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yotsuya:

--- Quote from: TopJimmyCooks on October 31, 2014, 09:47:02 am ---It is fun, reasonably easy and rewarding. it's not a year out, it's here now.
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You could be right... last time I saw the tech in person was about a year ago.... >:D

pbj:

--- Quote from: TopJimmyCooks on October 31, 2014, 09:47:02 am --- I have already made parts that would have cost more than I spent on the printer. mostly in a pinball context. I can post a few more pics later.

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:pics :pics

--- Quote from: RoyalScam on October 31, 2014, 10:30:15 am ---You can read about it here, just ignore the haters and look to the content.

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Please don't be me... please don't be... whew. Xiaou2.

:cheers:

yotsuya:

--- Quote from: RoyalScam on October 31, 2014, 10:30:15 am ---There's the review, now on to the question of "What is worthwhile to print?". I heard this explained once in a Computer Documentary. As I recall the gentleman speaking was at one time the president of the Homebrew Computer Club. This was in the day when Woz and all the early pioneers were sharing circuits and ideas to realize the dream of owning their own computers. He said, when asked "What was it for?", a few people created programs to balance a checkbook or to keep recipes. He called this 'Function Guilt'. He went on to explain that no one asks why someone erects a train set in his attic stating "I play with it, it makes me happy.". It's the same thing with my 3D printer.
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Quoted for MF truth.

RoyalScam:
So today I decided to do something useful. I have broken the crank handle on my drill press which raises and lowers the table. Vice-Grips had been employed for some time, but now it was time for a more elegant solution. I thought about recreating the crank on the 3D printer but thought that may be a bit too ambitious for my first time trying to design something from scratch. Not to mention that I didn't even have software installed to do such a thing. I downloaded 123d Design and within 1.5 hrs had something that I was pleased with. I can't tell you how proud I am of my first attempt. This print was being considered a prototype. I was cheap with the infill because, I didn't know if my dimensions would print out correctly and I didn't want to wait all day for it to print. This print only took 2.5 hours. As it turns out it's solid enough and when I do manage to break it, I'll just print a version2.

Regards,
Scam

Edit: I thought I should mention that for the two useful prints, the cost was $622.00, I expect now that I can design a part, it won't be too long that I'm 'upside down' on this thing. ;)

spoot:
There's been one in my shopping carts here and there the past few days. That's dangerous. :cheers:

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