Stargrave Terrain Scenario 3 - Steam Vents of the Undercity

[@jonathanglass7076]

What a quick, versatile, and inexpensive solution. Keep those tutorials coming!

[@terrainaholic]

Lazer cutter I"M SO JELOUS!!!!!! Beautiful build Big Guy!!!! great idea on the steam too:)!!!

[@drewadams6667]

This was good , thank you , my son and l made steam vents for our star wars legion , battle at Bespin... We used toile paper rolls. Me so saw this and said , Dad we gotta upgrade. He right we do , and being garden / yard time we are at lowes or home depot every week.

[@frankling.robertsiii6811]

Just an alternative thought… To make your Stevens, you could even use spice bottles from the dollar store. I realize it’s only because I watched Eric Harvey workshop yesterday, and he used such kind of bottles to make his pod racer. You could actually buy them with the shaker top that has all those holes in it.However, I may even go one step further and incorporate the spice With the PVC couplings.

[@jktechwriter]

Nice idea!

[@jacobhope6164]

What a cool, quick little craft! Thanks for sharing it.

[@dell2man]

Great idea Jim, How about basing the steam vents on a small base and cutting a hole in the steam cloud and then placing it down over the vent. Then when the steam dissipates you just pick up the steam template and the vent stays in place.

[@FedoraMark]

You can probably substitute the vents with the covers you find on cooking spice shakers, for those without a laser cutter.

[@MrRileysc11]

New to the channel. Really like your content! Thanks for sharing your tips/techniques.

[@ChimeraWargaming]

I really appreciate your work 😃

[@HerooftheTable]

Nice ideas as always. Thanks for sharing.

[@Gamarishi]

simple and nice build!, very good!

[@davidgrubbs6362]

It occurs to me that a thin, plastic ring of the right diameter would be an even better marker than that flat template. Putting the template in place would require lifting not only the vent terrain by also all miniatures or scatter in its circumference. A ring would drop around that circumference, and clearly mark the range of effect!

[@harlandmountain7998]

I had the exact same thought. An empty ring done up to look like steam would work so much better.

[@jktechwriter]

I left a hole in the center of the graphic to cut out for just that reason. It can slip over the vent if you need it to.

[@CraftNicks]

You got me again man! Awesome!

[@MegaKemper]

Soo looking forward to seeing this at MACE!

[@jktechwriter]

I'll be bringing it all!

[@bobiojimbo]

Those are female adapters. They have a threaded end, and a non-threaded end. Should be found both in the electrical isle and plumbing isle.

[@Hidoi88]

Looks great. But it's at times like this that I realise how expensive things are in Sweden. I could get one of those connectors for the price you paid for 6. xD

[@looselycollected7505]

I think if I made these I'd have to paint them green in honor of the pipes from Super Mario Bros.

[@juz4kix]

Threaded female PVC adapter

[@johnhollick3733]

Jim, do you have the link for the steam template to share?

[@jktechwriter]

ARGH! Hang on... will get it added shortly.

[@jktechwriter]

www.mediafire.com/file/jxc186slg0tvb3o/Steam+Image+PDF.png/file

[@Joooooooooe11]

I have been thinking of getting a laser cutter but have no clue where to start for anything affordable. Seems super useful for scratch building. What model do you have? Are the ones in the same range as resin 3d printers (like 200-300ish) worth getting do you think?

[@jktechwriter]

Hi, Joe. I was where you are a few years ago. I got the Glowforge Basic figuring it would be a good tool for learning, and it was. That said, I would not purchase a GF again knowing what I know now: 1. You're dependent on GF for calculating tool path -- you create the image, but you have to submit it to GF for their servers to calculate the code required to drive the laser cutter. While I've never had difficulty submitting a job, they are now charging $50 per month to get in the "hi speed" lane (it is $15 for month for us original backers, but I would NEVER pay $50 for it). I've heard complaints from those not using the service that they get in the queue and can wait minutes to half an hour or so. 2. Repairs require one of two solutions - you send it back in and wait OR they offer you a discount on a refurbished machine that they send you and you use the box to send your non-working unit it. This is not acceptable for small businesses, but for hobbyists it might not be an issue. 3. The GF is SOOO SLOOOW. Engraving and cutting is sluggish compared once you've tried your hand at $5000-10000 machines. The BASIC is now $3000 for a 40W machine. You can get a Thunder 100W for $10k. Yes, 3x+ as much, but a 30 minute cut job on GF takes about 5 minutes on the Thunder, so a small business will more than make up the costs of the higher $ machine over time. I have enjoyed my GF and will continue to use it as a backup but I wouldn't buy it again. That said, it DID help me learn the lingo and techniques as well as make me a pro at Inkscape :)