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Hetzer Roadwheels w. cross brand hubs are ready
"Hetzer?"
I believe the road wheels are common and the cross brand hubs are specific.
I think I get it.
The supports are the same resin. They are about 1mm round and poke into the part you are making to hold it in place. The hot water before curing makes the resin a bit more pliable and so when you pull the support away it does not leave the little pebbles. Once you cure the part though the supports wont come apart as easy even with hot water. After my first couple of tries printing I started making the supports smaller and removing them before curing when possible. I've read and found out supports are a fine balancing act. Too few or too lite and the part can fall off during printing while too many or too heavy and you can end up with some damage to what you are printing when you start to remove them. Its all a learning curve, but darned if it isnt addicting and fun. Uncle Jesse does a good video here.
For sure and its very cool. I think its like the early days of computing with nerds playing with the latest and greatest until today everbody has one. I think 3D printing will refine enough that it will become a staple of modeling. Maybe with the price of stuff companies will just sell files. Who knows lol.
Yes, much to my chagrin it is a very deep rabbit hole. But oh so fun.What I like the idea of is being able to print multiple objects...I have more p-51s in my stash than I care to admit. And have many resin wheels. Making and printing my own wheels would be sweet. But its another black hole to go down
I googled for the best 3d printer but a lot of people in different forums loved the Elegoo Mars 2 Pro. Dave Roof who owns Flying Leatherneck has been doing Marine decals for a lot of years. He recently branched out and got the Mars 2 Pro and then ended up with a bunch more of them. I think he went to the Saturn next. Anyways I was sold. I love the Mars 2 Pro but I has some stuff that would be better on a bigger machine. So I got the Saturn and it is my favourite. I use it all the time. If I had funds I would buy a second one. From what I have seen on Youtube the Mars 3 is awesome also. Its brand new this year and has the same resolution as the Saturn but a plate that is in between the Mars 2 and the Saturn. Its priced in between also and so if you arent sure you want to spend a lot I would go with it.. I also highly recommend getting the Mercury plus if you get the Mars 2 or the Mercury X if you get the Mars 3 or Saturn. The Mercury is a wash and cure station. It is so worth while. If you get the Mars 3 or Saturn the Murcury X fits both print plates and the Mercury X is 2 machines which is so handy. You dont have to keep reconfiguring as I do now. When Christmas is done and I have some money I'll get it. Otherwise research is all I can recommend.
Thanks James, I'll be smokin' this over.
