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Posted on April 24, 2019

Art Station Portfolio

Kingsbury Thrust Bearing 640w

A 13.5 inch Kingsbury-style tilting pad thrust bearing, the first ArtStation post, with load, oil flow and power loss at 1,800 and 3,600 RPM. On CGTrader.

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Filed under: 3D Models, Shop Stories

Posted on April 23, 2019

3D Facebook Images – Blender Tutorial

3D Facebook Images – Blender Tutorial

A video tutorial on making the 3D photos Facebook supports using Blender.

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Filed under: Blender Tips, Video

Posted on April 22, 2019

1/8″ NPT Grease Fitting: Free SolidWorks Model

1/8″ NPT Grease Fitting: Free SolidWorks Model

A 1/8 inch NPT grease fitting SolidWorks model with over 2,100 downloads on GrabCAD. Free.

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Filed under: 3D Models, SolidWorks

Posted on January 16, 2017

Metal Plating 3D Printed Parts

Metal Plating 3D Printed Parts

Metal plating adds strength and surface protection to 3D printed plastic parts. Repliform plates them in several metals.

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Filed under: 3D Printing, Engineering

Posted on January 1, 2017

Convert your 3D Printer into a laser cutter

converttolaser

An Instructables guide to turning a Prusa i3 into a laser engraver with a 500 mW laser module for under $40.

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Filed under: 3D Printing

Posted on December 31, 2016

3D Printing for Investment Casting Metal Parts

investment-casting-from-3d-prints

How a 3D printed pattern became a stainless steel impeller through investment casting, PolyCast filament, and why the process beat lost wax on time and cost.

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Filed under: 3D Printing, Engineering

Posted on December 30, 2016

Why Are I-Beams Shaped Like an I?

i-beams

Real Engineering's video on the second moment of area explains I-beam shapes and shows where to remove plastic from a 3D print without losing stiffness.

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Filed under: 3D Printing, Engineering, Video

Posted on December 29, 2016

The strongest material

material testing

MatterHackers printed parts in different filaments and broke them. A plain-language strength comparison for anyone worried whether a print will hold.

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Filed under: 3D Printing, Engineering

Posted on December 28, 2016

Furniture Arrangement

3D Printing a apartment model to try out furniture arrangements.

A Formlabs engineer printed a 1:25 model of his apartment, walls, floor and furniture, to test layouts before moving in.

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Filed under: 3D Printing

Posted on December 27, 2016

3D Modeling in Blender for 3D Printing

using Blender for 3D Printing

Sculpteo's overview of modeling for 3D printing in Blender: the 3D Printing add-on, common mistakes and a walk-through on a simple cat model.

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Filed under: 3D Printing, Blender Tips
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