Onoff Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 As it's my birthday coming up I was thinking of treating myself to a small 3D printer. I can 3D model in AutoCAD so figure that side of it can't be difficult. Can they really be so cheap? Seeing them at the £99 mark! I was hoping for something sub £200 like this maybe, was tempted but I know nothing about what's good and what's not: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CTC-Black-3D-Printer-Dual-Extruder-MK8-Factory-Direct-Lowest-Price-PLA/331733282128?hash=item4d3cd82d50:g:RgIAAOSwdGFYovd9 At a push maybe this: https://www.clasohlson.com/uk/FlashForge-Finder-3D-Printer/38-7720 Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 i have that one...well another version...its a right pain to use... i actually got the UP after which was much easier. The problem is levelling the floor and every thing else. I would not bother with duel extrusion unless you have a lot of spare time. If you want to take up 3d printing as a hobby then got for it..but if you want to just print a few things i would recommend the online professionals. results are in whole new ball game. ryan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onoff Posted April 17, 2018 Author Share Posted April 17, 2018 Didn't even realise you have to level the things! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onoff Posted April 17, 2018 Author Share Posted April 17, 2018 @Ryan, what software do you use to model? Can I model in AutoCAD and export in some way to a 3D printer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 I used sketchup and got a free plug in to export the correct file type...worked fine for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterW Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 I use TinkerCad as it does everything 3D and exports to standard output files. Think it also imports AutoCad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onoff Posted May 2, 2018 Author Share Posted May 2, 2018 Just watching a thing on tissue engineering where they were 3D printing ears. So...if the kid was say a Star Trek fan...could they get pointy ones? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Temp Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 Someone told me they are now able to 3D print parts for use on F1 cars directly. Anyone seen more info? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hecateh Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 3 minutes ago, Onoff said: Just watching a thing on tissue engineering where they were 3D printing ears. Fascinating - especially (prior to the printing bit) when they vacuumed extracted onto cartilage and child suddenly had a perfectly normal looking ear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onoff Posted May 2, 2018 Author Share Posted May 2, 2018 3 minutes ago, Temp said: Someone told me they are now able to 3D print parts for use on F1 cars directly. Anyone seen more info? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onoff Posted May 2, 2018 Author Share Posted May 2, 2018 I had a bit of an email exchange with Prof Alex Seifalian a while back when I had some ideas on using cell proteins as bio inks for 3D printing scaleable organ scaffolds etc rather than re-seeding cadaver parts. (The US researchers I contacted were a bit more aloof). https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/science/2016/dec/12/leading-uk-university-launches-inquiry-into-links-with-work-of-controversial-surgeon-paolo-macchiarini More to the point I'm booking SWMBO in for some pointy ears! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mvincentd Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 1 hour ago, Temp said: Someone told me they are now able to 3D print parts for use on F1 cars directly. Anyone seen more info? Remember Massa going upside down spectacularly in his Williams (I guess 3 or so years ago)....the roll hoop was 3d. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteamyTea Posted May 3, 2018 Share Posted May 3, 2018 (edited) On 02/05/2018 at 19:31, Onoff said: More to the point I'm booking SWMBO in for some pointy ears! Just the ears? On 02/05/2018 at 20:42, mvincentd said: Remember Massa going upside down spectacularly in his Williams (I guess 3 or so years ago)....the roll hoop was 3d. Brundel's Jordan wasn't Edited May 3, 2018 by SteamyTea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onoff Posted May 3, 2018 Author Share Posted May 3, 2018 6 minutes ago, SteamyTea said: Just the ears? Agreed, a couple of other points to consider... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteamyTea Posted May 3, 2018 Share Posted May 3, 2018 And one of my all time favourites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteamyTea Posted May 3, 2018 Share Posted May 3, 2018 Pointy can go too far though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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