Checking in from San Martin, California
Posted: Mon Dec 21, 2015 12:30 am
The Rostock Max V2 Kit arrived a couple of weeks ago and it took me a couple of weekends of effort to put it all together.
This weekend the goal has been to calibrate and start printing - mission successful!
[img]http://i1243.photobucket.com/albums/gg545/sirmanlypowers/3d_printing/IMG_6491_zpsqhn9cblt.jpg[/img]
Per the user manual the first print was the fan housings- I still haven't installed them- just printing with ABS for the time being.
[img]http://i1243.photobucket.com/albums/gg545/sirmanlypowers/3d_printing/IMG_6495_zpssjaccmcy.jpg[/img]
My general intention is to make patterns of use in metal casting- either lost PLA style, or to make a RTV silcone mold of the plastic part and then make wax models for lost wax casting.
Here's a cylinder head I'm working on. I did a small scale test print followed by the full scale.
[img]http://i1243.photobucket.com/albums/gg545/sirmanlypowers/3d_printing/IMG_6501_zps17s3qy48.jpg[/img]
This weekend the goal has been to calibrate and start printing - mission successful!
[img]http://i1243.photobucket.com/albums/gg545/sirmanlypowers/3d_printing/IMG_6491_zpsqhn9cblt.jpg[/img]
Per the user manual the first print was the fan housings- I still haven't installed them- just printing with ABS for the time being.
[img]http://i1243.photobucket.com/albums/gg545/sirmanlypowers/3d_printing/IMG_6495_zpssjaccmcy.jpg[/img]
My general intention is to make patterns of use in metal casting- either lost PLA style, or to make a RTV silcone mold of the plastic part and then make wax models for lost wax casting.
Here's a cylinder head I'm working on. I did a small scale test print followed by the full scale.
[img]http://i1243.photobucket.com/albums/gg545/sirmanlypowers/3d_printing/IMG_6501_zps17s3qy48.jpg[/img]