eastcoastpea
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Post by eastcoastpea on Jul 7, 2017 1:39:41 GMT
One of my kids saw a 3D printer in action at school this year and thought it was the coolest thing. They decided to save up for it and ordered the Mono Price Select Mini V2.
It arrived at the end of last week. We are having a great time with it. So far they've printed a lucky cat, Darth Vader ring, Pac Man Ghosts, a Pokemon chess piece (eventually a whole set will be printed), little climbing and sitting men, golf tee, something else from another video game (a mini and full size version). A wallet is being printed as I'm typing this.
There is a learning curve on selecting the right settings for the print job, but it's fun learning.
If anyone has a 3D printer, do you have any tips for us? We're interested in hearing about your experiences, good and bad.
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Post by 950nancy on Jul 7, 2017 1:42:26 GMT
My son uses the one at his engineering firm. I can't believe how long the thing takes to print stuff. He has made himself an iPad stand and a few other small things. No advice since we don't own one though.
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Post by Delta Dawn on Jul 7, 2017 1:51:26 GMT
One of my kids saw a 3D printer in action at school this year and thought it was the coolest thing. They decided to save up for it and ordered the Mono Price Select Mini V2. It arrived at the end of last week. We are having a great time with it. So far they've printed a lucky cat, Darth Vader ring, Pac Man Ghosts, a Pokemon chess piece (eventually a whole set will be printed), little climbing and sitting men, golf tee, something else from another video game (a mini and full size version). A wallet is being printed as I'm typing this. There is a learning curve on selecting the right settings for the print job, but it's fun learning. If anyone has a 3D printer, do you have any tips for us? We're interested in hearing about your experiences, good and bad. Can you provide photos or video of this machine in action? Please? I want to know how it gets the material right as well as colours and are they all plastic? Are newly printer things heavy or light weight? This is just such exciting technology! |
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Post by Peamac on Jul 7, 2017 1:57:33 GMT
How cool! One of the libraries in our area has a 3D printer that people can use. I think it's one of the things that you have to get instruction on before you're allowed to use it (like the laser cutter and a couple of other things).
ETA- How much does the "ink" or whatever the stuff used to "print" your item cost?
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Post by leeny on Jul 7, 2017 2:11:01 GMT
That is awesome! Love the fact the kids saved up their money for it. But we need photos!
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Post by eastcoastpea on Jul 7, 2017 2:22:25 GMT
Delta Dawn, my kid said to go to YouTube and search for 3D printing time lapse. The printer we have is a single color printer. Some print jobs are done in more than one piece so you can print each piece a different color. The printers that can print multiple colors at once cost thousands of dollars. If you have multiple pieces you can glue them together with super glue. Gorilla Glue Super Glue worked perfectly for us and you can't tell that it is two pieces joined together. The filament is plastic. There are a bunch of different kinds of filament. The kind we are using is PLA. The ring was fairly lightweight, the chess piece feels the same weight as our store bought set, the little men lightweight. I agree that it is exciting technology. There is a website where people post things they have created and you're allowed to use their designs. There are lots of things with practical applications and not just a bunch of "fun stuff". With practice, my kids will be able to draw things in AUTO CAD and convert them into 3D printing. Because it is plastic, we will be responsible and minimize waste. We'll save any scraps and see if we can find safe ways to use it in other projects. I'm thinking that maybe we can create faux enamel dots.
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Post by Delta Dawn on Jul 7, 2017 2:30:17 GMT
Are you limited in colour cartridges you can get for it? I.e. red, pink, blue and yellow we'll say. Or can you get baby pink, fuchsia, and lavender? How big is it? Are you limited in the parameters that it will print something?
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Post by eastcoastpea on Jul 7, 2017 2:31:36 GMT
How cool! One of the libraries in our area has a 3D printer that people can use. I think it's one of the things that you have to get instruction on before you're allowed to use it (like the laser cutter and a couple of other things). ETA- How much does the "ink" or whatever the stuff used to "print" your item cost? The company that sells the printer sells the filament in two different size spools. The filament is sold by weight, and the smaller spool is .5 kg and costs $15, the larger spool is 1.0 kg and costs $20. |
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Post by eastcoastpea on Jul 7, 2017 2:33:27 GMT
That is awesome! Love the fact the kids saved up their money for it. But we need photos! Maybe this will finally be the thing to get them to teach me how to post photos to the board! I'll keep hounding them. |
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Post by eastcoastpea on Jul 7, 2017 2:48:34 GMT
Delta Dawn, there are currently at least 15 different colors to pick from. I'm sure as 3D printers are more commonly used there will be more color options. We currently have black, red and transparent. Filament needs to be stored in airtight packaging in a cool, dry place. With this printer 4.7 inches in each direction, HxLxW, is the maximum size of print. Keep in mind that you could print multiple pieces and glue them together. The printer is no bigger than the table lamp that is next to me.
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Post by Peal on Jul 7, 2017 3:44:18 GMT
My DS has a 3D printer. He's had to do a lot of trouble shooting because they can be tempermental. He worked on the high school's printer during his senior year, he basically had to tear it down and rebuild it himself.
He's made a phone case. Right now he is working on model rocket parts. His brothers want him to make a fidget spinner. Some designs he finds online and some he has to program. He has really enjoyed it.
I don't see a lot of what he makes because it's at his apartment. He has blue, white, black, silver, and clear fillament.
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Post by tracym1 on Jul 7, 2017 3:45:29 GMT
There are lots of different filament colors available - maybe not for that printer yet, if it is using proprietary filament rolls. But you can get all sorts of colors of PLA, even with some other substances mixed in, like cork. A website to create your own 3D designs using simple shapes is www.tinkercad.com. Lots of tutorials for it on Youtube. There are also good classes for Tinkercad and other software programs on Lynda.com. Your library may allow you to access Lynda classes online with your library card. I used to be responsible for the 3D printers at my previous library. They are lots of fun! |
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Post by LavenderLayoutLady on Jul 7, 2017 3:48:32 GMT
That it really interesting!
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Post by crazy4scraps on Jul 7, 2017 3:49:01 GMT
Some of the people selling custom cookie cutters are having them made with 3D printers. The resulting cutters have to be washed by hand because they can't take the higher heat inside a dishwasher. I think it would be a super cool thing to have!
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Post by tracym1 on Jul 7, 2017 4:07:46 GMT
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Post by chaosisapony on Jul 7, 2017 4:10:16 GMT
That's so cool!
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Post by tracyarts on Jul 7, 2017 5:01:43 GMT
I don't have one, but a friend of mine does. He makes some really cool stuff with it, and sells some of the items to put the money back into buying more filament. He made these little figurines with a metallic filament and from the photos he posted it looks exactly like cast brass to me. But he's made fidget spinners, steampunk style keychains with moving gears, figurines, little toys, little trophies, boxes with hinged lids, and pendants. I'm going to commission him to make me a set of buttons from pewter looking filament to use on a crochet project after I get moved.
I was surprised at how long it takes to do a print. Some of the larger ones he does take 12 hours or longer.
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Post by peasapie on Jul 7, 2017 5:09:45 GMT
My tekkie, geekie husband is on his second 3D printer. He loves printing things out. I think he usually find a pattern in open source ware and then modifies it for his own use.
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Post by michellegb on Jul 7, 2017 9:34:19 GMT
This is on our wishlist. I want to get it for DH so he can make me things LOL! Very cool that your kids decided to save and get something they wanted together! I hope they have lots of fun with it and I hope to learn a thing or two from this thread so I'm more educated when it's finally time to buy ours.
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Post by wellway on Jul 7, 2017 9:52:34 GMT
I think 3D printers are so cool, I remember a story that I thought was so amazing. Seems they have a 3D printer on the International Space Station and they need a particular tool, Nasa sent them the plan and they printed it out. I just thought that was so fabulous. www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/news/3Dratchet_wrenchGood on your kids for being so interested and saving for their own printer. |
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Post by gypsymama on Jul 7, 2017 13:25:44 GMT
i have a 3d printed bobbin for my spinning wheel, its fuscia
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Post by Darcy Collins on Jul 7, 2017 13:28:52 GMT
My kids have one - it's their and my husband's deal, so I don't have any tips. My son did design a fidget spinner and sold them for some pocket money.
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Post by SockMonkey on Jul 7, 2017 13:29:10 GMT
Check out www.tinkercad.comOnline CAD and very easy/user friendly with good tutorials out there. They can start designing and experimenting with their own prints! (ETA: oops! Should've read more closely. Looks like this was already suggested, but I second it!) |
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Post by jemali on Jul 7, 2017 13:54:50 GMT
My dd is an engineering student. She attended an event called "Give a Hand"
They made prosthetic hands for people and she helped assemble them.
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Post by SweetieBsMom on Jul 7, 2017 14:15:53 GMT
Some of the people selling custom cookie cutters are having them made with 3D printers. The resulting cutters have to be washed by hand because they can't take the higher heat inside a dishwasher. I think it would be a super cool thing to have! There's been an explosion in the cookie cutter market due to 3-D printers. |
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Post by Katie on Jul 7, 2017 14:47:14 GMT
That is so neat! Admittedly, the first thing I think of when I hear 3-D printer is the Big Bang Theory episode when Howard buys one.
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Post by crimsoncat05 on Jul 7, 2017 15:19:41 GMT
Are you limited in colour cartridges you can get for it? I.e. red, pink, blue and yellow we'll say. Or can you get baby pink, fuchsia, and lavender? How big is it? Are you limited in the parameters that it will print something? ^^^ this sounds like maybe you're thinking about the possibility of printing 3-D scrapbook embellishments! (which would be really cool!!) |
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Post by crazy4scraps on Jul 7, 2017 16:17:02 GMT
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Post by Delta Dawn on Jul 7, 2017 16:56:09 GMT
Are you limited in colour cartridges you can get for it? I.e. red, pink, blue and yellow we'll say. Or can you get baby pink, fuchsia, and lavender? How big is it? Are you limited in the parameters that it will print something? ^^^ this sounds like maybe you're thinking about the possibility of printing 3-D scrapbook embellishments! (which would be really cool!!) I am thinking a lot of things that you could do with this. Embellishments would be cool wouldn't they? I am trying to think how thin they would need to be so as not to wreck an album yet will still be cool. Lots of ideas for sure! |
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Post by ilovesmores on Jul 7, 2017 18:21:55 GMT
My son has one and 100% acetone works to make what's printed smooth
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