Bench Time #90: David Yale of Dave’s Model Railway Stuff – 3D Printing4 min read

Dave Yale from Dave’s Model Railway Stuff joins us on the show this week and we’ve been waiting for this interview for quite some time, so we were very excited to talk with him.

Since my Dad and myself are very new and interested in the idea of 3D model printing and very unaware of the process this turned into a BIG Q&A session with Dave and fortunately he was extremely patient and willing to answer all of our questions. The 3D model making world has been around for quite some time, but we all feel that it is so un-tapped and the technology is only going to become more accessible and easier to use for everyone interested in it.

Dave went into great detail the differences in types of 3D printers and the differences in printer types including the mediums used and level of quality/detail each produces. 

He even has a site that sells some designs he has worked on either of his own or through the scaling down of models that would be of use for the hobby! You can check it out here: DavesMRS.com There’s some really awesome things that we’ve been able to get our hands on and begin to work with from Dave that we’ve included in the photos below (all photos below are from and credited to DavesMRS.com):

Dave also has a blog for his adventures in 3D printing you can read here: http://dcyale.com/blog/

Other awesome links from our discussion: 

• Dave’s Model Railway Stuff: https://davesmrs.com/ 
• Valley HO Trak Club: http://www.valleyhotrak.com/
• Dave’s Thingiverse Page: https://www.thingiverse.com/dcyale/about
• Dave’s Adventures in 3D printing: http://dcyale.com/blog/
• Dave’s Shapeways Shop: https://www.shapeways.com/shops/dcyale

Contest Information:

This week’s winner: Jake Johnson

This week’s contest: Submit a photo of something you have build or used as a detail from a piece of scrap material. You could have made a detail part with scrap or an entire building! Let’s see what you’ve got! All entries must be in by 11:59:59pm on Thursday, September 5th. One winner will receive an HO Scale Customs Koozie and a Craftsman Kit from RailroadKits.com.

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