3d printing

[ezakimak]

Hi all, first post in this forum, have been considering getting some 3d printing done for some N scale model railways items.

have been looking into shapeways mainly but would be interested in hearing anyone elses experiances with 3d printing of other suppliers as well

Thanks in advance

regards Ryan

[Stew2000]

I'm using Shapeways till I can find a UK company that is more affordable.
3D Printing for N Gauge can get a bit tricky with the wall thickness. but with trial and error it works out.

[ezakimak]

any examples of your work that you would care to share Stew

From Ryan

[steveo3002]

and if you dont mind..what are the prices like inc shipping to uk ?

i could use a few bits but wont pay ££££ postage on small parts

[studog]

Arrk in gloucester. I use them all the time for work. Very good and very quick. Just send them an stl or iges file.

[Stew2000]

Shipping from Shapeways is about £7. they like to send it in a good sized box with next day delivery with UPS.

[ceebmoj]

if you are near Manchester how about pooping along to http://www.fablabmanchester.org/ and using there 3d printer if you do it at the weakened and write it up you only have to pay for the material usage.

[garethj]

I've had quite a lot done, you need to choose the material (and method) appropriate for what you need. I use SLS for my slot car chassis because it's strong and I don't care about the slightly rough surface finish. And High detail resin for cosmetic parts becasue they can create even the smallest features, but they're not strong so I only use them as a master for resin casting.

Shapeways are good value for 1 off parts, iMaterialise are good if you want 3 off or more, Arrk are good in the UK, so are Malcolm Nicholls and there are plenty of others. It costs nothing to e-mail out an stl file so do that and see what prices come back. I've found that Arrk are cheap if they're having a slack time, more expensive if they're busy. Other places keep their prices pretty static.

[steveo3002]

someone has drawn me something in a iges file..now i find shapeways doesnt accpet iges , is the somewhay it can be converted or something

[garethj]

Try someone on the Shapeways forum? Or you can pay stlfix.com to do it

[Baron Greenback]

http://phys.org/news/2013-08-3d-printer-built-robo...

Didn't know where to put this so here it is!

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

[lufbramatt]

We use AME at work

http://www.ame-group.co.uk/

[dr_gn]

We've got one of these on the shopping list for our new prototyping department:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4NwFXWG3Sc

I've seen some of the plastic model part samples (1:35 articulated tank tracks etc.)- incredible resolution.

[dazzztay]

johnstevenjacob said:

For 3D filament suppliers, I highly recommend to 3d2print.net. All my 3D printed items are made using their materials. They have wide range of filament products such as PLA, ABS, Nylon & PETT, Rubber Filament and special filament. They deliver fast and complete.

First post is a huge plug for a company? whats the odds you work there or own the place?

[Nightmare]

Ive just ordered a new makerbot.....i want to get as much use out of it as I can, so when it arrives (next couple of weeks) id be more than happy to have go at printing things for people if you have the relevant 3D files....free obviously! be interesting to see what sort of quality it'll do

[Baron Greenback]

Sparks fly as NASA pushes the limits of 3-D printing technology!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nyveRd36FR8

Two rocket injectors were tested for five seconds each, producing 20,000 pounds of thrust. Designers created complex geometric flow patterns that allowed oxygen and hydrogen to swirl together before combusting at 1,400 pounds per square inch and temperatures up to 6,000 degrees Fahrenheit.

Read more at: http://phys.org/news/2014-09-nasa-limits-d-technol...

[FlossyThePig]

How about printing this.

http://www.redicubricks.com/3d-printed-ducati-1199...

[dr_gn]

FlossyThePig said:

How about printing this.

http://www.redicubricks.com/3d-printed-ducati-1199...

It's getting there.