Quote from: Randy00 on January 02, 2021, 01:35:56 PMQuote from: Rob M on January 02, 2021, 01:18:32 PMlike Stan mentioned, tinker is limited.. What you really need is a printer, some PLA , cura, and thingiverse.. Get the hang of printing random garbage and cura settings.. Then as time passes , you can get more into designing items.. The hardest part of 3d printing is learning cad.. But many folks printt items off the internet and never learn to draw.. As an aside , anything imported to tinker can be exported to fusion 360 where the possibilities are endless. The more programs you know the better, but for now , cura is the only one you need asap to print stuff off the internet.So basically what you are saying is, go print stuff for a while and then design...As an aside.. I have found nothing out there that works in the air rifle that I'm trying to mod without somehow tweaking them .
Quote from: Rob M on January 02, 2021, 01:18:32 PMlike Stan mentioned, tinker is limited.. What you really need is a printer, some PLA , cura, and thingiverse.. Get the hang of printing random garbage and cura settings.. Then as time passes , you can get more into designing items.. The hardest part of 3d printing is learning cad.. But many folks printt items off the internet and never learn to draw.. As an aside , anything imported to tinker can be exported to fusion 360 where the possibilities are endless. The more programs you know the better, but for now , cura is the only one you need asap to print stuff off the internet.So basically what you are saying is, go print stuff for a while and then design...As an aside.. I have found nothing out there that works in the air rifle that I'm trying to mod without somehow tweaking them .
like Stan mentioned, tinker is limited.. What you really need is a printer, some PLA , cura, and thingiverse.. Get the hang of printing random garbage and cura settings.. Then as time passes , you can get more into designing items.. The hardest part of 3d printing is learning cad.. But many folks printt items off the internet and never learn to draw.. As an aside , anything imported to tinker can be exported to fusion 360 where the possibilities are endless. The more programs you know the better, but for now , cura is the only one you need asap to print stuff off the internet.
CAD take some time to learn but editing existing models can be a lot easier. You can do some basic resizing in Cura. Or do some basic mods in 3D builder or Tinkercad. The adapter in the pictures below was taking the thread model from McMaster and adding/subtracting (using 3D builder) a few simple shapes so it was a snug fit on a crosman barrel. The same process combined/edited a couple of models to make the dragon LDC.
Looks like you are on your way. It can be rewarding too. I recently traded a print of a small electronics enclosure for a batch of really good fresh baked cookies.Have fun.
I found this Rapid stripper in stl.. I'm sure you guys have seen it.. Now I want to make it fit my larger OD and add the 1/2-20 threads to the inside. Slow stuffKind of stuck.. watching vids on tinkercad stl modification.
make the bolt clear in the options.. this will allow you to " cut away " the threads in the needed location.. best to upload both to the same project page ..
that looks right , now group them ( highlight them as a whole , the 2 items ) then hit the group buttom top right option.
Yeah, you probably need to flip that upside down to print, can't start the bottom of the cone in mid air. If you flip it, you might avoid supports between the cone and the larger threaded hole, maybe even add a chamfer cone to the top of the threaded hole to avoid supports there.You may want to download (or make your own) and print an overhang test file to see what your printer/filament/temperature can span/cantilever