Well this is my first request!
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I would love a welding tank for tank repairs
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There is a 1:6 resin PKM available already. Scroll down to post #5. There are links to pictures there:B17Fortress wrote:...And, if I dare make another wish, a 1/6 PKM...
I need education on this also! can you walk me (us) through the steps Jay. Say I want that welding tank or whatever part it is, what is the process to get it from an idea to a company like Shapeways making it?Jay wrote:Sketchup 3d is free to download for home use. Also found these ones:
http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/25-free-3d ... -not-miss/
Plenty to play around with, but i would try Google's Sketchup first.
Sorry, but it's mostly up to you buddy! First you'll need to pick a programme that you like the look off (read reviews, watch youtube videos etc), and then you'll need to just start learning the ropes. I use a programme called "Solidworks", so i'm not sure how Sketchup is presented but i'm sure there will be tutorials on using it.Jnewboy wrote:I need education on this also! can you walk me (us) through the steps Jay. Say I want that welding tank or whatever part it is, what is the process to get it from an idea to a company like Shapeways making it?
Thanks Jay that was exactly the info I needed! This next year I may get into it!Jay wrote:Sorry, but it's mostly up to you buddy! First you'll need to pick a programme that you like the look off (read reviews, watch youtube videos etc), and then you'll need to just start learning the ropes. I use a programme called "Solidworks", so i'm not sure how Sketchup is presented but i'm sure there will be tutorials on using it.Jnewboy wrote:I need education on this also! can you walk me (us) through the steps Jay. Say I want that welding tank or whatever part it is, what is the process to get it from an idea to a company like Shapeways making it?
My initial advice (for what it's worth) would be to choose a "solid modelling" programme, because these in my opinion are more suited to rapid prototyping and printing.
Then it's just a matter of inputing the dimensions/measurements into the programme. either manually, or by "tracing" over blueprints just like smittyrob64 has done in his pictures.
The other thing to watch for is to make sure the cad programme you choose, can produce the type of files the 3d printer can read. Basically, when you model up your item in 3d (virtual realty) you then save the file as a STL file (for example). This is just a type of 3d file (much like tiff, jpeg, gif, png are all types of picture/grapihc files). The 3d printer can then take that file and use it to print an actual 3d part (again, much like you can send a jpeg file to a printer, and it will spit out a picture on actual paper).
If you have specific questions I can try and answer them but yeah, get ready to put your head down and just start learning. Put it this way, I've been using Solidworks for over 10 years and i'm still learning new things!