Retirement life is great! Did a lot of research and kept coming back to
something that works and has a proven track record of success!
The Dremel 3d45 does a excellent job at a higher price then most in home 3d
printers. Yet it has a proven track record of great prints with no tweaking it
to perform. It just does what you send to it. This
printer is used in schools and has a easy web interface that is a quick process.
I can download over 2 million things on various websites most are free.
Then load them up in Tinker CAD (Free on line CAD program that even kids
can use) then I modify them to my tastes size, additions, subtractions, text or
better ideas sometimes worse ideas! Then export that to a file on my
computer and then load them up in Dremel Cloud and after a few mouse clicks they
are ready for slicing and printing. (Slicing is just telling the computer
from the plate up(ground level) what to print on that plane then after it's done
it moves up to the next plane or slice and prints that on top of what it laid
down on the slice or plane below it) Don't worry the software handles it
and does it very quickly. At this time you determine the material you use
and the density (called fill) and finish of it. All kinds of plastics are
available from cheap to costly. I have mostly printed all of these
in eco-abs a plastic that comes on a reel that looks like weed eater line.
I have better plastics like petg and nylon to print with that can be used for
stuff like gears and hot locations. So many plastics are coming out
some with even carbon fiber in them that make them almost as strong as steel.
The extruder is what lays down the plastic. I liken it to a hot melt
glue gun nozzle. Yet this thing can be so precise you can't see the grain
in it. It can also be rougher than a cob if you so desire. Time is a
factor. Some of these prints took 10 hours. Most average a 3rd of that.
All depends on your finish and density. Click on a picture for a larger
view.
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Dremel 3d printer 3d45
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Printed vent for output fan of printer
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Hot plate on the printer 10 by 7 by 7" (close numbers)
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Will print nylon this hi temp print head
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Parts box for cnc and Ranger Derby car shell
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Use craft stick glue for tempory adhesion
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CNC clamps with wedges for those clamps
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All kinds of easy settings on fill.
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RV Refrigerator door keep open for mold prevention
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LEGO look alikes
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slide box for dice
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Made a bigger one for radios
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Ranger Derby Legos Emblem and Slide dice box
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USB and memory stick storage
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AA and AAA battery storage with snap on cap
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Battery boxes with designations on top
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Pill boxes small to large
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Names and emblems in them
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Any size any weight.
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Lego cannon
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RR emblem just learning how to svg files
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Learning to paint plastic and it takes work
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Wooden Ranger Derby kit that fits under the 3d printed car
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Freezer and fridge door keeper in position
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keeps the doors open nicely
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Looks better than a towel hanging out of them
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Nice boxes with clasps. Make great prizes
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In closed position
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CNC blades and collets in printed parts box
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Any size one wants
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CNC clamps 4 with wedges
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Ranger Derby car gets a owwwe and ahhhh!
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Backpacking stove canister support
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Stove canister support folded in.
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Egg containers. 1st 2 were to small for large eggs.
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Making doll house pots and pans for grandkids
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Learning about Rafts and bed adhesion with these eggs.
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Dice
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Egg cartoons protect eggs while backpacking
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Modifed these with Free Tinker CAD program
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6.00 stand for 25 cents
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The online dashboard from dremel that tracks your prints.
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Projects I have downloaded or made.
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Thingiverse
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TinkerCAD
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Millions of things out there to print.
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Lot's of useful stuff.
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