Printing Teraminx Masters

[iPodonrunescape]

@patterncuber11

It sure is, i printed tomz:s 4x4x6 in a machine which i think is the same as this, and those pieces where quite hot.

Although, if this is the same machine, it is ABS and not Nylon.

[coaster1235]

Why does the sticker claim it's radiating bacon?  I don't see any

[KrYp7on1t3]

lol the song in the background

[SolverDude365]

david archuleta is singing in the background

[RonMarsala23]

awesome

[FerrariEnzo1397]

what does it do exactly??

[TrampolineTutorials]

we have the same printer at my school. we use solidworks to make our parts.

[nickrohn93]

same here

[alex27279]

puzzle building looks scary =(

[RedRoost80]

yeah hey drew, how much would it cost to get these things printed?

[Drewseph0011]

these cost just under $200

[RedRoost80]

and then how long would it take to cast all of these, and how much? and then the stickers, how long would that take and how much would you spend on those =p cuz really, it doesnt seem like that much. i guess on your website, they really are worth 2000$ for the time and effort

[Drewseph0011]

$200 for the print, about $300 for molding/casting suplplies, about $10 for smoothing solvent, and 10 hours of sanding, 5 for smoothing, 5-10 for making molds, and then 20-30 hours of casting

[Drewseph0011]

Oh and I forgot 3-5 hours for assembling, and 3 hours for stickering

[RedRoost80]

wow... i thought a teraminx was pretty cool, but after reading all the hard work you put into it, i kind of feel sorry for you when a poor soul actually puts their name on the waiting list. but thats just my opinion; if you like doing this then thats great!

[ben1996123]

well at least he would be $2,000 better off! I would out in loads of work if i got $2,000 for it!

[wilsonmitts]

hay you make puzzles for a living right?

[patterncuber11]

@Drewseph0011 is 3d nylon after printing hot

[xGlennNgX]

LOL

[tyates72392]

im just curious, about how much would it cost to have 10 masters of about that size made

[donbaan821]

SHIZ

[000781227000]

coll but how does it do that...?

does it have a mold then put the plastic thing on top of it...? like a printer.?

[team222badbrad]

There is no mold involved. Just a 3d computer model of the parts and my 3d printer.

Once the puzzle pieces were designed on the computer using CAD software drewseph email me those files for processing.

Those files were then input into software which sliced them into 100 layers per inch vertically. The 3d printer then builds the layers one at a time starting at the bottom of the black tray. The tray moves up and down as seen in the video to allow more room for each layer and to move the ....

[team222badbrad]

print head as seen in the video. (you will see the tray move up and down dozens of times in this video.)

You can clearly see an entire layer of one part being built at 15 second through 35 seconds into the video. Make sure to watch it in high quality for the best picture.

Bradley

Owner of printo3d (dot) com

[000781227000]

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i have no idea what you just sed(typed)

[team222badbrad]

LOL.

Its called additive manufacturing. Subtractive manufacturing would be a machine that cuts away material from a chunk of say aluminum or plastic.

Instead of subtracting material (ex: milling machine) a 3d printer adds material one layer at a time until an entire part is grown/built!

Imagine cutting out a shape on one sheet of paper and then stacking dozens of sheets of paper together... once you are all done you will have a 3d shape such as a cube, triangle or sphere.

[000781227000]

ok

i gots what u saying now BUT....

how does it like stay together when it adds on a layer.

[team222badbrad]

The abs plastic is heated to a semi-liquid state in the extrusion tip/print head.

the layers basically melt together.

[2Thien2]

nice i would love to have my idea printed then put to reality

[team222badbrad]

I'm the guy to make it happen!

Bradley

printo3d (dot) com

[rubiksd00d]

awesome!