Hi folks,
traditional route for some parts has been to borrow an original from a friend and then have a pattern made and then have the part cast at a foundry.
Damned expensive for things like a gun mantlet. Some smaller parts can be done with home hobbyist sand casting material and an Oxy Aceteline torch to melt some brass.
With the 3-d printer tech that has developed int he last 10-15 years, we can have stuff laser scanned into a file (that can be shared!) and someone nearby with a printer spit out the parts.
In theory.... that is.
ANyone done that? Any land mines to watch out for?
Any printer materials useful to substitute with? ( if the part can be painted , can it be a resin part instead of metal? )
All comments welcome!
