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jeepxj

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cheap lil guy im considering.
 

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cheap lil guy im considering.
I'd be inclined to go Bambu X1C at that point. I feel like speed matters less if your max build size is 180x180x170. I'll probably bite on an X1C at some point, but gaining a lot of knowledge from $50 cheap Ender 3 clones
 

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not sure if this is in the "right" thread.. but i will ask here, i don't know much about 3D printing, but i have been thinking... i wonder.. is it possible to 3D prinT larger size "green army men"?? i think that would be cool if you could print like 2-3ft tall versions of the "old green army men" from back in the day... LOL!! Well I guess I just made someone a millionare!!.... LOL!!
 

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I'd be inclined to go Bambu X1C at that point. I feel like speed matters less if your max build size is 180x180x170. I'll probably bite on an X1C at some point, but gaining a lot of knowledge from $50 cheap Ender 3 clones

i like the small volume. they do make the bigger ones
 

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not sure if this is in the "right" thread.. but i will ask here, i don't know much about 3D printing, but i have been thinking... i wonder.. is it possible to 3D prinT larger size "green army men"?? i think that would be cool if you could print like 2-3ft tall versions of the "old green army men" from back in the day... LOL!! Well I guess I just made someone a millionare!!.... LOL!!
The best way is to slice the model and print it in parts. You could send it to a print house but they would likely do the same.
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not sure if this is in the "right" thread.. but i will ask here, i don't know much about 3D printing, but i have been thinking... i wonder.. is it possible to 3D prinT larger size "green army men"?? i think that would be cool if you could print like 2-3ft tall versions of the "old green army men" from back in the day... LOL!! Well I guess I just made someone a millionare!!.... LOL!!
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not sure if this is in the "right" thread.. but i will ask here, i don't know much about 3D printing, but i have been thinking... i wonder.. is it possible to 3D prinT larger size "green army men"?? i think that would be cool if you could print like 2-3ft tall versions of the "old green army men" from back in the day... LOL!! Well I guess I just made someone a millionare!!.... LOL!!
10ish inches would be easy. Most printers would do that size. After that it gets more complicated as you start getting into printing in multiple pieces that need to be attached together, or more expensive printers to print in larger sizes. And if you want multiple models that big your probably just going to want to print one mold and then use it to cast the rest of them. The plastc gets expensive at $20+ per kg. Then it would probably take the average hobby printer a week or more to get it printed out.
 

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sooo.. I guess spend a few bucks on a nice big printer, a few more dollars on green plastic pkgs. and a wait a bit of time... then! violla!!! sell and make millions!! :ROFLMAO: gotta admit it IS a cool idea though...right!! :beer: have some land.. sit them out in a battle seen & just invite friends over! :rocker:
 

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sooo.. I guess spend a few bucks on a nice big printer, a few more dollars on green plastic pkgs. and a wait a bit of time... then! violla!!! sell and make millions!! :ROFLMAO: gotta admit it IS a cool idea though...right!! :beer: have some land.. sit them out in a battle seen & just invite friends over! :rocker:
I don't know about millions, but defiantly 100's.
 

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Kind of an odd 3D printed object but my son made this handle one weekend when my Grandaughter snapped the original off. It was Saturday afternoon and he said it is some fancy Jacuzzi brand toilet with parts only availability from the OEM. He said it helped to justify the 3D printer to his Wife😂
He had the spool of orange filament left over from a previous project.
 

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Kind of an odd 3D printed object but my son made this handle one weekend when my Grandaughter snapped the original off. It was Saturday afternoon and he said it is some fancy Jacuzzi brand toilet with parts only availability from the OEM. He said it helped to justify the 3D printer to his Wife😂
He had the spool of orange filament left over from a previous project.
The very first project I used my Ender 5+ for was some bushings to stop the toilet seat from moving side to side!!! Totally justified lol
 
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Does it belong in a 3D printer thread if only the sizing prototype and the functional jig were 3D printed?

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The perfect example setup
Well neat. I've been working on the EXACT same thing up here !!!
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Gosh they look similar :lol_hitti
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I'd go with the water. Don't want to be promoting drunk farming.
Autosteer and Turn Automation really just means we need to be able to drive to the field and back home :lol_hitti
 

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Huh? I got out of farming just as we went from horses, to iron wheels, to rubber tires.
Using GPS technology you can define the edges of a field and set a start path, or guidance line, and push a little button and the tractor will literally drive from one end of the field, shut off the planter, lift the planter, disengage the 4wd so you can turn shorter, turn the tractor around into the next path the correct distance over and do it all in reverse order until you're headed the other way just to do it all again at the other end.

On our farm we have one tractor that is capable of doing that but have probably 4 fields that would work with it all. Our fields are pretty small to make use of all that fancy stuff lol.

I bet you could get a horse to run on GPS with the correct harnesses :lol_hitti
 

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$599 right now. I still kind of want to hold out for a Carbon deal
 

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Figured this place would have a 3D printer thread.

So far in the area of actually useful stuff I have made a new battery tray for one of my cars, actually working real well. I need to do some plastic washers as the plastic hood on my Kubota cracked where the screws hold it on.

I have an anycubic chiron.
 

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jeepxj, nice job!! looks really good. I would be worried though.... that color looks awfully close to JD green!! (copyright infringement) :ROFLMAO: AANNDDD... uncle sam MIGHT!! consider that as right to repair infringement too!!! :ROFLMAO:

seriously it looks good and a great idea. my FIL just retired from cattle farming (beef masters) and we would always "dream" about getting one of those "new fangled" green self driving tractors! :)
 

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jeepxj, nice job!! looks really good. I would be worried though.... that color looks awfully close to JD green!! (copyright infringement) :ROFLMAO: AANNDDD... uncle sam MIGHT!! consider that as right to repair infringement too!!! :ROFLMAO:

seriously it looks good and a great idea. my FIL just retired from cattle farming (beef masters) and we would always "dream" about getting one of those "new fangled" green self driving tractors! :)

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