3D printing

[tman]

Anyone on here do any 3D printing ??
I need a plastic ring/adapter made to go on the front of the Godox MF12 macro flash (to go in the ring that goes on the front of the lens that holds the flash heads) to enable me to use a diffuser in front of the flash heads.
I have the .stl file

regards
tman (Tony)

 

[56split]

Hi Tony,

I have a 3D printer, if you send me the file I'll have a go at it for you.

Cheers,

Mike.

 

[tman]

Cheers Mike very decent of you

Only problem is it’s a .stl file and I can’t upload it onto here
Any idea how I can get it to you ??

regards
Tony

 

[tman]

If you can PM me your email address I can send it to you directly

 

[the black fox]

I can't get my head round this 3D printing do you need someone to have designed something before you can make it from a download or can you copy something by taking photos of it and adding dimensions

 

[tman]

Don’t know an awful lot about 3D printing but I know someone has to basically compile a .stl file which are the instructions the printer understands

 

[ChrisH]

You use sources like Thingiverse for thousands of ready made files, or like myself learn something like Fusion 360 and design very complicated shapes and items. I use a Creality 3d printer slightly modified. Its another great hobby.

 

[56split]

As Chris says,

You draw what you want in a CAD program then convert it into a file the printer can read.
The simplest way to explain it is; a 3d object is sliced into very thin layers in a program then the printer just prints hundreds of 2d pictures on top of each other. The print nozzle melts the plastic as it prints and it all sticks together. Simples!

Thingiverse is a great source of many things to print.

Cheers,
Mike.

 

[andrewc]

I do 3D CAD, laser scanning and 3D printing. I can 3D print from ABS. Can use wetransfer to send file or email.

 

[rd6743]

I decided to go northern lights hunting on Saturday gone, couldn't find my dohicky to attach gopro to tripod so I quickly made one in (tinkercad, the 0-3 yr old version of cad?) and printed an arca swiss plate with gopro "fingers" to attach the gopro. Two hours later it finished printing....such a shame when I made the model and measured the inside of the plate size and didn't think to add a couple of mm to the edges so it doesn't just fall out.....