3D printed 8N

[RWS904]

Hello All! I tried posting this before but
had trouble. Proud new owner of a 1949 8N
as of last October. Started playing around
with 3D printing about the same time and
came across some build files on
Thingiverse for an 8N. 20+ hours to print
out in three colors, plus a little
assembly time. Might be silly but it makes
me happy to see when I can't play with the
real one.

 

[35thLE]

Very Cool! Ive printed so many miles of PLA since 2012 I couldn't even estimate how much. Thingiverse is great and the changes they made to the site made it work alot better, it was getting sooooo slow... Cool Print!

(quoted from post at 11:52:38 01/09/22) Hello All! I tried posting this before but
had trouble. Proud new owner of a 1949 8N
as of last October. Started playing around
with 3D printing about the same time and
came across some build files on
Thingiverse for an 8N. 20+ hours to print
out in three colors, plus a little
assembly time. Might be silly but it makes
me happy to see when I can't play with the
real one.

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[grandpa Love]

What's it made out of? I'm ignorant on this subject

 

[KristofMI]

What printer are you using? I used to own MakerBot Replicator. Was a lot of fun playing with this thing. Printed so many stuff for home house.

 

[Leroy]

I know NOTHING about it either

 

[RWS904]

Hello Grandpa!

It's made out of a type of plastic known as PLA, polylactic acid. The material comes in different colors on 1kg spools, looks sort of like weed eater line. The printer has X, Y and Z axes, a nozzle heats the material and extrudes it onto a heated bed and builds the model layer by layer, .2mm at a time in this case.

If you're familiar with machining, think of this operation as the opposite of a CNC vertical milling machine. With milling operations, you start with a blank stock and remove the material you don't want to end up with a finished product. 3D printing, on the other hand, builds something from the ground (build plate) up where nothing existed before.

I'm sure others can offer a better explanation, but that's it in a nutshell.

 

[RWS904]

Hi KristofMI,

I bought a PrusaMini last summer and have been really impressed with how easy it is to work with. For under $500 for the mostly
assembled kit, I think this is a real bargain with lots of support. So far I haven't made anything useful, just tractors and
things for the grandkids.

 

[RWS904]

Hi Leroy,

Here is a picture of my setup in my wife's (former) sewing room. Good therapy for me while recovering from surgery last week.

Hope all is well with everyone!

Rick

 

[Rich.Fl]

That is Terrific! Turned out very nice. Thanks for posting...helpful for us who have not done 3D printing but are thinking about it

Rich

 

[Leroy]

Could you post some pictures of the printer so we can have some Idea what you have. No idea how big that thing could be or anything.

 

[RWS904]

Hi Leroy,

Here is the link to the printer I have.

https://www.prusa3d.com/category/original-prusa-mini/

It doesn't take up a lot of space on the bench. The build volume is 7x7x7 inches. Large objects take a long time to print. I usually start something before I go to bed, then start something else before I leave for work.

You'll need to download the free Prusaslicer program to manipulate any .stl files you download and convert them to G-code. Then you load the g code file onto a USB drive and insert it in the printer port. The printer has a very simple and intuitive interface.

Lots of YouTube videos available to show you the process and how to use the printer. I hope this helps.

 

[Jim WI]

If you get tired of playing with the small printers, you can always move up to the ones that print houses.

https://www.alquist3d.com/

 

[KristofMI]

(quoted from post at 18:23:45 01/12/22) If you get tired of playing with the small printers, you can always move up to the ones that print houses.

https://www.alquist3d.com/

I know there are 3D printers that print with metal. Maybe we could 3D print full size 8N with it :shock:

 

[Leroy]

Thanks for the responce, At least now I know the entire printer is something small and not table top size. What you said otherwise is greek to me. The link as you wrote it I do not even know how to get something like that to work, only if it is a clickable link can I open them. I asume it requires electricity to work to melt the material that things ore made with that I asume is some type of plastic. Tecknowlage is bypassing my brain. Even have trouble using my cell phone.