1. 3d print program
THANKS TO MR RIGGS, I HAVE BEEN INTRODUCED TO THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF 3D PRINTING. I AM ABSOLUTELY AWE STRUCK AT THIS AND THE POSSIBILITIES THAT IT PRESENTS. HERE IS THE PROGRAM THAT I GET THE OPPORTUNITY TO USE.....
2. PRE MADE DRAWINGS
HERE ARE THE DRAWINGS/ OUTLINES THAT MY MOM MADE TO THE CORRECT SIZE FOR EACH PANEL.....ALL I HAVE TO DO IS UPLOAD THEM TO THE PROGRAM....
3. TRACING
THEN I GO IN AND TRACE THE OUTLINES THAT I WANT. THERE ARE SOME TRICKS TO IT, AND IT CAN BECOME VERY TIME CONSUMING...(MOSTLY BECAUSE THE POSSIBILITIES ARE ENDLESS), SO I'M TRYING NOT TO GET TOO OVER ZEALOUS IN THE DETAILS. I JUST WANT A LITTLE BIT OF DEPTH AND INTERESTING FEATURES!
4. EXTRUDING
AFTER THE OUTLINE THAT I WANT IS COMPLETE WITH NO GAPS OR ERRORS, I GET TO SET THE HEIGHT LEVELS AND FILL IN THE LINES. THIS IS THE PART THAT WILL BE PRINTED....
5. EXTRUDING...SIDE VIEW
HERE YOU CAN SEE THE DIFFERENT HEIGHT LEVELS THAT WILL BE PRINTED OUT!
6. THE BRAINS BEHIND IT ALL
THEN THE AWESOME MR RIGGS (PICTURED BELOW) WORKS HIS MAGIC AND TELLS THE PRINTER WHAT PARAMETERS IT WILL NEED. A VERY BIG THANK YOU TO MR RIGGS!!!!!!!
7. SETTING UP FOR PRINTING
WE HAVE TO SET IT DOWN FLAT, SCALE IT DOWN A LITTLE BIT, THEN SEND IT OFF TO THE PRINTER.
8. SHOWING THE PATH OF THE PRINTER
AGAIN I AM JUST AMAZED AT THIS ENTIRE PROCESS!!!!!
9. PRINTING THE FIRST PIECE
10. PRINTER IN ACTION
11. FIRST PIECE COMPLETE
HERE IS THE FIRST PRINTED PIECE. IT WAS PRINTED ON A LITTLE LAYER OF MATERIAL, SO I GET A SHARP KNIFE AND CUT OUT THE PIECES...
12. TESTING THE PIECES
AFTER MAKING A COUPLE MORE PIECES, I GET TO SET THEM ON THE GUITAR AND SEE HOW THEY WILL LOOK. ITS GETTING CLOSE TO WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR!!!
13. MORE PRINTING!!!!!!!
14. MORE TESTING
THIS PIECE TURNED OUT VERY COOL, I CANT TELL YOU HOW EXCITED I AM THAT THIS IS FINALLY STARTING TO TAKE SHAPE!!!!!
15. MORE PIECES
16. CANT WAIT ANY MORE
OK SO THE LAST 2 PIECES THAT HAVE COME OUT HAVE BLOWN ME AWAY!! SO BEING THE IMPATIENT PERSON THAT I AM, I DECIDED THAT I NEED TO START PUTTING THIS THING TOGETHER. LETS DO THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
17. AGAIN THE GENIUS OF MR RIGGS!!!!!!
I WAS TOLD BY MR RIGGS THAT A HAIR DRYER WOULD HEAT UP THE PIECES IF THEY NEEDED TO BE MOVED A LITTLE. SO I HEATED UP THE PIECES AND CONVINCED THEM THEY NEEDED TO BE A LITTLE WIDER..........
18. GLUING THE PIECES ON
EVEN THOUGH THIS PIECE WILL BE SCREWED ON....I AM GOING TO REINFORCE EVERYTHING WITH SUPER GLUE. SO FAR I HAVE ONLY GLUED TO PIECES TO MY FINGERS!!!!!!!!
HERE ARE THE FIRST 2 PIECES GLUED INTO PLACE. LOOKS AMAZING TO ME!!!!!
19. PAINTING
AGAIN....I AM IMPATIENT....I WANT TO SEE WHAT IT WILL LOOK LIKE WHEN PAINTED. SO I DO A COUPLE REAL QUICK COATS WITH ONE OF MY DAUGHTERS LITTLE PAINT BRUSHES....
THOSE ABOVE 2 PICTURES HAVE MADE ME JUST ABOUT AS HAPPY AS I HAVE BEEN THROUGH THIS ENTIRE BUILD PROCESS!!!! I CANT WAIT TO DO MORE!!!!! IT LOOKS JUST HOW I WANTED IT TO LOOK, I AM VERY PLEASED!!!!
20. MORE WORK DONE
I'M NOT ENTIRELY SURE ABOUT THIS PART...SINCE IT IS THE PART THAT THE STRINGS WILL TRAVEL OVER. I THINK THEY WILL BE LOW ENOUGH NOT TO INTERFERE WITH ANYTHING......
AFTER GETTING TO 5 PIECES GLUED TO MYSELF (AHEM) , I GOT A LITTLE PAIR OF TWEEZERS AND PLACED THE GLUED PIECES ON THIS WAY. IT WORKED A LOT BETTER!!
21. ALL GLUED DOWN
THE BEST PART ABOUT THIS IS THAT IF I SEE A SPACE THAT I DONT LIKE...I CAN CREATE SOMETHING ON THE PRINTER AND SLAP IT IN THERE!!
AND I WENT AHEAD AND PAINTED THESE SIMPLY BECAUSE I AM DIGGING THE PROCESS. CANT WAIT TO GET MORE DONE THIS WEEK!!
22. MORE OF THE SAME
THE NEXT FEW POSTS ARE JUST MORE MAKING PIECES ON THE 3D PRINTER, GLUING THEM ON AND PAINTING THEM WITH A FIRST COAT OF PAINT...LOOKING FANTASTIC!!!
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25. GETTING CLOSE
HERE IT IS FOR NOW....VERY FUN TO WORK ON AND LOOKING BETTER EACH DAY!
26. FILLING IN EMPTY SPACES
I DECIDED TO TAKE ALL THE SNIPPINGS AND CLIPPINGS OF MATERIAL I HAD KEPT AND START FILLING IN SOME OF THE EMPTY SPACES ON THE PANELS. NO RHYME OR REASON, JUST GIVING IT MORE DETAIL...
27. A SWEET DISCOVERY
THEN I SAT DOWN AT MY HIGH TECH WORKSTATION AND WAS GOING TO GIVE EACH PIECE A NICE CLEAN UP AND SANDING FOR ANOTHER COAT OF PAINT. ON THE FIRST PIECE I DID THIS TO IT TURNED OUT LOOKING VERY "BATTLE WORN" AND SCUFFED UP, SO I JUST LEFT IT LOOKING LIKE THAT
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THEN I DID THAT TO THE REST OF THE PANELS!
29. WORK ON THE SIDES
THEN I SPENT SOME TIME MAKING A DESIGN FOR THE SIDES...IT TURNED OUT PRETTY COOL. I WILL JUST USE THE SAME ONE BACK TO BACK....
OF COURSE THE FIRST SIDE I WANTED TO WORK ON HAD A LITTLE PROBLEM....I FORGOT A SCREW. SO TRYING MY BEST TO LOCATE IT I DRILLED A HOLE AND WAS ABLE TO FIND IT WITHOUT TEARING ANYTHING UP!
30. SIDES
FIRST PIECE ON...HEATED IT UP AND GLUED IT IN PLACE
GOING SMOOTH
CONNECT THE 2 PIECES...
AND THERE WE HAVE IT....FIRST SIDE IN PLACE!!
31. MY SPECIAL HELPER
MY DAUGHTER LOVES TO HELP ME WHENEVER SHE CAN, AND SHE LOVES PAINTING!!!
LOOKS FANTASTIC!!
32. the cockpit
I TRIED A COUPLE DIFFERENT LOOKS FOR THE COCKPIT.....WASN'T REAL HAPPY WITH ANY OF THESE....
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SO I FREE HAND DREW ONE THAT WILL WORK....AND OF COURSE PUT DOWN THE FIRST COAT OF BLACK PAINT BEFORE TAKING A PICTURE OF IT!!
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HERE IT IS FOR NOW...STILL PRETTY ROUGH. IT WILL NEED A LOT OF WORK
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HERE I ADDED SOME MORE PIECES, AND ALSO PUT ON SOME BITS FOR THE SIDES AND THE BACK...
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HERE I MIXED UP A BATCH OF FILLER AND STARTED TO PUT IT ON SOME OF THE PLACES I WASN'T HAPPY WITH
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ONCE THE FILLER WAS DRY I SANDED MOST OF IT OFF AND DID A COAT OF THE SHINY BLACK PAINT...MORE ON THIS LATER
38. THE BACK
I HAVE A PRETTY NEAT IDEA IN MY HEAD FOR THIS....IT DOES NOT INVOLVE LED'S OR ANY MORE ELECTRONICS!!! THAT PART IS GETTING CLOSER EVERYDAY!!!!
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I SPENT 2 AND A HALF TIMES AS MUCH FOR SHIPPING AS THIS THING COST....I HOPE IT WORKS. IT IS A PIECE OF FLUORESCENT BLUE ACRYLIC PLEXIGLASS. COOL
I MARK WHAT I NEED AND CUT IT OUT ON THE BANDSAW
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LOOKS GREAT. NOW TO GET IT TO BEND THE WAY I WANT IT TOO.....
....I'LL TRY A LITTLE HEAT FROM THE HAIR DRYER......
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OK SO NONE OF THAT WORKED.....TIME TO HEAD TO YOUTUBE! AFTER A COUPLE QUICK CRASH COURSES I FEEL BETTER PREPARED FOR THE TASK....TIME TO PULL OUT THE BIG GUNS!!!
THAT WORKED MUCH BETTER!
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THEN I DRILL SOME HOLES, THEN SOME MORE HOLES....
NOW WE'RE GETTING SOMEWHERE....LOOKING GOOD
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AFTER SOME MISCALCULATIONS, RE-GLUING (AND GLUING A COUPLE FINGERS TOGETHER), AND SOME OTHER FUN TIMES WE DON'T NEED TO TALK ABOUT.....I GOT THE PANELS ON AND PAINTED. STILL SOME MORE WORK TO BE DONE BUT I AM VERY PLEASED SO FAR!!!
45. cockpit again....
STILL NOT REAL HAPPY WITH THIS.....WORKING ON IT.....
46. MOSTLY READY FOR FINAL FINISHING...
I HAVE REACHED A POINT WHERE THERE IS NOT A WHOLE LOT LEFT TO MAKE! I'M STILL WORKING ON A COUPLE OF SURPRISES, BUT I THINK I AM READY TO START THE FINAL FINISHING PROCESS. I THINK I WILL START THAT ON A NEW PAGE. THANKS FOR STICKING WITH ME!!!