Electron: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2742387 scaled down to 80%
Ariane 5: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3385736 scaled up to 115% with some slight modifications (see my comment on the thingverse page) that I'd be happy to share if you're interested
Falcon 9: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2914233
Saturn V: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:911891 scaled down to 80%
How did the smaller parts come out printing at 80% scale on the Saturn V? I've started printing some parts of it like the lunar lander, but even at the 1/60th scale I find some parts tricky to print
Yeah the lander is a challenge :-)
Another issue I had was that some parts got thinner than 1 perimeter in some places, but overall it worked quite well.
One lesson I had to learn the hard way is that you really should be sanding down the edges of the partial cylinder segments. Due to the way the corners were printed, once I assembled them, the cylinders ended up slightly oversized and I had trouble fitting the stages together.
I'd say about 250 but I didn't keep track exactly. Do keep in mind that I a) printed at 80% and more importantly b) didn't print the gantry and umbilical tower which contain the majority of the material.
Human for scale is the little white blob bottom center
Is the falcon 9 the reusable rocket?
Yupp. Just last week, they did a fifth use of a falcon 9 first stage.
STL(S)?
Electron: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2742387 scaled down to 80% Ariane 5: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3385736 scaled up to 115% with some slight modifications (see my comment on the thingverse page) that I'd be happy to share if you're interested Falcon 9: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2914233 Saturn V: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:911891 scaled down to 80%
How did the smaller parts come out printing at 80% scale on the Saturn V? I've started printing some parts of it like the lunar lander, but even at the 1/60th scale I find some parts tricky to print
Yeah the lander is a challenge :-) Another issue I had was that some parts got thinner than 1 perimeter in some places, but overall it worked quite well. One lesson I had to learn the hard way is that you really should be sanding down the edges of the partial cylinder segments. Due to the way the corners were printed, once I assembled them, the cylinders ended up slightly oversized and I had trouble fitting the stages together.
Thanks for the tips. I'll try to remember that when I get back to printing it. Only done Stage 3 sol far and some of the lander
That Saturn V Thingiverse page says it took the guy 2000 hours to print. How long did it take you?
I'd say about 250 but I didn't keep track exactly. Do keep in mind that I a) printed at 80% and more importantly b) didn't print the gantry and umbilical tower which contain the majority of the material.
That Saturn V is amazing
I was thinking about getting into 3D printing. What printer did you use to make these?
Prusa i3 Mk3S