MB3D
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Hey Mark,
I don’t want to bother you, but still I’d like to hear from you and want to know, if you still are looking for someone to make these parts.
I’ve had further success printing the part as you can see below, i have added a M6 nut for size reference.
Currently I have some more parts being printed with improoved surface quality (as you might see there are some cavities in the red surface).
The new way of printing the letters allows me to use any colors without them mixing in the surface, there won’t be any little dot of black filament fused into the red/yellow background part.
The colors are very clearly seperated, no colormixing on the letters edges. Even white and black would be possible, for maximum contrast and ease of reading.
By the way all letters are printable with this method, no limitation to just capital letters, same goes for numbers, punctuation and more. (Like the “<” in “I <3 CAKE”, or the “,” in “HI, MARK”).
-Marius
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Print flat against build plate in black resin (pigmented). Print another .25micron thick disk that surrounds it in yellow resin. Glue together or snap fit.
Marius -
I apologize for not getting back to you sooner. Can you email me at markgrigsby @ msn.com?
Thanks!
Mark
MB3D
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Hi Mark,
no problem, i’ve send you an email.
-Marius
Luova3D
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Ops, seems like the problem is solved
From what I can see here is the part is printed upside down in PLA.
The design is simple so start on Tinkercad and make all your parts for your first session and see where that goes.
I see that your letters dont follow a curve. This lends itself to extreme simplicity and ease of effort in working the design.
After that you have a starter library for next set of parts.
Don’t do cad? This makes your whole project a larger problem than it has to be.
Flexibility upfront is the key. I have found there are 3d printers that don’t do cad. How can this be?
I have a PRUSA i3. I used Tinkercad to create a Bowen hot end holder. Took 3 days. I then created a x axis holder for a Dremel remote tool. 1 day to create, 3 days to print, 5 days total to get it on the printer. It isnt that tough. Precision? Extreme. I used digital calipers to measure the Dremel then went straight into cad. I have a long history in the creative arts so perception to drawing to cad to device wasnt that tough. I hope you fair well in your endeavour. Sometimes take a step back and dont rely too much on others when you know you can get something done by most of your own efforts.
My thoughts are to make metal deposition moulds for injection. This will drop your costs quite a bit and give you the detail you need but doesnt solve the two color part. Or find somebody with a dual color print box, cad up a test, and send around for test. 2nd option is the cheapest by far with no real commitment and gives you something really quick to fondle in your view thereby giving something tangible to change your perceptions. Its the only way to get the rocks out of the way. Fustration always breeds complexity in the beginning.
