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06-25-2022, 01:49 AM #1
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Dancing Beaver
I have had my first 3d printer for about week and I think its been going non-stop 24/7 the entire time. I am having a blast with it. I come with a 3d background of making and selling cnc patterns so not new to 3d but completely new to 3d printing. Thankfully, about 90% of my knowledge from cnc is transferable to printing. The whole manifold thing is new to me but I am learning. One of the several figure I have made this last week. I've also been playing around making leather stamps with the printer. Like I said, a total blast.
This figure is from a short animation I made for my wife's Twitch channel.
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07-12-2022, 07:52 AM #2
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It looks very good for first try.
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07-13-2022, 03:19 AM #3
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Thank you. If I would have known how much 3d printers are I would have gotten one years ago.
Though it really helps I have 3d modeling experience.
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07-14-2022, 08:32 AM #4
which printer did you get ?
And ecellent modelling skills !
Wish I could do the artistic stuff.
How are you doing the leather stamps ?
I've tried various options over the years, none have been that succesful.
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07-14-2022, 06:21 PM #5
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Hi,
I got an Anycubic Mega-X.
Thanks!
I made in 3d the negative of the model (picture enclosed) and then printed at 100% fill. I am still not sure how durable these will be long term but so far really impressed on what PLA can do. Used a clamp between two pieces of wood as the press. I haven't purchased a real press yet for my leather working.
For your efforts I would say just keep trying. They do work but for me it's still trial and error. I had to print the skull twice because the first one was too shallow.
Regards,
OG
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08-24-2022, 06:16 PM #6
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Thanks for the comment. Most of the models I've been using were made for other purposes and I am now 3d printing them with a little bit of work on the models. I normally 3d model for short animations or cnc router patterns. The dancing beaver came from a short animation I made (see picture below).
I normally use Blender3d and Zbrush for making my models.
I'm trying to figure out what I want to print next.
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02-18-2023, 11:23 AM #7
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Thanks. It has been a ton of fun. Modeling for 3d printing has a few more challenges than modeling for cnc patterns but just a different workflow in prepping the models for printing.
Here is one of my latest models.
Ender 3v2 poor printing quality
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