Understanding 3D printing

[Mohawk Valley]

There are heaps of YouTube how to videos for the Ende3V2 from assembly,bed levelling all the way through to fitting a BL Touch sensor.
The best ones I have found are BV3D (Brian Vines) and Filament Friday (CHEP).

The Creality slicer is based on Cura a popular slicer and is free to download if you wanted to have a play (evaluate).

For a CAD I use TinkerCad which is educational software for teaching kids (I fitted into the category quite well) it is cloud based also free to download for playing (evaluation) purposes.

A member of this forum ge_rik has put together excellent tutorials on how to use Tinkercad plus his experiences of starting out in 3D printing.

Peckforton Light Railway

Narrow gauge large scale model garden railway. Battery powered, radio controlled locomotives, some Bluetooth. Set in Cheshire UK in 1930s

riksrailway.blogspot.com

Contents

Narrow gauge large scale model garden railway. Battery powered, radio controlled locomotives, some Bluetooth. Set in Cheshire UK in 1930s

riksrailway.blogspot.com

I use PLA+ filament which is supposedly better than plain PLA

PLA vs. PLA+: Differences and Comparisons

Learn about these two materials commonly used in 3D printing applications.

www.xometry.com

Some great replies in this thread, thanks to all…
Cheers
Martin

 

[Mohawk Valley]

There are heaps of YouTube how to videos for the Ende3V2 from assembly,bed levelling all the way through to fitting a BL Touch sensor.
The best ones I have found are BV3D (Brian Vines) and Filament Friday (CHEP).

The Creality slicer is based on Cura a popular slicer and is free to download if you wanted to have a play (evaluate).

For a CAD I use TinkerCad which is educational software for teaching kids (I fitted into the category quite well) it is cloud based also free to download for playing (evaluation) purposes.

A member of this forum ge_rik has put together excellent tutorials on how to use Tinkercad plus his experiences of starting out in 3D printing.

Peckforton Light Railway

Narrow gauge large scale model garden railway. Battery powered, radio controlled locomotives, some Bluetooth. Set in Cheshire UK in 1930s

riksrailway.blogspot.com

Contents

Narrow gauge large scale model garden railway. Battery powered, radio controlled locomotives, some Bluetooth. Set in Cheshire UK in 1930s

riksrailway.blogspot.com

I use PLA+ filament which is supposedly better than plain PLA

PLA vs. PLA+: Differences and Comparisons

Learn about these two materials commonly used in 3D printing applications.

www.xometry.com

Great info here, thanks GAP.
Well, after weighing up all the pros and cons, having several board meetings with myself and arguing with myself on what do I really need one for, I’m almost at the point of buying a Creality Ende3 v3 SE, which is at the moment at a very affordable price. Ok, I might never get to make a complete tram, but there are loads of things that I could make and at the moment would cost a small fortune in comparison with printing my own. I’m taking here about simple things like railings, proper American buffers, chain link fences, oil drums, general depot rubbish etc etc…the list is endless, and the more I think about it, the more uses I can think of for using one…so steep learning curve here I come!
I might even get to make some inlaid track sections to fit R1 curves.

Cheers
Martin

 

[3 minutes of fame]

Great info here, thanks GAP.
Well, after weighing up all the pros and cons, having several board meetings with myself and arguing with myself on what do I really need one for, I’m almost at the point of buying a Creality Ende3 v3 SE, which is at the moment at a very affordable price. Ok, I might never get to make a complete tram, but there are loads of things that I could make and at the moment would cost a small fortune in comparison with printing my own. I’m taking here about simple things like railings, proper American buffers, chain link fences, oil drums, general depot rubbish etc etc…the list is endless, and the more I think about it, the more uses I can think of for using one…so steep learning curve here I come!
I might even get to make some inlaid track sections to fit R1 curves.

Cheers
Martin

Welcome to the dark side..

If you need any assistance, please always feel free to ask. Everyday's a school day!!

 

[GAP]

Great info here, thanks GAP.
Well, after weighing up all the pros and cons, having several board meetings with myself and arguing with myself on what do I really need one for, I’m almost at the point of buying a Creality Ende3 v3 SE, which is at the moment at a very affordable price. Ok, I might never get to make a complete tram, but there are loads of things that I could make and at the moment would cost a small fortune in comparison with printing my own. I’m taking here about simple things like railings, proper American buffers, chain link fences, oil drums, general depot rubbish etc etc…the list is endless, and the more I think about it, the more uses I can think of for using one…so steep learning curve here I come!
I might even get to make some inlaid track sections to fit R1 curves.

Cheers
Martin

This is a 1:38 scale tram (lego scale) which could possibly be re-scaled using tinkercad.

BCER Tram Car by apalexander

When my dad was 71, he was given a 3D printer, and learned to 3D model using SketchUp. He is a huge train buff, and in order to learn both 3D modeling and 3D printing, he started to model one of his biggest interest... trains! Specifically, a tram car from BCER (British Columbia Electric...

www.thingiverse.com

As for oil drums fill yer boots

"1 24 oil drums" 3D Models to Print - yeggi

10000+ "1 24 oil drums" printable 3D Models. Every Day new 3D Models from all over the World. Click to find the best Results for 1 24 oil drums Models for your 3D Printer.

www.yeggi.com

and wooden barrels

"1 24 wooden barrels" 3D Models to Print - yeggi

10000+ "1 24 wooden barrels" printable 3D Models. Every Day new 3D Models from all over the World. Click to find the best Results for 1 24 wooden barrels Models for your 3D Printer.

www.yeggi.com

 

[Mohawk Valley]

This is a 1:38 scale tram (lego scale) which could possibly be re-scaled using tinkercad.
As for oil drums fill yer boots

"1 24 oil drums" 3D Models to Print - yeggi

10000+ "1 24 oil drums" printable 3D Models. Every Day new 3D Models from all over the World. Click to find the best Results for 1 24 oil drums Models for your 3D Printer.

www.yeggi.com

and wooden barrels

"1 24 wooden barrels" 3D Models to Print - yeggi

10000+ "1 24 wooden barrels" printable 3D Models. Every Day new 3D Models from all over the World. Click to find the best Results for 1 24 wooden barrels Models for your 3D Printer.

www.yeggi.com

Can you please repost the link for the tram, I can’t find it.

Cheers
Martin

 

[Polarblair]

A new contender has arrived for king of the hill in user friendliness. Bambu lab just released a new machine ( I'm aware it's starting to sound like I'm on payroll)

But their A1 mini looks like darn good value for money when you consider it's multi material printer straight out of the box. Apparently it's faster than my X1 too.

Only downside is the build volume at 180x180x180mm.
That could mean a fair bit of work in terms of modelling to split larger models into smaller parts which definitely counts against it for user friendliness for our use case.
For smaller multi colour models though it looks quite compelling.

 

[GAP]

Can you please repost the link for the tram, I can’t find it.

Cheers
Martin

link added to post #44

 

[Mohawk Valley]

Thanks…

 

[dunnyrail]

A new contender has arrived for king of the hill in user friendliness. Bambu lab just released a new machine ( I'm aware it's starting to sound like I'm on payroll)

But their A1 mini looks like darn good value for money when you consider it's multi material printer straight out of the box. Apparently it's faster than my X1 too.

Only downside is the build volume at 180x180x180mm.
That could mean a fair bit of work in terms of modelling to split larger models into smaller parts which definitely counts against it for user friendliness for our use case.
For smaller multi colour models though it looks quite compelling.

Hm interesting, the small size looks like a possible winner and possibility for me. Most of what I need tends to be smallish parts so the 150mm may work for me at the moment.

 

[dunnyrail]

A news report today suggests that Coffee grounds can be converted to a 3D printing medium. Mmm trains that smell of Coffee…yum.
Don’t throw out those used coffee grounds—use them for 3D printing instead — Ars Technica

 

[Mohawk Valley]

A news report today suggests that Coffee grounds can be converted to a 3D printing medium. Mmm trains that smell of Coffee…yum.
Don’t throw out those used coffee grounds—use them for 3D printing instead — Ars Technica

But won’t they dissolve when it rains…

 

[JimmyB]

But won’t they dissolve when it rains…

Coffee grounds are not soluble, these are the remains of the coffee bean.

 

[PhilP]

But won’t they dissolve when it rains…

Presumably, in an instant?

PhilP

 

[Mohawk Valley]

Presumably, in an instant?

PhilP

They might turn into ballast…

 

[Paul M]

Presumably, in an instant?

PhilP

Obviously no filter for the puns