scottshoemaker Posted June 12, 2018 Report Share Posted June 12, 2018 Alright print heads, lets share info. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottshoemaker Posted June 12, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2018 Who's using PLA, and who's using ABS? I've got PLA, but I'm thinking I should switch to ABS for printing masters since it seems so much easier to chemically smooth. Thoughts? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justjokin Posted June 12, 2018 Report Share Posted June 12, 2018 PLA here, but I'm still kind of new. All of these things are hazardous on one level or another, but I understand that ABS is particularly problematic. VENTILATION! https://www.3dprintingforum.org/forum/general/new-to-3d-printing/4517-abs-health-issues Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torg Posted June 12, 2018 Report Share Posted June 12, 2018 I picked up the TIKO pla printing as a Kickstarter... I’ve played around with it a little. But now I’m looking at a better option in my research. Looking at the ANYCUBIC Photon (UV LCD) printer ... exposes a resin bath. Quality is really nice for under 600$ -d Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justjokin Posted June 12, 2018 Report Share Posted June 12, 2018 That is literally some next level stuff. I haven't been able to get a good understanding of how much of the unicorn bloo... I mean UV Resin you need to keep on hand. http://www.anycubic3d.com/products/show/1273.html 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torg Posted June 12, 2018 Report Share Posted June 12, 2018 Yeah - I’m not sure about how much you’d need on hand. But I’d say at least one fresh bottle at all times lol. The quality is amazing when compared to similar priced PLA printers. I’ve watched several YouTube vid reviews... and it’s light years ahead of what I’ve looked at previously. Currently, trying to get caught up on projects before I can justify the leap. -d Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottshoemaker Posted June 15, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2018 Printed these for my table 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torg Posted June 15, 2018 Report Share Posted June 15, 2018 Those are awesome. What printer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottshoemaker Posted June 15, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2018 MP Select Mini. PLA @ .08 i used a Heat gun to get rid of the really fine hairs and flaws, ridges are there but small. Fine for my own table but nothing's I'd use as a cast master 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottshoemaker Posted September 23, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 23, 2018 @happycamper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happycamper Posted September 23, 2018 Report Share Posted September 23, 2018 32 minutes ago, scottshoemaker said: @happycamper Sweet thanks. So any recommendations for a starting printer? Want something that can handle fine detail (high Rez I believe it’s called) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottshoemaker Posted September 23, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 23, 2018 Do you want a kit or prebuilt? What is you budget? How big are you planning on printing? Do you want to start small then upgrade later, or go all in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ish Posted September 23, 2018 Report Share Posted September 23, 2018 If no one minds, this is an an area I’ve been looking at getting into myself. So to answer Scottshoemaker’s questions myself... Do you want a kit or prebuilt? Prebuilt. What is you budget? $200-300, give or take. How big are you planning on printing? Probably nothing larger than 6” x 6” x 6” at the extreme end. Usually quite a bit smaller and in subassemblies. I don’t want to replace proper miniatures, but I’d like to make wargame terrain, dungeon tiles, and tokens. Do you want to start small then upgrade later, or go all in? Small to start, growing from there. I’ve been poking around the internet looking for reviews, feedback, and the like. I’m leaning towards the Monoprice Select Mini 3D Printer V2. Retails for about $200 USD, most places, and seems to be pretty well liked by most reviewers. Thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InfestedKerrigan Posted September 24, 2018 Report Share Posted September 24, 2018 Why not buy a Form2? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottshoemaker Posted September 24, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2018 1 hour ago, InfestedKerrigan said: Why not buy a Form2? $3000 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ish Posted September 24, 2018 Report Share Posted September 24, 2018 2 hours ago, InfestedKerrigan said: Why not buy a Form2? Because there’s no room for it on my Dashew FPB 98 motor yacht... Oh, and just like the yacht, I also can’t afford it either. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InfestedKerrigan Posted September 25, 2018 Report Share Posted September 25, 2018 2 hours ago, scottshoemaker said: $3000 That sounds like a rather reasonable price for a machine capable of printing income. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ish Posted September 25, 2018 Report Share Posted September 25, 2018 If that’s ones goal, then yes it is. If that’s not your goal, then no it’s not. My ex-girlfriend is a pro/am deejay, she owns a $5,000 audio mixer sound thingy (that’s the technical term). I own a $15 clock-radio slash CD player. Her sound thing wouldn’t be worthwhile for me, my clock-radio wouldn’t work for her. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happycamper Posted September 25, 2018 Report Share Posted September 25, 2018 Goal would be to make some money printing things for people, just enough to fund my own crazy projects budget is more based on what’s smart. I don’t want to start small and waste money. But I don’t want to over kill either. i could probably go up to 3000-4000 if make it a serious investment. I’d just create a business to get me some write offs on my house lol (I know it’s more complicated than that but we know how to do that) i was looking a Form 2, seems like a solid choice for quality and the different materials you can use. size would be model industry addition. Terrain, shoulder pads, weapons, etc... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreg Posted September 25, 2018 Report Share Posted September 25, 2018 I would check out the /r/printedminis and /r/3dprintedtabletop subreddits to get an idea of what sort of real world results people are getting from various printers. I got a Creality Ender3 but didn't get much of a chance to use it because we decided to move. I haven't had a chance to set it back up again. Its comes about halfway assembled and it seems like half of the people are printing amazingly from the start and half are having to work at it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainA Posted September 26, 2018 Report Share Posted September 26, 2018 Oh oh me me! I have a Ultimaker 2+, using mostly PLA to build terrain, objectives, and other parts. Recently bought an Anycubic Photon Resin printer, first week was a nightmare getting things figured out but I finally think I have it. The Ultimaker is more for larger pieces and things that need to be tougher, the resin printer is for more bits like items that need to look good on a model. First two are a couple of resin prints. Others are PLA 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happycamper Posted September 26, 2018 Report Share Posted September 26, 2018 1 hour ago, CaptainA said: Oh oh me me! I have a Ultimaker 2+, using mostly PLA to build terrain, objectives, and other parts. Recently bought an Anycubic Photon Resin printer, first week was a nightmare getting things figured out but I finally think I have it. The Ultimaker is more for larger pieces and things that need to be tougher, the resin printer is for more bits like items that need to look good on a model. First two are a couple of resin prints. Others are PLA Oh I like the terrain man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PourSpelur Posted September 27, 2018 Report Share Posted September 27, 2018 Never once considered printing bases. Such a great idea and fantastic results. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottshoemaker Posted September 27, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2018 Isn't Thingiverse wonderful 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottshoemaker Posted September 27, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2018 I'm getting pretty good results with my little MP select Mini. I'm finding it's more about your slicing settings than anything Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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