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				My First (self-designed) 3D Printed Part
				Posted: Sun Nov 13, 2016 9:54 am
				by Red Sand
				This may not work but I'm going to create a prototype of a turntable platform for stop-motion photography
I plan on using this turntable from the local home-improvement store 
I will be using this 24-tooth fixed gear - I guess this would be the "sun gear" as the "planet gear" will be attached to a servo, hopefully rotating the platform round and round
 
It's very exciting to get phenomenal results with my first 3D model (I printed the 20x20x10mm test cube yesterday)
I'm really surprised how easy it is to use this Eris printer - wow!  I've already gotten every penny of my money's worth out of this machine!  
 
Woo hoo!
 
			
					
				Re: My First (self-designed) 3D Printed Part
				Posted: Sun Nov 13, 2016 5:28 pm
				by Jimustanguitar
				Congrats! Printing the first part that you've designed yourself is truly a right of passage!
			 
			
					
				Re: My First (self-designed) 3D Printed Part
				Posted: Sun Nov 13, 2016 6:16 pm
				by joe
				I still get a thrill (after thousands of prints) from  printing out a unique part that came from my mind.
			 
			
					
				Re: My First (self-designed) 3D Printed Part
				Posted: Sat Nov 19, 2016 9:41 am
				by Red Sand
				Typical with many . . . probably most . . . of my designs, I encountered too many problems
Each was "solvable" but collectively, well, sometimes you just know it's time to rip out "Plan B"
 
(ha)
 
One question (which, I should probably post somewhere else but . . . ) I'm not having any problems with the Eris printer but I do wonder if I really need to run the calibration print/routine after I start it up each day
 
Hopefully, soon I will post some photos of a working prototype 
 
 
Happy 3D printing everyone!
 
			
					
				Re: My First (self-designed) 3D Printed Part
				Posted: Sun Nov 20, 2016 10:54 am
				by Red Sand
				. . . changes, changes, changes . . . 
Ready to test the rotational functionality of this little machine . . . always fun to make a little progress . . .
			 
			
					
				Re: My First (self-designed) 3D Printed Part
				Posted: Sun Dec 11, 2016 11:36 am
				by Greg von Plettenberg
				well done!  I can remember similar feelings about my first printed design. My v2 max is the best investment I have ever made. Is a servo not overkill for this project ? A simple nema 17 stepper as used in the printer, driven by a basic uno with a stepper motor board can do anything you need. good luck with your project
			 
			
					
				Re: My First (self-designed) 3D Printed Part
				Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2016 11:22 pm
				by 626Pilot
				This is a cool project.
			 
			
					
				Re: My First (self-designed) 3D Printed Part
				Posted: Sat Dec 17, 2016 6:19 am
				by WizzleeD
				It looks very nice!
			 
			
					
				Re: My First (self-designed) 3D Printed Part
				Posted: Thu Jan 12, 2017 7:52 pm
				by Burley
				Pretty cool!