Chicago Screws Made Out Of Wood?

[LTC]

I would assume some one with knowledge of a cnc can input the design of a screw cap into the computer free of charge if I was to make a order of 100 screws.

except they won't do that...they will charge a "setup fee" for that...

The work would be commisioned so the cnc will not be bought by me so maintance and other expenses are not on my behalf.

that doesn't mean you're not going to be paying for those expenses. they are going to be included in the "overhead" i mentioned before...which is part of the expense you're going to find in getting these made...if you can find someone willing to do it.

CNC machines are very expensive and they usually command a fairly high hourly rate. the reason for that is that they're going to be tying up their machines doing your project where they could make a lot more than you're offering to pay working on projects for people willing to pay more.

I could also go the other way and buy a 3d printing machine and print w/ wood filaments and the result would be a wooden cap set in 3 minutes without the workers cost and I could widdle the cap. At that point I would have to pay a fee to get someone to program that into my machine for 30-40 dollars or learn to do it myself. The end product is not as nice but is cost effective for a thousand screws to pay for the machine. After that the screws will cost 20 cents a set.

3d printing may be the only plausible way for you to get these made...not sure where you're going to buy wood filament though.

Im offering to pay 150 dollars for 3.5 to 8 hours ($19-30 an hour) of work and the time for them to figure out the process which may be 1-2 hours.

300 dollars (labour) for 100 caps + cost of wood ($75) 375 is too high of an expense regular caps are 20 dollars.

Most here charge 15 dollars an hour leather tooling for their work Only reason I am paying 19-30 dollars an hour is because it requires a lot of skill and precision and is a custom order.

i highly doubt you'll find anyone to make these for that price for the reasons we've all stated previously. good luck with it though. Edited May 5, 2014 by LTC

[RavenAus]

3D printing with wood filaments? Nope, you're way out left field there. There are 2 things 3D printers can print with, and they are different types of plastic. You cannot get 3d printed wood.

I suggest you get some wood and a sharp knife. Learn something of the job you want before making any more errors. Assumptions and vague ideas of the process means you actually have no concept of what you're asking.

[Tree Reaper]

You can buy the dowel and caps or plugs, make a jig, drill the plugs, one partially and the other through for adjustment.

[Hi Im Joe]

3D printing with wood filaments? Nope, you're way out left field there. There are 2 things 3D printers can print with, and they are different types of plastic. You cannot get 3d printed wood.

I suggest you get some wood and a sharp knife. Learn something of the job you want before making any more errors. Assumptions and vague ideas of the process means you actually have no concept of what you're asking.

3D printing with wood filament. Quick google search. Maybe you should do some research before you call someone an idiot.

[RavenAus]

colorFabb woodfill is a new type of wood filament for 3D printing. It consists of 30% pinewood in a binder of colorFabb PLA/PHA

It's plastic with 30% pine. Not wood, certainly not hardwood, and definitely not something that can replicate the look of wood. Do your own research. Unless you want to get a commercial grade 3d printer you're pretty much stuck with either PLA or ABS. Fillers used can give different textures or colours but at the end of the day it's plastic. No grain, no features, just wood coloured plastic. It's like when you mix your sawdust with glue to fill a hole. It can cover it but it ain't wood, and something like he wants would have to be modeled in 3d before printing, so does he know 3d modeling? Is he willing to pay for that, when the end result is going to be wood filler in the shape he wants, not actual wood?

Somehow I doubt the result would be worth it.

Edited May 5, 2014 by RavenAus

[Hi Im Joe]

It's plastic with 30% pine. Not wood, certainly not hardwood, and definitely not something that can replicate the look of wood. Do your own research.

Its exactly as the OP stated. "Wood filament." You said...."There are 2 things 3D printers can print with, and they are different types of plastic. You cannot get 3d printed wood."

That looks like 3D printed wood to me even if it does have plastic in it.

[RavenAus]

70% plastic and powdered pine is not wood. If it was 30% leather would that make it leather? No. Plastic coloured like leather perhaps but not leather.

Where is the grain? Where are the knots? Ground down to powder and extruded like fiberboard (MDF). You cannot mistake this for wood.

[electrathon]

Wood printing is really more like particle board than real wood. Similar to reconstituted leather is ground up leather, glued together. I guess if that is acceptable quality it may be an option. It defiantly is not in the same quality as the exotic woods this thread mentions.

[Hi Im Joe]

70% plastic and powdered pine is not wood. If it was 30% leather would that make it leather? No. Plastic coloured like leather perhaps but not leather.

Where is the grain? Where are the knots? Ground down to powder and extruded like fiberboard (MDF). You cannot mistake this for wood.

Still it looks like wood more than plastic.

Wood printing is really more like particle board than real wood. Similar to reconstituted leather is ground up leather, glued together. I guess if that is acceptable quality it may be an option. It defiantly is not in the same quality as the exotic woods this thread mentions.

This is a good point. But instead of dismissing it out of hand like Raven...its like a compromise. Sometimes that's the best you can do.

[DavidL]

I'll have to look for an open minded woodworker. Worst case scenario I pay for 10 screws to be tested and they get shipped to me and can't hold up. I would have spent 30 bucks plus material.

Wood printing is still a option and I could also find someone with the proper programmable automated machinery to get it cut out of exotic wood.

Thanks for the replies.