Part 2 Looking For Someone Who Can Print THIS Sign?

[chuck geiger]

This is a blind siding station sign for The Santa Fe. The historical society prints it in HO. Any who can
do it in N with station names?

[Maletrain]

Now that 3D printers are getting such fine resolution, how about things like the raised "B&O"-in-a-circle heralds for the noses of steam and diesel locomotives in the transition era?  Most were flat. but some on the noses of Es and E-6s were creased to fit the sharp noses. 

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And, for that matter, how about custom prints of raised numbers in circular smokebox door placards?

[OldEastRR]

OMG, look what I started w/ my Woolworth sign. If this keeps up, people will want to print out everything in 3d!

[peteski]

Now that 3D printers are getting such fine resolution, how about things like the raised "B&O"-in-a-circle heralds for the noses of steam and diesel locomotives in the transition era?  Most were flat. but some on the noses of Es and E-6s were creased to fit the sharp noses.

And, for that matter, how about custom prints of raised numbers in circular smokebox door placards?

Great idea in larger scales but not so much in N scale. 

[John]

Not everything lends itself to 3-D printing. This sign is one of those that you’re better off scratch building yourself. The easiest way to do this is get some thick card stock that will fit into a laser printer and create the sign in Microsoft Word or some other similar software Than print it and cut it out using a SERB. A .15 or .20 styrene rod can then be cut to size and the sign glued to it. Total time 15 minutes total cost maybe $.10 …. If I were to print it, it would take probably 15 minutes to design it another 15 minutes to get it ready for printing another two hours to print because the first three prints would fail and would have to start all over again. 15 minutes to wash and cure, five minutes to prepare the shipping label 30 minutes to find the box to put it in and five dollars for the post office to mail it to you.😉

[peteski]

I suspect Chuck wants to model those small thin stabilizing brackets in N scale.  Those would be difficult to model by hand, but even 3D printed, they would likely be seriously out of scale (as they already are in H0). I think that photoetchign the entire sign would be something to consider.  That way it could be closer to scale and also likely sturdier than 3D print.

[Showme]

John

  I feel your pain. And I've thought all along I was the only guy that the first three prints failed.......

Bob

[John]

I suspect Chuck wants to model those small thin stabilizing brackets in N scale.  Those would be difficult to model by hand, but even 3D printed, they would likely be seriously out of scale (as they already are in H0). I think that photoetchign the entire sign would be something to consider.  That way it could be closer to scale and also likely sturdier than 3D print.

Don't get me wrong . this is doable .. but as you said the small brackets are tough .. the min you are going to print without distortion is around .3 mm .. then that would be iffy from a strength perspective ..

My post above is mostly tongue in cheek   -- but its also kind of reality

[John]

Well .. not sure if this will work .. but if someone wants to give it a try ..
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[chuck geiger]

John that's it...The Sunrise enterprises signs are way too bulky and these have been used before and have
too much paint and old lettering scraped away. It's hard to get the black outline around the siding name.

[chuck geiger]

[chuck geiger]

Not everything lends itself to 3-D printing. This sign is one of those that you’re better off scratch building yourself. The easiest way to do this is get some thick card stock that will fit into a laser printer and create the sign in Microsoft Word or some other similar software Than print it and cut it out using a SERB. A .15 or .20 styrene rod can then be cut to size and the sign glued to it. Total time 15 minutes total cost maybe $.10 …. If I were to print it, it would take probably 15 minutes to design it another 15 minutes to get it ready for printing another two hours to print because the first three prints would fail and would have to start all over again. 15 minutes to wash and cure, five minutes to prepare the shipping label 30 minutes to find the box to put it in and five dollars for the post office to mail it to you.😉

That is next! To the Evergreen bin Batman!

[John]

Those scratch build signs look good ...

[chuck geiger]

Those are the lead cast SUNRISE signs.

[John]

Those are the lead cast SUNRISE signs.

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