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BB-8 has been completed. At least the static portion of the build. I still plan to weather him and I will continue progress to have him fully robotic.

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Awesome!!! Great job!!!
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That's awesome !!!! :mrgreen:
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Was that done on your 3D printer? That's looks awesome!
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Looks Great!! :thumbs:
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great job! You've done a lot since maker faire!

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Excellent, nice work :thumbs:
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Husky wrote:Was that done on your 3D printer? That's looks awesome!
Yes. The sphere was 3D printed in my basement. Just ordered internal parts to hopefully get him rolling.
Thank you all for the nice comments.
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mrcosmo wrote:
Husky wrote:Was that done on your 3D printer? That's looks awesome!
Yes. The sphere was 3D printed in my basement. Just ordered internal parts to hopefully get him rolling.
Thank you all for the nice comments.
Out of curiosity, how may rolls of filament did you go through? Did you use PLA or ABS?
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All PLA. ABS warps too much. About 6 rolls for the body. I did not print the dome but that's probably 2 rolls. It matters how many shells and the percentage infill you use. Of course this includes the times I had failed prints. But this was my first project so I learned by trial and error. The bB8 builders forum has great tips for printing.
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mrcosmo wrote:All PLA. ABS warps too much. About 6 rolls for the body. I did not print the dome but that's probably 2 rolls. It matters how many shells and the percentage infill you use. Of course this includes the times I had failed prints. But this was my first project so I learned by trial and error. The bB8 builders forum has great tips for printing.
I found PLA easier to work with. I was thinking of printing a BB-8. Thanks for the info.
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https://youtu.be/VUayOLUY2nA

More progress on BB-8. Drive system is installed. Just got the magnetic head mount to work. I need some tuning up before he can roll safely. He is on schedule to debut at Beaumont Children's visit.
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That is awesome!!!
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Most excellent job, Kevin!
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Wow you are flyin' ! Lookin great

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Kevin, where did you find how many of a body rings pieces to print? They are quartered, correct?

I found where is says how many triangles to print of each kind to build one larger triangle, but for the orange rings it doesn't really say in the PDF.
Am I over looking something?

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devilmaan wrote:Kevin, where did you find how many of a body rings pieces to print? They are quartered, correct?

I found where is says how many triangles to print of each kind to build one larger triangle, but for the orange rings it doesn't really say in the PDF.
Am I over looking something?


(UPDATE) I FIGURED IT OUT.. had to compare a couple of different images.

I have to put in some OT to catch up to your progress now LOL

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The bb8 builders club has a builders guide on the wiki. the facebook page is also excellent. I now have a rolling cart and body lights installed. He will debut at Beaumont children's hospital in 2 weeks.

https://youtu.be/1oSKNOCrM6s
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mrcosmo wrote:The bb8 builders club has a builders guide on the wiki. the facebook page is also excellent. I now have a rolling cart and body lights installed. He will debut at Beaumont children's hospital in 2 weeks.

https://youtu.be/1oSKNOCrM6s
Man, I have a lot of catching up to do.

Looks awesome!!!
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