[Newbie questions on cleaning prints]

I'm a 3D artist as well. You won't regret a printer, and you'll find million and one things to do with it besides what you initially plan for it.

If you're looking to create small figures, I would look more seriously into SLS, but if you're looking for Bigish 6" sized ones. It's more than adequate detail, faster and cheaper.

You can finish your models by sanding/putty and primer.

Heres what it looks like going from raw print to finish painting. No real sanding involved.

http://www.redicubricks.com/atlas-painting-step-by-step/

MInd you I printed this over 6 months ago, with experience & cura updates, I think it'll look even better if I printed it now.

You will most likely have to break your models into parts to get best results though. So not quite as easy as import and print.

You can check out my other stuff here: http://www.redicubricks.com/ Most of my stuff is printed and painted

Thanks for the links. Very cool. Did you print with PLA or ABS?

 

[um2 in stock in the EU]

Possibly, although there site does say it's in stock and will ship out in 24-48 hrs. I found this other site that has them as well. Again, possible they haven't updated the site, but according to it, there are 9 in stock. I'm just not crazy about the markup.

http://www.dream3d.co.uk/product/ultimaker-2-desktop-3d-printer-2/

 

Looks like they do have them as they now have 8 in stock instead of 9. I'm guessing that shipping will be expensive, so that plus the markup, I'll probably just wait for Maker Shed to get some more in.

 

[um2 in stock in the EU]

Honestly, highly doubt that they have it truly in stock. The UM2 is in high demand, getting stock is almost impossible.

 

Possibly, although there site does say it's in stock and will ship out in 24-48 hrs. I found this other site that has them as well. Again, possible they haven't updated the site, but according to it, there are 9 in stock. I'm just not crazy about the markup.

http://www.dream3d.co.uk/product/ultimaker-2-desktop-3d-printer-2/

 

[Maker Shed has a few UM2 in stock.]

Wondering if I should place my order with them now and just wait. I did find two other sites that have them in stock now. But they are asking a little bit more. Almost 2,000 euros, which is about $200ish more than Maker Shed. I'm tempted, but I can wait if Maker Shed is for sure getting some soon. Shipping will be much cheaper as I live in CA.

 

[Newbie questions on cleaning prints]

Thanks gr5. I'll take a look at that site.

 

[Newbie questions on cleaning prints]

Never tried it myself, but found this article:

http://www.3dprinterclassifieds.com/blog/2013/02/using-acetone-vapor-to-smooth-abs-3d-printed-parts/

If ever experimenting with that, I wouldn't use that inside the house.

 

That's interesting. It's hard to tell because of the color and sheen, but it looks like it lost a little detail. Still easier than sanding.

 

[Maker Shed has a few UM2 in stock.]

Congrats! I'm so tempted to pull the trigger on this. That's pretty quick delivery too.

 

[Newbie questions on cleaning prints]

Hey Skint,

I do computer graphics for games. I want to print some of my work as I am also an avid statue collector. So adding my own work to my collection would be really cool. There are a couple of samples of my work in my gallery. For some reason it's not letting me upload more images right now. Not sure why.

 

[Newbie questions on cleaning prints]

Wanted to start out by saying that I am still in the research phase of 3D printing. I've been wanting a 3d printer for some time, just haven't figured out what to get. I am a professional 3D artist by trade, and part of making the decision for me is final print quality. My initial thought was to get the Form 1 by Formlabs. Of all the 3d printers I've seen, it has the cleanest and highest quality prints with no touch up. Caveat is it's expensive and has limited sized prints. Then it came down to Ultimaker 2 and Replicator 2. I've seen enough and read enough to prefer the Ultimaker over the Replicator. Caveat being it's made in another country. A little more downtime for part replacement or any issues I might have.

If I go with the Ultimaker, how difficult is it to clean and polish the print? I plan to print busts and figures. Is sanding the best method or are there alternative methods that retain detail and require less work?

I apologize if this has been covered, I didn't find anything via search but I might have just used poor search strings. I appreciate any info you guys can give me.