What should I make with my 3D printer?
Discussion
JW027 said:
Hey Ant, I'm away for another few weeks but if you send me some dims and detailed photos of the existing i plan to model up a few bits when I find time.
On the list is:
1. Faux allen wheel bolts
2. Rear wing pads
3. Rear wing struts
4. Air vents
5. Heater controls
I need to take dims etc before I can finalise any of these but fingers crossed I can find some time.
What format does the file need to be in for the printer to recognise it?On the list is:
1. Faux allen wheel bolts
2. Rear wing pads
3. Rear wing struts
4. Air vents
5. Heater controls
I need to take dims etc before I can finalise any of these but fingers crossed I can find some time.
mgbond said:
What would be good when doing the nut is to have grooved on the rear face so it gives a key when u glue them in.
Already thought of this Bondy. Grooves are limited by strength in a single direction. My solution will give a key in multiple directions and give the glue the chance to flow outside of the head to the side walls of the recess. I just need sizes.JW027 said:
Does anyone have the dimensions for the faux wheel bolts? I have used an M6 with a head diameter of 10mm and an overall height of 7mm. Will this fit/work?
I have a handful of the original plastic studs that I got from the wheel manufacturers a few years ago.Send me an address and I'll send them over.
stevegto3 said:
^^^^ Funny enough, during our last blast Jed and I talked about a key cover/redesign.
Come on Jed you know this is more important than working with the biggest footwear brand in the world ;-)
Steve you are right. The thing is I need the car to get dims! I have always hated the key although if I ever lost it in a car park the car would probably still be there when I got back!Come on Jed you know this is more important than working with the biggest footwear brand in the world ;-)
JW027 said:
Hi Ant, i tend to use .STL or .OBJ files depending on the items form.
OK so I have a plan - I have bid on some heater knobs on ebay, I will photograph them and using the 123d application make a 3D model from the photos in AutoCAD (not used this app before so that could be the first problem), I can then export this to sketch up, tweak it to suit and export the model in .OBJ format - This way I can hopefully just send you a finished model file.How much money is whatever the "stuff" is that is used to print the objects? Are three heater knobs going to cost £500 in raw material :-)
Hi Ant sounds like a plan. Maybe you can PM me a photo of the knobs. They may be pretty simple and it may be worth just modelling them. 123D catch is clever technology but sometimes it takes a while to clean up the mesh or you spend 30 minutes taking the pictures and it doesn't turn out very well. It's also not dimensionally accurate.
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