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Post by Deleted on Apr 1, 2015 8:32:51 GMT
now that looks interesting Roger...I wonder what price they intend to retail it for....$179 pledge gets you one according to the details....very interesting..
Pete
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Post by Roger on Apr 1, 2015 9:19:09 GMT
Hi Pete,
I so nearly hit the button to buy into it but then changed my mind. If the $99 pledges were still available I would have done it. I'm not sure they have enough funding, that doesn't look like a lot of money they're trying to raise and moulds don't come cheap. They also claim to have it all done by Christmas and I just don't believe that's realistic. I pictured Christmas coming and going, no sign of the printer and other offerings being available by the time they get theirs on the market. It's such a rapidly changing landscape that I'm not sure I want to commit to something that far in the future.
I sincerely hope they do get it all going though because it looks to me like it might perform really well.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 1, 2015 22:24:28 GMT
I note that the pledges have now reached over $400k... not bad for a kickstarter program asking for only $100k...perhaps this one will be a goer....??
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Post by Roger on Apr 2, 2015 5:48:10 GMT
I agree, that's a much better capitalised project, that ought to be enough to see it through. I have to say that I'm sorely tempted, it's not a lot of money and it's a very clever design.
I wonder if it could be retrofitted with a head that extrudes wax? That would be a clincher for me.
Update.... ok, I caved in and backed it. I reasoned that I could probably sell it on at a profit anyway even if I didn't want it in the end.
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Post by chris vine on Apr 2, 2015 9:30:25 GMT
Hi Roger,
Good on you!
Yes, if it can do wax that would be a clincher for Model Engineers. Just one short step to any metal you like...
Chris.
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Post by Roger on Apr 2, 2015 10:40:55 GMT
Hi Roger, Good on you! Yes, if it can do wax that would be a clincher for Model Engineers. Just one short step to any metal you like... Chris. Exactly. I wonder if anyone here knows how the wax print heads work, how they're fed and if they are available? |
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Post by Roger on Apr 6, 2015 6:30:35 GMT
I see that Tiko Unibody crowdfunding has passed $1000,000 today with 24 days to go. That's ten times the target for pledges.
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Post by Roger on Apr 17, 2015 6:28:13 GMT
The Tiko Unibody passed the $2000,000 mark today with 13 days to go. Surely it's not going to top $3M?
At least they won't run out of money on the first batch.
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Post by Roger on Apr 30, 2015 18:48:46 GMT
The Tiko project finally closed today with an astonishing 16538 pledges giving a total funding of $2,950,874
Let's see what they can do with that!
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Post by Cro on Apr 30, 2015 18:51:15 GMT
I was very close to going for it myself but reading some reviews I decided it wasn't quite what I would be looking for and will be saving for something else in the future! Fantastic start for them though
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Post by Roger on Apr 30, 2015 18:54:37 GMT
I was very close to going for it myself but reading some reviews I decided it wasn't quite what I would be looking for and will be saving for something else in the future! Fantastic start for them though I have absolutely no idea what I'm going to do with it, but it will be great fun and something new to learn about. |
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Post by abby on May 1, 2015 10:28:47 GMT
Having seen my name mentioned I thought I would just clarify that the Roedeer crossheads were cast in en3b equivilent not stainless steel. I also made the valve guide brackets as gunmetal castings ( still a pair in stock ). Current project is castings for 5" gauge castle class to the drawings by Mr.P.J.Rich. Starting with the inside motion frame pictured here  The pattern was printed by Shapeways.com and I must say that the quality and service has improved dramatically since I last used them.  They have also introduced a new finer detail print service that claims to be better than their current ultra fine detail, this should be competetive with photo etching for small nameplates etc. Dan. |
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Post by Roger on May 1, 2015 16:36:44 GMT
Hi Dan,
How are you getting castings from those patterns?
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Post by abby on May 1, 2015 17:05:54 GMT
Roger the castings will be lost wax in brass. The printed pattern will have a couple of coats of spray primer and any fillets that my cad package couldn't draw will be added using body filler. ViaCad is good but sometimes the pattern geometry is too complex for all the fillets required. I shall make a silicone rubber mould of the pattern , which has a shrinkage allowance and machining pads where required. Wax patterns are taken from the silicone mould , the molten wax is poured rather than injected although I do use metal dies and inject wax at high pressure for smaller items. These wax patterns will be sprued ,invested , burnt out and cast in my own workshop. The wife won't let me have an induction furnace so steel castings have to be sourced out If you want to know more about the process as carried out by me in a home workshop then visit my website www.unionsteammodels.co.ukDan. |
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Post by Roger on May 1, 2015 17:36:45 GMT
Thanks for that, I've bookmarked your page. That's very enterprising of you, I'm very impressed. I'm surprised that Silicone holds its shape well enough to keep the shape true. Is there anything special you do to that to make it more rigid and stable?
It's the sort of thing I'd love to play with but I don't have the space to accommodate a furnace.
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Post by Roger on May 2, 2015 7:53:09 GMT
Buyer beware! I notice that some unscrupulous people have used Kickstarter to fraudulently promote someone else's product using the bulk of the text from the Tiko printer! That campaign has been cancelled but it just goes to show that you have to be careful what you back and there are no guarantees that you will see anything for your money. |
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Post by 5incher on May 2, 2015 11:08:35 GMT
Hi Dan,
Fantastic job.
I can't wait to see some more.
All the best,
James
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Post by jem on May 2, 2015 17:15:13 GMT
Very interesting Dan, thanks, I have just started aluminum casting using scrap aluminum and a waste oil furnace, so running costs nil. Roger my furnace is outside, you must have a corner in the garden that you could use! It is very interesting, most of my patterns are foam, one off but you can make some very complicated patterns.
Jem
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Post by sis on May 10, 2015 7:30:58 GMT
Hi, I've been following this and other threads on additive manufacturing and until now I've been interested but underwhelmed by the state of the technology. Until now. This link has just been posted on model engineer forum and this looks like a big step forward. www.ted.com/talks/joe_desimone_what_if_3d_printing_was_25x_fasterSteve |
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Post by simplyloco on May 10, 2015 10:43:40 GMT
Hi, I've been following this and other threads on additive manufacturing and until now I've been interested but underwhelmed by the state of the technology. Until now. This link has just been posted on model engineer forum and this looks like a big step forward. www.ted.com/talks/joe_desimone_what_if_3d_printing_was_25x_fasterSteve I thought that I had seen just about every manufacturing technique in the book during my career, but I genuinely gasped when I saw that little structure emerge from the puddle! I wonder what it currently costs... John Somewhere in France and feeling much better! |
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