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03-21-2014, 05:00 AM #5
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Oh, I am creative. I'm a 3d modeller and I can make some crazy things with a 3d printer when I get my hands on it. The problem is the resolution (quality) they print at. I mean here's some things I've thought: 1) sculptures/figures/toys - as I said, they have lines all over them and jagged edges, not pretty at all. Acetone baths and sandpaper make them look only slightly better from what I've seen. 2) cool design phone cases - same as above. Here you also have symmetry which makes acetone or sandpaper hard to use and keep it that way. (Can you even use these techniques with flexible filaments?) 3) jewelery - I know you can use a plastic print to make a sand mold, but the plastic print will have the same problems as above. And for jewelery you need it to look even more perfect. 4) holders/accessories for cameras/kinect/phones. Okay pretty sure some people won't mind the imperfections on the surface of these, even more if they can't find a not 3d printed version, but there isn't really a demand for this kind of stuff where I'm from. Almost nobody has a kinect, has or heard of things like GoPro. I might be lucky to sell 2-3 of these in a year, but that won't be close to covering the cost of my 3d printer or the filament.
That's cool. unfortunately like I said above where I'm from it will be hard to sell specialized stuff like these, I might be lucky to sell 2-3 of these in a year, but that won't be close to covering the cost of my 3d printer or even just the filament.
Cool. But looks like you use more than just a 3d printer for this job though.Last edited by cipher0; 03-22-2014 at 09:42 AM.
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