Okay, I originally said I was going to start modeling all the parts on my 73 but that got put on hold. But, I got ahold of the SLA machine (friend did) at work and we made this, It's half the scale. What do you think?
* If anyone would like for me to model something, please send me a actual part or drawings with dimensions. PM me.
I think how much for one?
That's really cool. So are you going to do a five lug fuch?
Actually I started work on a 5 spoke but I kind of got side tracked on making a type 181 (VW Thing). I get easily sidetracked when it comes to modeling. Some one will say "Hey, Can you do this" and of course I say "Yeah, not a problem"
Very cool!
What program are you modeling in. The pictures look like SolidWorks?
Pretty cool! Minatures for everyone!
Is it really only stereo or is it multiple?
I didn't know they still made stereo!?!
oh !! Stereolithiography!! Love it, I need a new printer
mcmark - If things go right, I will be in control ( ) of the printer and then . We'll see! You'll be the first.
jd74914 - I use Autodesk Inventor.
alpha - It's a 3D printer (Z corp - Zprint 6.2)
betty - took about 7 hours, made of powder & resin.
It's a plaster like powder (ZP250). the thinest layer per pass is .005 thk.
I did some rapid prototyping work for a couple of universities here in Japan making some medical models from CT scans and MRI data and we printed up some skulls, knee and hip joints and a jaw. It was scary but fun. The new printers print in full color and are really fast, I 3D printed a 69 camaro in red with some data I got from a friend, very cool toys to have. If you dip them in hot wax for a couple of seconds it gives them a bit of hardness and makes them less proning to chipping...they even sell resins that are now edible but taste very bad. Please print up some other parts and post pics if you can. I would love to have a RP 1:43 914 model if you plan on making them. Cheers
Okay, It's been a long time since I said I was going to do this. Now that I have the time, I am going to try and start again. This is what I have done since September. Slow but steady. Of course I have been doing other things while doing these also. Hopefully I will be purchasing a new Printer that uses ABS plastic when it's released (so they said) in early to mid 2013. Then I'm targeting to get a 3D scanner after the printer!
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I printed these way back when? The 5 spoke is Quarter scale and the 4 Spoke is smaller!
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Love the work! Please do a Mahle gas burner (5 lug) wheel too.
the 914 R/C guys may be interested in this for their cars...
Let me look for it, That was done years ago and I think that file is on my old computer. If I can't find it, I will model it again. Should only take me an hour or so.
Small parts for real--- 1:1 scale plastic small parts. What a business you could do.
Thats what I'm hoping for!
Thanks to Drew for finding the files. I printed out a couple of funnels on my printer and your drawing was spot on perfect. I'm very happy with the results. Now I guess the questions is there a big enough demand to make a run of them
Very cool!
is that ABS plastic?
Looks like the abs printer.
Cool stuff!!!!!
We also just bought a Romer 7 axis laser scanning arm to do rapid prototyping. Cool thing is we can scan an object, clean it up a little and go straight to STL and then print.
I was looking at the new 2 axis makerbot that is to be released this year. I'm also interested in a scanner by 3D3 "Flexscan" that uses white light or they call structured light. Any advice?
I like that kinect idea. I was only going to use their software not the camera. I was looking at MBII, that has a 8 week lead time. I really want the MB2x.
Thanks, all my models are .stl ready for proto-3Dprinting. I'm buiding a library of parts so when I get the printer I can keep it busy for awhile.
That's pretty much what I've found for many of these parts. There is some cool technology to make one off parts inexpensively, but any time you up the volume the manufacturing cost is the same. One part for $14, is cool. 100 parts, + cost of equipment and other incedentals is $1300+. There is no real economy of scale, but great if you need a part now and have the talent to draw, or can scan a good one.
I have about 4 hours into this (so far) just by sketching from pictures. When I retrieve a real wheel I will take measurements and revise as needed. The 5 Lug Mahle is a complex wheel, especially the reverse side?!
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We are using Geo magic software with our scanner. For an inexpensive scanner we have also hooked up the XBox Kinects to the software and had good results. I don't have any experience with Flexscan but looks to be decent equipment.
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that looks like you have a hand held handle for the kinect. are you able to use it as a hand held scanner, and get multiple angles?
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