yoderjac
Well-Known Member
I doubt I'll get much feedback on a hunting forum as it is only tangentially related to hunting. Many of the small parts we use, like the throw levers on my scopes are 3D printed. But, you never know. Yes, I am looking at some of the 3D forums, but since I'm new to this, I wouldn't know who the shills were, who was BSing, and who was legit. At least on this forum, I have a feel for the folks who shoot straight.
So, I've been doing some research into 3D printers. I was looking at the higher end of the market for a while, but after digging deep, I decided that there are some emerging capabilities at that end of the market that I would like to see mature a bit before investing that kind of money.
I'm not looking to start a business or anything like that, but I would like the printer to be useful. My primary purpose is education. First for myself. I just like learning new stuff. I'm finding it harder and harder to sit out in the cold and hunt. I love it during archery and muzzleloader seasons, but when December rolls around and things get cold, I'm finding it more and more difficult. So, another objective is an indoor hobby during the winter months. I also have a pair of young neighbor boys that I think would be interested in learning about this technology.
I looked at the lower end of the market, but I think there are too many limitations for it to be useful beyond education. Today I ordered a mid-range printer, the Bambu P2S. This printer can handle engineering filaments and has a reasonable size print bed size.
I know enough to know that 3D printing is a multi-step process. You first need a model. You can download them, some free and some pay-for. You can design your own with CAD software, or you can buy a 3D scanner and scan and edit and actual object. I designed our new home (currently under construction) using FreeCad, which many folks use to design 3D printed parts. It is not institutive and has a bit of a steep learning curve. I've reasonably competent with some of the workbenches, but I have little experience with the Part Design workbench that most use for designing 3D printed parts. That 3D model then gets imported into the printer control/slicer software. In my case, it will be Bambu Studio. This is where you setup the printer and slice the model.
The printer I ordered won't be in until sometime in Jan, so in the mean time, I'm learning the Part Design workbench in FreeCad and Bambu Studio.
So, in the off chance that any of you are into 3D printing, please let me know. I don't have any specific questions at this point, but I'd love to here what you've done and how it worked out along with any issues and how you resolved them.
Maybe this isn't that much of a long-shot. I think I recall, years back, on another hunting forum, seeing someone post pictures of root pruning containers similar to Rootmaker 18s that he 3D printed. I think with the technology back then, it took him many, many, hours to print one.
So, I've been doing some research into 3D printers. I was looking at the higher end of the market for a while, but after digging deep, I decided that there are some emerging capabilities at that end of the market that I would like to see mature a bit before investing that kind of money.
I'm not looking to start a business or anything like that, but I would like the printer to be useful. My primary purpose is education. First for myself. I just like learning new stuff. I'm finding it harder and harder to sit out in the cold and hunt. I love it during archery and muzzleloader seasons, but when December rolls around and things get cold, I'm finding it more and more difficult. So, another objective is an indoor hobby during the winter months. I also have a pair of young neighbor boys that I think would be interested in learning about this technology.
I looked at the lower end of the market, but I think there are too many limitations for it to be useful beyond education. Today I ordered a mid-range printer, the Bambu P2S. This printer can handle engineering filaments and has a reasonable size print bed size.
I know enough to know that 3D printing is a multi-step process. You first need a model. You can download them, some free and some pay-for. You can design your own with CAD software, or you can buy a 3D scanner and scan and edit and actual object. I designed our new home (currently under construction) using FreeCad, which many folks use to design 3D printed parts. It is not institutive and has a bit of a steep learning curve. I've reasonably competent with some of the workbenches, but I have little experience with the Part Design workbench that most use for designing 3D printed parts. That 3D model then gets imported into the printer control/slicer software. In my case, it will be Bambu Studio. This is where you setup the printer and slice the model.
The printer I ordered won't be in until sometime in Jan, so in the mean time, I'm learning the Part Design workbench in FreeCad and Bambu Studio.
So, in the off chance that any of you are into 3D printing, please let me know. I don't have any specific questions at this point, but I'd love to here what you've done and how it worked out along with any issues and how you resolved them.
Maybe this isn't that much of a long-shot. I think I recall, years back, on another hunting forum, seeing someone post pictures of root pruning containers similar to Rootmaker 18s that he 3D printed. I think with the technology back then, it took him many, many, hours to print one.
