- Location
- West of the Severn UK
- Info
Here's another before-breakfast idea. It just needs a few changes to the flange and sprue settings, as you can see. I'm on the case.
With a few changes to the settings, the timbers could be individually resin-printed, with chairs or sockets. They could be bunched up and re-arranged on the printer build plate.
Then the filament printer need print only a slotted spacing framework to contain them. Much easier and faster to print -- a 3D alternative to a paper template:
If the timbers are glued into it, the framework could be left in place and buried in the ballast. Or it could be removed during construction.
Resin-printing the timbers gives a much cleaner result than the filament printer, with square corners and a better precision fit for the chair sockets.
It would also be possible to laser-cut the framework in thick card, or whatever. (Simply sticking the timbers to a paper template isn't too practical because of the need for them to be very precisely positioned and aligned, but some may want to try it. No filament printer or laser cutter needed.)
Martin.
With a few changes to the settings, the timbers could be individually resin-printed, with chairs or sockets. They could be bunched up and re-arranged on the printer build plate.
Then the filament printer need print only a slotted spacing framework to contain them. Much easier and faster to print -- a 3D alternative to a paper template:
If the timbers are glued into it, the framework could be left in place and buried in the ballast. Or it could be removed during construction.
Resin-printing the timbers gives a much cleaner result than the filament printer, with square corners and a better precision fit for the chair sockets.
It would also be possible to laser-cut the framework in thick card, or whatever. (Simply sticking the timbers to a paper template isn't too practical because of the need for them to be very precisely positioned and aligned, but some may want to try it. No filament printer or laser cutter needed.)
Martin.
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