How do you go about designing a plastic water bottle?
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What knowledge is necessary to use a 3D printer?
Read Scott Tarcy‘s answer to What knowledge is necessary to use a 3D printer? on Quora I will assume you mean FDM 3D printing. FDM printing works by the machine extruding a line a filament (essentially a wire of plastic) through a hot nozzle of a small diameter (typically 0.1mm to 0.8mm). It will build…
How does one practice advanced surfacing in a 3D CAD such as SolidWorks?
Read Scott Tarcy‘s answer to How does one practice advanced surfacing in a 3D CAD such as SolidWorks? on Quora I think it’s easiest to design from something physical that you can measure, or from pictures. If using picture, it makes it easier if you have a photo from the side and the front.…
Optimizing design to save material and 3D print time
Optimizing design to save material and 3D print time I recently designed a motor housing for a portable vacuum cleaner. This required fitting together many pieces. What I want to show in this article is how I designed this to optimize for material and 3D print time. First, I want to explain the goal…
Why are supports needed in FDM 3D Printing?
People new to 3D printing may not understand what supports are or why they are needed. Essentially supports are wasted material that are broken away after completion of a print. Without supports, the plastic will sag as it moves across an open area. It’s best to explain with an example. In the Figure 1,…
3D print The Future TV Show Update
I have some exciting updates about the new TV show on Amazon TV. As most of you probably heard on here, I’m the host of a new showed called “3D Print the Future” We have 3 episodes for season 1 and the show will be out by September 1. Episode 1 is with Jeremy Proffitt,…
3D printed watch band
3D printed watch band I recently used 3D printing to replace my watch band. I was at a friend’s house and apparently his dog loves the taste of rubber. My watch was on a table and before I know it, his dog had eaten one side of the watch band. To fix the watch,…
CADdesignhelp goes on the WTFFF Podcast
CADdesignhelp goes on the WTFFF Podcast I’m a big podcast fan (as I am sure those of you getting this know). I recently found a podcast all about 3D printing and I reached out the hosts to see if they would like to have me on and they agreed. The show is the WTFFF podcast. WTFFF?!…
What are the most creative 3D printed objects you have made?
My answer to What are the most creative 3D printed objects you have made? Answer by Scott Tarcy: I have created many different products for 3D printing, but I would say my best one to date is (ironically enough), called “The Object” I’m a pretty big Led Zeppelin fan, so I recreated (from images) the…
Can golf ball markers be made with 3D printers?
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…