05-13-2013, 08:27 PM
nachoman Wrote:Looks fun to play around with. The discussions about 3-d printers have certainly gotten me interested.
Since you mentioned you were looking for a job - have you thought about somehow using this new device to make a little money on the side?
It is fun
I have to sharpen my drawing skills on the computer before trying to make a buck or two, besides I have to wait and see how the Job situation turns out so I can gauge how much time I can devote to 3D printing, but it is a possibility down the road. All that I have printed are files that came with the included SD card and the downloadable Makerware that converts some rendering file extentions to G code which is what the Makerbot Replicator 2 uses to generate tool path. It took 4 hours and 38min for the skull to print out, whereas the chain took about 15 min. .
Will keep updating as I progress with the experiments on train parts such as boxcar sides, doors, ends and chassis maybe roofs.