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3rd December 2018, 08:29 PM
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I realise not cost effective but I'm looking at one of's and am not considering the cost.
After all I have just raided my piggy bank to replace my tailights with face lifts. Big improvement. The dragon is printing well, I'll post a photie when it is finished.
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4th December 2018, 07:04 PM
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can i get one of these in my christmas stocking?
  
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5th December 2018, 06:47 PM
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If you want to go to the shop in stockings dont let anyone tell you you cant! 
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7th December 2018, 09:51 PM
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Good work with the printer. I'm impressed. I've had a VERY large format delta for a few years but not done much useful with it. A few lightshades round the house (305mm diameter bed with a 400mm height, so yes, it's a big one. It's no doing a lot currently if someone was seriously interested in having one. My problem is the drawing, I can do basic stuff but the time required to draw the spotlight grilles just made it a no chance for me. I also have a Kinect V2 for Windows which I did some scanning with but the results were always a bit ropey. The hardware is incredible, the scanning software less so. I've also experimented with different materials and print heads. (I did spend 15 years in the plastics packaging industry and have a degree in material science and was the first person in the UK to extrude PLA on an industrial scale) Much of what I know has been superseded by the youtube generation practical, real experience (which is a good thing I learned TONS of stuff off the tinterweb).
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7th December 2018, 10:54 PM
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What do you want for the Delta? I've been looking at the Kossel-based machines on ebay just as a curiosity. I don't really need another machine that big (the CR-10S is 300x300x400) but it'd be interesting to have a play with one. I'm planning to build a Prusa i3 clone with direct-coupled extruder next, and then a Hypercube of some description. Addi(c)tive manufacturing  I was going to try a Kinect for scanning too, but having drawn the footrest in Fusion360 I'm inclined to just try drawing a foglight grille as well. How hard can it be?
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8th December 2018, 08:01 AM
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After all, it was designed to be injection-moulded with a specific material, you're using a totally different process. The only real objectives would be: 1. The front looks the same, or very similar to, the original. 2. It fits properly (around light, into hole in bumper etc.) 3. Allows appropriate airflow and is robust enough 5. A secure fixing method, not necessarily the same as the original! Remember, Neil currently has my spare one-piece pair for scanning if you need any for comparison/measurement.
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7th December 2018, 10:31 PM
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