3d Printers South Africa

[WB Creative]

Maybe post a model stl. Can either FDM with a 0.4 or 0.25 nozzle or you might want to consider resin print.

Good idea

 

[saor]

Good idea

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.

 

[WB Creative]

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.

The thinner the better. Not very married to how thin the proportions are on that model.

 

[saor]

The thinner the better. Not very married to how thin the proportions are on that model.

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


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 .

 

[B-1]

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 .

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.

 

[saor]

@WB Creative one more thing...those parts have features that aren't even connected to anything. This frame is basically floating...



Where are you getting these files from?

 

[saor]

Ja so summer and the inevitable warping of my previously PLA printed wallet and I've got nice warped bank cards as well now .

Had some blue resin I haven't tried yet so loaded that up and will see in the morning.
https://siraya.tech/collections/united-states/products/blu-by-siraya-tech-for-lcd-resin-printers-1kg

 

[saor]

Ja so summer and the inevitable warping of my previously PLA printed wallet and I've got nice warped bank cards as well now .

Had some blue resin I haven't tried yet so loaded that up and will see in the morning.
https://siraya.tech/collections/united-states/products/blu-by-siraya-tech-for-lcd-resin-printers-1kg

Meh - too soft at that thickness.

 

[Kosmik]

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 .

Yeah, I'd go resin for that one, too many thin parts.

 

[saor]

Meh - too soft at that thickness.

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From the ashes a.....whatever. Formfutura Volcano PLA...



Need a nice elastic or something for the middle to finish it.

 

[saor]

Wrapped some wool around. I'm happy.

 

[geezer]

I never thought I'd see a day when you can buy a 3D printer at your local Checkers Hyper...

 

[eye_suc]

I never thought I'd see a day when you can buy a 3D printer at your local Checkers Hyper...
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But do they sell filament?

I foresee they are going to be dealing with a lot of people returning these.

 

[geezer]

But do they sell filament?

I foresee they are going to be dealing with a lot of people returning these.

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.

 

[rodga]

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.

They started last year sometime. Before that you could find these at cash crusaders as well.

 

[Moosedrool]

@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?

And why is the polygons optimised for realtime rendering?

Hint hint.

 

[ronz91]

Any guidance if one wanted to get into 3D printing as cheaply as poss?

Been looking on the webs and those DVD Writer DIYs look like they will cost a couple thousand already and no guarantees they work

 

[howardb]

Any guidance if one wanted to get into 3D printing as cheaply as poss?

Been looking on the webs and those DVD Writer DIYs look like they will cost a couple thousand already and no guarantees they work

As a guide, 3D printing is not a cheap hobby, even with a part-decent printer. A good basic starting printer will probably set you back R5-R8k minimum.

Much depends on what you want to print with it, filament or resin, build volume size, etc, etc.

Personally, I have a Creality CR-10S4FDM printer and a Creality LD-002R resin printer. Larger items are FDM printed and smaller detailed items are resin printed. There are always limitations to each

 

[ronz91]

As a guide, 3D printing is not a cheap hobby, even with a part-decent printer. A good basic starting printer will probably set you back R5-R8k minimum.

Much depends on what you want to print with it, filament or resin, build volume size, etc, etc.

Personally, I have a Creality CR-10S4FDM printer and a Creality LD-002R resin printer. Larger items are FDM printed and smaller detailed items are resin printed. There are always limitations to each

Yeah i def get this. I dont have anything particular in mind for what I wanna print yet.

Just trying to build out skills and capabilities to be able to build stuff. Worked with a 3D printer a few years back but that was a really high end machine that could print in kevlar etc

Need to make more complex stuff with my Arduino, I already know CAD and I feel 3D printing together with normal tools and jigs (that I have/ will make) is a great skill stack to have.

Maybe messing around with DVD Writer DIY set-up is a good project for this purpose.

 

[B-1]

Yeah i def get this. I dont have anything particular in mind for what I wanna print yet.

Just trying to build out skills and capabilities to be able to build stuff. Worked with a 3D printer a few years back but that was a really high end machine that could print in kevlar etc

Need to make more complex stuff with my Arduino, I already know CAD and I feel 3D printing together with normal tools and jigs (that I have/ will make) is a great skill stack to have.

Maybe messing around with DVD Writer DIY set-up is a good project for this purpose.

Cheapest will be if you can find someone who gave up on the hobby and is selling for cheap. Building it yourself from parts bought from china will still cost quite a bit even if you go down the dvd writer path. Put together a parts list and compare it to the Ender 3 and you will get close to or over its price pretty quickly even with the cheapest parts available.