Spring break. But I'm still hanging around school

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Well, with spring break happening I took the opportunity to go to the Flex lab at school to learn how to 3d print stuff. I started with something simple, namely the base plate for a Beretta 89 magazine.

First I had to scan the base.
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Here's an image of the file in progress.
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I didn't get any pictures of the screen when working with something called Rhino but at that point I was using my scans as a template to clean up the scan.

Finally, a rendering of the base.
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Aaaaand here is the magic moment where the plastic gets heated to 210 degrees C.
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Completed product next to the original.
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Verdict? It ALMOST fits.....I didn't have calipers with me when I measured the slot that accepts the metal tabs from the magazine body. I underestimated by a third of a millimeter. It should be a simple enough fix before printing another base pad.
I don't like to think of my self as an artist so much as someone who stares at empty spaces and imagines s--t.

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