If you could 3d print anything for your boat, what would you print?
J3ff
Member Posts: 4,096 ✭✭✭✭✭
Just got a fun 3d printer working (after putting it together in July)
Looking for idea's here.. can be anything! May be able to just send things out to ppl who want them
- Custom vent louvers for the engine room!
- Shelves for the various storage holes (2004 boat)..
- Sink strainers
- Strainer for bathroom floor
Anyone have any other ideas?
Looking for idea's here.. can be anything! May be able to just send things out to ppl who want them
- Custom vent louvers for the engine room!
- Shelves for the various storage holes (2004 boat)..
- Sink strainers
- Strainer for bathroom floor
Anyone have any other ideas?
Comments
Something different for the magazine rack thing.like something to hold fishing gear.
Andy
Trying to figure out how to make some cool shelves for this space..
in today’s day major designers use either auto cad, solid works or master cam but that’s mostly for cnc use to generate tool path and generate g code.
i much rather prefer a small lathe and a mill. This way you can cover mosT applications and it will take less time but require more money and programming.
run of the mill
Cnc wood cutters or 3D printers require you to use whatever software and file extension they have setup for the machine to read and make the detail. Aka what came with the machine and can communicate.
some more expensive products will import solid works or cad files like a dxf.
one Set back to 3D printing is amount of time it takes to make details since it’s done one layer at a time.
material is another issue specially for object that will require to hold weight or finish.
my 2 cents.
Should be able to print some pretty big parts!
this would allow you to place drinks in a lot of places without having to have a cup holder- which collects crap and is (not difficult, but) bothersome to keep clean.
a single or maybe two channels that slide-lock from either direction, and remain flat enough and color matched to blend right in. super easy to clean... a lot less spilled drinks.
same concept could be used for lots of things, from hanging life preservers/throws, to platters, securing spotlights/lighting various places around the boat (sharing the same plates as the coozies or other items being used in same manner) and even cell phones (which are never far from peoples hands nowadays, but are always sliding about and being picked up).. you could actually make little rectangular bins that attach in same manner to put things like phones, keys, wallets, ect in- that wouldn't slip around... a matter of fact, i have a miniature pelican style case with boat reg, insurance, license, ect- in it when i'm underway to keep it dry and in one place... having a channel plate thingy adhered to both it and somewhere conspicuous in the helm area would be a good thing- if i were to get used to hanging it there it would be in easy reach for coastguard/law enforcement boardings, and i'd be able to visually check from afar if i remembered to grab the thing.
little channeled plates would be **** handy. shoot, you could even make some to hold batteries in place in the engine hold- making removing them really simple, and not allow a place for crap to accumulate such as battery trays do. there is really a lot more places they could be used..... holding mooring covers.. securing coiled ropes... securing wakeboards/skiis.. tackle boxes and/or coolers...
For my CNC I use Mach3 for my CNC to create the g-code and Vectric Aspire for CAD drawings. I have used Mastercam too. We had it at my old job and the CNC guy there taught me a little about it and I made a few simple files with it and cut them on my machine.
I remember my step-son talking about his printer and it sounded very similar to my CNC as far as the drawings go.
built turn key machines
reason I asked is a run off the mill 3D printer runs about 3k
we use a 10k printer for some prototype models.
ebay printers run 120 to 500 which are good for home use.
mastercam is an awsome piece of the puzzle along with cad and solid works.
solid works is really found main stream now.
Most 2 axis machines are programmed in d+ and z+ setup
which utilizes a upper side view to crate tool
path.
3d printers beneft
from
either cad files or solid 3D files.
i can go on and on lol I know a lot about this subject.
lets say you want to crate two planes that assemble on a printer. You will need to create a process that uses same Datums for locating while printing lol
boss told me once
you are worth nothing unless you can take a print and bring it to life
this means draw it and end up with a given product.
i went to school for robotics and controls. After 4 Years I ended up in manufacturing.
i can old school program with paper and pencil using trig.
if you can look at a g code or any code for that matter and picture the Tool path I would call
you good lol
screw speak to type
my runs sound like a 5 year old wrote them. Lol
tinker cad
how about you guys email me some aprox dims or a print. I can draw whatever you want in plane
2d 3D or 4d
His was broken..
This was just going to be the rough draft so did it "rough" - 200% speed, etc etc.. took about 90 mins from scanning it with a regular scanner, converting to 3d and printing the white letters.. gotta love technology (sometimes)!
1 Broken Piece
2 Imported into tinkercad
4