3d printed letters, soft pine.
Letters are 1/8 thick, Pockets are 1/16 deep.
I make the pockets .010 bigger.
Quick and easy to do. 1/2 hr milling about 1/2 hour printing
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I did something similar at:
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Turned out really nice! How well did the pocket gap fit the letters and what was used to secure them to the wood?
Height of the letters?
Were these printed face up or face down in reverse?
I did the following to make the sign, I guess it depends on your software.
I took a piece of regular 2 x 6 lumber, sliced it on bandsaw and planed it to 1/2".
I designed the sign in Vectric, letters are from 3/8 to 2 1/8 high.
I did a DXF out of Vectric to my Cad software (Keycreator). I then extruded the letters to a solid 1/8 thick. Exported them as Step files to Bambu slicer and printed them face up. The letters have sharp corners (which I wanted). Back to Vectric I made the letter pockets .010 per side bigger, this is to put a square into a round hole. My first quess was the .010 and the 3/8 letters fit nicely on the test. Pockets are .060 deep, smallest end mill was .032 dia. I used a few drops of super glue to glue in letters. I sprayed 2 coats of a clear spray (from Ace Hardware) before I glued in the letters. Sounds like a lot, but once you do it a few times it goes really quick.
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Thank for the detailed information!
I haven’t had a chance to combine the two yet but its one of the reasons I purchased a 3D printer.
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What kind if 3d printer did you get?
Bambu H2D. First one, extremely satisfied with it.
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@Redlander
Nice!! Got my eyes on the X2D. Waiting for the right time here in the near future.
I have the p1s, supposably iron clad, they just work. Discounted due to p2s released.
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Tell me more about these “free hot dogs”…
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You won’t regret it!. I have repaired household items, made some flashlight holders and more importantly made some clamps and rail keepers for my drag chains so I don’t bump them off the axis. So much can be done with these machines.
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That is both awesome and inspiring. Thanks for sharing. The hamsters in my head are spinning that wheel in high gear thinking of all the possibilities.
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