You will need a laser sintering or lasercusing printer, which will not be something you can buy for home use. They are horribly expensive.
You could always print this in PLA or ABS and cast it in aluminium. Then you have to find a safe method to test the result, because casting is not quite as simple as it looks and the bike could be seriously dangerous.
New to 3D printing so sorry if this is a simple/basic question. I've done a ton of Googling but can't seem to find the answer... When I download a .STL file and open it in Print Studio, it opens as a HUGE object - much larger than you would ever want it. How to I get the file to open at scale to how the designer wanted it. For instance the following file from Thingaverse has specific size but I'm unsure of how to print it at that exact size. I'm assuming that the info is able to be stored somewhere in the .STL file. http://www.thingiverse.com/make:181631
Assuming I've 3D design (or I've created one) which looks very similar to Lego bricks, I am allowed to 3D print them for my personal use? Do I need to obtain some permission to do so, because of some patents? Or how does it work?
I'm a newb and don't know much about 3D printers. In visual basic I can create vector data of 3d objects,that can be loaded into a binary or text file. Can files like this be used with a 3d printer? Example: This is a very simplified example of how the code generates 3d vector data. ju jv jw determine the size and dimensions of the object ru, rv, rw are the vector lenghts The incrementors... : next k2: next k1 Can a 3d printer read this output as is and use it to make a 3d object?
is a control software for DLP based 3D printers. However, I can't figure out how they manage to display the desired images to the DLP. Question 2: Is it possible to display a SVG file to the DLP...I am working on a DLP based 3D printer. I already sliced my STL file to multiple layers. Each layer is saved as a SVG file. Because its an SVG file, I can always convert each layer to PNG/JPG file... of the printer. Question 1: How I can programmatically display my desired image file on the DLP projector. I would prefer to use Python or LabVIEW to display my desired image onto the entire screen of the DLP
I'm in the process of building a 3D printer and have all the stepper motors wired up and the controller connected to the computer running pronterface. I can move each axis and also send g-code to the printer. Now how can I define the current position to be the 0/0/0 position? I'd like to move the printer into a position where I think should be the zero position and define it as such in pronterface somehow.
I was very excited to get my 3d printer but sadly I didn't realise I'd installed the z axis upside down. There's a plastic coupler that goes into the hole for the polished rods it broke then released 1 -2mm sized ball bearing all over my floor. Is it possible to just replace that coupler thingy? Or if I 3d print a replacement will it still need that coupler thingy? The first picture is the one that spilled it's guts all over my kitchen floor. The last image is an example of how it used to look like but on the left hand side. I know the image looks like it's the right but you can see
My printer is not printing. I already had my first print but now it won't print. I think it has something to do with the settings (it's not heating up). I am using Cura. I load up the program and then save the file to an SD card and then put it in the 3D Printer. How can I setup the program so that the printer's heatbed heats up?
For a large scale project, I need a slicer which gives me the slices as image (BMP or vector). I have a 3d model and want to assemble it manually using large printouts on cardboard. For this I need my 3d model somehow sliced into 2mm layers, get a silhouette of the outline for every layer and print it in cardboard. Later all cardboard layer will be cutted manually and glued in the right order. Does somebody know a slicer, which gives me as output images for every slice? Or any different idea how to geht my large cardboard 3d model?
new to 3D printers and to this community :) Would a 1/4" brass rod with bronze bunting bearings for sliders and SAE 30 oil suffice for X and Y axes with moving extruder instead of print surface? I'm gathering cheap/scavenged materials for a first time build, as a learning experience, and it doesn't need to work very long. I just have no idea yet how heavy the extruders are, generally. I'm thinking of threading the rod so I can pull it tight for straightness under load.