Rapid Prototyping

[Michael GilliganParticipant @michaelgilligan61133]

Thanks for the info. Trevor

Like Russell, I would be very interested to see some photos of what it can produce.

I just had a look at the spec. quoted here, and I'm rather confused regarding speeds.

You say "my Huxley has a feed-rate of 12m/min, and it needs it." … but the spec. shows a maximum "Building Speed" of 1,800mm/min, so I presume that the 12,000mm/min is a "Fast Traverse" speed.

Grateful if you can clarify this.

MichaelG.

[Tony JeffreeParticipant @tonyjeffree56510]

Posted by Michael Gilligan on 07/08/2013 15:26:09:

You say "my Huxley has a feed-rate of 12m/min, and it needs it." … but the spec. shows a maximum "Building Speed" of 1,800mm/min, so I presume that the 12,000mm/min is a "Fast Traverse" speed.

I'd be a tad concerned if my building was travelling at anywhere near 1,800mm/min

Regards,

Tony

[Michael GilliganParticipant @michaelgilligan61133]

This machine starts to look like a good balance between the many conflicting requirements.

MichaelG.

[Michael GilliganParticipant @michaelgilligan61133]

Posted by Tony Jeffree on 07/08/2013 15:39:45:

I'd be a tad concerned if my building was travelling at anywhere near 1,800mm/min

.

Prepare to be very concerned

MichaelG.

[Trevor WrightParticipant @trevorwright62541]

[Trevor WrightParticipant @trevorwright62541]

Carriage return won't work so will post photo then text…….Image above shows a print directly off the printer, note the strings and little blobs. The blobs can be cut or filed but the main advantage is pockets with square corners and cross-holes printed in place.

[Trevor WrightParticipant @trevorwright62541]

[Trevor WrightParticipant @trevorwright62541]

Reverse view of the same object..

[Trevor WrightParticipant @trevorwright62541]

[Trevor WrightParticipant @trevorwright62541]

Everything bar the studding and the axle was printed on the Huxley

[Trevor WrightParticipant @trevorwright62541]

[Trevor WrightParticipant @trevorwright62541]

Hexagonal sockets for the nuts…..

[Trevor WrightParticipant @trevorwright62541]

[Trevor WrightParticipant @trevorwright62541]

Printer and laptop…..and dining room table. Have to work fast as SWMBO is giving me the eye………again

Edited By Trevor Wright on 07/08/2013 17:35:01

[Trevor WrightParticipant @trevorwright62541]

My thoughts on the Huxley; Love it – perhaps the quality is a bit naff but the prints would take hours to machine, to draw something on a computer and then print it out in pla always fascinates me – and I have been programming and working CNC machines for 40 years – so I am not easily impressed. Bloody carriage return…..Having built it from a kit, I had some grief particularly the setting up of the software, but now it is working I do understand everything that moves and how it functions. Trevor

Edited By Trevor Wright on 07/08/2013 17:44:08

Edited By Trevor Wright on 07/08/2013 17:44:26

[Ian PParticipant @ianp]

Trevor

Why don't you just print a new carriage return?

Ian P

[jason udallParticipant @jasonudall57142]

Come on Trevor show them a heart gear…

[Russell EberhardtParticipant @russelleberhardt48058]

Thanks for posting those pictures. Your quality looks a bit better than in the MEW article but obviously needs a bit of work if it's to be used for cosmetic parts.

Perhaps my expectations are too high as I used work with a company that made injection moulded parts for consumer equipment such as mobile phones. I guess it won't be long before the quality of finish gets there though.

Russell.

[Michael GilliganParticipant @michaelgilligan61133]

Trevor … Thanks for posting the photos.

MichaelG.

[Trevor WrightParticipant @trevorwright62541]

3d printing is in it's infancy and will improve, but the price will remain high until they can be manufactured in quantities. Carriage return still not working. Most people I know who have printers love the building and setting up, but when it is working have not got a clue what to do with it, that is the next step. It needs to move away from the computer people and into the hands of engineers who can make something, puts me in a bit of a minority. Trevor

[Ian PParticipant @ianp]

Trevor

Carriage return not working?

Is that CR, Line Feed, New Line, or just the return key? The again I'm not sure what you are refering to (PC or your 'Printer&#39?

Ian P

[Ian PParticipant @ianp]

Regarding these Reprap type machines something has not clicked with me, and surely I can't be the only one.

A lot of parts that are being made on these machines seem to be made purely because they can be, with no consideration being given as to whether its the best way of getting the end result.

One example. Is there any valid reason to make an assembly of 30 separate parts when one flat plate with three holes would do a better job? (One side of the support for the reel holder) The same thought applies to the actual spool, yes it can have nice hexagonal holes for nuts to drop into but it does not really need hexagon holes (it does not even need nuts if the holes were tapped, or better still had the female threads 'printed'. Having said all that an old empty cable reel is more time and cost effective.

I can see the original concept of a machine that could replicate itself was good (marketing/publicity?) idea, but that was some time ago. What I wonder about is, whether the limit to the accuracy and repeatability of the finished part is already restricted by the media and extrusion process rather than the rigidity of the construction?

Ian P

 

Edit just to see… Printer

Edited By Ian Phillips on 07/08/2013 21:23:43

[Ian PParticipant @ianp]

Not related to this topic but I see that in two of my last posts a smiley has appeared.

I did not put them there!

Its either the forum editor or my PC but has anyone else had the same phantom characters?

Ian P

[Gone AwayParticipant @goneaway]

You followed a quote character with a parenthesis and stoopid editor thought it was a smiley. Like this "

Try adding a space before the parenthesis …. like this " )

 

 

Edited By Sid Herbage on 07/08/2013 21:35:11

[BazyleParticipant @bazyle]

Posted by Ian Phillips on 07/08/2013 21:22:36:

A lot of parts that are being made on these machines seem to be made purely because they can be, with no consideration being given as to whether its the best way of getting the end result.

That reminds me of what was being said about home computers I was making in the seventies. Took about 10 years to be a significant school curriculum, 20 years to become a common houshold item and 30 to be a 'must have'.

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