SubD examples and models
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You should be in the pub more often (if it's possible
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@cotty said:
You should be in the pub more often (if it's possible
)...If only they would extend the opening hours......
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Believe or not Thomthom, they do. They've gotten very draconian around here since I was away.
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Pubs close?
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Yes Rich, Pubs do close, but the Irish can't comprehend such a thing and simply believe the little people carried them home when the time was right. That those same little people tend to bang their heads on bedroom door frames, cleaned out their wallets and have been known to do unspeakable things in their mouths is a small price to pay for the craic.
P.S. I added the proxy above if anyone wants it.
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Will you 3D print the result?
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I can do if people would be interested in seeing the result.
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I am.
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Me three!
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Count me in
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I bet that the sum of two opposite sides wiil be seven!
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Ok, set it to print, but it will take a few hours and I only have Black at the moment.
Here it is starting, positioned along one edge for support reasons.
I'll try and catch a photo when it is about half way so you can understand the support structure, but I have to go out so may miss it.
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@box said:
Believe or not Thomthom, they do. They've gotten very draconian around here since I was away.
Much rather be over there.They certainly have, Box. In Queensland they've started serving last drinks at 2am!!!!
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Well here you go, quick prepub post.
Here it is about half way, you can see how the support structure is inter-meshed with it. This particular printer, an Up Mini, doesn't allow you to turn off support fully, although you can reduce it. The supports are very delicate and quite easy to remove. But it's best to position your piece to get the least possible, or in this case the most suitable.
If I had set it square on it would have created a lot more support to fill the cube, it would have been better set on iy's point, but the tiny footprint would most likely have caused a print failure, as the connection to the 'raft' is remarkably tenuous.
And here is the finished print, just waiting to be broken out of it's supports. You can see the individual layers of filament, these can be smoothed off with a bit of a light sand.
Mind you this shape will be impossible to smooth perfectly as it's near impossible to get inside. Before you ask, it is a 50mm cube. and it took ~2.5 hours to print.
I'll try and clean it up and post a finished pic soon.
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Rather than using sandpaper you could scramble it with sand in a box(not tested though - the plastic might snap :/)
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@zaharistoyanov said:
Rather than using sandpaper you could scramble it with sand in a box(not tested though - the plastic might snap :/)
Yes, a tumbler might work nicely, abs is so soft it takes very little to smooth it.
You could wipe it with acetone or hit it with a gentle flame, you could paint it or give it a thin coat of filler, the method you use pretty much depends on the finish you want.
In this case I've just given it a rub over with an emery sponge to smooth off the outside faces. The inside can stay raw.
This is just a handy demo of the results you can expect from a mid range domestic printer.
Black is so difficult to photograph, plus the camera shows far more detail that the eye sees.
You can see how on the corner my light sanding went through the shell. I printed it on the shell setting so the whole thing is actually hollow.
It is remarkably strong and nicely tactile.
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VERY NICE!
Thank you for sharing. After the support structure image, I didn't expect such a clean result.
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