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Post by Deleted on Jan 23, 2017 20:58:05 GMT -5
I really like your plans man, I'd be very interested once you got your site set up. Do you have something like this for the stage? Just wondering, because I'm looking for things like that. Yeah, I'm going to have modular ones where you have the main truss as one section, a 6 way connection box, and a small vertical 2 way connector. I might also do a triangular type of connector piece. I still need to do test prints on them though. I might have to tweak some things because support material in a print like a truss could be a pain to remove. But I'd like to have something that could recreate what rev pro has for their ring. Another one ive made some designs for are printed par can lights that house 6mm rgb led lights that can be hung on the truss as well. That'll take a while. Lol I used to do theatre tech in high school and college, so all the tech related/production aspects of wrestling is something I really want to put a spotlight on. Yeah, I'm also interested in the trusses, and If it could be made affordable, I would definitely be interested in buying a set from you.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 24, 2017 6:43:22 GMT -5
I'll most likely just sell the files because there's no way to sell physical items cheap enough that I wouldn't feel like I was ripping people off. Things like light trusses I'd just sell all the parts in a package for $1-2 and then you could print however many you want, that way you're not short on how many pieces you actually want, or don't end up with too much. Since I'm located in Australia, shipping is very expensive and takes a long time. If I could make molds and do injection moulding, It would cost me about $1 to make all the parts for 1 of my rings. Only problem is that it would cost about about 25k to have those moulds made. The truss lengths would probably cost around $5 a piece for a 6" segment to print after setup costs, and around $1 for the smaller transitional pieces. Setup costs for printing range from $1-5. If any of it costs more than that find a different hub. Printing in PLA is strong and durable if your measurements are thick enough and the wall widths are thick enough. The loops I have on my ring posts in the pictures are very solid.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 24, 2017 7:11:13 GMT -5
all this is awesome bro, something i came up w myself years back but never thought about a 3d printer.. if u made these id def be interested in not just seeing everything u have plans for but also buying from u if ud print them out aswell. very kool man!
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Post by Hitman Bono on Jan 24, 2017 8:56:00 GMT -5
If the loops were breaking, you could always put in a screw eye made of metal and screwing it right into your post. That's what I did when I printed my ring. Printed plastic, especially pla wouldn't last very long with a lot of pressure on it. I'm in no way calling you a liar tehforoh , ...Why are you only now bringing up that you have a 3D printed ring?! I tried to look through your threads/posts but didn't see anything of any use at all. So you got pics of your ring?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 24, 2017 9:13:59 GMT -5
This is what I designed for my truss system. Its all modular. Has a 6" Main truss section, a simple base(that I'll probably add more of a plate to), a 2way connector, and the 6 way transition. I'll update you guys tomorrow when I see how much it'll cost to print. I'm also trying to get a website up and running in the next couple days and come up with a good plan of attack on how to make my stuff available to you guys.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 24, 2017 9:51:42 GMT -5
This is what I designed for my truss system. Its all modular. Has a 6" Main truss section, a simple base(that I'll probably add more of a plate to), a 2way connector, and the 6 way transition. I'll update you guys tomorrow when I see how much it'll cost to print. I'm also trying to get a website up and running in the next couple days and come up with a good plan of attack on how to make my stuff available to you guys. How tall will the entrance way be? I plan to buy and use for Mattel figures.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 24, 2017 10:09:44 GMT -5
That would be entirely up to you. That picture shows 2 trusses stacked(per side) to make roughly 13 inches from bottom to top, same across. Your only limit is how you want to build it. For a small Indy fed you'd probably just need what's in the picture if you want what you shared before.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 24, 2017 13:00:05 GMT -5
That would be entirely up to you. That picture shows 2 trusses stacked(per side) to make roughly 13 inches from bottom to top, same across. Your only limit is how you want to build it. For a small Indy fed you'd probably just need what's in the picture if you want what you shared before. Ok great, do you have any plans for platforms or ramps? I noticed you mentioned a base, and other ways to connect the truss to make it look more flush.
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Post by lucchesi04 on Jan 25, 2017 10:50:23 GMT -5
man. you have a skill! these are impressive.
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Post by tehforoh on Jan 25, 2017 15:34:42 GMT -5
That's what I did when I printed my ring. Printed plastic, especially pla wouldn't last very long with a lot of pressure on it. I'm in no way calling you a liar tehforoh , ...Why are you only now bringing up that you have a 3D printed ring?! I tried to look through your threads/posts but didn't see anything of any use at all. So you got pics of your ring? I'm kinda sad that you edited out the snopes bit. - I have a few build pics but I don't have any pics of it 100% complete. I'm currently redoing the apron/mat/turnbuckle pads so I'll post complete pictures when I'm finished. I'll post build pics along with some thing else I've been meaning to post in the next day or two.
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Post by Hitman Bono on Jan 25, 2017 20:29:21 GMT -5
Awesome man, it'll be cool to see the parts and everything independent from the final product.
I removed the snopes bit 'cause I noticed you were a UK'er, and I know how blurry the line between tabloid/news is over there. I'm not taking a side on what went on, but using well know tabloid sites (IBT, WN) was probably a decision you made on purpose. So why tell you to use snopes when you obviously go out of your way to find sites that feed into your confirmation bias... lol But we all do that! So who care, y'know?
Anyways, looking forward to seeing the twos of ya's stuff!
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Post by tehforoh on Jan 25, 2017 23:35:27 GMT -5
Awesome man, it'll be cool to see the parts and everything independent from the final product. I removed the snopes bit 'cause I noticed you were a UK'er, and I know how blurry the line between tabloid/news is over there. I'm not taking a side on what went on, but using well know tabloid sites (IBT, WN) was probably a decision you made on purpose. So why tell you to use snopes when you obviously go out of your way to find sites that feed into your confirmation bias... lol But we all do that! So who care, y'know? Anyways, looking forward to seeing the twos of ya's stuff! I believe they're called "alternative facts" now.
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Post by BADMON on Jun 23, 2017 19:06:18 GMT -5
Damn bro, nice job. I should invest in a 3-D printer. Would you sell parts? I need some turnbuckle hooks lol
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Post by theMOESIAH on Jul 5, 2017 23:16:29 GMT -5
Damn bro, nice job. I should invest in a 3-D printer. Would you sell parts? I need some turnbuckle hooks lol He's just selling the plans so you can print them yourself or have them printed for you. Go through his posts, he explains it in better detail.
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Post by BADMON on Jul 5, 2017 23:19:30 GMT -5
Damn bro, nice job. I should invest in a 3-D printer. Would you sell parts? I need some turnbuckle hooks lol He's just selling the plans so you can print them yourself or have them printed for you. Go through his posts, he explains it in better detail. I'm aware, but I have no way to get them printed so that's why I asked if he could commission
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Post by theMOESIAH on Jul 5, 2017 23:22:30 GMT -5
He's just selling the plans so you can print them yourself or have them printed for you. Go through his posts, he explains it in better detail. I'm aware, but I have no way to get them printed so that's why I asked if he could commission He explained all that man. You go through a 3D printing hub. You give them the design and they print it for you. He doesn't want to sell pre-printed pieces because he doesn't have the funds to print each order and shipping from his home in Australia would be insanely expensive.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 29, 2017 5:48:04 GMT -5
Hey guys, thought I'd throw in an update on all of this. Shortly after posting all of this I bought a 3d printer(a cheap one) and had nothing but technical problems trying to print anything. Around July or so I got a CR-10 3D Printer(medium priced printer) that had a 20"x20" build platform because I wanted to do bigger flexibeam style rings so it wasn't a kit like ring to put together, but the problems of big 3d printers reared its ugly head in that bigger isn't always better and it lacked features that would make it print reliably. Any ambient room temperature changes or a door opening would cause pieces to unstick and cause failures and the bed would never stay level. I've scrapped the idea of trying to sell the parts as there's just not enough people with 3d printers who love wrestling. So what I'm going to do, hopefully around the end of January to sometime in February, once Christmas has been paid off on the ole credit card, is I'm going to buy another 3d printer. My wife isn't a big fan of the decision, but my heart is still in creating awesome things. But I'm going to get a good printer. Failure is the greatest teacher, and I think I've learned a thing or 2 about 3d printing over the last couple years to know what works and what doesn't, what makes a reliable printer. I'm going to invest 2k into a great workhorse printer that I already have my eye on. It would still be kit style rings like I originally posted pictures of, but I'm going to print rubber for the ring mat and the ropes, as well as the turnbuckle pads that I've already had. I'm not a good "seamster" by any means, and not having nylon ropes I think will make it look more professional. The rings would still have to be 16" though, which is the trade off, but that's just due to the technical restrictions of the technology at the current moment. The affordable bigger printers lack the 'auto bed levelling' and heated enclosure features, and the big printers that have them cost around $7,000.
I'll probably start with just that basic ring and take it from there if people are still interested. This time last year I just didn't have the money to fully invest in the hobby and I didn't want to pay someone else to print the rings, just to cause an unnecessary mark-up in price to sell it to you guys. There's too many people opening up 3d printing hubs and unfortunately its driving prices up for the service instead of down, so I'll be better off, and who ever buys the rings from me will be better off, if I just print them because I don't want to charge more than what the ESR are going for. The shipping will probably suck, most likely around the $20 mark if I can maximise on space for a box.
Oh and for BADMON the turnbuckles I was using before was curtain rod wire cut into 1" segments and screw eyes. It gets the job done and looks pretty decent. If I move out of this apartment and into a house with a garage I might try and manufacture something that looks a bit closer to real life using 1/8" round aluminium bar, a chop saw and a drill press. The screw eyes work the best for the actual hooks, you just have to get the right size and buy from China, because the hardware stores will sell 8 of them for over $2 when you can get 100's for around the same price.
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Post by darvondoom on Feb 1, 2018 17:14:43 GMT -5
This is why I need a 3d printer.
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Post by therick on May 4, 2018 21:55:17 GMT -5
Those look awesome! I’ve been looking for a toy truss system to set up a lighting rig, might have to inquire more about these soon. Also looking to get into 3D printing, and possibly making my own heads and body parts for customs. Do you have a recommendation for a good printer that would do the job at a decent level of quality? Or is it more about the plastic/printing material used?one where the layers aren’t so visible?
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Post by pstreet on Jun 16, 2021 19:30:12 GMT -5
Bro. You did an amazing job. If u feel like making some money I'll buy one. Name your price. Email me @youngpstreet@gmail.com
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