Yellow Electric Kettle

[Dan NY]

FYI...Brian is holding my knob now! 

I cant wait to get my hands on a reproduction of your knob.   

[zavod44]

Data is complete for the knob.  More pictures next week.  I'm thinking having this machined is better than 3D printing.....

[mhiszem]

There are some pretty neat filaments out there that look like metal. Not sure how they would handle heat though. If you need help getting it machined I may be able to get it done at work.


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[Dan NY]

Data is complete for the knob.  More pictures next week.  I'm thinking having this machined is better than 3D printing.....

@zavod44
That is amazing.  Thank you so much for helping me with this. It is truly awesome. 
I didn't know that something like this could be machined out of plastic.  I don't fully understand 3D printing, why do you think it is not the best option?

There are some pretty neat filaments out there that look like metal. Not sure how they would handle heat though. If you need help getting it machined I may be able to get it done at work.

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@mhiszem thank you for offering to help out with this project.

[zavod44]

I can machine it. That's not the issue.  3D print looks like shit.  It's not nearly as good as machining.  Plus if I machine it I can make it out of anything I like.  3D print will be whatever the machine makes it out of.  Which is ABS.  I'll show you the 3D printed one next week....

[zavod44]

Okay here is the printed part.  There is still stuff I need to do to it, it needs a brass sleeve in the back and a set screw.  I also have some spun stuff at work I could cut and insert.  I don't have any almond colored material either, but this is how it looks. 

[pbe gummi bear]

That's really slick, Brian! Kudos.

[mhiszem]

Looks good! Did you 3d scan it then print it or just model it?


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[zavod44]

The scanners we have aren't nearly good enough for that kind of work.  We just measured the original and drew it up.....

[Dan NY]

That is really cool!

[mhiszem]

Oh ok, most of the stuff we scan are much larger than that also. We don't have a 3d printer so we have not printed very many items that we have scanned. I am curious how accurate a scan would be if you were to try to print one.


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[pbe gummi bear]

Oh ok, most of the stuff we scan are much larger than that also. We don't have a 3d printer so we have not printed very many items that we have scanned. I am curious how accurate a scan would be if you were to try to print one.


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Handheld metrology scanner arms are good to +\- 25um or .001". Generally the model generated from the point cloud will still need to be cleaned up. It doesn't perform that well on sharp edges either.

[mhiszem]

Got it, thanks. We primarily use our 3d scanner for 3d compares of parts. Haven't been able to justify 3d printer yet. It is great that it is so easy to have something recreated so quickly.

[pbe gummi bear]

What type of work do you do, @mhiszem ?

[mhiszem]

I am a mechanical engineer at a machine shop. What do you do @pbe gummi bear ?