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Post by Grey Tower Games on Nov 9, 2013 14:10:33 GMT
I made a few bookcases in Google Sketchup to populate a library. My plan is to clean these up and then make silicone molds and then cast them out of resin to create a large library. Wizard for scale. I made 2 regular units and also the corner piece as well. I made the shelves separately so I can have a unique look for each shelving unit and this will make painting much easier. I also made a smaller shelving unit seen on the right. My plan is to tackle some doors and chests as the next project. Hope you enjoy.
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Post by Grey Tower Games on Nov 9, 2013 14:11:18 GMT
Dude! These are awesome! It looks like the top comes off of the bookcases, right? How long did they take to print? What kinda cost is the printer as well as the printing materiel? Dude! These are awesome! It looks like the top comes off of the bookcases, right? How long did they take to print? Thanks. Yes, the large bookcase is actually 6 parts. The cap and the 4 shelves come off and the rest of the body is one solid piece. I created all 6 pieces at one time and it took about an hour to print everything (1 bookcase that is). What kinda cost is the printer as well as the printing materiel? Materials are very inexpensive. From what I have been reading you can get about 120 hours of build time out of a spool. A spool costs $40. Seeing as this build took about an hour, we can approximate that this used about 33 cents worth of material. Now, I must be realistic and also factor in wear and tear on the machine (price point below) when determining the cost of a build. While the materials are cheap, the printer is a little salty. The printer I purchased retails for $2,200. These will probably be like any other emerging technology where the prices will start falling dramatically in the future. My plan is to create masters and make molds of them to produce multiple copies/versions. If I would not have some other mold making ventures that I work on, I most likely would not have picked it up solely for dungeon eye candy but since I have it, I will certainly use it for that as well. As thefiend said: Awesome! I love the idea of making master moulds with this (instead of printing them all). That would be a nice combination of modern technology and 'traditional' cafting. Now in a few years when 3D printers are more common, those files can be shared among a far larger number of roleplayers... I suddenly begin to see this as something with REAL potential - so far I had always thought of 3D printing as 'still too far in the future' but your bookcase is the first example I encountered that really gives me this 'WANTWANTWANT!' feeling. Always a sure sign that a major purchase is looming somewhere in the not-so-distant future. Yes thanks for sharing they are very cool. TechShopIf you have one near you, like I do, learning to use the printers to make the 3D models would be invaluable. Plus, at $175 for a single months membership, you could make as many models as you are able to in 30-31 days' worth of time. If you make a bunch, and then sold them off, one could easily make their membership money back and still have enough freshly printed models for themselves. TechShopIf you have one near you, like I do, learning to use the printers to make the 3D models would be invaluable. Plus, at $175 for a single months membership, you could make as many models as you are able to in 30-31 days' worth of time. If you make a bunch, and then sold them off, one could easily make their membership money back and still have enough freshly printed models for themselves. The printers are pretty much fire and forget. The tricky thing is learning how to use a CAD program (as I mentioned above, I use Sketchup) to create your files to print. Love it! The scale of the books and tombs are outstanding IMO. I plan on buying a 3d printer my next paycheck. I'll be using it for more than just minis but a fair bit of use will be just that! Haha! Very nice! There's a good 3d printing/DIY repository called thingiverse, you can share your models there. www.thingiverse.comI was wondering if you could put a link up for the file to print the bookcase. We have a 3D printer at work and I might be able to get them to print me out some of these if I had your file. If not, no worries. It looks awesome BTW. I so want a 3d printer. Good looking bookshelves, I'm interested to see what they look like painted. I was wondering if you could put a link up for the file to print the bookcase. We have a 3D printer at work and I might be able to get them to print me out some of these if I had your file. If not, no worries. It looks awesome BTW. My short term plan is to make some molds from the cleaned up masters and see if there is a market for them on EBAY. The wallet is still smarting a bit from the initial outlay for the printer and I would love to be able to sell a few on there to offset the cost. I mentioned in another thread that I am also working on some snap together door frames with interchangeable doors and I will look to do the same with them once completed. I so want a 3d printer. Good looking bookshelves, I'm interested to see what they look like painted. Thanks. I am not the best painter but once I have a mold and some copies made, I will print some up and post here.
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Post by DM Misha on Nov 10, 2013 21:33:36 GMT
Once you make your molds, I'd love to purchase some!!! As long as the price is reasonable. Please keep us informed of what all you make!!!
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Post by Bael on Dec 3, 2013 17:23:34 GMT
A new age of craft begins...
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Post by adamantinedragon on Dec 4, 2013 1:29:34 GMT
This was exactly what I was planning to do with my next bonus check.
Then I got the laid off notice...
Oh well.
Really nice job with the design and construction. I am quite envious.
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Post by drathirbarrastudios on Dec 4, 2013 14:40:11 GMT
This was exactly what I was planning to do with my next bonus check. Then I got the laid off notice... Oh well. ((HUGS)) Grey Tower Games Have you done anything more with these? If you do decide to cast them in resin keep us updated. I would be very interested in a set.
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Post by Grey Tower Games on Dec 4, 2013 17:47:31 GMT
Real work has kept me real busy the last month or so but I have been tinkering with the printer as time allows. I have a few days off coming up and will create some molds and get onto casting the book cases in production. I just need to print off another one or two sets and get them cleaned up before making the mold.
I have been working on other dungeon accessories (including doors, beds, tables, fountains, and other items) and will post updates in the near future on these as well.
Thanks for the interest!
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Post by DM Misha on Dec 4, 2013 19:07:43 GMT
Amazing!!! Can't wait
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Post by wilmanric on Dec 5, 2013 23:14:01 GMT
Real work has kept me real busy the last month or so but I have been tinkering with the printer as time allows. I have a few days off coming up and will create some molds and get onto casting the book cases in production. I just need to print off another one or two sets and get them cleaned up before making the mold. I have been working on other dungeon accessories (including doors, beds, tables, fountains, and other items) and will post updates in the near future on these as well. Thanks for the interest! Looking forward to this!
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Post by tobias100hawk on Dec 6, 2013 2:17:42 GMT
Wound you mind making the .stl available to those who have 3d-printers. If not then I totally respect your decision. You made it so you have the rights to it.
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Post by SpielMeisterKev! on Sept 4, 2014 3:42:55 GMT
Howdy,
Uh...bump?
Puh...leez don't leave us hangin'!
Kev!
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Post by daveb on Sept 4, 2014 16:17:41 GMT
Howdy, Uh...bump? Puh...leez don't leave us hangin'! Kev! I hereby dub thee.... BumpMeisterKev! If you hadn't bumped these threads up, I might never have seen them. So before I forget.... EXALT BUTTON for you!
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Post by dmzane on Sept 4, 2014 18:06:17 GMT
I don't know if i can explain how jealous i am right now...or maybe just in awe of your bookshelves. Nope its both. Well done.
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