3d Printers South Africa

saor said:
Someone here might be willing to take it on as a job? What are you after.
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Printing many small models with relatively precise details. I'm looking for a baseline cost of one model if the volume in which it resides were to be estimated around 10cm high with a girth between 4-2 cm on the x and z-axis. That's just the area in which the printing head would need to operate. I'm guessing the actual filament needed would be around a third of that area. Each model has different proportions and changes from that should be added to or subtracted from the cost. I am not very knowledgable as to what the actual cost of filament is separately, but I need to compare quotes.
 
WB Creative said:
Printing many small models with relatively precise details. I'm looking for a baseline cost of one model if the volume in which it resides were to be estimated around 10cm high with a girth between 4-2 cm on the x and z-axis. That's just the area in which the printing head would need to operate. I'm guessing the actual filament needed would be around a third of that area. Each model has different proportions and changes from that should be added to or subtracted from the cost. I am not very knowledgable as to what the actual cost of filament is separately, but I need to compare quotes.
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Talking cm's most FDM machines can do that, base size is 0.4mm nozzles and can be done between 0.08mm and 0.2mm ( standard ) .

Precise detail is vaugish but if its extremely fine would have to be resin. Functional modeling or are you talking decorative? Functional shouldn't need resin really.
 
Kosmik said:
Talking cm's most FDM machines can do that, base size is 0.4mm nozzles and can be done between 0.08mm and 0.2mm ( standard ) .

Precise detail is vaugish but if its extremely fine would have to be resin. Functional modeling or are you talking decorative? Functional shouldn't need resin really.
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Definitely decorative. Details are small and would have to be as fine as 1mm in width at the smallest. I'm not looking to buy a machine though.
 
WB Creative said:
Definitely decorative. Details are small and would have to be as fine as 1mm in width at the smallest. I'm not looking to buy a machine though.
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Maybe post a model stl. Can either FDM with a 0.4 or 0.25 nozzle or you might want to consider resin print.
 
WB Creative said:
Good idea
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Not at PC now to measure but looking at that file on my phone you not going to be able to FDM that in a single print...those legs are far too thin and orientation will be difficult. Those wall sections look very thin on the legs and the light flaps etc.
 
saor said:
Not at PC now to measure but looking at that file on my phone you not going to be able to FDM that in a single print...those legs are far too thin and orientation will be difficult. Those wall sections look very thin on the legs and the light flaps etc.
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The thinner the better. Not very married to how thin the proportions are on that model.
 
WB Creative said:
The thinner the better. Not very married to how thin the proportions are on that model.
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This will never print at current scale (part is 10mm high). If I scale up so that legs are 2mm thick the overall height is as follows:

166mm
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I wouldn't touch that with an fdm printer though. Unless you're willing to pay someone to split that into multiple parts to make printing easier I'd say resin print. Or split and print individual parts in resin. Or print just the main light fixture and build the frame from toothpicks or wire.

Fiddly kak like this is what having your own printer is for :X3: .
 
saor said:
This will never print at current scale (part is 10mm high). If I scale up so that legs are 2mm thick the overall height is as follows:

166mm
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I wouldn't touch that with an fdm printer though. Unless you're willing to pay someone to split that into multiple parts to make printing easier I'd say resin print. Or split and print individual parts in resin. Or print just the main light fixture and build the frame from toothpicks or wire.

Fiddly kak like this is what having your own printer is for :X3: .
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Even splitting that up is going to be a difficult print. Resin will be better but the supports and removing them without breaking anything is also going to be a problem. SLS will probably be the easiest. Its printable with FDM/resin but the time to post process them will be expensive.
 
@WB Creative one more thing...those parts have features that aren't even connected to anything. This frame is basically floating...

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Where are you getting these files from?
 
saor said:
This will never print at current scale (part is 10mm high). If I scale up so that legs are 2mm thick the overall height is as follows:

166mm
View attachment 1225830

I wouldn't touch that with an fdm printer though. Unless you're willing to pay someone to split that into multiple parts to make printing easier I'd say resin print. Or split and print individual parts in resin. Or print just the main light fixture and build the frame from toothpicks or wire.

Fiddly kak like this is what having your own printer is for :X3: .
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Yeah, I'd go resin for that one, too many thin parts.
 
eye_suc said:
But do they sell filament?

I foresee they are going to be dealing with a lot of people returning these.
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Most probably not, I'm assuming that they will just refer you to some kind of a service center or agent. I just took the pic because I found it quite interesting to see that offering on their shelves.
 
geezer said:
Most probably not, I'm assuming that they will just refer you to some kind of a service center or agent. I just took the pic because I found it quite interesting to see that offering on their shelves.
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They started last year sometime. Before that you could find these at cash crusaders as well.
 
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