What are some of the things you guys are printing with your MakerFarms Printers?

Just wondering what everyone is making with theirs. My goal is to print home plans in 3D. I have also started working to print the homes in Framing, so it looks like the wood structure of the walls. Very interesting so far. I will post up a picture later tonight when I get home. Had a funny result but my guess is it has something to do with I am still learning how to print from the models I am creating. That whole working from DWG to actual printer is new to me so there is a learning curve for me.

At the moment, extruded waste ABS. :(

Old Man Emu

Here is a wall fresh off the printer

http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p...psab47b168.jpg

Not sure why it did all those squiggly little lines I had to clean up.

And here is the wall cleaned up a little.

http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p...ps027c9245.jpg

I am going to be printing solid walls so that is the next thing I am going to work on. I have a model of the first floor, just need to do some clean up on, and then do the stairs. Once it is ready to turn into a solid I will pull some pictures from the CAD file, and then I will print it and put it together and post the group together.

The whole reason I built the i3v was to prototype a case for a GameCube portable my son and I (aka, just me) are working on...

Using SketchUp, I modeled all the interior components, then "assembled" them:
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...then, from there, I create "isolators" for each component so that I can enclose them. It's an iterative process: measure, design, print, adjust, repeat...

Once each of those it fitted properly, I then blend them together in individual "stacks" so that an "upper half" and a "lower half" of the whole case can be created... eventually. I'm not there just yet.

Here's a few images of the DVD drive isolators. The second image was made translucent to better see the drive components beneath...
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1stage that is really cool. It amazes me the different applications that people use these for. As I get closer to done on my Racecar, I plan on printing a new set of embelems for it, and possible a new part of the belt band so I can replace the part that says Tuned Port Injection and instead read Blown Alcohol Injection. I build houses so first I want it to help pay for itself with the homes I design, then I want to use it to help me build one with a larger deck (Someplace in the 2'X3' range, and then I am sure my Automotive side will be making parts for the Jr. Dragsters that the kids race, and for my Beast. I also own a 1990 Corvette Convertible, and there are a couple of trim pieces that I have thought I could make easier and cheaper than finding originals or paying for aftermarket and all the Corvette tax applied to the parts.

Mark

Here's one of the isolators for the DVD controller board...
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I wanted to bring this back because I am constantly asked the "What have you been printing?" question whenever it comes up in conversation that I have a 3d printer.

My response is usually, "Mostly things to improve the printer." to which I get this response: :confused: haha

I'm sure most of you can relate!

RepRap struggles!

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Originally Posted by gmay3

"Mostly things to improve the printer."

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Ain't that the truth!

Recently I have been building 1/10 scale detail pieces for a few people I know that are into Scale RC stuff. I am working on a Large trailer right now that has dual axles and is made in many pieces. Amazing how much these guys go nuts over a few scale pieces. I print something fun, bring it in and leave it on my desk and if a guy at my work does not buy it from me by noon, I take a picture of it, and show it to a couple other people I know and it never makes it home that night. The little scale jack stands are ones I have made the most of.

I am really hoping to do the same once I can get mine up and running. I have a request in for life to slow down so that I can spend more time on my printer, but so far my IT ticket has been ignored. (sorry for the lame tech humor :) )

Other than things for my printer and my own designs, I've been printing a lot of these as calibration pieces: http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:257911 . When I have the settings dialed in, all the parts move easily and require little or no force to break away. Same for http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:331035 . I'm also making collections of skulls for the kids, e.g. http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:441087

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Originally Posted by dacb

Other than things for my printer and my own designs, I've been printing a lot of these as calibration pieces: http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:257911 . When I have the settings dialed in, all the parts move easily and require little or no force to break away. Same for http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:331035 . I'm also making collections of skulls for the kids, e.g. http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:441087

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Very cool! I didn't realize those LeFabShop prints were one part that have motion! I'll have to try one for calibration's sake and also because I haven't used my new orange roll of ABS yet :D

Some of the scale stuff I am printing for these guys are

http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:47271

http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:378042

http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:361533