D'oh, I hate posting before the coffee has kicked in. Yep
Tinkercad.com The Q&D design site... Midnight engineering at it's
finest!
On 04/04/2016 12:32 PM, Sam Lambie wrote:
More likely https://www.tinkercad.com
As the tinkerbots is a kids toy. Maybe you just like sounding smart, but
really you just like to play with tractors in your living room?
On Mon, Apr 4, 2016 at 1:29 PM, Sam Lambie <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
www.tinkerbots.com <http://www.tinkerbots.com>
On Mon, Apr 4, 2016 at 10:18 AM, Robert Andrews
<[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
Printrbot Metal has been good for me, I even got all in for less
than $500, as I bought during a sale. Do NOT go the build it
yourself route to save a few $$. I am using it quite a bit. I
build mounts for circuit boards for custom UPS/24V power
supplies we use with full reporting. I've built custom mounts
for small radios and adapters for mounting routerboards. I
build a lot of parts for G scale trains. I like being able to
iterate a design without having any delays. I have learned
about rotating parts to get better finishes on the sides that
are important ( the vertical side on the print stage tends to be
finer ). I am probably going to go for a more expensive
printer in the next few months to increase my build size to
10". So far I am just using tinkerbot.com
<http://tinkerbot.com> as my design software as my designs are
fairly basic. The learning curve is just about vertical... It
can be frustrating. Getting things set up and keeping them set
up is sometimes art as much as science. But there is a ton of
help out there. But it is not a dip a toe in thing, you have
to put 20-50 hours of learning in.
On 04/04/2016 08:49 AM, Jeremy wrote:
I think Monoprice has a cheap one also. I have no
experience with them.
On Mon, Apr 4, 2016 at 9:37 AM, Chuck McCown
<[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
<mailto:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>>> wrote:
I sold mine. It was a very large Stratsys system.
They are slow. Normally the whole thing is heated.
ABS is very common. But no matter what, it will not be
as strong as
a molded piece.
They are good for a proof of concept thing. A few
times I used them
as a pattern for cast metal parts.
Or as a physical somewhat working protytpe to check a
design before
I had a hard mold made for injection molding.
I think I would spend as little as possible if I was
going to get
one to just play around with. Makerbot is pretty cheap
I think. I
believe Walmart sells one.
*From:* Matt <mailto:[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>>
*Sent:* Monday, April 04, 2016 9:33 AM
*To:* [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
<mailto:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>>
*Subject:* [AFMUG] OT: 3D Printer
Anyone here using a 3D printer? Looking to get one to
play with.
Any recommendations? Would like to get a stand alone
one so the PC
does not have to run for whole print. Heard ABS plastic
requires a
heated platter? Heard ABS prints are more durable and
heat resistant?
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