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Re: Object 704 ?????? 704
Posted: Mon Feb 26, 2018 3:14 pm
by wibblywobbly
Cura auto places support where it is needed based on the angle of the surface requiring support.
Both the Rear deck and Citadel has walls that don't require support, as the angles are fairly shallow, hence they are self supporting, the support material is only there to support the horizontal 'roof' on each part.
Re: Object 704 ?????? 704
Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2018 6:46 pm
by igotit
Pretty awesome prototype,great job.
Re: Object 704 ?????? 704
Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2018 9:47 pm
by wibblywobbly
The citadel took 24 hours to print, the walls are way thicker than they need to be, but at least it is done now. I did the front valance, and I am currently printing the rear plate.
As you can see ...I have a gap between the front and rear sections, I happily copied the blueprint I found on the web, but there is obviously a slight difference in length between the KV1 and what I think is an IS2 hull on which the 704 is based. I can get around this by printing another section to slot in there as it's only 8mm.
Re: Object 704 ?????? 704
Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2018 10:14 pm
by c.rainford73
I am at a loss for words, so incredible
I find contributions like this raise the bar for the hobby and provide inspiration
Re: Object 704 ?????? 704
Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2018 11:26 pm
by wibblywobbly
This CAD thing certainly makes designing parts something that the home hobbyist can do. It's opened a new world for me.
I even doubt my own measuring skills sometimes, The upper hull is the correct length after all. I did a rough print of the rear sloped panel and clipped it on, and raised the hull by 2.5mm to clear the tracks...and bingo, both halves meet as nature intended.
Re: Object 704 ?????? 704
Posted: Wed Feb 28, 2018 6:38 am
by biertje
It looks great.
I know the problem of now I can 3D print my parts, I can Boult everything but there is just not enough time.
Keep up the good work
Greetings tim
Re: Object 704 ?????? 704
Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2018 11:56 am
by HERMAN BIX
A chunky looking leviathan Mr Wobbly............what a brute
Re: Object 704 ?????? 704
Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2018 12:13 pm
by wibblywobbly
That's the plan, the only problem is that the parts are so big they take hours to print....
Re: Object 704 ?????? 704
Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2018 12:18 pm
by HERMAN BIX
wibblywobbly wrote:That's the plan, the only problem is that the parts are so big they take hours to print....
Yeah yeah, but they take MORE hours to arrive by post
And the last time I looked...............no one stocked one of them to even put in the post
Whats your plan for the barrel ?
Re: Object 704 ?????? 704
Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2018 12:29 pm
by wibblywobbly
I don't have a plan...cos I already printed one.