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RE: Anyone got a 3D printer?

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I have access to one - I'll talk to its owner tomorrow to see what it's
capable of.

R.
On 4 Jan 2016 00:34, "'Dave McLaughlin' dave@xxxxxxx
[ukha_d]" <ukha_d@xxxxxxx> wrote:

>
>
> 3D printed finish is generally rough, even with an SLS printer.
>
>
>
> Shapeways do offer a polished finish that can make it smoother but you
> won't get any glossy type finish, if you happen to want this.
>
>
>
> Painting can make it better but you need to apply a few coats to get
> anything decent.
>
>
>
> Dave=E2=80=A6
>
> ---
>
> Very funny Scotty, now beam down my clothes=E2=80=A6
>
> ---
>
>
>
> *From:* ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx]
> *Sent:* 04 January 2016 07:28
> *To:* ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> *Subject:* Re: [ukha_d] Anyone got a 3D printer?
>
>
>
>
>
> Well after having all the switches in this place off over the Xmas
> holidays to pop in CBus wireless switches I find that all the light
> switches here are wired live / neutral and Earth ... Unfortunately the
> bloody foil backed board stops the kitchen switch reaching the
wireless
> gateway (maybe if I moved the gateway it would work but it would
probably
> stop the bedroom switch working).
>
>
>
> Anyway ... In all the backboxes the neutral and earths and chocolate
> blocked together with only the live running into the switch and on to
the
> light fitting (I guess that explains why no two-way switching anywhere
in
> the place).
>
>
>
> So I am still tempted to just chocolate block the bloody lives and put
> blanks over the top ... Would be nice to pop the wireless dimmer
switches
> over the top though ... :-)
>
>
>
> I don't know what kind of finish it would be possible to get from a 3D
> printer - or even create by painting / lacquering - or whether bits of
th=
e
> wireless dimmer switch back plates could be reused...
>
>
> Phil
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>

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<p dir=3D"ltr">I have access to one - I&#39;ll talk to
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<p dir=3D"ltr">R. </p>
<div class=3D"gmail_quote">On 4 Jan 2016 00:34,
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<p><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><a
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printer.<u></u><u></u></span></a></p><p
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cla=
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style=3D"font-size:10.0pt">Shapeways do offer a poli=
shed finish that can make it smoother but you won&#39;t get any glossy
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better but you need to apply a few coats to get anything
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style=3D"font-size:10.0pt"><u></=
u>=C2=A0<u></u></span></p><p
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0.0pt">Dave=E2=80=A6<u></u><u></u></span></p><div><p
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style=3D"font-size:11.0pt">---<u></u><u></u></span></p><=
p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-US"
style=3D"font-size:11.0pt">Very =
funny Scotty, now beam down my
clothes=E2=80=A6<u></u><u></u></span></p><p
=
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style=3D"font-size:11.0pt">---<u><=
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" style=3D"font-size:10.0pt"> <a href=3D"mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx"; tar=
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<br><b>Sent:=
</b> 04 January 2016 07:28<br><b>To:</b> <a
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ps.com"
target=3D"_blank">ukha_d@xxxxxxx</a><br><b>Subject:</b>
Re:=
[ukha_d] Anyone got a 3D
printer?<u></u><u></u></span></p></div></div><p
c=
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class=3D"MsoNormal">=C2=A0 <u=
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class=3D"MsoNormal">Well after havin=
g all the switches in this place off over the Xmas holidays to pop in CBus
=
wireless switches I find that all the light switches here are wired live /
=
neutral and Earth ... Unfortunately the bloody foil backed board stops the
=
kitchen switch reaching the wireless gateway (maybe if I moved the gateway
=
it would work but it would probably stop the bedroom switch
working).<u></u=
><u></u></p></div><div><p
class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></p></div=
><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal">Anyway ... In all the
backboxes the neutral an=
d earths and chocolate blocked together with only the live running into
the=
switch and on to the light fitting (I guess that explains why no two-way s=
witching anywhere in the
place).<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p
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=
the top ... Would be nice to pop the wireless dimmer switches over the top
=
though ...
:-)<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p
class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=
=C2=A0<u></u></p></div><div><p
class=3D"MsoNormal">I don&#39;t know what ki=
nd of finish it would be possible to get from a 3D printer - or even
create=
by painting / lacquering - or whether bits of the wireless dimmer switch b=
ack plates could be
reused...<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p
class=3D"MsoNo=
rmal"><br>Phil<u></u><u></u></p></div></div></div></div></div></p>

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