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Headless Club???

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sonojono said:
Nope, I returned it and was given a refund two months later but from what I remember it was made out of sandstone filament. The knobs looked as if they were iron filament too, it has been a long time ago.
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You simply have no idea what you're talking about. Do you even have any idea how long it takes to print these parts? No one uses 3D printing for mass production of cheap parts, it's way too expensive.
 
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sonojono said:
Beats me but I guess my inconsistency of not recalling what I had in the past amuses this person :wacky:
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It's more trying to insist that this product is made in a way no one is doing it. With no experience in the process and nothing to back it up. You're simply wrong and trying to teach others falsehoods.

It's not your inconsistency you are being very consistent, just ignorant of what 3D printing is. No one is making discount bridge parts by 3d printing sandstone.
 
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Some bridge castings are "sintered" metal, which is metal dust put into a mold under high pressure and heat that effectively welds the dust into solid. I think Badass bridges were built that way, maybe the OMega still is. It's true that 3d printing isn't a mass production technique yet ... but it will be. A few builders in Luthiers Corner have used Chinese headless parts with mixed success, like most Chinese products, the quality varies wildly. I'm not sure it matters what the base plates or saddle guides are, as long as all the high stress parts are steel or strong alloy aluminum.
 
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Gilmourisgod said:
Some bridge castings are "sintered" metal, which is metal dust put into a mold under high pressure and heat that effectively welds the dust into solid. I think Badass bridges were built that way, maybe the OMega still is. It's true that 3d printing isn't a mass production technique yet ... but it will be. A few builders in Luthiers Corner have used Chinese headless parts with mixed success, like most Chinese products, the quality varies wildly. I'm not sure it matters what the base plates or saddle guides are, as long as all the high stress parts are steel or strong alloy aluminum.
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Exactly which is why I replace any threaded parts I can with higher quality screws and such. Not only are they better, but makes using the irreplaceable parts a bit better too.

Since it was my comment about using the cheap Overlord of Music hardware that kinda started this, just think about the cost analysis of $40 for the full hardware set for a first-time build vs $200-300 for a high quality hardware set for a first-time build...

Yes, if I knew what I was doing I would absolutely buy better parts, but I'm going to feel REAL stupid if I can't finish a project with that kind of investment.
 
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Finally borrowed jigsaw from father in law, rough cuts done!

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They total 2.75 pounds total!

Still thinkin' about it but I feel like the top pic shows how I'll laminate, with the left being the front and the right being the back...
 

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