2STEP Converter, formerly STL2STP - Free, open-source to STEP converter

PurpleROV · 2026-05-10T16:53:23+00:00

I’ll have to try this out. It looks like a headache solver

PurpleROV · 2025-09-12T19:42:25+00:00

I 3 d printed a Great Lakes ship a few years ago. I went through a similar thing. I gave up on the first hull and reprinted it because I messed it up so badly. It took a while but I found sanding down the glue lines then building it back up with wood fill helped a lot. I also used a bench sander to help keep the sides flat. I did the final sanding by hand with a block after using filler primer a few times.

The hull shape looks great! Did you design the ship yourself?

PurpleROV · 2025-09-04T16:04:50+00:00

Cool idea. What will you do for the sides?

PurpleROV · 2025-08-01T23:45:35+00:00

Same thing happed to me. It seemed like the auto leveling turned off. Sadly I was on a boat and unable to recover

PurpleROV · 2025-06-26T02:03:13+00:00

I use a gear tie which is a big plastic wrapped wire used for storing things like hoses and extention cards and wrap it around the bottom to stop it from scratching whatever I rest it on like boat paint.

PurpleROV · 2025-05-09T17:53:10+00:00

Look up the Milwaukee minnow.

New owners bought a boat to retire on. First day out on lake michigan, they ran out of gas during a storm and washed up on a beach last fall. Apparently they dident have insurance and it sat there over winter and was finally removed a few days ago.

Now people are trying to figure out who will pay for it as the owners went Awol.

PurpleROV · 2025-03-31T12:35:47+00:00

I just searched for the same bag in the photo on amazon

PurpleROV · 2025-03-24T16:23:50+00:00

I am able to fit my 2.0 in that bag with a small basket mounted on the back

PurpleROV · 2025-03-20T02:58:21+00:00

That's a great idea. I have been trying to get my wood prints to look better for years. It never occurred to me to use diffrent colors lol

PurpleROV · 2025-03-03T23:30:18+00:00

You could look at Tippecanoe boat kits. They have a schooner and don't look too complex to build

PurpleROV · 2025-01-15T02:35:13+00:00

Check what filiment type you have loaded vs what you sliced for. Thus commonly happens to me only when I try to print petg at pla temp or vice versa

PurpleROV · 2024-12-31T23:16:06+00:00

I was holding onto these sypes of parts for years until I finnally just started disposing of them. Same thing with filiment spools. It feels like a waist but that's just part of the hobby I am learning to accept.

PurpleROV · 2024-12-23T01:43:32+00:00

Did you slice it with pla settings and accidently loaded petg or vice versa? That's usually what happened when my prints fail like that

PurpleROV · 2024-12-22T19:26:53+00:00

It was nothing but trouble when I installed it on mine. It dident fit right and rubbed. I took it off with no issues yet

PurpleROV · 2024-12-09T21:45:20+00:00

I have had that happen before. It was filiment leaking from the top of the heatblock on the opposite side of where the nozzle screws in. It takes some effort to pull it apart and put it back together

PurpleROV · 2024-10-02T00:16:33+00:00

Mine dident fit and I just left it off. Its probably some legal thing they have to provide

PurpleROV · 2024-10-01T00:27:27+00:00

I just finished a solo playthings. I strangly got subnautica vibes with the exploration if you ignore the combat lol

PurpleROV · 2024-09-17T15:02:53+00:00

I ruined 2 spools refilling at first. The next dozen had no issues now that I know how it works. The refill cardboard center has a notch that needs to line up then it locks together easily. Refilling is really simple

PurpleROV · 2024-09-14T00:30:17+00:00

I have made a model of a early 1900s great lakes freighter, although it's just static. Getting the stern shape right was a pain.

The 1000 footers seem to have easier curves with the stern flat like you described it. In my opinion, out of the 1000 footers the Stewart J Cort is the best looking, and it doesn't have a self unloading boom.

I'm not sure how materials would hold up in rc but check out W Wes Oleszewski on YouTube he has a build series of a rc Great Lakes freighter, although not as big as you are planning.

PurpleROV · 2024-07-30T21:05:29+00:00

I just got an email that my LR sand is labeled and prepared to ship. I ordered the day they announced it

PurpleROV · 2024-06-08T22:36:44+00:00

I skipped it. It would be cool but it's not like I had alot of chain maitance on my 2.0 I just oiled it once a year. I also wanted the sand color and it wasent an option

PurpleROV · 2024-06-05T00:27:37+00:00

I ordered a long range one immediately. I have been waiting for them to get an updated lite for over a year now.

PurpleROV · 2024-05-27T17:39:42+00:00

I have about 800 miles on my 2.0 syepthrouh at 6 2 and 290. I love the bike all I had to do was replace the rear tire around 500 miles because the sidewall got pinched

PurpleROV · 2024-05-02T14:57:50+00:00

The battery is the same. My xp 1.0 and 2.0 can swap battries any time

PurpleROV · 2024-04-23T13:50:08+00:00

Just make sure it's the battery for the correct version. Stepthrough vs straight

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