Onoff
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From the Orca slicer.
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From the Orca slicer.
Onoff
In the land of the unfinished project I am King!
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Tried the 3D printed jacking pad in the two poster earlier. Did it when I'd finished the oil change and just put one arm under the sill so only lifted "a quarter" of the weight.....'ish.
It appeared to deform a bit but all sprang back with no damage.
Incidentally the TPU is listed as Shore 95A. The pads you can buy appear to be Shore 80 so in fact softer.
It appeared to deform a bit but all sprang back with no damage.
Incidentally the TPU is listed as Shore 95A. The pads you can buy appear to be Shore 80 so in fact softer.
bigegg
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TPU is very tough in my experience:
I used it for various mounts inside and outside my LC without any failures.
I printed something a couple of weeks ago and could NOT remove the supports - ended up trimming them with snips and they left a right mess.
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I 3d printed custom alignment posts for my ongoing custom Mercedes crank lock tools.
Perfect fitment to ensure the slotted holes are fully aligned between the top 5mm plate and lower 8mm plates before welding. (Reccess for weld so when I dress / linish the welds off there is still weld holding the plates together)
I printed other custom alignment jigs for this project. For me that's an amazing efficiency being able to quicky draw and print a very accurate jig which can be sacrificial as its cheap and easy to just re print.
Perfect fitment to ensure the slotted holes are fully aligned between the top 5mm plate and lower 8mm plates before welding. (Reccess for weld so when I dress / linish the welds off there is still weld holding the plates together)
I printed other custom alignment jigs for this project. For me that's an amazing efficiency being able to quicky draw and print a very accurate jig which can be sacrificial as its cheap and easy to just re print.
I would have printed something but I cant find an STL . I am after a spool holder that screws to the wall. Its probably on the principle of an angle grinder holder where a curved holder allows a spool to be placed flat on the wall. In my case it cant be totally flush as the Python spool holders have a bearing on both ends. The real awkward part is the spool holder has a large gear attached so you cant use a strip rack where the rolls all side side ways.
Difficult to describe but I want something that allows the spool to sit like the first photo.
Imagine the second photo my arm is under the spool and screwed to the wall/cupboard. Allowing the the large gear to sit over the front of the spool holder.
Does anyone know of such a spool holder...
Difficult to describe but I want something that allows the spool to sit like the first photo.
Imagine the second photo my arm is under the spool and screwed to the wall/cupboard. Allowing the the large gear to sit over the front of the spool holder.
Does anyone know of such a spool holder...
I thought my Neptune 3 MAX was big
haven’t seen one
do you need something like a big U shape, with a a gap in the top of each of the legs of the U for the bearings to drop into?
what's the gear for? - rewind with colour/material changing?
No even more simple than that. The u shape would step out from the wall to support the spool.
I can't use a simple spool holder as the centre of spool is full.
The spool it's self is is from a replacement AMS called Python.
Sounds like you need a large dove tail like a 20mm wide slice of this lathe slide but the dove tail is angled V like so it holds the spool lip just below the centre line on a tangent? Would certainly be quicker to print that something like an angle grinder holder.
Sorry I am lost. I now know why I struggled at exams. I just don't follow what's being written.
I am thinking of trying to adapt this if I get time over the weekend as my wife is ill currently. (Still not out of bed) and I can't spend time at the computer currently.
I think a rough and ready solution might be to resize this and widen the front U towards the back.
I forgot to attach a picture dohSorry I am lost. I now know why I struggled at exams. I just don't follow what's being written.
I am thinking of trying to adapt this if I get time over the weekend as my wife is ill currently. (Still not out of bed) and I can't spend time at the computer currently.View attachment 513013
I think a rough and ready solution might be to resize this and widen the front U towards the back.
What I'm thinking is basically if you took what's shown below and cut a 20mm section but have the dovetail not parallel but angled in slightly so that it's just smaller than a reel diameter and holds it due to gravity.
Would take a tenth of the time to print compared to what you've shown.
Excuse the bad pictures but that's what I mean, just quickly sketched it up. Need to add 2 holes in the bar section for countersunk screws but otherwise it would just print in the orientation it'll mount on the wall, the back plate and all around the spool slot is 6mm thick and spool gap is also 6mm since for example prusa filament uses 5mm thick spools.Sorry I am lost. I now know why I struggled at exams. I just don't follow what's being written.
I am thinking of trying to adapt this if I get time over the weekend as my wife is ill currently. (Still not out of bed) and I can't spend time at the computer currently.View attachment 513013
I think a rough and ready solution might be to resize this and widen the front U towards the back.
Now I understand. Neat idea to be honest. I will have a play at the weekend. Thanks.
I can upload the step file so you can edit it further if you want.
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Battery tray for the MX5 (to suit an 063 sized battery). It just fits on the bed of my Neptune 3.
Printed in PETG rapid. It looks like it warped a bit causing the funny marks at the two front corners. Maybe I'll try turning the cooling down a bit if I ever print one again (9 hours worth!)
Almost the whole underside needed supports, as the two conical features stick out under the tray to locate it in the battery compartment and it needs a recess to clear the raised rib that comes part way under the tray.
I was pleasantly surprised that the supports came away easily and cleanly.
Got my measurements right. (Which was nice...)
(Bit more de-rusting to do, a few coats of epoxy, and it can be fitted.)
Printed in PETG rapid. It looks like it warped a bit causing the funny marks at the two front corners. Maybe I'll try turning the cooling down a bit if I ever print one again (9 hours worth!)
Almost the whole underside needed supports, as the two conical features stick out under the tray to locate it in the battery compartment and it needs a recess to clear the raised rib that comes part way under the tray.
I was pleasantly surprised that the supports came away easily and cleanly.
Got my measurements right. (Which was nice...)
(Bit more de-rusting to do, a few coats of epoxy, and it can be fitted.)
Yes please that would be helpful. Cheers
Did you get time to upload it ? And do you have a link please?
Sorry forgot got distracted printing hose fittings
Had a thought about it and I can redesign it to be printable on <180mm beds and look better so you'll see it pop up on printables.com in a bit but here's the quick sketch one -https://we.tl/t-wQd2hdQocF
