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3 D printing
Posted by gumshoe59 on Thursday, January 17, 2019 8:55 PM

Does anyone know where I can get a model part scanned and printed, in the Phoenix area, for a reasonable price.

Or if you have one yourself we could make some arrangement to have my part scanned and printed.

Thanks, John

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  • From: Sonora Desert
Posted by stikpusher on Thursday, January 17, 2019 9:27 PM

check out shapeways website. They both sell, and print up stuff that folks design.

 

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  • From: Poland
Posted by Pawel on Friday, January 18, 2019 6:31 AM

Hello!

3D printing is getting less and less of a problem nowadays, but I'm not so sure about the scanning.

Like Stik has already said Shapeways is a tried way to get your prints, for small and medium sized parts in a quality that doesn't require you to fill and sand the parts before you use them.

The main question is: What part are we talking about here? Most of the model parts would be better off re-drawn in 3D rather than scanned, because then you can draw the part without limitations imposed on it by the injection-moulding process.

Also, if you want to duplicate a part that you already have, you could consider making a resin copy of the part - it's much cheaper that way.

Good luck with your projects and have a nice day

Paweł

All comments and critique welcomed. Thanks for your honest opinions!

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  • From: Mansfield, TX
Posted by EdGrune on Friday, January 18, 2019 8:18 AM

gumshoe59

Does anyone know where I can get a model part scanned and printed, in the Phoenix area, for a reasonable price.

You might try the Computer Science department at the University.    Someone there may have a 3D scanner or can point you in the right direction.  

Are you looking at scanning a 1:1 object and rescaling it to model part use?  How versed are you in 3D graphics editing?  A CS grad student may need beer money!

Shapeways is good,  but you really need to be able to upload the data in a 3D graphics file format.   The iterative process of rescaling and refining  your single part by Shapeways may lead to big $$.

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