TK bondservnt[501st] Posted July 13, 2015 Report Share Posted July 13, 2015 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quadan[TK] Posted July 13, 2015 Report Share Posted July 13, 2015 he talked about the helmets being 3d printed but then said they were made from fiberglass not "that 3d printed material, Resin".. I am a bit confussed on that.. Were those helmets 3d printed or no? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deadvision[TK] Posted July 13, 2015 Report Share Posted July 13, 2015 he talked about the helmets being 3d printed but then said they were made from fiberglass not "that 3d printed material, Resin".. I am a bit confussed on that.. Were those helmets 3d printed or no?I think he meant the helmets they made their molds from were 3d printed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TK bondservnt[501st] Posted July 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 13, 2015 it works like this: Scan original helmet. print plastic replica out of cheap material. make molds from scan parts. fibreglass the mold. finish and assemble lenses and interior. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quadan[TK] Posted July 13, 2015 Report Share Posted July 13, 2015 gotcha.. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TK-4510[TK] Posted July 13, 2015 Report Share Posted July 13, 2015 Ha Ha! tons of you tube videos of 501st members putting together their armor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TK bondservnt[501st] Posted July 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 13, 2015 yeah! dave's garage is my go to vid! LOL... mike did pretty good! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
netslave[501st] Posted July 13, 2015 Report Share Posted July 13, 2015 I was glad to see the video just to get an idea of what the kits will be like. It's nice to know what to expect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kredal[TK] Posted July 13, 2015 Report Share Posted July 13, 2015 (edited) On 7/13/2015 at 10:57 AM, TK Bondservnt 2392 said: it works like this: Scan original helmet. print plastic replica out of cheap material. make molds from scan parts. fibreglass the mold. finish and assemble lenses and interior. When they mentioned 3d printing out of resin, I think they're using SLA, which is a light-activated resin, which is more expensive, but capable of much higher-resolution prints than a normal 3d ABS or PLA printer... Here's the leading personal printer... not big enough for helmets, but you get the idea: ------------------ Edited January 9, 2021 by gmrhodes13 link not working, removed gmrhodes13 2021 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aliens8us Posted July 13, 2015 Report Share Posted July 13, 2015 What an informative video! Thanks for sharing this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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