1/10 Caterpillar D8T Build (3D Printed)

[jerry56]

That is beautiful... You have got some great CAD skills

[Orange RC Works]

Originally Posted by jerry56

That is beautiful... You have got some great CAD skills

Thanks, took me a while to figure out the shape of the curved sides and i settled with a section of a sphere chopped off a certain distance from the center. This thing is huge and impossible to fit in my 1st gen ender 3 so i had to print in sections... 1 of the 3 sections took 20 hrs to print... 3d printing is truly a hit or miss thing lol...

[Orange RC Works]

Build update for today... almost done with the blade, just waiting for blade swing cylinder to finish printing so i can fix the blade and it doesnt swing from side to side...

Here is my CAD model/rendering... and the printed/assembled parts...

[Krewmember]

Impressive work. I'm looking forward to seeing future updates

Did you add any weight to the blade?



-Shawn-

[Orange RC Works]

Originally Posted by Krewmember

Impressive work. I'm looking forward to seeing future updates

Did you add any weight to the blade?



-Shawn-

Im thinking of using a 1 1/2" x 1/8" thk flat bar as blade tips, cut in sections just like the real ones, that would be the weight on the blade...

Anyway, another update with the installation of the headlight mount and the blade swing cylinder, (unpowered)..

[Orange RC Works]

Latest build update....hood and ROLPS is done...now working on the 3d model of the cab and fuel tank...