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3D-printed Digital Camera Obscuras

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ProfHankD
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Re: 3D-printed Digital Camera Obscuras
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fferreres wrote:

ProfHankD wrote:

Faboky is an easy set of prints, but it is something like 24 hours of print time for a typical configuration. That probably means it would be expensive through typical 3D printing services, although it's cheap to print yourself.

is there any printer that you recommend to an absolute new-by without much time to invest in this, as close as an toaster as possible?

Well, my personal favorite is the AnyCubic Linear Plus, which is a $180 Kossel/Delta-type printer... that they don't make anymore.

AnyCubic's new Kobra Go is quite different, but is currently $189 and actually looks like it should be even more functional. It handles a build volume of 220x220x250mm, which should be able to make all the Faboky parts except those options longer than 250mm. AnyCubic seems to put a lot into design of their printers; they're feature-packed, rigid enough, and they'll put money into tooling (e.g., injection molding parts) to keep precision high and cost low.

... I think the screen needs to matte only in a very thin plane.

I agree. Ideally, a rear-projection screen should highly diffuse and very thin. Ground glass is a thin enough diffuser, but not a very good diffuser. The screen I'm using is a great diffuser, but thick enough to scatter light internally too, cutting sharpness.

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