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This really showed me how similar modern glass PC cases are to 3D printers.
This really showed me how similar modern glass PC cases are to 3D printers.
I'm pretty excited. I've always wanted to get into 3D printing but I did not want the hobby of building and keeping a printer functioning. The technology has come so far that I just could not see any point in waiting anymore. I got the Bambu P1S with the automatic material system that holds 4 different colors of filament. I can add 3 more of the AMS units to have 16 colors.
Right now I am printing custom escutcheon rings for a kitchen project that I did where the pipes are all coming out of the back of the cabinet at a 45 degree angle. (pipes come straight out of the wall but into the back of a neo-angle cabinet) It turns out there are no 45 degree escutcheon rings. There are now!!!
I'm pretty stoked about this.
I'm pretty excited. I've always wanted to get into 3D printing but I did not want the hobby of building and keeping a printer functioning. The technology has come so far that I just could not see any point in waiting anymore. I got the Bambu P1S with the automatic material system that holds 4 different colors of filament. I can add 3 more of the AMS units to have 16 colors.
Right now I am printing custom escutcheon rings for a kitchen project that I did where the pipes are all coming out of the back of the cabinet at a 45 degree angle. (pipes come straight out of the wall but into the back of a neo-angle cabinet) It turns out there are no 45 degree escutcheon rings. There are now!!!
I'm pretty stoked about this.
Nice!
I have a question though.
Cost wise, is it cheaper to have such a setup at home or use a third party service to print your project’s parts?
Nice!
I have a question though.
Cost wise, is it cheaper to have such a setup at home or use a third party service to print your project’s parts?
I would say that if you have a very occasional project that farming it out would save a ton of money. But if you have lots of stuff to do and you like doing it yourself then having your own is the way to go. Plus, I have already learned that making parts do not always come out as expected and you gotta go back into the cad and change stuff. So I can print it and if it needs adjusting I can do that and reprint right now.
Learning CAD is more difficult than learning to use the printer, that's for sure!
I would say that if you have a very occasional project that farming it out would save a ton of money. But if you have lots of stuff to do and you like doing it yourself then having your own is the way to go. Plus, I have already learned that making parts do not always come out as expected and you gotta go back into the cad and change stuff. So I can print it and if it needs adjusting I can do that and reprint right now.
Learning CAD is more difficult than learning to use the printer, that's for sure!
Thanks, that answer confirmed what I thought.
Thanks, that answer confirmed what I thought.
My most recent pricing experience is that service bureaus typically charge 10x what the actual material/wear and tear cost is. We are running internal machines now and only send out for exotic materials, large quantities.
So, if you are printing something about the size of a coffee mug once a week - it will pay for itself in a year.
VERY roughly speaking.
My most recent pricing experience is that service bureaus typically charge 10x what the actual material/wear and tear cost is. We are running internal machines now and only send out for exotic materials, large quantities.
So, if you are printing something about the size of a coffee mug once a week - it will pay for itself in a year.
VERY roughly speaking.
My needs in 3D printed parts is close to 0% a year, adding that the tech is evolving rapidly to even break even.
My needs in 3D printed parts is close to 0% a year, adding that the tech is evolving rapidly to even break even.
Fancy, mine is a now very old monoprice maker select v2 that I have had to do all kinds of fixes/mods to for it to keep working and not (literally) burst into flames.
Fancy, mine is a now very old monoprice maker select v2 that I have had to do all kinds of fixes/mods to for it to keep working and not (literally) burst into flames.
Exactly the action I was avoiding. This machine is amazing. I'm pretty excited to be learning CAD so that I can make more stuff. I just made feet for my flooring chopper, it took 5 minutes to design them and about 15 minutes to print them. I'm having a blast.
Exactly the action I was avoiding. This machine is amazing. I'm pretty excited to be learning CAD so that I can make more stuff. I just made feet for my flooring chopper, it took 5 minutes to design them and about 15 minutes to print them. I'm having a blast.
Awesome, have fun with it man, post some pics or share your projects =)
Awesome, have fun with it man, post some pics or share your projects =)
Y'all are gonna get sick of my 3D printing posts!! Well, probably not you, you post here a lot.
Y'all are gonna get sick of my 3D printing posts!! Well, probably not you, you post here a lot.
One of these days imma pay y'all to make me a hurdy gurdy
One of these days imma pay y'all to make me a hurdy gurdy
Who are we monitoring around your printer (Blink camera)?
Who are we monitoring around your printer (Blink camera)?
I've got them all over the place, inside and out!!
I've got them all over the place, inside and out!!
~5 years ago I bought TENAVOLTS rechargeable lithium batteries for mine. All 8 of them still work great today. ~~~~
~5 years ago I bought TENAVOLTS rechargeable lithium batteries for mine. All 8 of them still work great today. ~~~~
I appreciate the tip, thank you.
I appreciate the tip, thank you.