I think the biggest negative about 3D printing is the time it takes to clean up or finish a print. Most people think you just upload the file, turn the printer on and go. A lot depends on how fine a line/resolution/layer you set up to print, which also affects print time substantially. Default settings in most of the printing software is pretty rough, and if you don’t tune it, you’ll spend a lot of time filing and trimming the finished product because it’s so rough.
-D > On Jan 14, 2020, at 11:22 AM, Curt Raymond <curtlud...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > I had a print made of a Raspberry Pi case in the shape of an Atari 800. I > spent a ton of time filling the grooves from the print material and then > priming. Then I foolishly tried to help the primer dry faster with the heat > gun. The print sagged and is now the wrong shape. Its been sitting staring at > me for most of a year. I *think* I could massage it back into the right shape > but lost interest... > > -Curt > > On Tuesday, January 14, 2020, 8:57:59 AM EST, Dan Penoff via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > Something as a small as a key head won’t take a lot of material or time. The > question is, what would be durable enough for a key head? Once you can > identify the right material, there are a number of offerings that have short > lengths that come in an assortment of colors. > > -D > > > > On Jan 14, 2020, at 8:47 AM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes > > <mercedes@okiebenz.com <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com>> wrote: > > > > I'll try to find something which can be dyed the same color as the car, > > I've got too many black MB keys now and need a more elegant way to keep > > track of which keys go with which car. Maybe color-coding will be the > > answer, although I would hate to ruin a perfectly good key head simply to > > change the color. Maybe the second key for each car, or a third spare > > key... > > ------------- > > Max > > Charleston SC > > > > > > On Tue, Jan 14, 2020 at 8:41 AM Dan Penoff via Mercedes < > > mercedes@okiebenz.com <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com>> wrote: > > > >> Sure. Send me the files and I’ll knock them out. > >> > >> Do understand that there are a wide range of materials available for 3D > >> printing. Look here: > >> > >> > >> https://smile.amazon.com/s?k=3d+printing+filament&crid=2JF2L95MP97R2&sprefix=3d+printing%2Caps%2C258&ref=nb_sb_ss_i_2_11 > >> > >> <https://smile.amazon.com/s?k=3d+printing+filament&crid=2JF2L95MP97R2&sprefix=3d+printing%2Caps%2C258&ref=nb_sb_ss_i_2_11> > >> > >> Look down at the choices under “3D Printing Materials”. There are a number > >> of different materials to print with, all of which have different > >> characteristics depending on what you’re printing. The most common material > >> is PLA, but it’s probably not ideal for something like a key head. You can > >> get filament that has real wood in it to look wood grained, for example, > >> along with all sorts of other stuff. > >> > >> -D > >> > >> > >> > >>> On Jan 14, 2020, at 8:23 AM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes < > >> mercedes@okiebenz.com <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com>> wrote: > >>> > >>> Sounds like I need to find (or create) the files to make the two halves > >> of > >>> the key head and send them down to you for printing. > >>> ------------- > >>> Max > >>> Charleston SC > >>> > >>> > >>> On Tue, Jan 14, 2020 at 8:17 AM Dan Penoff via Mercedes < > >>> mercedes@okiebenz.com <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com>> wrote: > >>> > >>>> I got a printer courtesy of a credit card scam someone tried to > >> accomplish > >>>> on my youngest son. His credit card got compromised and someone ordered > >> two > >>>> 3D printers with it. The bank reversed the fraudulent charges and he > >>>> thought that was it, not knowing what they were for. A few weeks later > >> two > >>>> 3D printers show up at the house from some company in Taiwan. He > >> contacted > >>>> the company and the credit card people, and both of them said to keep > >> them > >>>> as I suspect it wouldn’t have been worth it to ship them back. > >>>> > >>>> He didn’t want them so I kept one and gave the other to a coworker’s dad > >>>> who is a retired aerospace engineer. I think it’s an Ender 3 or > >> something > >>>> like that. > >>>> > >>>> You don’t really have to have any design abilities. Just go to > >> Thingverse > >>>> or any number of other web sites that host 3D printer files and start > >>>> searching. The stuff you’ll find is amazing, and the materials to make > >> them > >>>> are relatively cheap. There are a bunch of Mercedes related things on > >>>> Thingverse. > >>>> > >>>> I haven’t done anything significant with my printer, but it’s fun to > >>>> tinker with. Most of what I’ve made so far are enhancements for the > >> printer > >>>> itself. > >>>> > >>>> -D > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>> On Jan 13, 2020, at 6:35 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes < > >>>> mercedes@okiebenz.com <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com>> wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>> I've often thought about getting a printer but I've got no skilz on the > >>>> design side making it fairly impractical. Our house is so small it'd be > >>>> inconvenient too ASFAIK prints easily run into tens of hours... > >>>>> -Curt > >>>>> > >>>>> On Monday, January 13, 2020, 4:11:32 PM EST, Curley McLain via > >>>> Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com>> wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>> here's a printer for $200. You can create the file, then go inta biz, > >>>>> > >>>> > >> https://www.monoprice.com/product?p_id=40108&cl=res&utm_source=200109_email_seg&utm_medium=email&utm_content=cadet_button&utm_campaign=200110_cadet_comingsoon&deliveryName=DM7722 > >> > >> <https://www.monoprice.com/product?p_id=40108&cl=res&utm_source=200109_email_seg&utm_medium=email&utm_content=cadet_button&utm_campaign=200110_cadet_comingsoon&deliveryName=DM7722> > >>>>>> Curt Raymond via Mercedes <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com > >>>>>> <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com>> > >>>>>> January 13, 2020 at 9:09 AM > >>>>>> I'd have thought somebody would have already designed one but a search > >>>>>> on Thingverse came up negative... > >>>>>> -Curt > >>>>>> > >>>>>> On Sunday, January 12, 2020, 1:58:21 PM EST, fmiser <fmi...@gmail.com > >>>>>> <mailto:fmi...@gmail.com> > >>> > >>>>>> wrote: > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> What about 3D print? Not as elegant, for sure. 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