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by sthone
Wed Aug 13, 2014 5:19 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Model Problem or Slicer Problem?
Replies: 2
Views: 5618

Re: Model Problem or Slicer Problem?

Thanks for the quick reply. I haven't printed it again yet... but that seemed to do the trick at least well enough where I could add in the supports manually. I still have a lot to learn about S3D thanks again for the tip.

-Steve
by sthone
Wed Aug 13, 2014 1:33 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Model Problem or Slicer Problem?
Replies: 2
Views: 5618

Model Problem or Slicer Problem?

Let me first say I've only had my printer a week and don't know much. Anyway I was trying to print this bike from http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:309158 and I ran into some issues that I don't know if it is a problem with the model or Simplify3D. The bike frame is in two halves and the right side p...
by sthone
Tue Jul 22, 2014 5:30 pm
Forum: Printed Object Showcase
Topic: Costume Props (Game of Thrones)
Replies: 22
Views: 28357

Re: Costume Props (Game of Thrones)

WOW :shock: Very impressive such amazing work .... I can hardly wait to get my printer. What do you use (program wise) to design something like that anyway?

-Steve
by sthone
Fri Jul 18, 2014 2:27 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: metric drill bit set?
Replies: 3
Views: 7612

Re: metric drill bit set?

If you don't need a entire kit or just need certain sizes of individual bits that you can't find locally you can try http://www.mcmaster.com They are usually quick to ship (I get my stuff next day) and they have reasonable shipping charges. (down side is you usually don't find out the shipping charg...
by sthone
Wed Jul 16, 2014 4:45 pm
Forum: Printed Object Showcase
Topic: Our latest print is a Halo 4 Helmet.
Replies: 7
Views: 12453

Re: Our latest print is a Halo 4 Helmet.

I'm just curious, how long did that one part (in the video) take to print?

-Steve
by sthone
Wed Jul 16, 2014 4:22 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Recommendation of PLA filament brands
Replies: 12
Views: 18556

Re: Recommendation of PLA filament brands

I have no experience yet with filaments or printing for that matter. But looking at my notes from all the research I've been doing on the M2 lately I've seen Octave Filament mentioned a few times as working well with the M2. Again I have no personal experience yet but it's something to look into any...
by sthone
Fri Jul 11, 2014 7:14 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Flexible filament on Kickstarter
Replies: 8
Views: 14393

Re: Flexible filament on Kickstarter

I haven't bought a printer yet but this looks like it would be cool for printing tank treads like they show. I'll be keeping an eye on this one so when I do get a printer finally this will be on the list of things to try.

-Steve