Welcome to Ham Radio 3D printing

Welcome to Ham Radio 3D printing where we provide a professional 3d printing service for radio related items for the Amateur Radio hobby.

We can also create and 3d print non Ham related items as well.

This is a typical 3d printed call sign stand using a black base and red on the front of the text

If you want something 3d printed then please email orders@hamradio3dprinting.co.uk

Please be aware the site is currently being developed, so you can’t order items on line, but you can always email us if your looking to purchase one of our stands or any other item.

Why not have a look at our Facebook page where you will finds loads of 3d printed items for radio amateurs / Ham radio operators.

Creating a call sign stand or other item is basically done in three stages.

Design your item

The item has to be designed using a CAD (Computer Aided Design) program, this will ultimately be 3d printed.

This is actually the most difficult and time consuming part of the process, as we want to make sure what we have designed, will be printed correctly with the correct sizes.

This call sign stand was created in Fusion 360

Slicing your design

The next part is called slicing the 3d model, this converts the 3d item in individual slices or lairs, as the printer builds up the 3d model layer by layer. It also converts the model to a language that the 3d printer understands called gcode. The gcode contains all the information about the 3d model, layer by layer including what colour that is used for any given layer.

The picture shows the call sign in the slicer / 3d printing software for the Creality K2 Plus printer

You can then review what the 3d printer will actually print. Assuming everything is correct you send the file to the 3d printer which finally prints the 3d item. The print time varies depending on the size of the item to print as well as the complexity of the item and the number of colours used to print the item.

Printing the item

Below is a time lap video of the printer printing a call sign stand.

We can send you a copy of your time laps video of you print.

3D printer

We only use a professional high quality 3d printer to print your order.

The build area of the printer is 350mm wide x 350mm deep x 350mm high.

The printer can print up to 4 colours on any product.

This is the 3D printer used to print the 3d items. It's called a Creality K2 Plus printer

If your interested in learning more about 3d printing then send us an email at G5ECO@hamradio3dprinthing.co.uk