3D van

[Chris Vernell]

Beginning assembly of a van I printed a while back from files off the Web; I forget the exact source.


Probably 1/22.5 as it’s quite a bit lower than the Andel van next to it.
Had to do some bodging to get the Binnie couplers to my standard 1-inch height:

 

[Chris Vernell]

I discovered that the intermediate roof supports did not match the end profile so I fIred up the 3D printer to make extra ends that I shall cut the lower three-quarters off to make proper intermediate supports.

Haven’t had the printer going in a long time.

 

[tac foley]

Wow!! I'm debating moving into the 21st C and buying a resin printer to do lots of bits I find that I need, but cost £5 - 10 for what I consider to be more like 50p.

However, every time I make up my mind to buy the darn thing, a new one comes out that is faster, less smelly, quieter, more precise, more economical in electricity and while actually looking smaller, is at least 10% bigger than its predecessor.

What is a poor old fart to do?

 

[Chris Vernell]

Wow!! I'm debating moving into the 21st C and buying a resin printer to do lots of bits I find that I need, but cost £5 - 10 for what I consider to be more like 50p.
However, every time I make up my mind to buy the darn thing, a new one comes out that is faster, less smelly, quieter, more precise, more economical in electricity and while actually looking smaller, is at least 10% bigger than its predecessor.
What is a poor old fart to do?

I bought mine some years ago on sale at Princess Auto at the insistence of the wimminfolk and because I trusted the Dremel brand.
I have since discovered other brands that can handle larger print jobs and are more sophisticated and considerably less expensive , but I dare not lay out more of my pension .
No doubt you can get good advice from this community.

 

[Chris Vernell]

Hours later, another pair of ends


and intermediate roof supports with a flatter arch than the ends
At least I know it wasn’t me mixing up parts from different wagons

 

[dunnyrail]

Wow!! I'm debating moving into the 21st C and buying a resin printer to do lots of bits I find that I need, but cost £5 - 10 for what I consider to be more like 50p.

However, every time I make up my mind to buy the darn thing, a new one comes out that is faster, less smelly, quieter, more precise, more economical in electricity and while actually looking smaller, is at least 10% bigger than its predecessor.

What is a poor old fart to do?

Like you tac I am on the cusp of will I wont I? For my money what I know so far is that while resin appears to be a better end product (I have dabbled with resin moulding) there are I believe processes to be followed after the part created. Plus I am still unsure about the prospects of how the resin is stored and the device kept clean?

 

[Chris Vernell]

Ends on and epoxy curing:

 

[Chris Vernell]

Sides CA’d to ends:


And I confirm my suspicion that the floor is narrower than the ends:

So I’ll fill the gaps to avert a colony of spiders taking up residence. Can’t be seen from normal viewing angles, anyway.

 

[Chris Vernell]

Minding the gap:


I had strips of the right size in my supplies

 

[dunnyrail]

Sides CA’d to ends:
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And I confirm my suspicion that the floor is narrower than the ends:
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So I’ll fill the gaps to avert a colony of spiders taking up residence. Can’t be seen from normal viewing angles, anyway.

Don't worry too much the little blighters will get in anyway. Nice project.

 

[pugwash]

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Haven’t had the printer going in a long time.

A Luddite printer?

 

[Chris Vernell]

A Luddite printer?

A printer employed by a Luddite

 

[pugwash]

Some of my employers can testify that I was a printer that broke machines.
Shall you be leaving the 3D herringbone print pattern on the body or polishing it off in some way? I know it isn't prototypical but does looks pretty jazzy.

 

[Chris Vernell]

Some of my employers can testify that I was a printer that broke machines.
Shall you be leaving the 3D herringbone print pattern on the body or polishing it off in some way? I know it isn't prototypical but does looks pretty jazzy.

I can't be bothered to do all the sanding and buffing that would be required. At 10 feet my eyes don't see it anyway

 

[Paul M]

I can't be bothered to do all the sanding and buffing that would be required. At 10 feet my eyes don't see it anyway

A quick couple of coats of filler primer will hide most of it, if you're bothered by it

 

[Chris Vernell]

Third load of laundry in machine, so I seized the moment to cut the lower third off the extra van ends I printed the other day and epoxy them in place as intermediate roof supports:

Should keep the sides straight in the summer sun

 

[Chris Vernell]

Oops!


One too few roof slats in the printer file . So do I fire up the printer …? Ah, I have some 80-thou styrene strip that’ll fill the gap almost zackly . The whole thing will be covered with thin styrene sheet, so no one will know she was there .

 

[Chris Vernell]

Et viola!

 

[PhilP]

C'est bon!

PhilP.

 

[Chris Vernell]

Roof covering started:


A piece of .005 styrene sheet I found. Cut slightly oversize and will be epoxied down about three roof planks at a time, a tip I picked up from the Peckforton site. Thank’ee, sir.
First three planks done and left to cure for 24 hours before I do the second section. Mini clamps in action