Making a 3D printed sign | Cut to the Point collab
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 21 พ.ค. 2019
- Today’s video is a collaboration with Piotr Tocyznski of the Cut to the Point TH-cam channel. Over on CTTP, Piotr teaches lessons on the artistic and technical sides of digital video editing.
So for his end of the deal, we worked together on a tips video for DIY/maker video editors, featuring some film editing tips I’ve learned over the years. You can see his video here: • Speed/Duration Setting...
For my end of the deal, we’re going to make a raised-letter sign of his logo. I’ve made signs before on this channel by cutting wooden letters on a jigsaw or bandsaw. But this time, it’s different. The challenge for this one is that Piotr lives in Poland! So I need to produce this sign in a way that gets it across the ocean as safely and cheaply as possible.
That’s why for this sign, I’m going to try printing the letters out on my 3D printer. I got this thing back in October, and I’ve used it for a lot of random stuff, but not for anything that needs to look nice. So figuring out how to smooth and finish these 3D-printed letters will be another challenge.
To save on shipping costs, I’m going to be focusing on the letters only. Once they’re done, I’ll throw them in a box, and Piotr can assemble the thing in Poland. So that’s another challenge: Working together on a single, physical project with a guy 4,500 miles away.
Let’s give it a try.
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This is great! When I was designing that logo I never thought I'd be able to touch it!!! :) And you made it happen. I appreciate all the hard work you put into it and I love how it looks. Will keep it proudly in my office :) Thanks, man!
You bet friend! It was a fun project. Thanks for all the help with the video editing!
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@@AndrewReuter I left a dislike because you need to cut to the chase. Stop with that stupid intro and other random information
I used to work in a signshop making those burlington siigns and bestbuy ,the way we shipped them was cardboard on bottom, saran wrap the top 1 spin, then cardboard top ,and do another spin, dont wanna use to much saran wrap
I just found Peter´s channel a couple of days ago, and now, I am here because I just watched Peter´s video about your channel and your pro editing tips. I think I will be vivitimg very often. Gracias.
Love the international collaboration between artists! It can be done. I was inspired by the effort toward the best quality and the willingness to try new things to achieve it by both Piotr and Andy. Months of time well spent! An inspiration!
Thanks! :) As far as artists go, you were/are a great mentor!
@@AndrewReuter You've been a great mentor to me as well! I never expected that out of life and I appreciate it!
Interesting to watch! Thanks to both of you!
Thank you! Nice work on your channel as well!
Thanks!
Came here from Cut to the Point. I took a lot of classes in industrial design in college, a lot of it still helps me and I would love a shop someday. I'm a filmmaker so I think I'll definitely will be watching your videos. Subscribed.
Good luck with your quest for a shop! If space is a concern, I highly recommend getting inspiration from Adrian Preda, if you haven't seen his stuff already. The guy is a master, but his shop is tiny in comparison to most. And it used to be even smaller! th-cam.com/video/kzmrSBL-yHU/w-d-xo.html
And thanks for the sub! Subscribed to you as well! Take care!
Great video! Seeing the whole process and trial and errors you went through is definitely interesting and insightful. As a thought, printing in ABS and treating it with an acetone vapor bath can be one way of smoothing out the layers. It might be a fun thing to toy with before the next project that might need polishing.
Thank you for the kind words! Good call on ABS. I've been hesitant to dive into a new material, but I definitely have to just give it a try at some point here. Especially because of the vapor smoothing...
omg you remind me of my own self when I working in a custom piece , good job and good video!!!
😊 Thank you very much!
oh my good how many days you need to complete this small project
Love the collaboration! And the transition between the two of you was very smooth 😁
Any progress on saving money with welding? Love your videos!
Thanks Michael! :) I actually have a Project 600/saving-money-with-the-welder video coming out Sunday morning, and I gave you a shout out at the beginning for the topic suggestion. Cool approach with using modern tech to make classic instruments, btw. Take care!
I am sure you figured this out already but use white filament when 3D printing if you plan on painting the part
was worried about the paint for a second there, luckily it turned out fine
Yep, especially for yellow letters!
Agreed! Definitely was glad I bit the bullet and committed to redoing those yellow ones...
The new Prusa Slicer has the ability to smooth layers. Extends the print time.
What software you used to make the text printable?
Imagine if they could really print that fast! xD
Should have used Cura's ironing function to eliminate the top layer gaps.
the letters look shiny
Yeah, the finish amazed even me!
wrapping eat letter in a paper towel them something cheaper (newspaper, kept packing paper, etc) then one bigger zip bag or, if you're rich enough, a vacuum bag. Would definitely test things with the vacuum bag before sending- the shrinking action could be too much on the stuff inside.
Oh yeah, good call on both! The paper towel would be nice for protecting the letters against any ink transfer from the newspaper.
Yellow is notoriously bad at covering because of low pigment%. I would probably have tried to print in yellow and then spray yellow over after. I know that when you're in the project it feels like "just one more try/attempt", but overall it might have saved some time.
Loved all the walking up/down stairs in high speed, was really funny!
Great work! Next time try to use Plasti Dip instead of regular spray paint. Plasti Dip may be good in some cases like 3D printed objects.
BTW I'm here from Peter's channel.
Thank you! Good to know, will definitely give Plasti-Dip a try. Seems like it'd be good to be able to dip some smaller objects where spray might not reach. Nice work on your videos!
Good to see you here, Cezary :)
You should just print them with white PLA. You could have saved hours!!!
Spraying right next to the car... Wtf 😂🙈
This came out great! Even if it did take four months to get there. Eek.
Thanks Sharon! If you ever need anything 3D printed, please let me know! (Or welded -- unless you have a welder now/have always had one and I'm a fool.) Would be great to do a collab with you! (It won't take me 4 months this time, I swear...)
@@AndrewReuter A collab would be great! I just need to sort out my schedule a bit better. Okay, a lot better. I don't have a welder...yet. I'm trying to figure out how to make that happen though.
Regarding scheduling: Piotr and I actually started talking about the above collab in the middle of summer 2018. Because of my project obligations/feet dragging, I didn’t even get started on it till December. Luckily Piotr was extremely chill about things, which helped it remain fun. So I’m totally with you there on the scheduling!
Good luck with your welder quest. Fricken expensive stuff! If you manage to score one based on all your big time maker connections, I would give you many kudos!
@@AndrewReuter That sounds like good scheduling timing! I will start thinking now what kind of collab makes sense. Let me know if you have any ideas!
Primer is key
He is trying to paint it, But this yellow doesn't work
Well after all this spraying and sanding and redoing.. plz don't look up acetone smoothing for ABS filaments...
Why did you turn against Robert McCall?
Felt used by the government; had no choice but to become a mercenary. You know how it is... 🤷♂️
Hahaha...It makes me happy when people get my jokes... both of you really look alike tho... (Pedro Pascal/Dave York) 😅😅😅
Your car is now white!
Bahahaha! I actually was very worried about this but that worry eventually lost out to the need to just get this thing done. Got lucky!
Cut lettering like this on a CNC. I know its a demo but commercially you would go broke in a week.
How much do you charge for thjs? There is much easier way to make this sign much much cheaper