3D Printing 3D printed hobby-size sander, drill press, table saw, chop saw!

[prfesser]

I don't have a 3D printer---gave mine to my daughter---but this article appears to be very intriguing. Considering the amount of time I've spent sanding+filling (infinite do-loop), if I did have a printer and knew how to use it, it would now be printing the sander parts, and I'd be looking for a small used motor. There are also videos on making a mini drill press, a mini table saw, and even a tiny lathe from heated and flattened PVC pipe. (I think good tough hardwood or sheet metal would work for many of the parts.)

 

[NTP2]

cool, I'd get one if I was you I got mine Sunday and I've been loving it!!

 

[pugachu]

I don't have a 3D printer---gave mine to my daughter---but this article appears to be very intriguing. Considering the amount of time I've spent sanding+filling (infinite do-loop), if I did have a printer and knew how to use it, it would now be printing the sander parts, and I'd be looking for a small used motor. There are also videos on making a mini drill press, a mini table saw, and even a tiny lathe from heated and flattened PVC pipe. (I think good tough hardwood or sheet metal would work for many of the parts.)

Terry,

I can print you parts, just let me know what you want....

 

[NTP2]

Terry,

I can print you parts, just let me know what you want....

Same. but it's not that hard to learn and it's a useful skill. printers are cheap these days...

 

[fyrwrxz]

Gave my oldest son a brand new one in the box for Christmas. He had the room and the chops to do what I needed and he wanted. Then the planet moves under us and he has to relocate to Seattle. Dang! So, do I start over and buy one or can I just find a service that prints stuff for a fee? I just retired a few days ago but can't justify putting out thousands for parts worth pennies. I know some guys just print away for hours making toys for their kids but I don't need another hobby. I kinda figured the guys that have these now and make useful items have it more dialed in as a business model than I want to devote the time too. All the cool items like sleds and fin guides seem to point to an acceptable break even point without me having to learn the software and mechanics of the tool. Yeah, I was an engineer, but now I'm old, lazy and impatient. Old dog still has a ton of old tricks and is willing to learn new ones. I just don't wanna play the Tuba. Don't have room.

 

[fyrwrxz]

I don't have a 3D printer---gave mine to my daughter---but this article appears to be very intriguing. Considering the amount of time I've spent sanding+filling (infinite do-loop), if I did have a printer and knew how to use it, it would now be printing the sander parts, and I'd be looking for a small used motor. There are also videos on making a mini drill press, a mini table saw, and even a tiny lathe from heated and flattened PVC pipe. (I think good tough hardwood or sheet metal would work for many of the parts.)

Terry, wow. Thanks for posting. As fun and cool as everything looked in the video links (which I just went thru), I think you helped me make up my mind. Like my handle sez, I used to make fireworks. A long slow laborious trudge thru a dirty, exhausting job requiring bazillions of bazango bux in support tooling and chems for a few minutes of fun colouring the sky with my paycheck. It was a whole complete hobby. Not a lot crossed over to Rocketry, but enough was complimentary to assist my journeys. (I am also looking at YOU and your great contributions to my twisted fascinations, thank you SO much, sir!) As much as this is ancillary to rocketry in general terms, I don't think I need to fall into this rabbit hole even given how "useful" and "money saving" it touts itself as. So in short, nice job, mate! You've made a difference this morning in a quandry I have been mulling over for some time. On to the next (hand made, old school, paper and wood) rocket
Straight smoke and good chutes. Peace

 

[neil_w]

On to the next (hand made, old school, paper and wood) rocket

3D printing is a great tool, but paper and wood rockets rule.

 

[NateB]

I don't have a 3D printer---gave mine to my daughter---but this article appears to be very intriguing. Considering the amount of time I've spent sanding+filling (infinite do-loop), if I did have a printer and knew how to use it, it would now be printing the sander parts, and I'd be looking for a small used motor. There are also videos on making a mini drill press, a mini table saw, and even a tiny lathe from heated and flattened PVC pipe. (I think good tough hardwood or sheet metal would work for many of the parts.)

I saved the mini sander from that link, it looks like a useful project. The PVC machines remind me of the old "Build Your Own Metal Shop From Scrap" book series.

 

[SolarYellow]

On to the next (hand made, old school, paper and wood) rocket
Straight smoke and good chutes. Peace

For me, the printer is not to replace other stuff, it's to enable the creation of things that I don't have any good way to make otherwise, like thin-wall plastic nose cones with accurate geometry. There are likely a few printed fin cans down the road for me, but you won't see me building an entire rocket using the printer. Aerodynamic rail buttons, detailed and form-optimized sleds, etc. Not likely to do fins "just because I can on this super-awesome new toy."