so I have this dogtag that Casey gave it to me, we were both talking about how it's "3 years off" because we were both born in 1980.

Looking at shapeways, I should be able to make a very similar 3d model, and put 1980 as the date, maybe even engrave our names on it... and make it out of stainless steel?

this is slightly bigger dimensions, so... I could make this for roughly $30?? I was going to look for something similar and get it engraved but am thinking that

3dprinting something would be much cooler..

anyone gotten metal-printed stuff from shapeways? I know about these and just have never seen anything in person. I'm half tempted to wait for a birthday and make

something real cool then print it in silver too...

I replurked this in hopes that some creators on my TL might know.

Fyi I'd be happy to make dogtags for you from sterling.

thank you both! Yeah I just had the idea pop into my head to 3d print'em, really am still brainstorming and might just take you up on that or something along those lines GRMcIntyre

Let me know.

At first I was thinking try to make it as close to the original as possible, just with O1980 instead... and wondering how close a 3d printed version would come towards that goal

LoganBauer: i think for something like that you'd probably be happier with the final product if you went with a traditional method instead? the finish/surface on things 3d printed may not be what you really

are expecting

In the picture there's like a slight patina effect? and some areas where they probably rub it with a , not sure how I'd get that on stainless steel(if at all), ect..

the only people i know how have gotten metal from shapeways have then done a fair bit of post work on them, polishing/sanding/improving finish

yeah Allegory that's what I'm getting at exactly, I'm wondering what the finish and surface will be like, especially the flat areas and if I like model in some surface bumps/scratches,ect...

note how bumpy the actual product is- that's not in the model

Ahh you're absolutely right. Yeah maybe if it'd be something I could polish or sand a bit on just the center of the faces for example...

if... if that dog nametag, if this : is all printed stainless steel then what's with the brown rustlike discoloration?

Possibly done on purpose