Does anybody offer a translucent white or green plastic material for printing. Basically, I'm trying to make indicator lights with 3d printed parts. Thanks!by jrsteensen - General
Look for a plastic i can use to print knobs and panels which can be backlit to be transilluminated. Does anything exist is a 3mm filament?by jrsteensen - Polymer Working Group
I have a part I want to print as one print, however it has a mating pin in holes (Basically a hinge). Is this possible to print in one go, or do I need to break it up?by jrsteensen - Printing
Something I learned in the Army was, "Don't bitch about a problem, unless you can provide a viable solution to said problem." I think we covered the bitching about the problem enough. How to fix it?by jrsteensen - General
One thing it address this is a little logbook I've made. It contains the name of the print, the unique print number (Basically a unique id number) and the main parameters of the machine. (Temps, material, etc.) I don't have my printer yet, but this will help me track and diagnose when I have problems, and establish best printing practices specifically for my machine.by jrsteensen - Printing
I would love to see more on this, maybe we need a post-printing finishing page on the wiki?by jrsteensen - General
Basically would love to use the built in 3dPrint function in SolidWorks, but it requires drivers. Do these drivers exist for reprap, specifically the MendelMAX?by jrsteensen - 3D Design tools
Hey all. I'm saving my pennies for a MendelMAX. I do have a question though...Some of the items I will be prototyping will be very much like a toothbrush handle - curved, no flat areas, finger grooves, etc. How would I go about printing something like that on the MendelMAX printer? Breakaway support structures?by jrsteensen - General
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I have the multitoyos....so I can't really help in that regard. Thanks so much for the wonderful discussion. I'm getting more and more sold on this, and definately leaning towards the mendel max.by jrsteensen - General
I appreciate your response NelsonRap. As far as accuracy goes, I was sort of hoping for a hardish number, such as 12 microns or .12 mm on Z, and .4 on X and Y axis...it really makes a difference in my evaluation for the sort of models my clients want. Glad to hear it is easily exportable from SolidWorks. Makes my life much much easier. I am in the process of building a 3d scanning station fromby jrsteensen - General
I am a SolidWorks CAD guy for the day job, and recently have been moonlighting and taking on some minor work on the side. I can really see this as being a huge step forward for my side work...not only providing drawings and virtual models to clients, but providing a physical prototype or model of a part that the client can hold in their hands or use for marketing purposes. As such, I am trying tby jrsteensen - General