Hi, everyone. I'm in the process of launching a new website aimed at 3D
printers. Not just the usual news about 3D-printed prosthetic jawbones,
3D-printed concrete walls, 3D-printed guns, but features, workthroughs,
how-to guides, printer and filament comparisons, and specific information
of genuine interest to people with, or who are planning on getting, a 3D
printer.

It's at the early stages, but I hope to launch very early in the new year.
I'm writing most of the site based on my knowledge of my own Ultimaker, but
I'm specifically looking for people with other makes of printer to
test-print models, try out techniques, and generally get involved in the
process.

In particular, I'm hoping to find people who can write about their printer,
explaining what to do when things go wrong, show how to get the best
prints, and so on.

I'm not a big publishing house and can't pay people for contributions. Yet.
But if things go well, then getting enough traffic to the site will mean
I'll be able to sell advertising on it, and so will be able to pay people
for their work.

Interested? Want more information? Leave a comment here, or send me an
email at 3...@plin.com.

Steve

Sounds like fun! Might be a good excuse to do some writing. I've been
testing a ton of filament lately, and this might give me an incentive to
actually write it up properly.

Laird,

That would be great. Send me an email and we'll talk some more.

Steve

Thanks to all of you have expressed an interest. The website is steaming
ahead, I'm sorting out the design and am busy writing content for it. Keep
your comments coming, either here or direct to my email address!

Hi Steve,

My friend and I are building a RepRap 3D, the instructions are printed in
British English, it's been a joy to translate into American English.  The
instructions are ok, BUT, we still have to file, sand, tweek to get some
parts to fit.  I'd be happy to do some writing to help other people in
their assembling of their machines.. The first thing I want people to know
is that a printed PLA part is actually soft and will burn and melt. We had
the unfortunate experience of doing that today, we put a sanding disk on
Dremel to clear out a 626 bearing mount, well,,,, we went too fast on the
tool, we melted some of the PLA,, SO, go slow when sanding, use a light
pressure, keep everything clamped,  the 626 bearing did clip into its
mount, we were lucky.

Jack HG

I'd suggest the instructions for RepRap be open sourced, that way mistakes
can be corrected, less confusion for the builders.

PS  I do need a SKP to STL converter, could some guidence here, thanks

Good news! *3D Genius <http://3dgeni.us> *is now live! These are very early
days for the site, but please check it out - and bear in mind there's a lot
more content still to be written.

Looking forward to seeing you online

Steve

You mean SketchUp to STL?

You need an export plugin. It's really easy.
The plugin is named "SketchUp to DXF STL Converter" (skp_to_dxf.rb)

That will work. I convert also all my designs to STL files with this plugin
without problems.
You must make sure all models are SOLID. Which means they have xxxx mm3
room visible in information. If you don't see value, it's not solid.
You can export non-solid designs to STL, but 3D printing will go wrong. Not
recommended.

Hi Gerjan,

Thanks for the email,,

I'm a newby at this, please tell me where the plugin is located,

Thanks again..

Jack g

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To: thingiverse@googlegroups.com
Subject: [thingiverse] Re: New 3D printing website: testers and contributors
needed!

You mean SketchUp to STL?

You need an export plugin. It's really easy.
The plugin is named "SketchUp to DXF STL Converter" (skp_to_dxf.rb)

That will work. I convert also all my designs to STL files with this plugin
without problems.
You must make sure all models are SOLID. Which means they have xxxx mm3 room
visible in information. If you don't see value, it's not solid.
You can export non-solid designs to STL, but 3D printing will go wrong. Not
recommended.

PS  I do need a SKP to STL converter, could some guidence here, thanks

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Hey Steve, do you think you could include a link to a site I'm developing
aimed at a slightly different sector of the market?

Take a look and decide if you think it's something your users would be
interested in.  www.grain3d.com.  If you want any more info, let me know!