Just a general discussion of 3d printing using a home printer. FYI, Make magazine's November issue has reviews of just about every available home priced 3d printer. Good reading if you are interested.
Hey Kent,
I came to see the "Pigs"
Oh and the Barn.
Tom
I have not got the pig pen built yet, so in the short term I am keeping the pigs at Gnats place.
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But here is a test shot of the barn. I printed the roof yesterday, took just over 4 hours. Needs a little redesign before I print it again, but it will work for me. I also need to plan the foundation differently to allow for inserting a floor...should have thought of that.
One day I guess I'll break down and get a 3D printer. They sure are fantastic as far as the stuff you can do.
How do you get the large photo? I've tried several sizes and that all post at the same small picture.
Tom :)
Quote from: ACL1504 on December 21, 2013, 08:06:08 AM
One day I guess I'll break down and get a 3D printer. They sure are fantastic as far as the stuff you can do.
How do you get the large photo? I've tried several sizes and that all post at the same small picture.
Tom :)
Use [img] tag to link to image hosted somewhere on the internets.
Jaime
Afinia, the printer I have, will be at the Amherst show with a booth. I will also be there, although not affiliated with Afinia.
And yeah, I am jacked about an east coast show, only the second one I have attended, and the first Amherst show.
Kent,
Make certain that is a very short term for swine storage. If you leave those poor pigs at Gnat's for too long they will come home different. After all we are talking about "Gnat".
Tom
Yo Kent,
Just finished a new Feed Mill and on the menu is Hog chow. You should stop in and get a few bags to try. Gnat no doubt has them on a stale pizza and beer diet.
Tom
Quote from: Unity RR on December 22, 2013, 08:36:27 PM
Gnat no doubt has them on a stale pizza and beer diet.
Tom
A culinary master piece - Hog chow, stale pizza, and beer!
You oughta try it! ;D ;D ;D
Bobby Flay - step aside, the Ledbetter's are HERE!! ;D ;D ;D
Even Candy and Ranny, err, Randee will be in hog heaven with the third ingredient!
Oops - It's you fault, Tom!
By quoting you, I'm posting in the middle of a seruss thread again - a bad fault of mine!
Sorry, Doug and Robert!
I have not been here for a while, I mostly watch the forums from my phone using Tapatalk, and since this forum does not use that application, I just don't make it here very often.
This store front in HO is based on a prototype in Memphis. I did it mostly just to play around with 3d printing glass blocks.
Construction and design details can be viewed at: http://nvrr49.blogspot.com/2014/08/memphis-store-front-3d-printed-glass.html (http://nvrr49.blogspot.com/2014/08/memphis-store-front-3d-printed-glass.html)
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I will be putting on clinics about home based 3d printing at the National Narrow Gauge Convention next month, and I am trying to schedule one at the Amherst show this winter.
3d printed in HO scale, based on a prototype building.
Design and construction details can be seen at: [size=78%]http://nvrr49.blogspot.com/2014/08/chilhowee-state-bank-3d-printed-in-ho.html (http://nvrr49.blogspot.com/2014/08/chilhowee-state-bank-3d-printed-in-ho.html)[/size]
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Tom....
If you really came to see the pigs...... You really need to connect with gnatshop .... Dave..
He uses them for yard maintenance around his house and grounds.
see ya
Bob
This structure was based on an early Gulf Oil filling station. The basic structure was done on a home Afinia printer, and the windows and doors were done at shapeways.com. Design and construction details can be seen at: http://nvrr49.blogspot.com/2014/09/hexagon-gulf-gas-station-3d-printed.html
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Design and construction details can be seen at [size=78%]http://nvrr49.blogspot.com/2015/02/statues-ho-scale-3d-printed-reflecting.html (http://nvrr49.blogspot.com/2015/02/statues-ho-scale-3d-printed-reflecting.html)[/size]
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I have done some initial prints on an M3D, a $350 printer. More pictures and analysis at: http://nvrr49.blogspot.com/2015/09/m3d-printer-1-test-prints.html (http://nvrr49.blogspot.com/2015/09/m3d-printer-1-test-prints.html)
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Quote from: nvrr49 on December 21, 2013, 07:26:58 AM
I have not got the pig pen built yet, so in the short term I am keeping the pigs at Gnats place.
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But here is a test shot of the barn. I printed the roof yesterday, took just over 4 hours. Needs a little redesign before I print it again, but it will work for me. I also need to plan the foundation differently to allow for inserting a floor...should have thought of that.
What kind of "pigs" are you keeping at 'Gnat's place?
Kent,
After reading your blog post I am making an assumption that M3D is not there yet. Is it correct? Do you think they will ever get there?
Vilius
I posted a link to my review of sorts to the M3D yesterday. I have had it for months. I also demonstrated one at the Amherst show clear back in January. They are shipping units within a week of order now. Here again is the link to the blog on the M3D: http://nvrr49.blogspot.com/2015/09/m3d-printer-1-test-prints.html (http://nvrr49.blogspot.com/2015/09/m3d-printer-1-test-prints.html)
Kent,
I read your review. I should have expressed myself better. "Are they there yet" was about the quality of printing. It is hard to compare printouts because they are made of different color material but it seems M3D fails to print properly even a drum. You have mentioned that they keep upgrading their software and printouts are getting better. Do you think it is all in software and they eventually will make things right? Or is there some physical limitation that they will never be able to overcome. Thanks.
Vilius
The M3D, in my opinion, does not print to the quality of the best FDM printers, but it is supplied plug-n-play, and is $350. I personally see no reason, and I have some maker geek friends that would agree, that with a few tweeks in the software that it can't perform to the same level as any FDM printer with a non-heated print bed. A heated print bed make printing in ABS much easier, so most of what I will use is PLA when using the M3D, but again, as I said in my blog, that is why I invested in it. The Afinia I used for almost three years is optimized for printing ABS.
I will be posting more about the M3D, as I get time, and I will be experimenting with more filaments, particularly the PLA's that are infused with wood, brass, iron, etc. There is also a carbon fiber filament, but I can't think of a model railroad use where I need that strength, and besides, it is really expensive.
Here are some shelves I printed on the M3D.
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More on the piano store diorama, including design details on the pianos that were printed at Shapeways can be seen at this link [size=78%]http://nvrr49.blogspot.com/2015/09/pianos-ho-scale-3d-printed-at.html (http://nvrr49.blogspot.com/2015/09/pianos-ho-scale-3d-printed-at.html)[/size]
I have printed some HO scale concrete blocks on the M3D printer, this is something I could not do on my Afinia printer, as the walls are thinner than allowed by the Afinia software. More details and pictures can be see at http://nvrr49.blogspot.com/2015/10/m3d-printer-3-concrete-blocks-in-ho.html (http://modelersforum.com/%5Burl=http://nvrr49.blogspot.com/2015/10/m3d-printer-3-concrete-blocks-in-ho.html)]http://nvrr49.blogspot.com/2015/10/m3d-printer-3-concrete-blocks-in-ho.html (http://nvrr49.blogspot.com/2015/10/m3d-printer-3-concrete-blocks-in-ho.html)
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Gas station I designed and 3d printed. Construction and design details can be viewed at http://nvrr49.blogspot.com/2016/11/gulf-gas-station-ho-scale-3d-printed.html (http://nvrr49.blogspot.com/2016/11/gulf-gas-station-ho-scale-3d-printed.html)
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Kent,
Wow, that is really nicely designed and built. Amazing how far our hobby has come with all the technology advancements.
Thanks for sharing and again, great job.
Tom ;D