3D-printing Ray-Ban Clubmaster sunglasses

ByEmil · 2014-08-14T15:46:52.000Z

Hi All,

I made a pair of Ray-Ban Clubmaster sunglasses in AutoCAD a few months back. I uploaded them to thingivers in the hope that someone would print them and tell me what I need to change, but no one did. So Im thinking of printing them with the help from 3D Hubs.

Link to glasses on thingivers: http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:282600

But before I send off a request to get them printed, I would need to know if it is possible to print them. If someone has the time to check them out and tell me what I need to change I will be very happy.

Thanks!

Gfisherwils · 2014-08-15T09:01:30.000Z

@ProdPoint @jayceekeys These guys may be able to give you an expert opinion. Glasses look cool!

Dan · 2014-08-15T09:22:29.000Z

Hi Emil,

After having checked your file, I’m afraid it’s not suitable for printing as it is.

This mainly due to wall thickness, the smallest I measured was 0.48mm depending on which type of printers you would like to use I would keep it a minimum of 0.8mm.

For this kind of model I would suggest finding a professional printer on the 3D hubs platform which will give you great results.

Lastly I would recomend using metal hinges that would attach on the printed part.

ByEmil · 2014-08-15T14:15:08.000Z

Hi Dan,

Thanks for the informative answer, do you think scaling the glasses up to 0.8mm+ thickness would solve that problem?

The metal hinges is a good idea, my first thought was to make everything in plastic but maybe that wouldn’t work.

ByEmil · 2014-08-15T14:27:41.000Z

Thanks for the recommendation, will they be able to see themself beeing tagged in this thread or should I contact their hub?

I’m glad you thought they look cool.

Gfisherwils · 2014-08-15T14:36:22.000Z

THEY WILL SEE THE TAG its cool.

key23d · 2014-08-15T15:21:33.000Z

Nice design @ByEmil !

Maybe that @Vladski can help you? I can’t print it with my printers and I agree with the other comments!

Kind regards, Guy

ByEmil · 2014-08-15T16:26:05.000Z

Hi Guy,

Thanks for the recommendation, hopefully someone will be able to print them. I may have to do som minor adjustments.

My first more advanced design so I’m glad everyone think it’s nice.

James_2 · 2014-08-17T23:08:12.000Z

Hi Emil,

Interesting that you say you were givena design project and so you designed a pair of rayban clubmaster glasses - when what I think you mean is that you copied a pair of the glasses and then published the copy to thingiverse - as a future designer I think it is worth understanding both copyright and trademark.

it would be worth your changing the ‘design’ so that it is 3dprintable rather than the combined metal plastic of the original as that will help you appreciate how hard it is to desing and how easy it is to copy

I know you mean well, but too much consumption today is copying rather than origination - and if you learn to priginate then the world will be your oyster!

James

ByEmil · 2014-08-18T13:49:30.000Z

Hi James, The task our teacher gave us was to copy a pair of glasses that already exist, I chose to copy the clubmaster glasses. My first intention was not to upload the modell to thingverse but I got interested in if it was possible to 3d print them. I don’t think Ray Ban will lose any thing because of me copying the glasses. I did it because I love the look of the glasses. - I will have the copyright and trademark policys in mind in the futur. I will change the design even though the hinge design is my own and the part that goes behind your ears. I agree with you that much consumption today is copying, but sometims you learn a lot by copying others. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.

Filemon · 2015-02-18T16:23:08.000Z

Nice, will try this now!