Hello from Salem MA

[Shizuma]

Hello all, I'm a mechanical designer from Massachusetts, I've been a Solidworks user for over 15 years now, I has just purchased a Rostock MAX last week and at this point have it mostly assembled except for waiting for a few things to come in the mail that are needed that the purchase page for the printer didn't list I needed and I couldn't purchase locally, the kapton tape and ptfe tubing for the hot end resistors. the main reason I bought the 3d printer is for my main hobby, cosplay (costuming), as it will be very useful for building all sorts of props I currently have to hand fabricate using fiberglass, fimo clay, and other various materials, though it will probably inevitably be used now and again for my work for parts we may need quickly when building prototype systems. I bought a spool of abs to start with, though after reading about it I'm very interested in trying the t-glase they sell in the SeeMeCNC store.

[geneb]

What witchcraft is this?!



Sorry, it's been a "low hanging fruit" kind of day.

g.

[Eaglezsoar]

Shizuma, welcome to the forum!
If you have a problem, we are here for you and can help out with most problems, just ask.
Enjoy the rest of your build and send a couple of pictures of your printer, we love pictures.
Happy Printing!

[Glacian22]

Hurray, someone else who uses their printer for cosplay! I'm printing some Attack on Titan maneuver gear pieces right now.

[Shizuma]

Hurray, someone else who uses their printer for cosplay! I'm printing some Attack on Titan maneuver gear pieces right now.

Awesome a friend of mine also has a 3d printer for cosplay too, been looking forward to having one for quite a while now.

[mhackney]

Hey, you are in my neck of the woods. I'm down in Groton. My wife is from Boxford. Have spent lots of time in Salem.

[bubbasnow]

t-glase is double the cost of pla or abs. it can also take longer to print, so for a prototype its probably not the best material. for final work you can do some really cool optics and such for l.e.d's with the t-glase. If your wanting a really smooth finish, look into abs vapor bath.

[Glacian22]

If your wanting a really smooth finish, look into abs vapor bath.

I'll second that...vapor smoothed parts look *nice*.

[Shizuma]

Ooh, never heard of that before, definitely going to have to try that cause the pictures I found when I looked it up looked awesome.