3D Cardstock Printing Without Printer

3D Cardstock Printing Without Printer

By lianidolls in Workshop 3D Printing

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Can we print a 3D object with no 2D or 3D printer at all ? With no third party online service ?

Cheap ? And time consuming like if you build it from scratch ?

Maybe we can try at least :) Here is a solution for you ;)

We will need :

1. An internet connection with a computer or tablet

2. Slic3r software program

3. Cardstock like cereals box about 400 microns thick

4. A paper pencil

5. A paper sheet Glue

6. A lot of time :)

That is all folks ! Let's print something :)

Step 1: Download Your 3D Model

Modeling a 3D model is possible but not always really easy. Here we are going to use an online 3D object head

Step 2: Reduce and Slice Your 3D Model

Here you will need the software program Slic3r, to reduce and slice your 3D model.

To reduce :

Press Add select head_with_eyes_rectificada.stl

Then Object - Scale - Uniformly and 50 percent

File save head_with_eyes_rectificada_50percent.stl

To slice :

In Printer Settings - Nozzle diameter : 0.5

Then File Slice To svg

Choose head_with_eyes_rectificada_50percent.stl

Then head_with_eyes_rectificada_50percent.svg

Step 3: Copy and Cut Each Slide

Goto svgviewer

Drag and drop head_with_eyes_rectificada_50percent.svg

Copy each slice by transparacy with a pencil on a paper sheet

Then glue the paper sheet on the cardstock

Cut each slide following the pencil lines

head_with_eyes_rectificada_50percent_05mm.svg
Download

Step 4: Glue Each Slide From Up to Down

Here is the low tech 3D printer : a box of cereales ;)

On the left corner is two slides one with six previous slides and the last one

So then you add an other slide at the bottom

You adjust on the corner the previous slide and the new one

Glue the both together

Then take the upper slide off

And again with the next slide

Go Go Go

Step 5: Admire Your Artwork :) or Not ;)

This is the end my friend :)

You can practice more with that better explanation than mine :)