shapeways 3d printed wheel

[Lownslow]

heres a pic of the new wheel system im creating basically a true 3pc wheel both outer rings can be used as lips either deep, shallow, or staggered.

[ex-r]

Very nice!

[bbkbuys]

these are mine ;-)
1/12 HRE rims for tamiya 1/12 enzo ferrari. Printed by vdm kunststoftechnieken in the netherlands. Euro 30/rim, the seperate lock nut set was Euro 10. Nice & friendy service. Still need to do the cleaning, but couldn't wait to fit the tires. Vrooooaaar...















last pics, from http://fancytuning.com

Wim

[SL85]

Great job guys!
Does the 3d printer use liquid polyvinyl chloride (pvc)?

[mike@af]

Originally Posted by SL85

Great job guys!
Does the 3d printer use liquid polyvinyl chloride (pvc)?

It depends on the printer. Most printers use a special formulated composite plastic. Each printer company has their own formula/recipe for their plastic. Some use a nylon like material, others use an acrylic like material. Every printer is different.

[Ettore]

Excellent work.
Ettore
Proud member of ACME

[ScaleTuned]

Awesome work guys. Can someone give some tips on a good program to use to start playing around with creating in 3D ? I have tried Tinkercad and 123DAPP. I dont believe Tinkercad is sophisticated enough for say a wheel but 123DAPP looks like it may be. I have not tried sketchup yet. Any recommendations fellas?

[andybmw7272]

Originally Posted by ScaleTuned

Awesome work guys. Can someone give some tips on a good program to use to start playing around with creating in 3D ? I have tried Tinkercad and 123DAPP. I dont believe Tinkercad is sophisticated enough for say a wheel but 123DAPP looks like it may be. I have not tried sketchup yet. Any recommendations fellas?

Sketchup is free, I use the free version anyway, and quite capable.
I think it is easy to use too.
I tried Blender too, but I found sketchup more to my liking.

Just my 2 cents.
Andy

[Ettore]

Sketchup! Lots of tutorials, it's free, there is an STL plugin so you can send the file to be 3d printed, the learning curve is not too steep (I'm lookin' at you Blender). Now you can make anything, ANYTHING, you want in 1/24th.
Ettore
Proud member of ACME

[lovegt40]

..just u need a good friend 3d designer..

[Ettore]

With Sketchup you are your own 3D designer. Your only limit is your imagination.
Ettore
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