- Location
- NYC/Long Island
I will make another one today. Im making a few changes right now.. So far the footholds look more realistic, the gunwhales were lowered slightly and given more curvature, and the tubbies are more pronounced.
Jet Tags Hull! - Game Changer
- Thread starter Balduccimoto
- Start date
I will make another one today. Im making a few changes right now.. So far the footholds look more realistic, the gunwhales were lowered slightly and given more curvature, and the tubbies are more pronounced.
vitalikol
Jetski-Snowboard
- Location
- Pennington,NJ
looks interesting
swapmeet
Brotastic
- Location
- Arlington TX
3D printing is going to change everything. Just amazing.
Cool model Buldacmifcisofhino.... LOL I'll be keeping an eye on this thread for sure.
Cool model Buldacmifcisofhino.... LOL I'll be keeping an eye on this thread for sure.
- Location
- NYC/Long Island
I have a model that I am pretty happy with. I designed an acrylic stand that would cost very little to be made. The acrylic is 1/8" thick to give you an idea of the size .. and I already have a sheet of 1/8" at the laser cutters. Im sure they would give a pretty good price to have them made.. With a little sanding and some paint - you would end up with a finished product just like the renders below. Also the handlebars move now with a functioning steering stop 
Ducky
Back in the game!
- Location
- Charlotte, NC
just take my money already!
- Location
- NYC/Long Island
A few updates.. The hull was shortened slightly, the midsection of the top deck was flared out to the bondrail, the bondrail was widened to be more proportional, the rideplate now meets with the intake grate, a small flat section was added to the hood (for race numbers/vinyl), functional handlebars, and some other small changes. Subscribe at the upper right hand of the page - don't miss the final product! These are going to be very kool. We just need a name for this new hull. Koala cant wait to fist pump and do multiple backflips. The crowd is going to go wild!
- Location
- NYC/Long Island
This is the finished product. I printed this in a combination of orange and black. There is an epoxy coat on the entire part. It turns out that small models like this require a ton of patience to get them glued, and painted nicely. I am not a patient person so the finish is much less than perfect. I think I will try wet sanding and polishing the epoxy after it had substantial time to cure. Im going to start a poll in the beginning of the thread to see how much interest there is. I have an FDM printer and right now these require a bit of sanding to get a smooth finish. I could see about getting these printed on a SLS, but it won't be cheap.
Ducky
Back in the game!
- Location
- Charlotte, NC
Thats awesome...I want one!!!!!!1
makejetskiinggreatagain
Brandon
How much?
- Location
- NYC/Long Island
Likely $30 to $50. As I increase the resolution so does the time on the printer. If I do lesser resolution then there is considerably more sanding to get a finer finish. SLS is a better process for stuff like this but quotes I have found so far leave no room for mark up. Many places don't offer a quantity discount. I'm currently trying to find someone who can SLS print many of these at a reduced cost.
I can also offer an acrylic stand for $10 extra. I have a 1/8" sheet at the laser cutters I will have them cut a few out next week.
I already have all the components made and will most likely begin sale within a week.
OCD Solutions
Original, Clean and Dependable Solutions
- Location
- Rentz, GA
I wonder how hard it would be to adapt your program to work on a CNC mill and do them out of billet.?.?.?
Vumad
Super Hero, with a cape!
- Location
- St. Pete, FL
People like projects, so offer them both ways for a different price. For example, @yamanube can grab the low rez model and have something to do this winter.
http://www.x-h2o.com/index.php?threads/finally-have-the-ski-i-always-wanted-now-what.166374/
Ducky
Back in the game!
- Location
- Charlotte, NC
Ill be in for one with a stand!
makejetskiinggreatagain
Brandon
Lots of surfacing on that part. Would be fun to machine, not fun to pay someone to machine lol
OCD is implying he wants to fool around with his CNC mill project he's got going on in his garage
makejetskiinggreatagain
Brandon
OCD, how much is the surfacing patch on the cad/cam software you are using? Like a mere 20 grand ?
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- Location
- NYC/Long Island
What about machining it out of plastic? I don't know much about CNC. I've been poking around about building one. I have another product that I would imagine would be easy to machine out of 3/8" plastic sheets.
I think similar complex shaped, small plastic parts are injection molded. Tooling is so expensive though. I just think what I could accomplish if I had a CNC. I don't mind the labor if it means I can save thousands of dollars.
- Location
- NYC/Long Island
It's funny you mention that. I was going to post there the other day and recommend he build a replica hull next.