So let's talk briefly about 3D Printing. It's very easy to get into with no experience and with a little patience you can really do some incredible things. Two things you'll need:
1. 3D Printer ( I use an Ender 3D Printer). Mine was around $300 when I got mine and you can do A LOT with it. I had to assemble mine but unless you're more than 80% autistic you won't have a problem with it. Follow the directions, use an adjustable wrench, and before long youre set. Once you've got it put it in a place where there's not a lot of draft because that could cause warps. With PLA its not so much an issue but with ABS its PARAMOUNT but I hate that filament with a fervent passion. More on that later.
Thingiverse is your friend in the beggining. You essentially download models from that site and plug them into whats called your slicer, the Ender comes with one. You take the file then upload that into creality, enders slicer, that then makes a model you plug into your printer so it knows what to print. Those are called G-Codes.
The first thing you'll want to do is level the bed. Without that your prints will fail more often than not. Again, its very easy and online videos are your friend. Thingiverse has a lot of good ones.
2: Filament
Now there are A LOT of people with way more experience than me but until you get guud with PLA dont attempt ABS. PLA is way easier to print with and you dont even need your bed to be heated most of the time if not at all. ABS is way more finicky with temps and unless you build an enclosure for the ender, gonna do one for mine soon, its a pain in the anis to get it to print right without warps. Again I'm still an amateur.
Failure is your friend. Ive learned so much from failed prints tbh and the spools of filament are cheap enough to where it doesn't hurt the pocket book. Start off with making models and then build your way up to the fun stuff. Ive only made some peripheral gun stuff like BAD levers and mag accessories but its fun to use.
If you've got the money to spare its a GREAT tool to have. I miss reloading ammo but printing reminds me of it. Dammed components not being in stock...
1. 3D Printer ( I use an Ender 3D Printer). Mine was around $300 when I got mine and you can do A LOT with it. I had to assemble mine but unless you're more than 80% autistic you won't have a problem with it. Follow the directions, use an adjustable wrench, and before long youre set. Once you've got it put it in a place where there's not a lot of draft because that could cause warps. With PLA its not so much an issue but with ABS its PARAMOUNT but I hate that filament with a fervent passion. More on that later.
Thingiverse is your friend in the beggining. You essentially download models from that site and plug them into whats called your slicer, the Ender comes with one. You take the file then upload that into creality, enders slicer, that then makes a model you plug into your printer so it knows what to print. Those are called G-Codes.
The first thing you'll want to do is level the bed. Without that your prints will fail more often than not. Again, its very easy and online videos are your friend. Thingiverse has a lot of good ones.
2: Filament
Now there are A LOT of people with way more experience than me but until you get guud with PLA dont attempt ABS. PLA is way easier to print with and you dont even need your bed to be heated most of the time if not at all. ABS is way more finicky with temps and unless you build an enclosure for the ender, gonna do one for mine soon, its a pain in the anis to get it to print right without warps. Again I'm still an amateur.
Failure is your friend. Ive learned so much from failed prints tbh and the spools of filament are cheap enough to where it doesn't hurt the pocket book. Start off with making models and then build your way up to the fun stuff. Ive only made some peripheral gun stuff like BAD levers and mag accessories but its fun to use.
If you've got the money to spare its a GREAT tool to have. I miss reloading ammo but printing reminds me of it. Dammed components not being in stock...