I guess I'll soon find out. Just yesterday I resin-printed a few gears from a .stl file sent to me by a fellow I know from a model railroading forum:I bought a cheap resin (SLA?) printer nearly a year ago. It just sits there. I guess it was more anout prive (100$ shipped) then need. I am interested in printimg figurines and models. Creality LD-200H. I think it's a 2k, pretty shabby. But likely good enough for the stl files I bought on etsy. Downloaded a few also.
Resin printers are more precise as I understand it then the spool variety. But the material is insufficient for say printed change gears. Perhaps if you made molds from the prints and cast them in zamak. But then there's shrinkage issues to deal with.
Anyone actually using 3d printed gear sets successfully?
Resin printers are more precise as I understand it then the spool variety. But the material is insufficient for say printed change gears. Perhaps if you made molds from the prints and cast them in zamak. But then there's shrinkage issues to deal with.
Anyone actually using 3d printed gear sets successfully?
I found a nice gear making script that runs under openSCAD. It's a little different because it uses SVG files produced by Inkscape, which has a built-in gear making app. In addition to creating the gear form, it adds text indicating the tooth count.If you meant resin printed gears, I don't know, but if you meant FDM type printers then deffo. MrPete has a video about it here: