I thought it would be interesting to see what you guys and gals have printed using your MakerBot printers. Let's show them off!
Eddie
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I thought it would be interesting to see what you guys and gals have printed using your MakerBot printers. Let's show them off!
Eddie
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I made this with the help of a friend I met on Steam.
I plan to sell a few of these on eBay in the months to come. Each one takes around 10 hours to make, and I plan to put them up starting at $50/ea.
I was going to sell them at Bronycon 2014 but I've been contacted by one of the organizers of the con saying I can't sell things out of my backpack. I would need to apply for a booth, that I can no longer get because all the slots are filled.
Unfortunately my prints recently have been tragically funny. My makerbot drifts off on a diagonal as it goes up each layer, so little strings just sag off the edge and sides. This is the MakerBot stretchy
bracelet, for example:
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My other designs are too sad to even post, since you don't know what they're supposed to be in the first place. It's like telling a kid they drew a nice picture and trying to compliment it without being able to guess what it's supposed to be.
Printed some sweet Minecraft themed swords today.
https://fbcdn-sphotos-d-a.akamaihd.n...89757042_n.jpg
We scanned this sea shell with our MakerBot Digitizer and printed it on the Replicator 5th Gen. Turned out pretty well!
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1. strretch bracelet Attachment 3051
2. eyelet bracelet Attachment 3052
3. Arabic Alphabet set.
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Here you go, Eddie: Lincoln's Gettysburg Address done as a word spiral, both the model and the build.
Cheers, Scott
I have done a few pieces (about 500 or so) all in 1/4 inch scale for use in model railroading. I use Cubify Invent (great software) to do the design work. Love my MakerBot 2. Russ
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Some more of our prints:
1. Carabiner Attachment 4018
2. Tablet stand: Attachment 4019
3. Tablet stand(big): Attachment 4020
There are other items we are printing for our shop online.
stackable spool holder for my 1kg spools which are too large for the Replicator 2X backside holders
useful as I don't like the spools in the back of the printer where it gets quite hot and hard to reach for quick switching of spools
skateboard ball bearings and 8mm aluminium axle does the job :cool:
http://3dprintboard.com/attachment.p...tid=4566&stc=1
or I could just stick a pen through the cardboard box of the spool to achive the same result... but that's boring :rolleyes:
http://3dprintboard.com/attachment.p...tid=4565&stc=1http://3dprintboard.com/attachment.p...tid=4567&stc=1
I like both solutions! :D Very clever. Russ
thanks :DQuote:
Originally Posted by ChiloquinRuss
I just got my aluminium rods and finished the first box
http://3dprintboard.com/attachment.p...tid=4618&stc=1
size adapter for this spool (1kg ABS from NuNus)
http://3dprintboard.com/attachment.p...tid=4621&stc=1http://3dprintboard.com/attachment.p...tid=4619&stc=1
I also replaced the filament guide tube with longer ones which are hold in place by this piece that fits in the same spot where the original spool holders were
http://3dprintboard.com/attachment.p...tid=4622&stc=1
http://3dprintboard.com/attachment.p...tid=4620&stc=1
Love the spool holder.
Here are some of my favorite prints over the last year.
Summersville Lake, Summersville WV
http://3dprintboard.com/attachment.p...tid=5504&stc=1
1:4 scale Natural Gas Well casing model (full size model being finished now)
http://3dprintboard.com/attachment.p...tid=5505&stc=1
1:6 scale model of a bicycle shell I have been working on
http://3dprintboard.com/attachment.p...tid=5506&stc=1
Hi all, new guy here. I started off with an M3D Micro, just to see if 3D printing would work for my needs. I'm a guitar builder by trade, and have recently gotten into making guitar pickups. I have a patent pending for a rather simple pickup tech that I came up with, and decided it would be easiest to 3D print the parts I need, so that the rest of my parts could be off the shelf parts.
So recently, my day job told me I could "borrow" the wholly neglected MakerBot Replicator 2, as it had basically been written off as broken. Seeing as I'm also the main tech on the 5 axis CNC we have, I figured I could fix the MakerBot and have it do my bidding. That also included a bunch of large spools of filament, though none black.
http://i.imgur.com/HvOBjvxh.jpg
First thing I found was that the filament cooling fan's wires were completely disconnected:
http://i.imgur.com/9DxZP1Jh.jpg
No doubt caused by all the movement of the wire bundle on the head over the years.
Then I found that the extruder cooling fan wasn't working at all. That's a big problem, so I investigated and found that there was a burr on the housing of the fan that was locking the fan up. Trimmed back the burr and the fan worked perfectly.
So I started printing and haven't stopped for the last several days :D
http://i.imgur.com/TwfYrB7h.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/80XrjT5h.jpg
This was my first set of guitar pickup bobbins. I love the way the crosshatching looks on 3D printed bobbins, and think that may actually become a selling point to my pickups.
So I ramped it up last night, here's a flawlessly executed 10hr print:
http://i.imgur.com/EbMoQorh.jpg
Now bobbins aren't the only thing I'll be printing, I also intend on 3D printing an insert to standard off the shelf bobbins, so I can have a traditional look to my pickups as well. I'll post that stuff later on. I used to do all of this bobbin making out of acrylic on a ShopBot CNC, with T shaped undercut bits and such.
I've also printed the upgraded filament fan shroud, that directs the air to both sides of the filament, not just one, and an improved filament guide.
I've tried looking for it, but can't find anything yet... Is there a Thing out there for fixing the wire bundle flex at the head? Like a clip on piece or something that would negate much of this?
Thermal detonator or BB-8 make the cut? I have a Thing-O-Matic from 2011, still works great. I have a MakerBot Z18 at work and have started to use it a lot, I printed the BB-8 with that since it was larger then the build volume of my TOM. Just installed a new Smart Extruder+ on the Z18 and it's made a lot of difference, it's a pretty solid printer now.
Traffic light for 5mm LEDs. Suitable for "G-Guage" trains.
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I didn't print the penny or the brass tube.
Just published my first Thing and thought I would share it here since I printed it on my 5th Gen Replicator.
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2396245
A Gone Fishin' replacement rod
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We use a MakerBot Replicator to print 6 vital components on our SirMixABot robotic bartender. Aside from the drive belt stepper motor (above) the 3D printed parts include a circuit board mount, rail guide/vertical stepper holder, and a belt tensioner. See a few more photos below, and let us know what you think!
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