep 2007 04:41 from: Templot User
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----- from Andy Reichert ----- Richard Spratt wrote: These inexpensive 3d printers don't appear to have the resolution that you'd need to railchairs etc. Pity 'cos they'd revolutionise the finescale business, especially wheels. Still it won't stop me doing 3d CAD drawings of parts that I will need, as I expect the resolution will go up and the cost down.While the cost of the machines are dropping, the time to make drawings, set-ups and run them is still very high. And the simpler devices may take a lot of persoanl attention while running. So while it may be possible to run personal stuff at home overnight, it isn't going to provide a very inexpensive service for selling to others. In fact it may just be an easier way to make masters (and also a larger variety) for making casting moulds and hence cast parts (at the usual costs) afterwards. Andy |
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