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I made the area with 75% infull and drilled them out . the pins are metal 1/4 inch pegs
One of the ideas I had tooled around with was height increase today as well. Now granted I'm already 6'2'' (little over 187cm) in height. From what listings I've seen most of the Spartans post augmentation were in the 6'3'' to 6'7'' range with a few above and below that average. Master chief in particular coming in at 6'7'' and with Mjolnir armor on standing at an even 7'0''. I've a feeling that MC is going to be my first attempted 3d print starting next spring. Now I cant very well do an 8 inch boost with anything but stilts or by modifying a pair of boots to have an 8 inch platform which doesnt seem to be a difficult thing to do but teaching myself to be able to move in a tactical fashion with that much of a platform under me as well as the modification needed on the Mjolnir boot section needing to be stretched downward an additional 8 inches seems like it would displace it a bit more than Im willing to work with. I do however have a pair of black leather military style boots that have about a 3.5 inch platform that would put me nearer to 6'6'' and in those I loose none of my mobility and a 3.5" armor extension I doubt is going to displace the design very much but Ill have to see what happens once I get everything together
Invictuss, in solid works you can add a feature, at least you should be able to... and then save as an STL file. you can add those holes and then tap them if you want, i did that with some armor, i added 1/16" dia. holes and then used toothpicks as the connection with epoxy to bond them. it worked great. it wasnt armor so to speak but the concept should still work for pieces larger than what youre printer can make!
we should chat, whats your email address?
Correct and Ive done it several times in Solidworks but I dont hold a personal copy of the software myself and work is pretty stingy about doing work that doesn't involve the company or i would just load up and go. I may just have to take a look into getting the plastics edition of the software I mean that would be an across the board thing for this medium anyhow so its probably worth it in the long run
Correct and Ive done it several times in Solidworks but I dont hold a personal copy of the software myself and work is pretty stingy about doing work that doesnt involve the company or i would just load up and go. I may just have to take a look into getting the plastics edition of the software I mean that would be an across the board thing for this medium anyhow so its probably worth it in the long run
there should be a way to get a hold of a "student version"... I used to have free student discs from school laying around my basement... all 2008 versions but still good enough to do what we need... i have since given them all to friends...
If you have files, I may be able to modify them for you... I'm not the greatest at Solidworks anymore since I got moved to engineering manager, and i haven't used SW consistently in over 5 years. but id give anything a try.
I sent you a PM with my email address...
ty for the intel its most appreciated
Currently Im living in central Pennsylvania out in the mountains, just south of Penn State main campus. Your more than welcome to bend my ear anytime you like where CNC and machining are involved I worked on everything from Bullard Vertical Turret lathes from around 1915-1920s era, all the way up to 5 axis dual head cnc cells with live tooling functionality. Honestly if your looking into it for something of this nature you may be able to get away with using a build it yourself setup designed more toward wood work as it would save you a ton of money and still get you nearly the exact same functionality as a bridgeport. I am in no way saying dont get a bridgeport as I really want one for myself as well. if you ever find yourself sitting on a nice size chunk of a change you could also take a look into Haas mini mill (by nice chunk of change im talking about $30k for a good used one lol)
You good sir are near our neck of the woods. My husband and I are just north of Altoona. We have about 4 to 6 of us that live in and near the Altoona, Ebensburg, Johnstown area.
There is also a BIG convention each year in Altoona that we all have a table or two at and have multiple others from outta town come down for. It is SciFi Valley Con. It will be June 9-11th next year.
I'll have to check it out if possible. I know by then I'll more than likely still be working on this design. I'm a bit over meticulous when it comes to details so when I go to print its gotta be spot on. Paint and body fill I'm not to worry about. From what I can tell it's almost identical to automotive work I've done. I've also got some carpentry fabrication work under my belt so most likely I'll be building a vacuform table. Had an idea I wanted to test on the visor that I seen a friend of mine use on RC cars oncePenn state will have another in January ish time frame. Then there is Katsucon as well in the winter.