Sheet Metal Brake & Rock Crawler 3D-Printed

[MetalDesigner]

Thank you for the note and great question :-)

I think it started out as 'just-for-fun' retirement project as a way to make customs parts for himself and in the process to try to learn more about a new technology (3D-Printing) ... and it ended up being a great way for him to learn how to use SolidWorks CAD Software by seeing how I made the STL files for 3D-Printing.
Lots of people want the kits and custom parts but they are too expensive to just give them away so he provides a place on Shapeways.com or his website to buy them.

As for me, 3 years ago 3D-Printing wasn't as prevalent as it is now in Home Workshops for making little parts, so I wanted to learn more about it so this project was a great excuse to learn. Since then I have used my little cheapo 3D-Printed to make lots of little shop items...

Lathe Shelf Inserts:
https://ctmprojectsblog.wordpress.co...3-abs-inserts/


Milling Machine DRO Mounts:
https://ctmprojectsblog.wordpress.co...gital-readout/


3D-Printed Patterns for Metal Casting ... I will be posting the metal cast items in the future :-)


CHEERS!!