3D Printing a Batarang

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   HipHopHead on January 9, 2015 11:37 am

   Nice to be able to make your own toys.

   I have heard about the 3D printer, but not very familiar:

   Is the Batarang made with plastic or something else?
   Your Batarang looks to be completely solid, can the 3D printer create a hollow Batarang?

   Where is Stephen? Our Stephen is scruffy and usually has not shaved in weeks…who are you?

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     Stephen Schleicher on January 9, 2015 11:51 am

     Stephen only shaves once a week – usually on Saturday morning – so Finally Friday Stephen is a lot different looking than Saturday Morning Video Shoot Stephen.

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     Stephen Schleicher on January 9, 2015 11:55 am

     The Batarang is printed with PLA Plastic, which is a derivative of corn fiber, so it is completely biodegradable in the long term. If you watch the video closely, you’ll se a grid being printed on the inside, so it is a semi-hollow build (15% infill). You can print this completely solid if you want, but that seems like a waste of plastic to me. You wouldn’t be able to print this completely hollow as the overhang on the top needs some kind of internal support to keep it from drooping.

     If you go back and watch many of the early Finally Friday episodes, I talk a lot about 3D printers and what my experience has been with the MakerBot.

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       HipHopHead on January 9, 2015 12:04 pm

       thanks

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