My answer to Can golf ball markers be made with 3D printers? Answer by Scott Tarcy: Yes, in fact this is a service I offer. Attached is a “Punisher” golf ball marker that a customer ordered. I can make pretty much any image you want. If you email me at [email protected], I can give you…
Scott Tarcy (President of CADdesignhelp.com) is also involved in the community in Charlotte, NC, where we are based. He is also the Vice President of the INOTC (Inventors Network of the Carolina’s – INOTC.org). The group meets once a month to discuss topics related to inventing and in January 2017 he gave the presentation. The topic…
My answer to What is a good tolerance gap for 3D printed parts intended to fit together? Answer by Scott Tarcy: I recommend 0.25mm gap for a tight fit. For example, if you have 2 parts that you want to glue together after printing. If you have less than .25mm gap it will be hard…
A lot of people aren’t aware that you can 3D print transparent parts. I should say that this material is semi-transparent, although there are some tricks to make it more transparent. First, this is the filament itself. As you can see, the filament itself is clear.…
I recently invented a product that solves a big problem in a popular cup. The Yeti Tumbler is a very popular cup that does a great job keeping your drinks cold/hot but it has one major flaw: the lid has an open hole in it! I already wrote a blog post on my Yeti Plug…
A recent 3D print I did. These are 3D printed masks (scaled down 50% from the original size). My client was Patrick Driscoll and he created the images. Here is a video of how he made the 2D art: https://youtu.be/uxLKQ7QDtI0 And here is his website: http://driscollart.com/#/works …
My answer to As someone who has no previous CAD or engineering skills, what are good business ideas that I can quic… Answer by Scott Tarcy: I feel qualified to answer this as I run a business (http://CADdesignhelp.com) where we do CAD drawings and manufacture using 3D printing. Ok so you don’t have the skills…
It’s amazing how many different types of projects I have done since starting my company last year. I have created prototypes, Pinocchio heads, 3D printed phone cases, 2D site maps, 3D printed icebergs and many more. But this one opened up my eyes to how movie and TV show props get made. Dianne, the art…
My answer to Which free CAD-software do you recommend for this? Answer by Scott Tarcy: Well first of all, I don’t think you will find a free CAD program that will do stress analysis. At least not to my knowledge. For something simple like this, Solidworks is a good choice to create the model and…
I was recently interviewed on the Engineering Career Coach Podcast I reached out to Anthony Fasano (who runs the podcast) on some advice on how I should grow my business and he gave me some great advice. Take a listen and don’t forget to subscribe and leave a review for my podcast as well