Sean
Sr Member
Looked through the thread again. did you pick a pacific material they will use jintosh? may have missed it.
Logan's Run ---- Life Clock
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epoxinator
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"I haven't used either of these options from iMaterialise before, so I wanted to do the same file with both to see the difference."
Before printing I recommend writing an email to discuss the amount of color you want in your transparent objects. I don't know if it costs more but I think you can ask them for more saturation in the material. My 2" version wasn't that red, but it also has fairly thin walls.
Before printing I recommend writing an email to discuss the amount of color you want in your transparent objects. I don't know if it costs more but I think you can ask them for more saturation in the material. My 2" version wasn't that red, but it also has fairly thin walls.
epoxinator
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Next time I have a print done I will ask about this object, which they printed. I think it has great color saturation, and a nicely smooth surface. But then again it's much thicker than a palm crystal.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/imaterialise/19121163673/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/imaterialise/19121163673/
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19narvik40
Sr Member
Sean, it is my hope that when I cast them, I will be able to cast them in all of the proper colours.
Sean
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19narvik40
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SiR
New Member
Please put me down for a set of these wonderful lifeclocks, gentleman!
As I said before, I cast mine off a cast of a supposed original and the detail was very poor (as I showed you in my earlier photographs).
Therefore, I would be delighted to obtain such an amazing set as the one you are presently co-designing.
Simon
As I said before, I cast mine off a cast of a supposed original and the detail was very poor (as I showed you in my earlier photographs).
Therefore, I would be delighted to obtain such an amazing set as the one you are presently co-designing.
Simon
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epoxinator
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My take revised: 3D renders of a red and a green version of my crystal. The bigger outer crystals are still a work in progress. I think the original had 3 major facets on the top to pick up the light better then these. I've picked apart your models so now it's my turn.
epoxinator
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19narvik40
Sr Member
This design would look great on the chrome hand display or a static prop but the edges would need to be blunted somewhat if someone wanted to glue it to their palm. I have to admit the illustration you have in red is very tasty though.
epoxinator
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19narvik40, I'm hoping to rebuild it without all the decades of copy blurring and distorting. The ones I bought in the 90s have bubble copies bigger than some of the original details. I think that the act of printing it out might be enough to blunt the edges so it wouldn't be dangerous, plus a plastic or resin print shouldn't be too terribly sharp. If it turns out to be too sharp, a little judicious sandpapering might be in order.
RE the chrome hand (which was actually plastic mirror,) it didn't have this one, it had the larger design.
RE the chrome hand (which was actually plastic mirror,) it didn't have this one, it had the larger design.
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I bought a $300 3D printer. It does NOT have high resolution.
That being said, it will give me a rough idea of objects before submitting them to Shapeways or iMaterialise.
I think our crystal is too thick. (second picture) Would have been nice to see that before sending away for high rez.
19narvik40
Sr Member
It is hard to visualize it when we are talking millimeters. Can you modify the measurements for the order?
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I bought a $300 3D printer. It does NOT have high resolution.
That being said, it will give me a rough idea of objects before submitting them to Shapeways or iMaterialise.
I think our crystal is too thick. (second picture) Would have been nice to see that before sending away for high rez.
That was a week ago, it's already in production. This printer will help for FUTURE orders.
