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RE: The First Physical Gridcoin - 3D Printed Plastic!
Wow @dutch - that machine! Only slightly jealous :)
The coin looks great, especially as a first proof! It's a shame about the detail, but I'm sure between you, me and @me-shell we can tweak the design and model to produce something that's both detailed and compatible with the limitations of the machine.
Shame to hear about the CnC - again, perhaps once we've tweaked the fine details we can get it working a little better? Can't wait to see how the print looks with an enamel finish - thank you for dedicating your time to this!
I wish it was mine! It is actually sitting idle in the lab 95% of the time, because it is too much effort to drive for the average user so they settle for the cheaper machines. On top of that, several of the print cartridges are about to go off. Good we are using it!
I agree, we can definitely make it work. The CnC machine is still very much a viable option, but we will be able to do some tests once we have the final design out. I am going to do some more experimenting with fine detail tomorrow.
There is a metal fabricator nearby who may be able to try stamp the design as a coin. I will do some exploring. May be worth testing it first before ordering 100s from a third party.
It is pretty exciting to hold something in you hand that you designed on the computer not even a week ago! 3D printers are such wonderful things.
As for the design we could simplify the art work down a little and increase the thickness at some points. It obviously wouldn't look exactly the same but most people wouldn't notice, if anything it would look better. The Artwork can defiantly not go smaller with this design at this stage. The coin however could be a tiny bit thinner to save on material which is a plus.
I'll give simplification a shot this afternoon and see how I get on. If I come up with anything I'll pass it on to @dutch for you to take a look at.