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Been running around the clock on various things... been playing with slice settings and figuring things out. Working on the bottom drawer for the tool holder.
Here[/url is a quick thing my wife wrote up about the build and the design info and choices. I believe she talks about where to get the rest of the materials.
I do know he bags up masks and lets then sit for 48 to 72 hours before distributing to verify that they are virus free.
Originally Posted by shooterschmidty
If you're going to make face shields for medical personnel it's best to contact them first to see what they need. There's a ton of different designs out there, all with different trade-offs between print speed, coverage, and amount of filament used. The NIH has approved several shield designs which makes it easier to convince a hospital to accept them, so I recommend starting there. The Prusa design is also very popular, although in my opinion is very inefficient from a time and filament perspective. The Verkstan design is probably the most widely accepted quick printing design, although it compromises on coverage and projection.
I'm helping to lead a group of about 35 volunteers printing and distributing face shields in Montgomery Alabama. It's really cool to see makers come together to make a positive difference. It can be maddeningly difficult to get a bunch of volunteers, especially the type that are likely to own 3D printers, working in the same direction though!
Nice, the consideration on whether the hospital will actually use them is pretty important. I will have my fiance get some more info, thanks for the link!
That is really cool. It is always good to see positive things in the news when so many providers feed on negativity.
Originally Posted by samnavy
Been running around the clock on various things... been playing with slice settings and figuring things out. Working on the bottom drawer for the tool holder.
I can't believe how well that thing prints for a $300 printer. When I first got into it there was no such thing as a $300 printer that printed well and reliably out of the box.
Nice, the consideration on whether the hospital will actually use them is pretty important. I will have my fiance get some more info, thanks for the link!
That is really cool. It is always good to see positive things in the news when so many providers feed on negativity.
I think that the majority of the masks that he is printing are actually going to EMT, Police, and other firemen. They have all been super appreciated, as it seems leaders have mostly seemed to ignore them. So they are grateful for anything they get.
Relocated to the computer desk since kids are using kitchen table for homeschool. Buddy of mine asked me to print something actually usable... a cupholder for his Bonanza. 2hrs into a 36hr print.
The upgrade motherboard also arrived... and it's freaking unbelievable. The stepper motors are absolutely silent. ZERO NOISE. The small fan blowing on the extruder is deafening by comparison and you can't hear that from 10ft away.
There appears to be boards from other manufacturers at various prices. All the online videos said just to buy the factory replacement. The only "AYFKM" part of the whole thing was that all of the connectors on the factory board had hot-glue on them... had to razor-blade that **** off and it sucked goat ballz.
I'll post a video tonight of how quiet it is... will be pretty boring because no ****, the motors make no sound. The fan isn't the quietest in the world, but there are upgrades for those too... for now, I kinda like the fan noise in the background, reminds me the thing is running.
Autodesk Inventor or 360 (I forget which one is free) is probably your best bet. Everyone who doesn't pay for it and doesn't do large assemblies uses SolidWorks (I'm in this pool) and the people who actually care about CAD accuracy and have a big budget use CATIA/CREO or something in-house and more advanced.
Holy ****, I am out of my depth. I downloaded Fusion 360 and watched half a dozen "Fusion 360 for absolute beginners" videos... which are probably fine if you already know something about CAD drawing. I know nothing. I have no frame of reference to understand even basic concepts of how to navigate and build in these programs.
Fusion 360 is very powerful so it does come with a steep learning curve. Start with simple things until you get the hang of it. Sketch then extrude, repeat. Being a parametric program, it's going to be extremely difficult to model organic shapes like a person/figure. The timeline on the bottom is your friend. You can go back and modify sketches or anything you've done and it will update the model automatically. Also, under the TOOLS tab, MAKE can send the model right to your slicer of choice, which is pretty handy. If you have any questions I'm sure a lot of us can help.
Anycubic Photon here. I'm using it a lot both for miniatures and interior pieces
Here's a Gauge holder for the ashtray of an STI. It's made for an Innovate gauge but I hate how clunky their front face is and protrudes. so I designed the holder to replace the front ring and hold the front glass/gauge face. I'm just waiting on 2 guys to install their units to get complete pictures
But mostly I love the details I can get out of them
But I suspect I'll get a FDM printer soon for the items the Resin isn't suitable for
Holy ****, I am out of my depth. I downloaded Fusion 360 and watched half a dozen "Fusion 360 for absolute beginners" videos... which are probably fine if you already know something about CAD drawing. I know nothing. I have no frame of reference to understand even basic concepts of how to navigate and build in these programs.
all solid modeling will be similar.
draw a 2d shape, extrude, rotate, sweep, whatever it. repeat. repeat for "cuts".
^I though there would be an "easy button"... something like MS Paint compared to Photoshop. I don't need to design a complete ******* "Trump riding a dragon with fire and lightning and bazookas" from scratch, I just want to make a cupholder... and I have one already, just need to manipulate the dimensions and move it around a little.
^I though there would be an "easy button"... something like MS Paint compared to Photoshop. I don't need to design a complete ******* "Trump riding a dragon with fire and lightning and bazookas" from scratch, I just want to make a cupholder... and I have one already, just need to manipulate the dimensions and move it around a little.
Check out Tinker Cad. It is 100% web base and pretty easy. There are some good videos for it also.
The photon is cool; love the details SLA printers can produce, but I really dislike how messy they are. Hobby-grade SLS is nice as well, but 10x as expensive, and powder makes a mess as well.
honestly, people exaggerate the mess. I even ranted a bit about it on the forums since this "omg it's so messy" is usually down to the user and is honestly scaring people away for no reason. It all comes down to prep and how you work. My printer sits in the corner of my desk while the chemicals and tools sit in the drawer beneath it.
This is how it looks 95% of the time
And when I'm cleaning prints it won't even stretch out to the airbrush to the right of it. As long as your space is organized it won't be messy.
It's 2 ikea glass tubs with IPA.
one spatula
set of gloves
one rubber mat to lay everything on top and one microfiber cloth to wipe up any spills or IPA off parts after a bath.
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