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Post by gravewolf on Jul 3, 2015 8:30:39 GMT -5
Awesome u think of making this one. Amidst the voltes v, daimos transformers, g.i joes , macross, voltrons, etc that was shown locally... this will always be part of our childhood. hey im still optimistic you'll be kind enough to mass produce this forgotten gem! LOL It would be easy to mass produce if the printer wasn't so slow lol. It will take me more than a week to print all the parts. I just finished printing the head and it took me almost 8 hours.  |
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Post by gravewolf on Jul 8, 2015 14:08:49 GMT -5
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Post by B- on Jul 8, 2015 18:54:09 GMT -5
Awesome robot!
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Post by gravewolf on Jul 13, 2015 5:05:59 GMT -5
This is gonna be a slow project as the parts take time to print. I might get the whole body printed this week if nothing goes wrong.   |
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Post by magengar on Jul 13, 2015 5:51:23 GMT -5
I'm trying to keep my eyes closed. But I couldn't resist taking a peek  .......................... WOW!!!!!!  zozo-mag |
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Post by gravewolf on Jul 13, 2015 6:07:43 GMT -5
I'm trying to keep my eyes closed. But I couldn't resist taking a peek .......................... WOW!!!!!! zozo-mag Thanks guys, still needs time to get done plus it's gonna eat up a lot of filament. It should have been much more simpler to make if this was smaller but I just felt I need to make this since Orbots been part of my childhood. |
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Post by magengar on Jul 13, 2015 6:26:23 GMT -5
Oh no doubt about that, for a printed figure THAT size you'll need ACRES of filament! zozo-mag |
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Post by gravewolf on Jul 13, 2015 6:30:50 GMT -5
Oh no doubt about that, for a printed figure THAT size you'll need ACRES of filament! zozo-mag Lol, I'm trying to design him efficiently to use less filament while still ending up rigid in construction. I'm hollowing out almost every part just to lessen the filament consumption. |
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Post by magengar on Jul 13, 2015 6:35:53 GMT -5
Oh no doubt about that, for a printed figure THAT size you'll need ACRES of filament! zozo-mag Lol, I'm trying to design him efficiently to use less filament while still ending up rigid in construction. I'm hollowing out almost every part just to lessen the filament consumption. Just like resin-casting: using the material efficiently while achieving maximum results. I'd cast a resin object that is sturdy on the outside while adding "filler" on the inside so I'm using less resin. lol I've never done any 3D printing. So, I'm assuming that the machine shares a basic principle as that of a glue-gun... the machine will only print as fast as the filament will melt through the nozzel, in order to put out a solid core object. The machine is designed to function in a manner that will print the object while avoiding possible air-holes and pocket voids inside the object's core. Correct? ah, I just remembered: Wall thickness... in that case the object would be hollow inside, so yes, less filament should be consumed. And you can still get a sturdy object. zozo-mag |
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Post by gravewolf on Jul 13, 2015 6:51:01 GMT -5
Lol, I'm trying to design him efficiently to use less filament while still ending up rigid in construction. I'm hollowing out almost every part just to lessen the filament consumption. Just like resin-casting: using the material efficiently while achieving maximum results. I'd cast a resin object that is sturdy on the outside while adding "filler" on the inside so I'm using less resin. lol I've never done any 3D printing. So, I'm assuming that the machine shares a basic principle as that of a glue-gun... the machine will only print as fast as the filament will melt through the nozzel, in order to put out a solid core object. The machine is designed to function in a manner that will print the object while avoiding possible air-holes and pocket voids inside the object's core. Correct? ah, I just remembered: Wall thickness... in that case the object would be hollow inside, so yes, less filament should be consumed. And you can still get a sturdy object. zozo-mag Well not exactly hollow as you can set the model to have a solid core or have it filled with a honeycomb type core when printed. It's the supports that is the cause of the wasted filaments but is sometimes a necessary evil as some models can't be printed properly without it. Also the amount of filament that is gonna be used on a model is shown by the slicer before printing the model so have an idea on how much you will use. |
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Post by magengar on Jul 13, 2015 7:44:03 GMT -5
Just like resin-casting: using the material efficiently while achieving maximum results. I'd cast a resin object that is sturdy on the outside while adding "filler" on the inside so I'm using less resin. lol I've never done any 3D printing. So, I'm assuming that the machine shares a basic principle as that of a glue-gun... the machine will only print as fast as the filament will melt through the nozzel, in order to put out a solid core object. The machine is designed to function in a manner that will print the object while avoiding possible air-holes and pocket voids inside the object's core. Correct? ah, I just remembered: Wall thickness... in that case the object would be hollow inside, so yes, less filament should be consumed. And you can still get a sturdy object. zozo-mag Well not exactly hollow as you can set the model to have a solid core or have it filled with a honeycomb type core when printed. It's the supports that is the cause of the wasted filaments but is sometimes a necessary evil as some models can't be printed properly without it. Also the amount of filament that is gonna be used on a model is shown by the slicer before printing the model so have an idea on how much you will use. It tells you how much filament you'll use before the model gets printed... That is Genius! I wish Resin-casting were that predictive, but I have to rely on the old water-cavity measurement technique before I can determine how much resin mixture I'll need to make. lol It makes sense then to have honey-comb and support structures inside the model, otherwise the model would collapse into itself..... like this...   ...we can't have that happen to the Mighty Orbot! zozo-mag |
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Post by gravewolf on Jul 13, 2015 9:45:40 GMT -5
Well not exactly hollow as you can set the model to have a solid core or have it filled with a honeycomb type core when printed. It's the supports that is the cause of the wasted filaments but is sometimes a necessary evil as some models can't be printed properly without it. Also the amount of filament that is gonna be used on a model is shown by the slicer before printing the model so have an idea on how much you will use. It tells you how much filament you'll use before the model gets printed... That is Genius! I wish Resin-casting were that predictive, but I have to rely on the old water-cavity measurement technique before I can determine how much resin mixture I'll need to make. lol It makes sense then to have honey-comb and support structures inside the model, otherwise the model would collapse into itself..... like this... ...we can't have that happen to the Mighty Orbot! zozo-mag Some models can get away without the internal honeycomb. For me I just use it to ensure i get a more consistent print lol. You can have a model completely hollow with a thick wall but it still depends on how the model is designed. |
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Post by magengar on Jul 13, 2015 13:02:15 GMT -5
That is very true ^ ^ ^
In the beginning of this 3D technology, print houses made such a big fuss
about wall thickness because of the labor involved with cleaning the model's
interior to get rid of the print residue.
Would that be the case in your setup situation?
zozo-mag
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Post by MegaPrime316 on Jul 13, 2015 21:24:28 GMT -5
I remember watching it Saturday mornings, back when Saturday was "cartoon day". The only thing that kinda bothered me was the "mass shifting" that went on. We clearly in most episodes each of the Orbots interacting with humans and thay are "human sized". When they combine the center robot grows big enough to park a mid sized car in chest and have lots of room. lol Ahhh yes the 80's!
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Post by gravewolf on Jul 13, 2015 22:59:04 GMT -5
I remember watching it Saturday mornings, back when Saturday was "cartoon day". The only thing that kinda bothered me was the "mass shifting" that went on. We clearly in most episodes each of the Orbots interacting with humans and thay are "human sized". When they combine the center robot grows big enough to park a mid sized car in chest and have lots of room. lol Ahhh yes the 80's! It also bothered me too at first but then again I thought this was the future and they had advanced technology that can increase the size of the robot when it combines. Even Megatron did the same thing when he transformed into his gun mode. I also miss the days when Saturday was a special day and we get to watch awesome cartoons. Now most cartoons lack so much creativity and they don't even have the opening themes songs that makes them so memorable. Anyway I got the back part done and it seems I may really finish the whole body this week.  |
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Post by magengar on Jul 14, 2015 5:11:27 GMT -5
Man that is really starting to look like a jumbo now! And I'll bet it even sounds like a jumbo body when you tap it with your knuckles! zozo-mag |
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Post by gravewolf on Jul 14, 2015 7:48:07 GMT -5
Man that is really starting to look like a jumbo now! And I'll bet it even sounds like a jumbo body when you tap it with your knuckles! zozo-mag It sounds quite solid but I'd rather not tap it with a knuckle lol. Just finished printing the abs, ill probably get the lower part done tomorrow.   |
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Post by MegaPrime316 on Jul 14, 2015 9:10:13 GMT -5
Looks great!
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Post by gravewolf on Jul 14, 2015 9:43:18 GMT -5
Thank you, I didn't really imagine I can make one this big when I got a printer. I guess all I needed was some inspiration to take on a project as big as this.  |
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Post by truecrud on Jul 14, 2015 15:05:14 GMT -5
This project gets cooler every time I stop by to look. Hey do you guys remember the special shows that the networks would put on the night before the new cartoons would start? They would have actors from a family friendly show on their network talk about how excited they were for the new shows and show clips. I loved those.
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