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shay.c4
Joined: Thu Oct 20, 2011 6:36 pm
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 acrylic sheets Hello Camiel
I was wondering if using acrylic sheets instead of aluminum will be better.
It's fairly strong, you can laser cut it (cheaper than water jet) and I think it’s a cheaper material then aluminum.
Have you given it a try?
I want to buy/build an orca v0.3 and I'll be happy to try testing it with acrylic myself.
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| Thu Oct 20, 2011 6:44 pm |
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chow
Joined: Mon Nov 21, 2011 7:49 am
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Re: acrylic sheets I too would be interested in trying out Acrylic or perhaps maple hardwood. Can anyone point me in the direction of the dxf files for v0.30? I can only find the v0.20 3mm/4mm/6mm parts.
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| Mon Nov 21, 2011 8:36 pm |
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Emmanuel
Joined: Sun Dec 19, 2010 11:58 pm
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Re: acrylic sheets I'll try to cut a transparent-acrylic Orca v030 (v040 files not available yet) to see if it works 
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Emmanuel
Joined: Sun Dec 19, 2010 11:58 pm
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Re: acrylic sheets And here is some pics :  DSCF0219 by watsdesign, on Flickr  DSCF0232 by watsdesign, on Flickr I expect it to don't allow to print at the same high speed of the Alu version, but from a v2 that was laying around at least it's easier to build
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geoffd123
Joined: Thu Mar 31, 2011 3:08 pm
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Re: acrylic sheets What did you use to cut these? A laser cutter, or by hand?
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| Wed Feb 08, 2012 12:20 pm |
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Emmanuel
Joined: Sun Dec 19, 2010 11:58 pm
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Re: acrylic sheets Yes, with the help of a laser cutter 
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cdriko
Joined: Tue Feb 14, 2012 5:47 pm
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Re: acrylic sheets Maybe I'll try with plywood
what do you think about 4mm ?
5 or 6 is better no ?
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Raingate
Joined: Mon Jul 16, 2012 9:53 am
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Re: acrylic sheets Hello ! It looks good. Whre i can find blueprint of orca v 0.4 ?
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Raingate
Joined: Mon Jul 16, 2012 9:53 am
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Re: acrylic sheets Where i can find blueprint for laser cutter ?
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Chri
Joined: Sat Jan 15, 2011 8:13 pm
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Re: acrylic sheets There are no Orca V0.4x blueprints available yet  Chri
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