[Bazzer]

I went down the 3D printing road about 18 month's ago to manufacture parts for my RC competition models.

Whilst I am fairly capable in mechatronics, I did not want a printer where I was making parts to make the damned thing work, rather I wanted to be making parts for the models.

I bought a second hand Dremel 3D20 printer, I paid £200.00 for it, this printer is totally enclosed, this gives some advantages in that the chamber is not really effected by outside temperature.

There are all kinds of stories on the net about the Dremel only being able to use it's own brand filament, well this turns out to be absolute tosh, I have used many different types of filament including carbon fibre filled material that gives stunning results, I have also printed with flexible materials and clears.

Probably the most adventurous thing I have made is a fuel tank for an RC model, the PLA material looks to have a pretty good resistance to methanol and nitro methane. The tank is of the clunk tank style which are very popular in RC flying, I also printed the rubber bung and caps.

I have not printed anything for slot cars yet but will do soon.

There are very good 3D CAD programmes that are simple to use but they are not free in my experience, many people recommend Fusion 360 but that is a bit of an overkill for 3D printed parts and is not without complications on the licensing side of things.

I will post pictures of the work I have done if asked but remember they are not slot car parts.

Barrie