3D printing is a game changer for project cars!

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ItchyMcHotspot@reddit

This really makes me want to 3D print some speaker brackets. My only obstacles are not owning a 3D printer and having no idea how to use one.

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My only experience with non Bambu printers is the hours I spent watching videos and reading various posts from all over the internet of people struggling to get things to successfully print quality parts.

My first hand experience with Bambu products is that it’s so disgustingly easy that it makes you feel like you can and should 3D print everything, even things you absolutely should not 3D print. The experience was so confidence inspiring that it lead me to try my hand at design work as well and that also proved to not be nearly as difficult as I thought and made the 3D printing process that much more gratifying.

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MeNameIsDerp@reddit

I’d recommend a used Bambu lab printer. Can get them for cheap and they print ace. Plenty of YouTube videos and files online to practice.

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txkwatch@reddit

Now is a good time to get into it. They have come a long way. I bought a elegoo cc1 a couple months ago and it has stuff like auto bed leveling and can print in abs and cf etc.. you can send a job wirelessly from your laptop and it has a built in camera. Once it's sent you can use your phone to watch how it's going from anywhere.

I have an elegoo Neptune 4 plus and had to change some stuff out and upgrade some things to make it reliable. I also had an older bedslinger style printer that printed like crap. I'd say it's a much better time to get into it. Bambu makes amazing machines too. There's some subs on here with a lot of really helpful posts and people. You should totally get into it.

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MachWun@reddit

elegoo cc1

I've wanted to get into 3d printing but it's very intimidating. I am a buy once cry once kind of guy but there's so many specs I can't really tell which unit will fit my needs.

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txkwatch@reddit

These days you can download STL files for just about anything, and apps are rolling out that can build things from photos. Once you have one, you will wonder how you lived without it. I wish I had spent a bit more for the CC2 now but there is a multicolor system for it coming out for like $150. I haven't had any failed prints or anything on this machine yet.

On the 3d print sub you can post your needs, wants, concerns, and budget and people will give you some recommendations for a machine that might fit you well.

Filament is cheap. I use an air fryer to dry my filament out. Some people use food dehydrators, and of course there are purpose built filament dryers and storage. It is a pretty cheap tool/hobby.

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Doctah_Whoopass@reddit

Honestly you barely need to know, I have two bambu p1s units at work and its mostly just plug it in, load the filament, and go. Its very easy to figure out.

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asad137@reddit

Luckily these days "not knowing how to use one" is less and less of an issue. They can be basically plug and play.

Of course if you want to design your own parts (which you want to do unless you'reok being limited to printing what other people design), then you have to learn some sort of CAD program.

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Radius8887@reddit

My big complaint about cars and 3D printing is pla not holding up to just warm car temps. By the time i upgrade my printer to run the really high temp stuff and order the right filament I just end up cutting and welding my parts out of steel

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Doctah_Whoopass@reddit

Theres plenty of much better filaments than PLA

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Kills_Squad@reddit (OP)

Asa is a great filament similar to abs

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Odd_Bodybuilder5456@reddit

what drafting software do you use? I've been on f360 for a while but its so damn clunky and slow

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CotterMasseuse@reddit

Looks like Fusion.

You could try using Blender for organic shapes and maybe even for precise parts, it's wonkier but faster for a bunch of stuff. It takes some time to learn and it doesn't have a dependencies history like fusion though, so the logic is not alike.

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Kills_Squad@reddit (OP)

Yeah, its fusion

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-HumbleMumble@reddit

I use tinkercad. It’s really easy to get the hang of.

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Odd_Bodybuilder5456@reddit

i'll have to give that a shot - at this point f360 makes me not print stuff lol

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WatIsLasagne@reddit

Yeah for basic stuff it's great

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BobDolesClenchedFist@reddit

Just gonna drop this link for folks in California who use 3d printing for parts

https://www.reddit.com/r/California/s/eQfLaKk6w3

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