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Print these heads?

Penny Garfunkel

Print these heads?
January 13, 2012 01:07AM

Registered: 12 years ago
Posts: 11

I need some heads printed.

These aren't the heads I want printed, but they're similar models. I just wanted to know if these could be printed or if I need to modify them somehow? If so could I have a price quote for approximately 4 heads?

I would want the heads to be approximately 2 x 2 inches. Hollow, not filled.

2 models attached in .stl form.

Thanks in advance!

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Attachments:
open | download - head1.stl (599.1 KB)
open | download - Model2.stl (599.5 KB)

Andrew Diehl

Re: Print these heads?
January 13, 2012 10:41AM

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The .stl needs to be a solid object to print, not just a surface.

Do they need to be hollow, or just you want to minimize the cost?

www.Fablicator.com

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Penny Garfunkel

Re: Print these heads?
January 13, 2012 12:04PM

Registered: 12 years ago
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Well I was trying to make a bobblehead. How would you suggest I go about doing this? I guess they could be solid and I could carve out the negative space needed.

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Andrew Diehl

Re: Print these heads?
January 13, 2012 12:24PM

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Making them solid and carving out is the right approach I think. That way you can also build in some way of mounting the spring, too.

www.Fablicator.com

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Penny Garfunkel

Re: Print these heads?
January 13, 2012 02:16PM

Registered: 12 years ago
Posts: 11

Okay. Would this work?

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DeuxVis

Re: Print these heads?
January 13, 2012 02:29PM

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If you can, try to avoid the unconnected triangles like shown here.

IsThisASolid.png

Can be fixed by software anyway, but will probably not end up being what you'd like.

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Penny Garfunkel

Re: Print these heads?
January 13, 2012 03:06PM

Registered: 12 years ago
Posts: 11

Yes I was just wondering if that object was solid and could be printed out? Or does it need to edit them further? It is not the object I want printed I am just seeing what I have to do to get them in the proper format.

All help is appreciated, you guys are great, thanks!

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DeuxVis

Re: Print these heads?
January 13, 2012 05:14PM

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Probably printable like that, yes.
For a reprap , maybe a last edition to make sure the underneath is absolutely flat.

Otherwise try a powder sintering process (like shapeways.com) as it doesn't need support at all.

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Jeremiah

Re: Print these heads?
April 19, 2012 05:05PM

Hi there,

I found a post you made on RepRap.org for some prototyping and small production runs. Did you still need help with that? M Industrial
Design has the capabilities to do that for you. Let me know.

Thank you,
Jeremiah Smith
M Design
818-840-0640
jeremiah@idbym.com