3D Printer/Printing thread

[Tober]

As long as Hasbro can create and distribute toys cheaper than we can print and assemble them, including tampo printing and chroming, they will be fine.

ABS plastic is expensive and one of the primary reasons Hasbro gave for reducing the scale and complexity of their toy lines.

[lancalot]

there was an article on pc authority that they did a test to print a logo piece , from a home 3d printer ...and it cost a lot more and nowhere near as good as buying one ....so it still need a lot of improvement until we can do it at home.

[Tober]

there was an article on pc authority that they did a test to print a logo piece , from a home 3d printer ...and it cost a lot more and nowhere near as good as buying one ....so it still need a lot of improvement until we can do it at home.

Thanks for that.

Yeah, that's what I figured from other articles I read. 'Make' magazine did an entire issue devoted to comparing 3D printers about a year ago, and they came across as having a long way to go before it's as easy as using a 2D printer.

The 'Up Plus' (the original 'Afinia H-Series', not the 'Up Plus 2') came across as being one of the better ones. The 'Up Plus 2' is supposed to be even better.

[morg176]

It is. I have one : )

What sort of accessories would you be interested in?
Knowing that colours are limited and...
Each piece has to be designed.

Thoughts..

[Tober]

It is. I have one : )

What sort of accessories would you be interested in?
Knowing that colours are limited and...
Each piece has to be designed.

Thoughts..

Ultimately I'd be interested in puting together small kits with ball-joints.

First though there are some modification parts I'd like to test out for a transforming motorcycle. If you're willing to take on smallish jobs I could pay you for your time and materials... If only to see what the Up Plus 2 is actually capable of.

[morg176]

I'll consider it
Do you have the parts designed in a watertight (solid) *.stl file

[Tober]

They are OBJ files. But I should be able to output to STL if necessary.

Does the UP+2 support boolean objects - single output objects comprised of multiple overlapping meshes?