That was certainly interestingI've been making a bunch of things lately that need joints or fasteners, and have been trying to get better at printing snap-fit designs. It reduces the complexity and annoyance of having the extra screws and threaded inserts in cases where all I really need to do is connect two lightweight pieces together without much force.
Found this PDF: http://fab.cba.mit.edu/classes/S62.12/people/vernelle.noel/Plastic_Snap_fit_design.pdf
Its too technical for me but might be useful to someone
@msystems Nice fan duct Which software do you use for modeling? Print quality looks good so far. Sometimes supports for small details aren't printed well.
As an aside you dont technically buy things from kickstarter, you crowdfund the idea. More specifically its closer to investing w/ the promise of a kickback except w/out the legal protections of being a secured investor. Weather a project is successfully kickstarted or not tends to come down to the competence of the team running it more so than a 1 size fits all rule. That being said if its money you cant afford to loose then its likely wise to think very hard about it before investing it in a kickstarter.it is very risky to buy it from Kickstarter
I want one. The risk with kickstarter is that it might not turn out (the developers could scrap the project for example) and you'd be left with nothing. But this looks awesome. Devs seem fairly engaged.Hey guys i recently attracted to Mooz 3D printer from Kickstarter but my friend said that it is very risky to buy it from Kickstarter. personally, i think its cheaper to buy it from them. Do you guys have any experience with the crowdfunded 3d print? Do you think this Mooz 3d print spec is good enough for newbie? (i dont want to be looked spam so you guys can check it by yourself thanks )
PLA actually works just fine for structural parts and doesn't emit noxious fumes like ABS does. I'm betting that's what the store is using Definitely check what model of printer they have and then research it to see the quality you can get out of it.Total newbie to 3D printing here. I don't plan to buy my own printer yet but I'd like to try out a third party service. Aside from online services I found a local UPS store that has a 3D printer that people can use, It unfortunately does not say on their website what kind of materials are possible with it, or what model of printer it is. Has anyone used one from those stores? Is the quality good to prototype parts with? I know ABS plastic is one of the higher quality ones without going with a super expensive industrial printer. Just want a good material to build structural parts with.