Hi All You 3D Printers of Many Wonderful Things

BigT · January 29, 2018, 08:30:54 PM

Hi All I need some parts printed to make 2 dummy radial engines for my 2018 show projects. This is an image of the print

I cannot seem to upload the STL files so if anyone is interested I guess I will have to find another way of getting the files to them. I am more than willing to pay for materials and shipping. The designer, a very clever cad designer who works for Mercedes F1 did the original print in PLA and that looked very good.
TIA

BigT · February 01, 2018, 07:37:42 PM

Quote from: BigT on January 29, 2018, 08:30:54 PM
Hi All I need some parts printed to make 2 dummy radial engines for my 2018 show projects. This is an image of the print

I cannot seem to upload the STL files so if anyone is interested I guess I will have to find another way of getting the files to them. I am more than willing to pay for materials and shipping. The designer, a very clever cad designer who works for Mercedes F1 did the original print in PLA and that looked very good.
TIA

No one? Wow!

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mike · February 01, 2018, 10:33:49 PM

hey

what´s the size of this print?

BigT · February 01, 2018, 10:37:02 PM

Mike, I don't know but the total physical size when assembled is about 100mm dia by 40mm deep

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Dave · February 02, 2018, 11:17:15 AM

If you can get the STLs to me, I can have a look at doing it for you :)

BigT · February 02, 2018, 11:21:22 AM

Hi Dave, I am trying to work out how to download the files to an iPad. They are in a Dropbox account
I understand that the cylinders are front and back so I would need 7 of each. The exhaust stack 1 front 1 rear. 1 hub

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BigT · February 02, 2018, 11:30:59 AM

Given up, I'll do it on the pc

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BigT · February 02, 2018, 12:15:42 PM

Cannot seem to get the files onto here so here is a link to the download site. Hope it works
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/vky68dnddy0rkw2/AABb3yra5DQidRy5-FKN__LEa/3d%20Printed%20STL%20Files?dl=0

Dave · February 02, 2018, 04:28:45 PM

Just had a look at the STLs.
There is a fair amount to print there, 11 hours just for the cylinders, thats per engine!

I have enough black to do the cylinders but not enough silver to do the other bits, are you OK to paint them? I can do them grey so you dont have to paint over black.

Let me know if you want to go ahead and I will crack on ;)

BigT · February 02, 2018, 05:29:36 PM

Hi Dave, thanks for looking, how about just the one motor to start with, that would be OK for me. Grey would be ok, I think PLE paints over OK?

Dave · February 02, 2018, 05:36:10 PM

No problem, yeah, PLA is paintable and will probably look better to honest.

Whoop whoop, here we go!!

Drone 5 · February 02, 2018, 08:28:07 PM

Looking good.

What printer is that?

BigT · February 02, 2018, 09:09:50 PM

Dave, Tim Potter, the original designer, works as a cad design engineer for AMG MB F1, he designs the engine/gearbox mountings for the Arrows F 1 cars, something of a perfectionist as you can imagine. Sadly Tim's Father passed away last Sunday and as this is the first time this has been printed by anyone outside MB would it be possible to have some video of the print?

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Dave · February 03, 2018, 09:47:47 PM

Drone 5: Its a modified Prusa i3.

Big T: Had a bit of trouble over night; the print failed after 9 hours so was all scrap :(
Im doing the exhaust bits at the moment which would be pretty boring to film. When I redo the cylinders I will take some video of that for you.

BigT · February 04, 2018, 01:16:50 AM

Thank you so much for the effort

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