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heathicus wrote:

JPG wrote:>>>>> 11.25° <<<<< ?

How much $ in raw material?

About a dollar in raw material cost. But that's only one part of the cost equation. This wedge took about an hour and a half to print. If I sold them, I'd price them at $5 per wedge.

5$ is too cheap! (unless you are selling a set of differing segments).(hint hint )

I assume the red setup gauge is removed when cutting the wedges.

JPG wrote:

heathicus wrote:

JPG wrote:>>>>> 11.25° <<<<< ?

How much $ in raw material?

About a dollar in raw material cost. But that's only one part of the cost equation. This wedge took about an hour and a half to print. If I sold them, I'd price them at $5 per wedge.

5$ is too cheap! (unless you are selling a set of differing segments).(hint hint )

I assume the red setup gauge is removed when cutting the wedges.

Yep, you use the wedge to set the angle of the two fences, lock them down with the knobs (which I also 3D printed, but would have been quicker to make out of wood), then remove the wedge and alternate the cuts on the two fences.

I would be up for a set

Don't want to hijack the thread, but what is the best 3D printer for the money? I'm thinking about one for making HO and N scale train and structure parts.
BPR

djr wrote:I would be up for a set

Since I'm still new to this segmenting thing, what would be considered a "set" of wedges? I'm thinking one each of 8, 10, 12, 16, 18, 20, 24, 30, 36 and 48 segments for $50 plus shipping? But I can make a wedge for any number of segments.

ryanbp01 wrote:Don't want to hijack the thread, but what is the best 3D printer for the money? I'm thinking about one for making HO and N scale train and structure parts.
BPR

I'm familiar with HO scale from my slot car days, but I'm not too familiar with N scale. I did some research and it looks pretty tiny! But I think most consumer level printers can handle it. The real question is, do you want the fun of a kit to assemble and figure out, or the equivalent of a "kit" printer but already assembled that you'll still have to make some modifications to and tinker with and be on your own for any support issues? Or do you want something that you unbox and start printing, only minimal tinkering with (no more than aligning a Shopsmith, anyway), have full manufacturer warranty and support?

heathicus wrote:

djr wrote:I would be up for a set

Since I'm still new to this segmenting thing, what would be considered a "set" of wedges? I'm thinking one each of 8, 10, 12, 16, 18, 20, 24, 30, 36 and 48 segments for $50 plus shipping? But I can make a wedge for any number of segments.

ryanbp01 wrote:Don't want to hijack the thread, but what is the best 3D printer for the money? I'm thinking about one for making HO and N scale train and structure parts.
BPR

I'm familiar with HO scale from my slot car days, but I'm not too familiar with N scale. I did some research and it looks pretty tiny! But I think most consumer level printers can handle it. The real question is, do you want the fun of a kit to assemble and figure out, or the equivalent of a "kit" printer but already assembled that you'll still have to make some modifications to and tinker with and be on your own for any support issues? Or do you want something that you unbox and start printing, only minimal tinkering with (no more than aligning a Shopsmith, anyway), have full manufacturer warranty and support?

Oh My!

You may regret my suggesting 'a set'.

I notice an omission of odd # segments.

I'm open to suggestions on what would make a good "set." Any number of segments is possible.

The only ones that I have made I added 9,15,32,45 rings segments to your set. I found that I could cut them with a miter gauge and make them as right triangles like a 30,60 90. A wedge for 9 segments would be cut at 40 degrees and could be called a 40, 50 90 . The end result is the same.
I am new on this site, so not sure I can post a pdf file that has all the sizes of the "wedge" length to get various size ring diameter.

Bob

BobCoates1953 wrote:The only ones that I have made I added 9,15,32,45 rings segments to your set. I found that I could cut them with a miter gauge and make them as right triangles like a 30,60 90. A wedge for 9 segments would be cut at 40 degrees and could be called a 40, 50 90 . The end result is the same.
I am new on this site, so not sure I can post a pdf file that has all the sizes of the "wedge" length to get various size ring diameter.

Bob

Yes you can as long as it is under 2MB in size.