John Everett
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Post by John Everett on Feb 11, 2017 15:30:55 GMT -5
The pattern was drawn in about 15 minutes. Printing the ribs was about 3 minutes. Knocking out the holes...who cares how long. It was fun!  |
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Post by Leon on Feb 11, 2017 17:59:43 GMT -5
John they look great!  |
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bbrowniii
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Post by bbrowniii on Feb 11, 2017 18:17:47 GMT -5
Wow!
That's pretty darn cool.
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Post by deafpanzer on Feb 14, 2017 12:56:17 GMT -5
You have my respect!!! LOL
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jsteinman
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Post by jsteinman on Feb 14, 2017 12:59:18 GMT -5
Kewl tool!
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willc453
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Post by willc453 on Nov 11, 2017 20:41:13 GMT -5
Thanks for showing off your work, but have questions. Been looking at those silhouette cutters....is this what you used? If so, what brand/model? Are the ribs balsawood or plastic? Was thinking if you could cut thin styrene (2 to 4 pieces of paper thick, there's lots of possibilities. Like window frames, furniture (dresser, etc.), appliances like a fridge. Make a scale drawing, cut and glue. No more being off just a hair when scratch building stuff like this.
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John Everett
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Post by John Everett on Nov 12, 2017 13:57:23 GMT -5
Yes and yes and yes.
This is the Silhouette Cameo. The ribs are .5mm (.020”) styrene sheet. The blade usually doesn’t cut all the way through plastic. But it’s easy to snap the parts loose at the line.
If you haven’t done so already, download the free Cameo software and start goofing around with designs. You’ll need about one day to get a good understanding. But if you’ve used Microsoft Paint, you can use the Silhouette software.
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