More 3d printing fun... look now before the thread is binned.

Discussion in 'Global Surf Talk' started by Roy Stuart, May 13, 2014.

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  1. May 14, 2014 #41
    HARDCORESHARTHUFFER-RI

    HARDCORESHARTHUFFER-RI Well-Known Member

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    I heard if you back them up against a cliff, they push back harder.....
     
    HARDCORESHARTHUFFER-RI, May 14, 2014
    HARDCORESHARTHUFFER-RI, May 14, 2014
  3. May 14, 2014 #42
    Roy Stuart

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    I'm not a gnome at 6', there are very few sheep in my area, and I've been extremely busy... I snatch a few moments to share what I'm doing and even to respond to your BS.
     
    Roy Stuart, May 14, 2014
    Roy Stuart, May 14, 2014

  5. May 14, 2014 #43
    rcarter

    rcarter Well-Known Member

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    Holy Crap MIS that was hilarious! Thanks for my afternoon laugh man.
     
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  6. May 14, 2014 #44
    rcarter

    rcarter Well-Known Member

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    He's not refering to height, you look like the Trvelocity Gnome in a prison jump suit and special olympics helmet.
     
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    rcarter, May 14, 2014
  7. May 14, 2014 #45
    yankee

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    Speaking of growing a set, er, losing a set when's the gender change operation, gnome?
     
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  8. May 14, 2014 #46
    dudeclimbing

    dudeclimbing Well-Known Member

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    Roy if ya got the program already in place for the fins ya can make thousands . Simple math = $
    Then ya can go anywhere ya want. What you are doing is like an college kids senior project in mechanical engineering. Simple tweets to the program and there ya have a whole line of fins. I could go on n on.
     
    dudeclimbing, May 14, 2014
    dudeclimbing, May 14, 2014
  9. May 14, 2014 #47
    metard

    metard Well-Known Member

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  10. May 14, 2014 #48
    Roy Stuart

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    It takes 8 hours to print a 9" single fin, 3D printing is best for low production and design flexibility.
     
    Roy Stuart, May 14, 2014
    Roy Stuart, May 14, 2014
  11. May 14, 2014 #49
    dudeclimbing

    dudeclimbing Well-Known Member

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    How long for the foil fin?
     
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  12. May 14, 2014 #50
    EmassSpicoli

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    How many hours to print 12 latex dummies...er...12 people? Are they flexible?
     
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    EmassSpicoli, May 14, 2014
  13. May 16, 2014 #51
    Roy Stuart

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    The bonzer fins?

    2 to 3 hours.

    Some fellows are using a pair of these for longboard 2+1 setups.
     
    Roy Stuart, May 16, 2014
    Roy Stuart, May 16, 2014
  14. May 16, 2014 #52
    dudeclimbing

    dudeclimbing Well-Known Member

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    Like I said before, your round foil fin. It's round.
     
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  15. May 16, 2014 #53
    Slashdog

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    A RoyStu customer to whom cost is no object? You don't say ...

    Who is it, Richard Branson? Or perhaps Rihanna is getting the titanium fins to match her SLK? I, for one, am guessing he (or she) is in the bridge acquisition business.

    Either way, I think I can speak for all of us when I say that we would like to hear some of this customer's feedback. Unless a RoyStu custom comes with a NDA ...
     
    Slashdog, May 16, 2014
    Slashdog, May 16, 2014
  16. May 16, 2014 #54
    yankee

    yankee Well-Known Member

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    Since you mentioned the latex dummy action, spicoli, where has the Forum's favorite latex love doll-pounding wooden plank shaping barn animal been hiding lately? Come out come out wherever you are, chucka-boo-boo!

    Hmmmmm....should we be concerned that no one has heard from the boo-boo since he was rumored to be spotted at the Air New Zealand ticket counter in Boston purchasing a one-way ticket to Auckland...?
     
    yankee, May 16, 2014
    yankee, May 16, 2014
  17. May 16, 2014 #55
    Roy Stuart

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    Right the tunnels... the smallest one (4" diameter) will take about 4 hours, drawings are being prepared for the first one, we'll have Futures or FCS tabs.
     
    Roy Stuart, May 16, 2014
    Roy Stuart, May 16, 2014
  18. May 17, 2014 #56
    dudeclimbing

    dudeclimbing Well-Known Member

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    Futures would prob be stronger eh, fcs would prob be a little more play on the tunnel design with the torque with that design. Good luck. Post it when it's done.
     
    dudeclimbing, May 17, 2014
    dudeclimbing, May 17, 2014
  19. May 17, 2014 #57
    Roy Stuart

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    Thanks, I'll definitely post them up soon.

    Tab wise tunnels put way less strain on the tabs than regular fins, because they have a wide base, so we could probably even get away with a single FCS plug. There's basically zero torque as well ( if I understand what you mean by torque correctly).

    Both FCS and futures will allow adjustment of the lift angle on the tunnel with a bit of careful shimming.

    I'll be running them with a single or with two to four side fins and am super keen to try the tunnel with four bonzer runners, a setup which has some historical significance.

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  20. May 17, 2014 #58
    Roy Stuart

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    I'm the one who has signed an NDA recently, 16 pages of it and some draconian penalties.

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  21. May 17, 2014 #59
    RIsurfer

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    That is sick. Wish I had a 3D printer
     
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    RIsurfer, May 17, 2014
  22. May 17, 2014 #60
    MichaelJR

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    I know quite a bit about 3D printing, specifically guns (naturally).

    The materials being used and in R&D are incredible. We've gone from lowers, to fully functioning units handling serious pressure.

    YouTube defcad, and Cody Wilson. Doing some unbelievable work there.

    Needless to say, I suspect the materials available for surf industry coming out will be A+.
     
    MichaelJR, May 17, 2014
    MichaelJR, May 17, 2014
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