That’s quite true, too, Randy. More so if you’re doing things on your own, that is, designing your own prints.
I found that by reading a lot of the notes with the files on Thingverse as well as researching my printer in various online forums that I’ve got an idea of how to print things consistently and that require a minimal amount of finish work. A lot depends on the design itself, too. -D > On Jan 14, 2020, at 12:33 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > On 14/01/2020 10:26 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: >> 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 >> > > I think there is quite a learning curve to make it work well too. I subscribe > to another list that has gravitated to 3D printing from the original intent > (metal working) and have read a lot of posts by people trying to figure out > how to make the printers work well enough to produce useful parts or items. > > RB > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
