I bought a 3D printer for a few reasons, but I think my tap handle more than justifies the purchase.
This was the first attempt for our party in September:
Then I tweaked it a little:
If you want to read more about the build, I’ve got it all here:
http://fermware.com/3d-printed-tap-handles/
I’ve since refined the hops a little to remove the voids in the print.
Cool. You could make money at that
Very impressive. Looks like that would have been a lot of work on the pc but came out amazing right. Man I would love to have a 3d printer but I don’t think i want to learn all the cad
I agree. Very nice work!!!
I can also second the aversion to CAD. Every time I try to learn a CAD system it kicks my butt. I’m just not a visual 3D kind of thinker.
Again, good job!!
Paul
I am offering the service of printing these and I’m looking at designing more based on the overwhelming feedback I’ve gotten.
Go to my post for more info:
http://fermware.com/3d-printed-tap-handles/
Yes, it was a decent amount of iterations to get me to that point, but I do love designing in CAD and I am fortunate enough to have started out my career designing cool stuff to get me where I am today.
very f’n cool! I’ll take some tap handles and a gun please!
That’s more than just a simple tap handle. It’s creative too.
Great job.
+1. That’s very cool. Nice work.
I would print a lower receiver, thread that and use it for my “freedom ale” tap handle.
Printing the tap handles took longer than anticipated, but the results have turned out great. Along the way, I improved the geometry of the hop to reduce the voids in the print and I also experimented with clear filament and was able to modify the flask to really look like a flask with a starter in it.
And here are some pictures of a few I did for some members here and elsewhere.
Have you thought about doing an acetone vapor bath to smooth out the finish?
Yes, absolutely. I’ve done a few test pieces and I’m going to work on that a little more, but for these pieces I wanted the final product to have some of the “charm” that goes along with a 3d printer where you do see all of the lines and layers.
Nice. I imagine the hop cone and flask would work well, but how do the grain and water icons look?
Yea, sorry. I didn’t test the acetone vapor on any of these parts, but on some others. I think it would be a neat experiment to try on the clear filament and see how clear it gets though.
estrauss, Are you still selling these and if so how do you add the customized color changes and wording on the sides when ordering? Btw, these are very cool!
Very cool!
Very impressive!!
