Work we produce

[Jerome Stanek]

I just wanted to show some of the stuff I do.pocket.JPGirid.JPGnaturex.JPG

[Jerome Stanek]

Here are some more of what I cut all these photos and the ones before were cut on my Shopbot. The Watkins wagon was totally built buy me

[Gary Janssen]

Nice doors Jim!
Can you post the dxf file? I would like one of these designs for a box lid.
Gary.

[Mike Heidrick]

A couple recent prints in 1.75mm ABS on my Ordbot Hadron printer I built.

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[james mcgrew]

Impressive !! I want one, is it a kit ?this onehttp://www.punchtec.com/store/3d-printers/ord-bot-hadron-3d-printer/

[james mcgrew]

very cool I was importing and ready in minutes,, gotta have one been waiting for the right on ands looks great

[Mike Heidrick]

They are half that James if you care for a bit of assembly yourself. PM sent. I DIY most of mine but there are awesome kits out there now. And yes - mine is based on a Bart Dring Ordbot Hadron build. I also use a arduino mega 2560/Ramps/pololu sterrer setup with LCD to decouple mine from teh computer - it prints standalone. I also use a panucatt helios heated bed, and 30amp 12V power supply from ebay. My extruder and hot end are a QU-BD MBE extruder that has been modded with a minimalistic MK7 tensioner, MK7 gear, and athe barrel modded for PTFE Teflon tube. It is super reliable. That horse was a 9.5 hour continuous print in 1.75mm ABS.

[Mike Heidrick]

Parts for a Longworth Lathe Chuck I made for a buddy last night



Here is an example of a DIY completed one

[Gary Campbell]

Mike...
I m real interested in the 3D printing for small parts. Like the filament color too! In pic #3, post #74 of the horse, I appears there is some "thermal curl". Am I seeing this right, and if so, is it the norm?

[Mike Heidrick]

Rate of cooling, bed temp, the fact that it is ABS, and the method of "sticking the work" can affect curl. That was a 9 hour print so some of the upper layers cooled mid thigh of the horse and caused the shrinkage. It was still plenty stuck down as teh base was so large but I did get that curl. PLA material does not have the shrinkage problem of ABS. 3D printing is far more finicky than CNC routing for sure.

[Gary Campbell]

Thanks Mike....
I think I will stick to what I know.

[Mike Heidrick]

[Mike Heidrick]

Cut some replacement 7116/7216 24" Half Blind Dovetail Omnijig templates in 1/4" 6061 aluminum on my Joes DIY CNC Router tonight.

[Sotos Patistas]

Those look great Mike. I've done a small amount of cutting of 1/8" alu on my DIY machine and hope to do more.

If you don't mind sharing, what kind of speeds and feeds did you use and what bit?

thanks!

[Mike Heidrick]

Try a 63-600 series O flute Onsurd bit for alum. Awesome. This was cut using the 63-620 - its about $30. Cut at 50ipm with a few spritz of WD40 - mostly dry though.