Hey guys I was just looking for it but didnt find someone post that you could get copper prints from somewhere. It was a month or two ago, I think when I went to the link it said it was experimental at that stage but would be available soon.
Printed Mechanical Bottom Feeder Mod
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Gdeal broke Sculpteo!
Gdeal broke Sculpteo!
I just received an email from Sculpteo. They are moving to a new system for how they price printing of their models. They mention this in the blog on their site today. Basically, they have moved pricing from a per model basis to a per part basis. While this really impacts the dna model This is not a good thing for this printed mod either. They now charge a $6 fee for each part. So five parts in the model (all in one) makes it atleast $30 more! This is similar to what shapesways just did on their site. Bad news going forward......
However, good news for now, I have all my models uploaded at Sculpteo and it appears that they have not updated the prices for those models. I have no idea if they are grandfathering in all models prior to this change, or they just haven't caught up to us yet.
So. If anyone was contemplating ordering either the v3.1 or the mechanical, they may want to take this into consideration. That and we still get 10% off with coupon "GDeal" for now.
However, good news for now, I have all my models uploaded at Sculpteo and it appears that they have not updated the prices for those models. I have no idea if they are grandfathering in all models prior to this change, or they just haven't caught up to us yet.
So. If anyone was contemplating ordering either the v3.1 or the mechanical, they may want to take this into consideration. That and we still get 10% off with coupon "GDeal" for now.
GREAT catch gdeal and thanks for posting! i was one of those on the fence - but not any more. the discount code worked smooth as silk ... errr when i finally found where to put it. heh.
Good looking out. I was waiting until I was sure I'd get some sets of pieces before I ordered, but just pulled the trigger on two of them. Almost bought 3, but my girlfriend would've castrated me.
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Hey G, I don't know if this has been mentioned already but can't you just have 2 - 3 parts connected so they'll be one part? Kinda like a scale model and we'll just cut and trim them apart?
I received my Sculpteo case yesterday, didn't notice it was made in France. I am not impressed with build quality. The parts are very tight and I am afraid to push the frame insert all the way down. It starts getting very tight 2/3 of the way down, next time I will opt for polished. I will be sanding, filing and scraping to fit this one. It's my first experience with 3d printing so I didn't know what to expect.
That is the norm, Lillie. More often than not, we have to file, sand or scrape some parts to make them fit. This is why we always say dry fit first and make sure everything comes together smoothly before anything else. I've probably gone through 5 sets of internals and only one came in without the need for adjustment.
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This is one of the main differences between polished and non-polished. Non-polished will require more fitment. There can be excess material in corners, holes etc. There also can be fine grit from the manufacturing process on the surface that need to be removed. Scrub your parts gently in a dish detergent bath with a tooth brush, to remove. Then let it dry. You also need to slide parts in and out to smooth out surfaces. This is common. The material can be feel like high grit sand paper, just slowly work it off by sliding the parts back and forth with minimal force, The material will self smooth. If you really get hung up and think that you have a mis-print, post up a pic.
Yes...it is possible. It will add more steps to build process though..
Thanks for the good advice, not surprising but great to have the verification. At least it gives me something to do while waiting for the internal parts. ☺
So I will rub them together and where it gets smoother is where it needs work.
That is how they all are in general. This is a good thing. It should take very little sanding down for the internals to slide in. I left them a bit too tight, and allowed the first 20 or so insertions/removals to do the rest. Just make sure you don't try to yank them out suddenly, and when they come out a bit, you can use a finger in the squonk hole to "lift" the internals as you pull from the top so they don't bend.
Guys the problem with this, if you look above, it might fail for alumide because of thin parts? But that's only a problem for alumide.Well, how about if we put em all together like this?
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