I have an object that is about 8x8x4 inches and has complex structure, including steep overhangs and internal chambers. Certainly this is too much for the cupcake or thing-o-matic. Are there any DIY printers out there that can handle such builds yet? I imagine it would be a challenge even for industrial printers.
MITERS over at MIT has a nice one, not sure of the bed size. MakeIt Labs in Nashua is building a Mendel. On Nov 3, 2011 8:16 PM, "Dave Durant" <dduran...@gmail.com> wrote:
Yeah I was considering the one at MIT; I'm not sure I can release this STL or even a photo. It is a 7.5x7.5 inch bowl-like structure with an internal chamber, some small ~2mm holes, and some considerable overhangs, about 4" tall.
I told them to send it out to shapeways .. better resolution and more material options.
On Thu, Nov 3, 2011 at 8:45 PM, Chris Connors <connors...@gmail.com> wrote: > MITERS over at MIT has a nice one, not sure of the bed size. MakeIt Labs in > Nashua is building a Mendel.
> On Nov 3, 2011 8:16 PM, "Dave Durant" <dduran...@gmail.com> wrote:
If they are local and want to stay that way, they can contact http://www.empireprototype.com/ They're in Attleboro. They can handle anything you can throw at them.
> Yeah I was considering the one at MIT; I'm not sure I can release this > STL or even a photo. It is a 7.5x7.5 inch bowl-like structure with an > internal chamber, some small ~2mm holes, and some considerable > overhangs, about 4" tall.
> I told them to send it out to shapeways .. better resolution and more > material options.
> On Thu, Nov 3, 2011 at 8:45 PM, Chris Connors <connors...@gmail.com> wrote: >> MITERS over at MIT has a nice one, not sure of the bed size. MakeIt Labs in >> Nashua is building a Mendel.
>> On Nov 3, 2011 8:16 PM, "Dave Durant" <dduran...@gmail.com> wrote:
I could use the 'bot in Miters, though I don't know if Charles wants random people using that, I don't have a machine with the calibration profile ( it looks to be makerbot hardware, but there is no computer associated with it -- presumably Charles' laptop? ), and last I checked the heated bed wasn't working, which is a slight hiccup in printing large items. Its definitely consider it though.
Since this is someone else's project I'll probably just tell them to outsource it rather than going through great troubles myself. More curious about the hombrew printing capabilities in the area.
On Thu, Nov 3, 2011 at 9:03 PM, Aaron Double <aad...@gmail.com> wrote: > If they are local and want to stay that way, they can contact http://www.empireprototype.com/ They're in Attleboro. They can handle anything you can throw at them.
> Aaron Double
> On Nov 3, 2011, at 8:50 PM, M.Rule wrote:
>> Yeah I was considering the one at MIT; I'm not sure I can release this >> STL or even a photo. It is a 7.5x7.5 inch bowl-like structure with an >> internal chamber, some small ~2mm holes, and some considerable >> overhangs, about 4" tall.
>> I told them to send it out to shapeways .. better resolution and more >> material options.
>> On Thu, Nov 3, 2011 at 8:45 PM, Chris Connors <connors...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> MITERS over at MIT has a nice one, not sure of the bed size. MakeIt Labs in >>> Nashua is building a Mendel.
>>> On Nov 3, 2011 8:16 PM, "Dave Durant" <dduran...@gmail.com> wrote:
