I really love these 3D printers, but there is no way I could come close to the stuff you guys are doing. I have zero CAD, engineering background. I give you a lot of credit for the stuff you're producing.
I can understand downloading designs for non-custom applications. I more talking about, say, designing a custom part and printing it. That requires engineering and CAD experience. For those that have that some level of expertise (like Jeff), custom making parts is awesome, albeit time consuming. I really find this whole 3D printing topic intriguing.I can't really take credit for anything but running the slicer program to actually print it. Most stuff we've printed has been from sites you can download designs. The brackets were drawn up from scratch by my GT Engineering major cousin, his dad runs a machine shop so at this point if I need something drawn up I bribe them.
My dad has messed around with some of the free design stuff online (tinker cad might be one of em) and is starting to get the hang of it. He started just drawing simple shapes to get the hang of it
I can understand downloading designs for non-custom applications. I more talking about, say, designing a custom part and printing it. That requires engineering and CAD experience. For those that have that some level of expertise (like Jeff), custom making parts is awesome, albeit time consuming. I really find this whole 3D printing topic intriguing.
I went to my orthodontist a couple of months ago to get a new retainer, and they ended up using a new technology which I'm all but sure is in-house 3D printing. They used a camera to take about two dozen photos of my teeth from inside my mouth, and later that day presented me with the clear, thin plastic retainers. It had to have been a 3D printing application.
I can understand downloading designs for non-custom applications. I more talking about, say, designing a custom part and printing it. That requires engineering and CAD experience. For those that have that some level of expertise (like Jeff), custom making parts is awesome, albeit time consuming. I really find this whole 3D printing topic intriguing.
I went to my orthodontist a couple of months ago to get a new retainer, and they ended up using a new technology which I'm all but sure is in-house 3D printing. They used a camera to take about two dozen photos of my teeth from inside my mouth, and later that day presented me with the clear, thin plastic retainers. It had to have been a 3D printing application.
Will do. It'll be awhile. They said 3 weeks for delivery. This company is based on Czechoslovakia. In the meantime, I'm going to familiarize myself with 3d software.Post a project you do with that new printer. Should be fun for you.
Will do. It'll be awhile. They said 3 weeks for delivery. This company is based on Czechoslovakia. In the meantime, I'm going to familiarize myself with 3d software.
Move on, nothing to see here.