The CBR Line is Born..

Paul M said:
Very nice looking signs, there must be a money/barter making scheme there somewhere
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I think it is yet another case of having the time, skill (draftsmanship), to do this sort of thing??
Only worth it for your enjoyment, and enhancement of your 'railway world'.. I doubt, if costed-out properly, it would be viable??

Though if used to create 'masters' for moulding multiple copies, in either resin or metal, it could be worth-while?
 
dunnyrail said:
You certainly appear to have got to grips with the 3D Printing game, wish I had the guts to have a go. Have a friend locally that has one and I have a need for some signs. Mine are a bit different but 3D will I am sure how to cope with them. Gradient Posts on the Harz Narrow Gauge Lines are Thin Metal ones that looks like someone has shot the Text in with a Gun IE all done with Holes. Odd and very different.
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It depends how small the holes are :) I know 1mm holes don't print they fill up, tried that on some of my signs. 2mm would but not tried anything else yet will small holes.
 
PhilP said:
I think it is yet another case of having the time, skill (draftsmanship), to do this sort of thing??
Only worth it for your enjoyment, and enhancement of your 'railway world'.. I doubt, if costed-out properly, it would be viable??

Though if used to create 'masters' for moulding multiple copies, in either resin or metal, it could be worth-while?
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Guess what I do for a living :) you could probably be right, the best use would be to make masters to make mounds from, then cast as you say in resin or metal, one off signs while fun to make would never make a lot of money, unless you start and charge silly prices like they do on shapeways, but that's why I bought the printer , I'm not going to pay the silly prices and I am sure a lot of others would not either.
 
LGB-Sid said:
It depends how small the holes are :) I know 1mm holes don't print they fill up, tried that on some of my signs. 2mm would but not tried anything else yet will small holes.
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Hm yes will probably be around 1mm or less. Clearly 3D is not for that task!
 
dunnyrail said:
Hm yes will probably be around 1mm or less. Clearly 3D is not for that task!
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The reason the 1 mm holes didn't print was because I was printing flat on the build plate, so you get something called the elephants foot effect as you over expose the bottom layers to make sure it's stuck to the build plate, and the over exposure is what closes up the holes. I printed another time table today so I changed the holes to 1.5mm they print direct on the build plate, if you printed something on supports rather than flat on the build plate then I suspect 1 mm holes is possible then, but they would take longer to print
because of the support structure, less than 1 mm and you would be looking an more up-market printers :)
 
Printed Passengers, I found a file to test, he's a bit modern looking but I can now print people on my resin printer, now I just need to make the files to print :cry:

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After hes sun bathing he got dressed to catch a train :)

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LGB-Sid said:
Printed Passengers, I found a file to test, he's a bit modern looking but I can now print people on my resin printer, now I just need to make the files to print :cry:

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After hes sun bathing he got dressed to catch a train :)

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The ‘Struts’ necessary to create a true 3D figure look like a Big Dipper in my eyes. But you have certainly got the hang of the dark art that is 3D Printing. Superb job.
 
So how long to 'print' that figure on/in a resin printer?

How long under UV to cure?
 
that figure took 3.5 hours and in this heat wave no long to cure it :) the second figure I printed only took just over two hours, it all depends how much Z height you use up to get them in the best position to print, as it's how many layers you print that sets the time frame irrespective of what you are printing .
 
LGB-Sid said:
The reason the 1 mm holes didn't print was because I was printing flat on the build plate, so you get something called the elephants foot effect as you over expose the bottom layers to make sure it's stuck to the build plate, and the over exposure is what closes up the holes. I printed another time table today so I changed the holes to 1.5mm they print direct on the build plate, if you printed something on supports rather than flat on the build plate then I suspect 1 mm holes is possible then, but they would take longer to print
because of the support structure, less than 1 mm and you would be looking an more up-market printers :)
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But what about dimples to be drilled out? :rolleyes::rolleyes:
 
It's been a long time since I have scribed bricks forgot how much it makes my wrist hurt :), it may be awhile before it's open for business. There has to be an easier way of making brick patterns ....

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Decided I could probably 3D print all the bay window, only done the bottom brick work so far, I need to draw the rest before I can print it :)

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Not the best week for a Holiday it keeps raining :cry: so got a bit more done on my building, it keeps growing, it is based roughly on an image of a card kit I saw online that I liked the look of. Once you start making it at G scale you begin to realize it's a bit bigger than you thought :rofl: It has a lot of roofs that I didn't think about enough, as I will want them so you can remove the main ones so you can change the light bulbs in them if need be, so they are going to be a bit of a pain. Bay now all printed apart from it's roof still not sure what sort of roof to give it yet , Flat or pitched.

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Bit More done, at the end of two weeks Holiday I thought I might be tiling roofs, but as with everything it all takes longer than expected :) The Flat roof on the Bay is not gluded on, I'm just thinking about it still :rofl:

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Nearly a month gone by, but at last all the Brickwork is finished and all but two window insert frames to print and add. Next bit not looking forward too, there's too many roofs to make and tile :)

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