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Hi guys I recently designed a Wrecking ball and made it printable in metal ( stainless steel ) There are 2 shapes , ball shape and peer shape , in different sizes and scales. Because a lot of people do not like plastic i thought i would give it a try with metal. The peer shape is available in metal and plastic , The ball shape is in plastic and the biggest one in metal also ( Check the : Choose a Material arrow to see the different prices ) Because 3D metal printing is relative new the prices are high. But the same thing that happened with plastic , quality and prices will get better in the next few years. Let me know your thoughts about plastic / metal , looking forward to your reply's And if there are questions feel free to ask. They can be ordered here : Wrecking ballsThe first 2 pictures are from the metal wrecking ball. BMF100 by eef 7260, on Flickr BMF101 by eef 7260, on Flickr
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And a bigger size plastic one. I don't care that it is plastic as long as it looks good plastic is ok for me. But that is al a matter of personal taste , so the choice is there now. BMF102 by eef 7260, on Flickr BMF103 by eef 7260, on Flickr
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And the mid size one , might be a little to big for the bantam. But i have to order the small one to give it a try. BMF104 by eef 7260, on Flickr
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Looks good, have you tried the aluminum yet?
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Hi Jason No i have not , at this moment i think aluminum is to expensive. It is almost twice the price of Stainless steel. But i have to say i am impressed with the Stainless steel so far. Have you already tried one of the metals ?? Eef
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Eef, which size do you think would pair well with a 70 ton excavator? I was just talking about building one of these with a friend the other day and it seems that you may have saved me the hassle. They look great!
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eef7260 wrote:Hi Jason
No i have not , at this moment i think aluminum is to expensive. It is almost twice the price of Stainless steel. But i have to say i am impressed with the Stainless steel so far. Have you already tried one of the metals ??
Eef
I have only tried the stainless, wanting to try the aluminum but pricy for most of my stuff. Imaterialize has the highdef stainless i want to try that aswell
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Quote:Eef, which size do you think would pair well with a 70 ton excavator? Hi Jason I have to admit i have not enough knowledge off excavators to give a decent answer. (I am more a crane man ) There are other people here hopefully that can advise you on this. But if i had to make a guess i would say the smallest one : 1-50 - 500KG- Wrecking Ball - Ball Shape. Or one sizes bigger : 1-50 - 2000KG- Wrecking Ball - Ball Shape. Eef
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eef7260 wrote:Quote:Eef, which size do you think would pair well with a 70 ton excavator? Hi Jason I have to admit i have not enough knowledge off excavators to give a decent answer. (I am more a crane man ) There are other people here hopefully that can advise you on this. But if i had to make a guess i would say the smallest one : 1-50 - 500KG- Wrecking Ball - Ball Shape. Or one sizes bigger : 1-50 - 2000KG- Wrecking Ball - Ball Shape. Eef Thanks! I don't have any experience with them but I know some guys use them in a quarry to drop on boulders to break them up. I am thinking about building a diorama for my 870 and figured a wrecking ball would look pretty neat.
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