I am a camera buff. Specifically older Nikon manual cameras. More specifically Nikon F and Nikon F2 cameras. I have four of them: 2x Nikon F and 2x Nikon F2. Getting parts for them are either very expensive or near impossible. So I look for other means to get some parts.
Enter 3D printing.
I have heard so much about 3D printing but just brushed it off as a fad. Now I come to realize that there is great potential for creating your very one parts that are either hard to get or pricey. But there is a drawback to just going out and getting a printer: knowledge!
The part that I need for my cameras are called viewfinder protective caps. They go for as high as $60 for a piece of plastic measuring 44mm x 35mm x 9mm. Of the 4 view finders I have I only have one cap. But I have measured that cap and using a CAD program reproduced the cap. But I don't have a 3D printer.
So, after all that, do you 3D print? And if you do, what printer do you use? Which one would you, as having more experience than me, recommend that I start with? If, and a big if, I decided to go that route. My other option is making molds and molding the part myself.
What say you?
Enter 3D printing.
I have heard so much about 3D printing but just brushed it off as a fad. Now I come to realize that there is great potential for creating your very one parts that are either hard to get or pricey. But there is a drawback to just going out and getting a printer: knowledge!
The part that I need for my cameras are called viewfinder protective caps. They go for as high as $60 for a piece of plastic measuring 44mm x 35mm x 9mm. Of the 4 view finders I have I only have one cap. But I have measured that cap and using a CAD program reproduced the cap. But I don't have a 3D printer.
So, after all that, do you 3D print? And if you do, what printer do you use? Which one would you, as having more experience than me, recommend that I start with? If, and a big if, I decided to go that route. My other option is making molds and molding the part myself.
What say you?
