Re: [Dorset] Anyone with a 3D Printer
Hi James, On Sat, 07 Dec 2019 13:01:35 +, James Blake wrote: > I need to get a specific design of a button replicated for a jacket > I own. Has anyone got a 3D printer? I have a 3D printer, but the print quality is not great at the moment. (I need to do some work on it at some point, but it's low on my list of priorities.) Therefore, I won't offer to print anything for you, because otherwise I will get frustrated by my printer and you will get disappointed by the results! Printer notwithstanding, if you want to send me a photo of the button (off-list) then I will tell you if I think I could model it for you. I get the impression your button might be quite finely detailed, since you said it has text on it and buttons are usually not very big. Common or garden 3D printers, using an FDM process (fused deposition modelling), are not *fantastic* at fine detail, so your button might require quite a high-resolution 3D printer. I think the best results might come from making a good old fashioned mould of the original; in silicone or latex; and then making a replica casting from that in an appropriate colour of resin. The original would need to be removed from the jacket to do that, though (unless you want to ruin the jacket). The smallest legible text I can get out of my 3D printer is about 4mm high, but that's a blobby mess. The text needs to be around twice that size if I want the font to be recognisable, and even bigger if it's a serif font! I'm sure other people's printers are capable of better results, but there are limits to the FDM process. There are other 3D printing processes. For example, the last I knew, the institution that is now known as the Arts University Bournemouth had a binder jetting 3D printer, which could do fine detail in full colour, but produced objects of limited mechanical strength. They used to have a website offering 3D printing services, but that seems to be gone now. https://web.archive.org/web/20130130144934/http://www.aucbcam.com/ (I notice that Edward Ward seems to be connected with both AUCBCAM https://twitter.com/aucbcam and Make Bournemouth.) Resin polymerisation printers are also popular (e.g. SLA or DLP printers). Those can do fairly fine detail and they produce stronger prints than a binder jetting printer does. There seem to be a few local 3D printing services with SLA and DLP printers, if you search for them. Patrick. -- Next meeting: BEC, Bournemouth, Tuesday, 2020-01-07 20:00 Check to whom you are replying Meetings, mailing list, IRC, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ New thread, don't hijack: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk
Re: [Dorset] Anyone with a 3D Printer
On 07/12/2019 13:01, James Blake wrote: Hey all I need to get a specific design of a button replicated for a jacket I own. Has anyone got a 3D printer? I’ll cover material costs and effort? James The Cell Shop in Wimborne used to have one in his window. I believe that he is only open Thursday and perhaps one other day now. Peter -- Next meeting: BEC, Bournemouth, Tuesday, 2020-01-07 20:00 Check to whom you are replying Meetings, mailing list, IRC, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ New thread, don't hijack: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk
Re: [Dorset] Anyone with a 3D Printer
Hi Ralph Great resource, thanks - I’ll reach out to them. I really need someone who can support as I need someone to model the current button as there’s recessed writing on it. Hopefully they can help. James > On 7 Dec 2019, at 13:17, Ralph Corderoy wrote: > > Hi James, > >> Has anyone got a 3D printer? >> I’ll cover material costs and effort? > > https://labs.uk.barclays/locations/bournemouth offers a 3D printer for > £15/hour. They're at County Gates, BH12 1AZ. But I've no idea if it > would be suitable, how much you're on your own in driving it, etc. > There is a contact mobile number for the lab manager. > > I think https://www.makebournemouth.com had a 3D printer. Could be > wrong. If not, they're likely to know who might. > > -- > Cheers, Ralph. -- Next meeting: BEC, Bournemouth, Tuesday, 2020-01-07 20:00 Check to whom you are replying Meetings, mailing list, IRC, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ New thread, don't hijack: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk
Re: [Dorset] Anyone with a 3D Printer
Hi James, > Has anyone got a 3D printer? > I’ll cover material costs and effort? https://labs.uk.barclays/locations/bournemouth offers a 3D printer for £15/hour. They're at County Gates, BH12 1AZ. But I've no idea if it would be suitable, how much you're on your own in driving it, etc. There is a contact mobile number for the lab manager. I think https://www.makebournemouth.com had a 3D printer. Could be wrong. If not, they're likely to know who might. -- Cheers, Ralph. -- Next meeting: BEC, Bournemouth, Tuesday, 2020-01-07 20:00 Check to whom you are replying Meetings, mailing list, IRC, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ New thread, don't hijack: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk
[Dorset] Anyone with a 3D Printer
Hey all I need to get a specific design of a button replicated for a jacket I own. Has anyone got a 3D printer? I’ll cover material costs and effort? James -- Next meeting: BEC, Bournemouth, Tuesday, 2020-01-07 20:00 Check to whom you are replying Meetings, mailing list, IRC, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ New thread, don't hijack: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk
Re: [Dorset] PVR disk formatting problems
On 04/02/2019 11:56, PeterMerchant via dorset wrote: On 04/02/2019 11:10, PeterMerchant via dorset wrote: My Humax 9150T PVR is starting to give problems on playback where it skips and hesitates and sometimes the sound is out of sync with the video. Yes it is quite old. I bought a second one recently to use for a replacement hard disk, but it worked so well I put in use on the downstairs TV for the grandchildren. The hard disk is a WD1600AVVS where the AV indicates that it is built for AudioVisual purposes such as security monitors etc. It's 160GB. I attached it to my computer and it is not seen. Gparted shows the disk as unformatted. Q1. Is there a utility or Distro that can read this disk? I would like to copy off the programs if I can. [The Humax only has a serial port for communications, and no means of exporting programs] Q2. If I buy a new disk, is there anything that will format it appropriately? The Humax does have a format disk option, so perhaps that would do it. Thanks for any help. Just to wrap up this one finally. I discovered this morning on a Humax Forum that this is a well known problem "This sounds like the well known playback jitter problem associated with the 9300 and 9150 machines, there are lots of posts on this forum about it" In my case I recently swapped hard discs between the two 9150 units that I have and the problem has stayed with the hardware not the disc. If there is a next step it is to check the firmware version numbers of each unit. I have noticed that the firmware loader program version is different between the units in the past. End it. Peter -- Next meeting: BEC, Bournemouth, Tuesday, 2020-01-07 20:00 Check to whom you are replying Meetings, mailing list, IRC, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ New thread, don't hijack: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk
