Cool! https://skyline.github.com/winrid/2020
My "hire me" timeline looks quite impressive despite very few commits compared to yours. Perhaps the scaling shouldn't be so linear.
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#52what's the word: not feature creep but ... defocus?
instead of fixing their completely broken search they are doing what now?
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#53Earlier quoted context omitted.
I believe that would not be able to get clean inner corners, though I could be wrong.
I think it can switch drill bits to make fine-passes, and sanding/deburring. I could also be wrong, but I'm lazy enough to want that automated, so CNC probably does it.
Deep pockets with fine corners are very tricky to machine, since it's hard to make an end mill that's all of long, narrow, and tough enough not to break. I'm sure it's possible, but it would be expensive, and that's before we even talk about the complex tool paths and consequent setup overhead that'd be involved. (And that's assuming there's nothing so deep it'd require EDM, in which case don't even bother asking, you won't be able to afford it.)
There's no mechanical reason why these parts need a fine surface finish anyway, since they're just display pieces. So it makes sense IMO to just do everything via Shapeways, since they already have support for a "white-label" manufacturing service that should make the whole process very easy.
(Hero Forge uses this, for example. It's not true white label since they do mention the partnership, but it may as well be; once you finish designing a model, you pay for the print through the Hero Forge site and a month later you get a box in the mail from Shapeways.)
That said, it looks like Github just gives you a .stl file to do what you like with; the prestige piece in steel looks to be just a one-off for the originator of the software they're using to do the "skylines" feature in the first place. In theory, I guess you could take that STL into Fusion 360 or something and turn it into CNC tool paths, and then you'd just need to find a CNC-equipped job shop that'll turn it into a paperweight for you. (Good luck! And don't expect it to be cheap...)
It's a shame the feature can't seem to see private repository contributions; most of the code I work on daily is hosted in private repos on a Github org, but those commits don't show up here, and that makes for a pretty sad result given that I barely touched any of my personal public repos last year. Nice soundtrack, though!
Re: Skyline – Your GitHub story in 3D
#54Cool! https://skyline.github.com/winrid/2020
damn your contribution graph is literally more than this meme [1]
[1] https://www.reddit.com/r/ProgrammerHumor/comments/aqqvl1/you...
Re: Skyline – Your GitHub story in 3D
#55What’s next, GitHub commits realized with lego bricks?
They give you the stl file, so you can just feed it through printabrick.org
(Site seems down now though)
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#56Re: Skyline – Your GitHub story in 3D
#57Earlier quoted context omitted.
Why is it so hard to find companies that you give an STL file, choose material, tweak some settings, pay and give address? First thing I see on shapeways is get a quote, which means I have to go into a sales funnel by signing up and waste time instead of actually printing a 3d model.
I used it several times and despite the name, "Get a quote" is merely a preview webapp to upload the model and see how much it would cost in each material (and directly add to cart when you're happy with the result), no talking to sales involved. They run more tests on the model after you order (to make sure it's physically possible to print it), but even then, never had to talk to anyone.
They should rename it then. A "quote" is something I avoid like the plague. It makes me think I'm going to have to talk to a hard-selling sales rep, and, further, that the prices are fudgeable and that I'd be a sucker for paying the quoted price.
Re: Skyline – Your GitHub story in 3D
#58Cool! https://skyline.github.com/winrid/2020
My "hire me" timeline looks quite impressive despite very few commits compared to yours. Perhaps the scaling shouldn't be so linear. https://skyline.github.com/windsurfer/2020
Cute. I assume that was manually-edited git commit timestamps?
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We are using Shapeways.com to turn them into metal for us and it was the option they had. Haven't tried getting it CNC'd but thinking we might need to change the model up a bit to allow the tool to get into some of the gaps that are possible. If anyone wants to try with a CNC machine then love to know what the results are like
Why is it so hard to find companies that you give an STL file, choose material, tweak some settings, pay and give address? First thing I see on shapeways is get a quote, which means I have to go into a sales funnel by signing up and waste time instead of actually printing a 3d model.
These guys popped up on HN a little while back: https://www.jiga3d.com/
Re: Skyline – Your GitHub story in 3D
#60Earlier quoted context omitted.
We are using Shapeways.com to turn them into metal for us and it was the option they had. Haven't tried getting it CNC'd but thinking we might need to change the model up a bit to allow the tool to get into some of the gaps that are possible. If anyone wants to try with a CNC machine then love to know what the results are like
Why is it so hard to find companies that you give an STL file, choose material, tweak some settings, pay and give address? First thing I see on shapeways is get a quote, which means I have to go into a sales funnel by signing up and waste time instead of actually printing a 3d model.
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