They are easy to print and can be shaped after for a realistic look. I used a .2 nozzle and dipped the legs in boiling water to bend them to shape.
They are easy to print and can be shaped after for a realistic look. I used a .2 nozzle and dipped the legs in boiling water to bend them to shape.
Yeah, it still feels like a bit too much material science knowledge is required for your average person. That’s what keeps me just watching you guys every time I get tempted to try it myself.
I do like learning about the different filaments and such though. I still find it very cool.
3d printing is all about balancing settings to maintain quality. Like layer adhesion vs quality/cosmetics.
You don’t have to get super technical if that’s not your thing, though some basics are very helpful- but you can learn that as you go.
If you have the time and the cash to get started… pick up decent printer and give it a go! If cash is a problem, many local libraries have printers you can use, or there’s hack spaces, etc.
Feel free to come here with questions. Everyone needs help at some point.
That’s a great reminder to check again to see if there’s a makerspace near me yet. It would be nice to get have other people with experience to learn from.
Thanks for being so welcoming!
It’s really not. It seems daunting, but it’s only as complicated as you decide to make it, really. I embrace the little hairs… or snip 'em off… or hair dryer them off… or zap 'em with a lighter. I could probably get technical as hell and set things up so there’s no possible way it makes additional hairs or there’s any tolerance for errors, but I’m not going to get that much into the minutiae. I print rings/jewelry, tchotchkies, structural stuff, gears for projects, etc.
You can get into the material science, but you don’t have to.