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Payneys Droid Factory - major payne - Thursday 20-Aug-2015
So, you all know about my R2. Well now, with help from the talented guys in the R2 builders club, am embarking on my next major project.
That is what the builders have come up with as the official (before someone can accurately map the real droid) dome of BB-8. It has been 3D printed for ease of manufacture, and light weight. The entire dome with all the hardware weighs just over 2 kilos. I have just received the STL files for the dome, so all I need now is a printer...
The ball and inner carriage are currently in development, and will be entirely (well for the most part) 3D printed. They hope to have it ready before the release of EPVII, so stay tuned.
RE: Payneys Droid Factory - SupaTrooper - Thursday 20-Aug-2015
Good to see you got the ball rolling on this project.
RE: Payneys Droid Factory - Bally - Thursday 20-Aug-2015
(Thursday 20-Aug-2015, 12:37 PM)SupaTrooper Wrote: Good to see you got the ball rolling on this project.
/facepalm
Looks cool mate. What's the print size required on the largest piece?
RE: Payneys Droid Factory - major payne - Thursday 20-Aug-2015
They are using an Ultimaker 2. The smallest bed size that can be used for the dome parts is 8" x 8"
RE: Payneys Droid Factory - Bally - Thursday 20-Aug-2015
No worries, just curious. I'm using the Ultimaker 2 Extended at work for my DC-15a pieces.
RE: Payneys Droid Factory - Sly - Thursday 20-Aug-2015
Awesome!
RE: Payneys Droid Factory - Whitey - Saturday 22-Aug-2015
Can't wait to see this one Paynie.
RE: Payneys Droid Factory - Moxxxie - Sunday 23-Aug-2015
We gots to talk!
RE: Payneys Droid Factory - aasmetz - Saturday 5-Sep-2015
Can't wait to see this develop!
Payneys Droid Factory - major payne - Wednesday 9-Sep-2015
Not a big update.
I just received the dome hardware from the U.S.
The high powered Neodymium magnets will hold BB-8's dome on the ball (4 for the dome and 4 for the inner carriage). The dome and carriage will roll on the 6 nylon balls, (3 for the dome, and 3 for the carriage).
I am currently getting the dome & carriage parts printed, hopefully they will be ready by the end of next week.
Payneys Droid Factory - Sly - Wednesday 9-Sep-2015
I am excited Payney, will the scale be 1:1?
RE: Payneys Droid Factory - major payne - Wednesday 9-Sep-2015
(Wednesday 9-Sep-2015, 01:56 PM)Sly Wrote: I am excited Payney, will the scale be 1:1?
1:1 scale. The ball is 506mm in diameter, and the dome is 300mm round, so he'll be just over 2 feet tall.
Payneys Droid Factory - major payne - Thursday 10-Sep-2015
The printing is coming along nicely. This is only the baseplate and antenna.
RE: Payneys Droid Factory - Scorpion - Monday 14-Sep-2015
Very cool Michael very cool
RE: Payneys Droid Factory - major payne - Tuesday 15-Sep-2015
I just succumbed to the 3D printing gods, sold my soul, and bought a printer. So, soon I'll be able to print my own stuff at an blistering 120mm per second @ 40 micron layers
STAY TUNED...