3D Printed USOS Seaview project

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

Casey,

The only monster I have created right now is the Seaview! Still at a loss as to where I am going to find room for it when finished. I can always stand it up vertically, I guess?

Rob
"Firemen can stand the heat."

Come on, you old fart!... you were once a kid. We would hang our models off the ceiling.

David

[rwtdiver]

Any monsters you could 3D?

Casey,

The only monster I have created right now is the Seaview! Still at a loss as to where I am going to find room for it when finished. I can always stand it up vertically, I guess?

Rob
"Firemen can stand the heat."

[Das Boot]

This photo is for "Casey!"



AS you can see I am making headway on the hull construction. test fitting parts to be sure they fit properly before you glue it up.

Rob
"Firemen can stand the heat."

Any monsters you could 3D?

[rwtdiver]

It's about 1:30 AM in the morning, and I am working on the Seaview Command Deck.



I have approximately 30 more parts to print out to finish up the command deck parts.

Rob
"Firemen can stand the heat."

[rwtdiver]

This photo is for "Casey!"



AS you can see I am making headway on the hull construction. test fitting parts to be sure they fit properly before you glue it up.

Rob
"Firemen can stand the heat."

[rwtdiver]

As I am building up the hull of the Seaview, I am also starting to print out the accessories.



The photo above shows the beginning of the Command Deck parts. As I have stated at the beginning of this build, my Seaview is at 65% and not 100% size.

As small as these parts are, I have got to say that my little FlashForge printer is doing an exceptionally great job at printing them. As good as or might be even better that a Resin printer could do! And with mush less hassle and mess, and not to mention the chemicals involved.

Rob
"Firemen can stand the heat."

[rwtdiver]

At this point I have all the hull sections printed out.



I am going to start the actual glue up form the bow of the boat to the stern. There will be some light seam filling and sanding along the way, and I am going to do that as I put each section together..

Rob
"Firemen can stand the heat."

[Das Boot]

Casey,

Looks like a perfect size for your desk area! Who makes the kit?

Rob
"Firemen can stand the heat."

Moebius kits.

[rwtdiver]

3D printing is amazing, everything looks good, is it hard to program what you are printing, I know you buy the files, but do you then just scan them, or do you have type them in?

Alan,

When you purchase the files (STL is what I use) I download the files in the STL format. From there I download the file to my printer using Simol



This photo shows my Dremel build plate. I am using Simplify 3D as my slicer. This is before the download to the plate has been done.



In this photo the part has been downloaded to the build plate.



This photo shows the part with supports that are required during the print process. This is also where you set up your part sizing, the infill you want to use, and any other settings you might want to use.



This the part that has been prepared for printing. From this point you down load this frame onto a SD card and the SD card goes to the printer for the printing process.

The photos I have listed above is just a short rundown on the process that takes place to print a part from the STL files. There is more to it, but this gives you a somewhat idea as to the process. Hope this has helped explain the printing process!

Rob
"Firemen can stand the heat."
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[rwtdiver]

Do the files include the water intakes opening under the nacelles?

As David mentioned even if the intake grills are molded open they cannot supply sufficient water for the pumpjets.

Romel,

Here are a couple of photos that show the intakes on the nacelles on the Seaview that I am building.





Hope these help answer your question.

Rob
"Firemen can stand the heat."

[Alucard]

3D printing is amazing, everything looks good, is it hard to program what you are printing, I know you buy the files, but do you then just scan them, or do you have type them in?

[redboat219]

Do the files include the water intakes opening under the nacelles?

As David mentioned even if the intake grills are molded open they cannot supply sufficient water for the pumpjets.

[Albacore 569]

Beautiful!

[Das Boot]

This 3D stuff is amazing.

[rwtdiver]

When putting the Seaview parts together and you want to use the "guide Pin Holes" Rather than using the old brass rods as pins, I might suggest using 2.85mm PLA for the pins. I had a lot of this size PLA leftover from my Robot build, so I am putting it to good use.



I just bored out the existing pin holes to 1/64" and the 2.85mm PLA filament fits perfect.

And in my case the holes line up perfect. Just insert a 3/8" to 1/2" piece of filament to one side of the part and a touch of CA, then apply your CA to the other part and put it together. Your piece is lined up perfect and with some additional strength that the matching material pin will give to the joint. I intend to use this process through out the entire hull construction.

Rob
"Firemen can stand the heat."