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Post by rockjunquie on Apr 5, 2019 14:55:38 GMT -5
oregon If you don't want to post them on thingiverse, would you be willing to email me the file for the triangle one? It would be cool to post them, though, not very many sources for templates.
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Tommy
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Post by Tommy on Apr 5, 2019 15:51:50 GMT -5
oregon If you don't want to post them on thingiverse, would you be willing to email me the file for the triangle one? It would be cool to post them, though, not very many sources for templates. Not very many folks with the ability to print them out of plastic either  Knowing exactly squat about 3D printing I wonder what the total cost per piece would work out to on that. At my former employer we cut a lot of polycarbonate sheets, the most common thickness being 10 mil, on our plotter cutters or even our laser cutters if the parts had features that were super thin. I don't know what the cost per sheet would be on those either - especially the lasercut when you factor in having to apply a masking on one side to reduce burning - but it still had to be a lot less expensive than 3D I would think. One day I'll run into someone who has a laser cutter and feels like playing with a new venture. |
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Post by rockjunquie on Apr 5, 2019 16:59:23 GMT -5
oregon If you don't want to post them on thingiverse, would you be willing to email me the file for the triangle one? It would be cool to post them, though, not very many sources for templates. Not very many folks with the ability to print them out of plastic either  Knowing exactly squat about 3D printing I wonder what the total cost per piece would work out to on that. At my former employer we cut a lot of polycarbonate sheets, the most common thickness being 10 mil, on our plotter cutters or even our laser cutters if the parts had features that were super thin. I don't know what the cost per sheet would be on those either - especially the lasercut when you factor in having to apply a masking on one side to reduce burning - but it still had to be a lot less expensive than 3D I would think. One day I'll run into someone who has a laser cutter and feels like playing with a new venture. I think it would only be a few dollars per sheet. Someone already listed some basic shapes, which DH downloaded. A quick calculation of that file suggests it would be like a dollar, but I'll say a few to be safe. |
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Post by Starguy on Apr 5, 2019 19:20:11 GMT -5
Wow, I’m old. You guys are way beyond me. Nice to see new methods.
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Post by oregon on Apr 5, 2019 22:09:01 GMT -5
Not very many folks with the ability to print them out of plastic either Knowing exactly squat about 3D printing I wonder what the total cost per piece would work out to on that. At my former employer we cut a lot of polycarbonate sheets, the most common thickness being 10 mil, on our plotter cutters or even our laser cutters if the parts had features that were super thin. I don't know what the cost per sheet would be on those either - especially the lasercut when you factor in having to apply a masking on one side to reduce burning - but it still had to be a lot less expensive than 3D I would think. One day I'll run into someone who has a laser cutter and feels like playing with a new venture. I think it would only be a few dollars per sheet. Someone already listed some basic shapes, which DH downloaded. A quick calculation of that file suggests it would be like a dollar, but I'll say a few to be safe. yeah, show this weekend, just set up a room full of rough, buckets of slabs, extremely cheap, probably good to stay away... Give me the weekend or so. Cost in material for these would be very minimal, I don't cab much, but for just pencil/aluminum the PLA should hold up for a long time.
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Post by oregon on Apr 5, 2019 22:22:05 GMT -5
One day I'll run into someone who has a laser cutter and feels like playing with a new venture. hmmmm. |
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Fossilman
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Post by Fossilman on Apr 5, 2019 23:46:36 GMT -5
As for now I get my templates out of California...a place called "Cabtopia"...
They sell on Amazon and treat me pretty good..
The plates are clear and I bought many ..
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