3D Printers - Page 2

*The Deadman* · 01-12-2019, 08:03 AM

I need to get me a 3D printer so I can print out all the POP figures I want, lol.

*IndigoErth* · 01-12-2019, 10:12 AM

Once the tech advances even more and maybe multicolored objects are the norm, imagine the potential for custom figures, gift making, etc.

*Vegita-San* · 01-14-2019, 05:30 AM

sigh.. halfway then problems

I will say this. if it wasn't for the damn support material messing up things, the quality would be damn close to shapeways.

*Vegita-San* · 01-14-2019, 10:05 AM

problem fixed.. trying something simpler. 3D Leonardo.

Damn, too. that technodrome would have been the same size as my shapeways one, and not cost me $700's to print

*Vegita-San* · 01-15-2019, 03:05 PM

second attempt. almost done basic pose leo.

*IndigoErth* · 01-15-2019, 05:18 PM

That's pretty neat. Is the material expensive to replace? Also wondering if it's easily paintable.

Although the structure inside almost weirds me out slightly. lol

*Vegita-San* · 01-15-2019, 05:33 PM

shapeways stuff is paintable. this should be too. not sure on cost yet

*sdp* · 01-15-2019, 07:49 PM

So exciting, as I mentioned I'll wait on this one until the tech matures but I do get jelly when I see people playing with them now even if they're still rough.

Maybe you should try to print out the many models online that are easier and proven to be able to 3D print nicely instead of your models? I do like that technodrome, it's like an NES 8-bit looking one.

*Vegita-San* · 01-16-2019, 07:12 AM

re - proven printers. I download two 3D yoda prints from one of the sites that claims they are proven printable. I will try them eventually. right now i am trying my custom stuff.

3D leo came out pretty damn good. for some reason, it did not print his swords. but, it DID print his mask ties and bolo ties. two details that shapeways missed. unfortunately they broke off when i removed the support structure..but at least they printed.

I'm going to try and increase the poly count so it doesn't look so blocky...hoping that fixes things. but so far, i am pretty pleased with the results. you get what you pay for with 3D printers, and a $2,000 model is MUCH more reliable than a wood based $250 model.

*Vegita-San* · 01-16-2019, 07:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by IndigoErth

Although the structure inside almost weirds me out slightly. lol

it does look like a hornets nest, or be hive.

*Vegita-San* · 01-22-2019, 01:42 PM

3D Technodrome - Try 2.

Everything was going perfectly for 4 days. then I tried to change filament, which was running out on a new spool. an extruded bit caused everything to go out of alignment and I had to stop :/.

sigh.

on the other hand, I am GD blown away by the level of detail and quality this thing builds. If I can jsut get it to complete my most complicated model, it'd look amazing!

*IndigoErth* · 01-22-2019, 01:53 PM

Looks pretty nice, is it possible to get it to continue where it left off?

Spoiler:

*Vegita-San* · 01-22-2019, 01:54 PM

something i've been wondering myself. but i think removing all that support detail around the wheels is going to be a damaging pain in the model.

I have to find a way to get it to build with as little support material as possible...but it'll be a day or two before i feel like tryng again.

*CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy* · 01-22-2019, 01:56 PM

That is a freaking intense 3D model you're working on there... go for Attempt #3! Our lives will not be fulfilled until you succeed! Seriously, pretty cool stuff...

*Vegita-San* · 01-23-2019, 04:25 PM

brought the failed one home

shapeways on top, new machine on bottom. twice the size if it ever prints right.

*Vegita-San* · 01-24-2019, 09:12 AM

well, at least i know it can print the whole thing just fine, and catch details shapeways missed. i just need to get it to print all in one try.

trying a different model now.

*Vegita-San* · 01-24-2019, 03:59 PM

it would have turned out good if it did it right. oh well.. try four coming up next.
we'll see how Leo 2.0 turns out first.

*Vegita-San* · 01-25-2019, 07:21 AM

suppose to print this. sigh

*IndigoErth* · 01-25-2019, 10:42 AM

Omg. Sorry to admit that I burst out laughing, that photo was worth the share. What the heck happened? It looks like the machine just said, "**** THIS!" and had a fit.

*Vegita-San* · 01-25-2019, 10:44 AM

It's all in the printer growing pains.

Not sure WHAT happened. it LOOKED like it was printing OK when I left it...but something obviously went wrong.

I'm pausing all test prints until monday when my new web cam gets here. that way, when I leave work, I can at least see that it's working right so Idon't come back to that again

01-12-2019, 08:03 AM	#21
The Deadman Foot Elite Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Maryland Posts: 3,979	I need to get me a 3D printer so I can print out all the POP figures I want, lol. __________________ Last Movie Watched: Hell House LLC (2015). Last TV Show Watched: Adventures of Sonic The Hedgehog (S1:E29).

01-14-2019, 05:30 AM	#23
Vegita-San Emperor Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 5,915	sigh.. halfway then problems I will say this. if it wasn't for the damn support material messing up things, the quality would be damn close to shapeways. __________________ 'Wrong, April. We've Been upgraded to Women hating TROLLS' ?The force is not female, the force is not male, the force is for everyone? Last edited by Vegita-San; 01-14-2019 at 05:42 AM.

01-14-2019, 10:05 AM	#24
Vegita-San Emperor Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 5,915	problem fixed.. trying something simpler. 3D Leonardo. Damn, too. that technodrome would have been the same size as my shapeways one, and not cost me $700's to print __________________ 'Wrong, April. We've Been upgraded to Women hating TROLLS' ?The force is not female, the force is not male, the force is for everyone?

01-15-2019, 03:05 PM	#25
Vegita-San Emperor Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 5,915	second attempt. almost done basic pose leo. __________________ 'Wrong, April. We've Been upgraded to Women hating TROLLS' ?The force is not female, the force is not male, the force is for everyone?

01-15-2019, 05:33 PM	#27
Vegita-San Emperor Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 5,915	shapeways stuff is paintable. this should be too. not sure on cost yet __________________ 'Wrong, April. We've Been upgraded to Women hating TROLLS' ?The force is not female, the force is not male, the force is for everyone?

01-12-2019, 10:12 AM	#22
IndigoErth Team Blue Boy Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: U.S., East Coast Posts: 15,236	Once the tech advances even more and maybe multicolored objects are the norm, imagine the potential for custom figures, gift making, etc.

01-15-2019, 05:18 PM	#26
IndigoErth Team Blue Boy Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: U.S., East Coast Posts: 15,236	That's pretty neat. Is the material expensive to replace? Also wondering if it's easily paintable. Although the structure inside almost weirds me out slightly. lol

01-15-2019, 07:49 PM	#28
sdp Megan Fox = April Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Tokio, Italy Posts: 9,999	So exciting, as I mentioned I'll wait on this one until the tech matures but I do get jelly when I see people playing with them now even if they're still rough. Maybe you should try to print out the many models online that are easier and proven to be able to 3D print nicely instead of your models? I do like that technodrome, it's like an NES 8-bit looking one. __________________ *Bye* *TMNT !!! I'm unaliving tonight* Click to join The Drome Discord server

01-16-2019, 07:12 AM	#29
Vegita-San Emperor Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 5,915	re - proven printers. I download two 3D yoda prints from one of the sites that claims they are proven printable. I will try them eventually. right now i am trying my custom stuff. 3D leo came out pretty damn good. for some reason, it did not print his swords. but, it DID print his mask ties and bolo ties. two details that shapeways missed. unfortunately they broke off when i removed the support structure..but at least they printed. I'm going to try and increase the poly count so it doesn't look so blocky...hoping that fixes things. but so far, i am pretty pleased with the results. you get what you pay for with 3D printers, and a $2,000 model is MUCH more reliable than a wood based $250 model. __________________ 'Wrong, April. We've Been upgraded to Women hating TROLLS' ?The force is not female, the force is not male, the force is for everyone?

01-22-2019, 01:42 PM	#31
Vegita-San Emperor Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 5,915	3D Technodrome - Try 2. Everything was going perfectly for 4 days. then I tried to change filament, which was running out on a new spool. an extruded bit caused everything to go out of alignment and I had to stop :/. sigh. on the other hand, I am GD blown away by the level of detail and quality this thing builds. If I can jsut get it to complete my most complicated model, it'd look amazing! __________________ 'Wrong, April. We've Been upgraded to Women hating TROLLS' ?The force is not female, the force is not male, the force is for everyone?

01-22-2019, 01:53 PM	#32
IndigoErth Team Blue Boy Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: U.S., East Coast Posts: 15,236	Looks pretty nice, is it possible to get it to continue where it left off? Spoiler: If not, I vote for hallowing it out and turning it into a snack bowl. Or other stuff (loose change? paper clips? keys?) if it's smaller than I'm thinking.

01-22-2019, 01:54 PM	#33
Vegita-San Emperor Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 5,915	something i've been wondering myself. but i think removing all that support detail around the wheels is going to be a damaging pain in the model. I have to find a way to get it to build with as little support material as possible...but it'll be a day or two before i feel like tryng again. __________________ 'Wrong, April. We've Been upgraded to Women hating TROLLS' ?The force is not female, the force is not male, the force is for everyone?

01-22-2019, 01:56 PM	#34
CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy Annalist Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 16,435	That is a freaking intense 3D model you're working on there... go for Attempt #3! Our lives will not be fulfilled until you succeed! Seriously, pretty cool stuff... __________________ *ALL THEIR DAYS ARE NUMBERED*

01-23-2019, 04:25 PM	#35
Vegita-San Emperor Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 5,915	brought the failed one home shapeways on top, new machine on bottom. twice the size if it ever prints right. __________________ 'Wrong, April. We've Been upgraded to Women hating TROLLS' ?The force is not female, the force is not male, the force is for everyone?

01-24-2019, 09:12 AM	#36
Vegita-San Emperor Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 5,915	well, at least i know it can print the whole thing just fine, and catch details shapeways missed. i just need to get it to print all in one try. trying a different model now. __________________ 'Wrong, April. We've Been upgraded to Women hating TROLLS' ?The force is not female, the force is not male, the force is for everyone?

01-24-2019, 03:59 PM	#37
Vegita-San Emperor Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 5,915	it would have turned out good if it did it right. oh well.. try four coming up next. we'll see how Leo 2.0 turns out first. __________________ 'Wrong, April. We've Been upgraded to Women hating TROLLS' ?The force is not female, the force is not male, the force is for everyone?

01-25-2019, 07:21 AM	#38
Vegita-San Emperor Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 5,915	suppose to print this. sigh __________________ 'Wrong, April. We've Been upgraded to Women hating TROLLS' ?The force is not female, the force is not male, the force is for everyone?

01-25-2019, 10:42 AM	#39
IndigoErth Team Blue Boy Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: U.S., East Coast Posts: 15,236	Omg. Sorry to admit that I burst out laughing, that photo was worth the share. What the heck happened? It looks like the machine just said, "**** THIS!" and had a fit.

01-25-2019, 10:44 AM	#40
Vegita-San Emperor Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 5,915	It's all in the printer growing pains. Not sure WHAT happened. it LOOKED like it was printing OK when I left it...but something obviously went wrong. I'm pausing all test prints until monday when my new web cam gets here. that way, when I leave work, I can at least see that it's working right so Idon't come back to that again __________________ 'Wrong, April. We've Been upgraded to Women hating TROLLS' ?The force is not female, the force is not male, the force is for everyone?