@DChapo …just a 3d print question…
Overall, this print quality was a lot better than other 3d stuff, ive received from overseas.
Can you recognise the material used.?.?
Roughly, what would the cost of the print material be, for a item this size.?
the top of the pic rails were a bit rough / x-hatched finishing, but the rest of the lines were actually quite smooth…
much better than the supp…
Which images are you referring too?
Visually is hard to tell the materials apart, except for stuff like carbon fibre infused materials. You can sometimes smell the difference, PLA doesn’t really have a smell but stuff like PETG and ABS does.
The cost would be easier to work out based on weight. A basic off the shelf filament from say Jaycar costs like $20 for a 1kg spool.
The biggest cost factor is print time, how much they charge per hour of print, I don’t know how some calculate their rates though.
I would think the cross hatch pattern would indicate that was base layer, there surface that was on the build plate.
Oh just went back and had a look and saw the requiem, assuming that’s what you were talking about, hadn’t been looking at this thread.
For something that size I’d say total print time probably a day and a half and based on how shiny it looks before paint I’d mostly likely say it’s silk or even a “metal” PLA, which typically go for about $30 depending on brand.
I’d get some jacketed hollow point projectiles would look wicked 
What diameter are the holes in the cylinder?
i’ll have to check when i get home.
Looks like at least a genuine .50 cal…!
Ah shit, that could be problematic 
about 18mm diameter…
Got anything, that fits.?.?
i’m thinking i might have to paint some marbles…
Stonka’s , that is…!!
Go to a fishing tackle store or BCF and look for ball sinkers slightly larger of the same size as the cylinder holes.
You’ll find some …they’ll have a big range of sizes. No painting required and they’ll add a fair bit of weight to the whole thing.
Reminds me as a kid hand drilling out .22 Air Rifle Pellets to fck up the local Parrot population! 
Adding a dob of Wax into the drill holes created some interesting results as well!
or matchheads to create tracers
Ok… requiem bullet time…!!
its a custom load, … i use size 4 sinker, and 4 wrap arounds of masking tape…!!
The sinker is a close fit, just a bit undersize.
A few wrap arounds of tape, fills it up to make them snug.
Get it just right, its quite a firm fit.
Gotta push it in, and it stays where you leave it.
Pushed back a bit, you cant see the tape at all…
adds a bit of wight to the prop which is good.
However… loose cylinder now wants to sag a bit.
This can be aleveiated by putting a wedge in, at the front near the rotating rod.
a 5c piece fits perfectly.
i’ll paint one black, so its blends in with the dark recessed bit.
money well spent…!!
Remembered seeing this on the Bambu Lab repository
Wow… 24hrs… didnt realise they took so long to print…!!
On average, how many watts does the printer consume, when running?
i.e 500w, 1000w, 2500w etc.
I imagine, with heat and movement, a fair bit…
Having solar power, would certainly help offset the cost .
Edit: google reckons somewhere between 300-700w.
That’s not too bad.
A solar battery would easily cover that, for overnight use…
For something that big and intricate it’s not surprising how long it takes.
I couldn’t say on power consumption, I do have one of those metered boards but it’s in storage ATM, don’t think it was that much though, they run on 120 or 240 volts too.
Just looked it up and maximum power consumption is 2050w @ 220v, but it only runs at max during heat up then tones it down, to what I can’t see.
Based on that, then around 600w average is probably about right.
10 hours of darkness…6 Kw/h consumed.
A 16 Kw/H battery would see that through easily.!
good to know…
Sounds like beemers contemplating buying a 3D printer lol
Ha ha…nope…
I don’t need to start another spending spiral….!!
I’ll outsource all that, for the time being…!!
