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some bits from woz ...

Is there a way to print without all the lines?

Ad Lav wrote:Is there a way to print without all the lines?

cant answer that adam, these bits are a pre run ? for future production ? done in a resin ?

Are these off the normal printer stu? Not the resin one?

Ad Lav wrote:Is there a way to print without all the lines?

There's ways of reducing the lines but as these were as a one off for Stu I didn't want to spend ages trying out different orientations. If I do more I'll try a printing them a different way.

Also they're resin which is easier to file/sand-

Woz wrote:

Ad Lav wrote:Is there a way to print without all the lines?

There's ways of reducing the lines but as these were as a one off for Stu I didn't want to spend ages trying out different orientations. If I do more I'll try a printing them a different way.

Also they're resin which is easier to file/sand-

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I'm going to have to twist your arm for a couple sets I think! And the turret bustle box too! Fab work

Thanks Woz, they look great and will save an awful lot of time.

Not really clued up on all the 3d stuff!

heads up for WOZ got me bits ,resin printed the pic does not do em justice..well pleased ...over to you ?

Ad Lav wrote:Thanks Woz, they look great and will save an awful lot of time.

Not really clued up on all the 3d stuff!

For home printers there are basically two different kinds, SLA printers, which use resin, and fdm printers which use filament. The ones with the lines are fdm and the best way to reduce that is to decrease your layer thickness. If you were to run that same print at a .06 mm layer thickness you would get much better quality, but it still would not compare to an SLA resin print.

I've been looking into getting an SLA printer but they're still pretty expensive and a lot smaller than what you get in an fdm printer for the same amount of money. For example, I can get an SLA printer for about $1,000 with a 130 mm by 130 mm print bed, or for the same price I can get an fdm printer with a 500 mm x 500 mm print bed. That's big enough to print the entire lower hull of a tank at one shot.

Thanks Gary

I’ll stick to just buying the stuff lol