07-06-2017, 08:13 AM
(07-03-2017, 10:27 PM)Hawkeye Wrote: After looking through a few web sites, I'm leaning the same way as Vinny. After I get the printer up and running, I'll look into building a scanner.
I have looked at the 2 major versions of 3d scanners. One by Cowtech, and the orther the BQ. BQ developed the idea, but quit selling the kit. Cowtech is still going. Their kit assembly uses laser cut acrylic and goes together like the 3d printer frames of the Prusia or Anet. The BQ uses threaded rods and is simpler to assemble. The Cowtech uses a 6008 bearing for the rotating table, while the BQ uses a much bigger, harder to find 16014 bearing. I ordered 2 of the 6008 bearings for $3 US Ea. before I saw the difference in the bearing, as I decided to build the BQ version. So I learned how to modify the .stl to put the smaller bearing on the BQ design. Also got an old CIF single chip web cam to work with the Horus Software, so I'll try using that.
Then my printer choked, so I haven't finished printing all the BQ parts...Hopefully the printer will be fixed by next week.
Using an Arduino Uno and a CNC shield to run the scanner.
Chuck
Micromark 7x14 Lathe, X2 Mill , old Green 4x6 bandsaw
The difficult takes me a while, the impossible takes a little longer.
The difficult takes me a while, the impossible takes a little longer.