wedfactory Posted March 25, 2015 Report Share Posted March 25, 2015 Just received my 3D print today!! A Solidoodle Press.Now just need to master the software for it and I am off and running! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wedfactory Posted March 26, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2015 Things learned so far:ABS plastic is quite tough. Stronger than most model plastics but not as brittle as resin. Some where in between.Tamiya glue doesn't work all that well with it. I have to leave it over night before I couldn't pry the pieces apart. Super glue worked a lot better. have to try Tenex 7R yet.It seams to be quite porous on the edges as a sharprie I was using to mark it was soaked into the plastic.Will have to try paint on it next to see how well it take or if it will need a good primer before painting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wedfactory Posted March 26, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2015 first print project was for decal set holder. (it was also quick and easy to build in autocad)This was done at the lowest resolution.Now have to reprint at highest resolution to compare quality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmorrissette Posted March 26, 2015 Report Share Posted March 26, 2015 Following this with great interest Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VonL Posted April 4, 2015 Report Share Posted April 4, 2015 WAY Cool! One thing I'll be interested to watch for here is that 3-D printed objects generally have a fabric-like surface texture resulting from the 'resolution' limits of the printing process itself (not necessarily the CAD information used). They do seem to take putty & paint fairly well. Any thoughts on this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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