I'm thinking about making the plunge into 3D Printing. My daughters would be able to print their latest anime and cosplay obsessions, while I could print up scatter terrain and game organizers.
Any recommendations on getting started? Or where to start investigating the hobby? My goal is to get something under the Christmas tree for this year, then build from there.
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Re: 3D Printing
There is a four page thread over in General Computing dedicated to 3D printing. Henztau is the person that comes to mind when I think of 3D printing and OO. I know a few other folks are active makers as well.
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Re: 3D Printing
Hit me up, dude. I’m your huckleberry.
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Re: 3D Printing
It's been a while since I dug into it, and I'm wondering - is there any viable commercial option for printing these days? It seems like more and more products are being released exclusively in .stl format, and I have no way to use them. There are not (surprise surprise) any local places that provide such a service.
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Re: 3D Printing
Our local library actually does 3D printing.Blackhawk wrote: ↑Tue Jan 31, 2023 4:45 pm It's been a while since I dug into it, and I'm wondering - is there any viable commercial option for printing these days? It seems like more and more products are being released exclusively in .stl format, and I have no way to use them. There are not (surprise surprise) any local places that provide such a service.
May want to check yours.
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Re: 3D Printing
Our library barely does books.
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Re: 3D Printing
The more I look into it, the more I realize that printing at home won't be possible. Not in a house with no dedicated room/garage for it in which I have birds. I'll have to keep looking for retail options, and hope that no more companies start releasing most of their good stuff as digital files only.
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Re: 3D Printing
We got one as the kids' big Christmas present. Had fun printing out a few really cool things for a couple weeks (an articulated dragon, a boat, Little B 13.10's school mascot, etc.), but now it just keeps borking up everything we try. Ffilament just bunches up at the end of the nozzle.
Need to figure out how to troubleshoot it.
Need to figure out how to troubleshoot it.
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Re: 3D Printing
You'll probably find the most affordable option is to post what you'd like to have printed at r/3dprintmything:Blackhawk wrote: ↑Tue Jan 31, 2023 4:45 pm It's been a while since I dug into it, and I'm wondering - is there any viable commercial option for printing these days? It seems like more and more products are being released exclusively in .stl format, and I have no way to use them. There are not (surprise surprise) any local places that provide such a service.
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