fishon-son Posted January 27, 2019 Report Share Posted January 27, 2019 just picked up a printer for Christmas to make painting stencils have no idea what I got myself into.....any help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salty's Posted January 30, 2019 Report Share Posted January 30, 2019 (edited) 3d printer or a plotter/cutter? Stencils arent done on a 3d printer? Link or model and may be able to help Edited January 30, 2019 by Salty's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vodkaman Posted January 30, 2019 Report Share Posted January 30, 2019 First job will be to get up to speed on CAD. I think stencils could be possible; in CAD, offset from the body surface. draw the cutouts on a plane, project the cut-outs through the offset, and subtract. There will likely be a lot of clean-up after printing the stencil as the printer software will create a lot of support structure, you cannot 3D print in mid space. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadman Posted January 30, 2019 Report Share Posted January 30, 2019 I have never heard of stencils done on a 3d printer. At work we use the 3d printer to build actual 3d parts so we can have a working prot-type. This proto-type is used for form, fit and function. We also have a "Cricuit" cutter, which we use to make profiles of car, head and various other types of gaskets. I think the "Cricuit cutter can easily be used to make stencils. You take or draw your image and the machine cuts the profile for you. Like Vodkaman said, you will need to obtain a cad package and then learn how to use it. Making the image is the easy part learning the cad software will be more of a challenge. Good Luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hughesy Posted January 30, 2019 Report Share Posted January 30, 2019 For those that haven't seen them before: https://cedarrunoutdoors.com/lure-building-and-craft/stencils/1-5-square-bill/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadman Posted January 30, 2019 Report Share Posted January 30, 2019 (edited) 11 minutes ago, Hughesy said: For those that haven't seen them before: https://cedarrunoutdoors.com/lure-building-and-craft/stencils/1-5-square-bill/ Well that is an ingenious idea. A bit pricey but beats making your own. Edited January 30, 2019 by cadman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aulrich Posted January 30, 2019 Report Share Posted January 30, 2019 Got one myself recently as well and it's been running pretty much constantly since mid December and I have yet to make anything fishing related . There are a couple of interesting items on Thingiverse like a wopper ploper I am thinking the tail would be best printed out of a flexible filament https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3196383 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadman Posted January 30, 2019 Report Share Posted January 30, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, aulrich said: Got one myself recently as well and it's been running pretty much constantly since mid December and I have yet to make anything fishing related . There are a couple of interesting items on Thingiverse like a wopper ploper I am thinking the tail would be best printed out of a flexible filament https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3196383 I am assuming you "Got one myself recently as well) are referring to a 3d printer? If so I did not think you could print flexible material with those. Edited January 30, 2019 by cadman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hughesy Posted January 30, 2019 Report Share Posted January 30, 2019 Yes flexible filament is available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadman Posted January 30, 2019 Report Share Posted January 30, 2019 1 hour ago, Hughesy said: Yes flexible filament is available. Well that is good to know. Thanks for the info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aulrich Posted January 30, 2019 Report Share Posted January 30, 2019 (edited) Flexible filaments are available unfortunately there is a but. Lot's of the lower end 3d Printers and that includes mine don't handle flexible filaments well if at all. The distance between the extruder drive and what is called the "Hot End" the nozzle that actually heats and deposits the plastic is pretty long (on mine it is close to 12") the drive and hot end are connected by a close fitting Teflon tube , and yes it can resemble trying to play pool with a rope . As I understand it there are ways I can mitigate that problem, so I can print at least the harder of the flexible filaments. The theory is to make the plopper tail just soft enough that it does not interfere with hook set or bust off if you hit a rock, For me I was thinking it could be most useful printing lure lips and mold masters. you could print a lure but it's so slow it's likely not that worth it short of proto typing a shape. Edited January 30, 2019 by aulrich 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted January 30, 2019 Report Share Posted January 30, 2019 In my experience, a hard tail doesn't interfere with the hookset, but a hard tail will break if it hits a rock (or a steel grate). Don't ask me how I know. Hahaha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadman Posted January 30, 2019 Report Share Posted January 30, 2019 3 hours ago, aulrich said: Flexible filaments are available unfortunately there is a but. Lot's of the lower end 3d Printers and that includes mine don't handle flexible filaments well if at all. The distance between the extruder drive and what is called the "Hot End" the nozzle that actually heats and deposits the plastic is pretty long (on mine it is close to 12") the drive and hot end are connected by a close fitting Teflon tube , and yes it can resemble trying to play pool with a rope . Well this is very new to me. I will have to see if our 3d printer has this capability. Thank You for all the info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackjack Posted January 31, 2019 Report Share Posted January 31, 2019 (edited) I have been playing with a stencil project for the baits that I make and for repaint purposes. first test prints so I am getting close, gotta thin the shell down and make the alignment tabs a bit thicker. What baits are you wanting to make stencils for?? K/O baits or for your own baits? Edited January 31, 2019 by blackjack typo 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aulrich Posted January 31, 2019 Report Share Posted January 31, 2019 That's cool, as far as I can see it looks like you got away with not using support material on the inside, I would not have suspected that. I wonder if a chamfer the edges of the pattern will give the results you want without making the print to flimsy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitaker201 Posted January 31, 2019 Report Share Posted January 31, 2019 I agree with you getting comfortable with a CAD package. I would suggest Fusion 360 and it is free for hobby use. Nice work BlackJack! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riverotter Posted April 17, 2019 Report Share Posted April 17, 2019 anyone here making 3piece craw stencils yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
