3d printers are so underrated when it comes to "I want to attach this to that".
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3d printers are so underrated when it comes to "I want to attach this to that". 45 minutes later I have an adapter for pretty much just a me use case.
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3d printers are so underrated when it comes to "I want to attach this to that". 45 minutes later I have an adapter for pretty much just a me use case.
@xssfox I think if I had a 3D printer I'd just have it running 24/7.
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3d printers are so underrated when it comes to "I want to attach this to that". 45 minutes later I have an adapter for pretty much just a me use case.
@xssfox most of my 3D printing project folders have "adapter" somewhere in the name
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3d printers are so underrated when it comes to "I want to attach this to that". 45 minutes later I have an adapter for pretty much just a me use case.
@xssfox how do you do this without spending all day making 10 different versions to get the interfacing dimensions right?
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@xssfox how do you do this without spending all day making 10 different versions to get the interfacing dimensions right?
@duk3luk3 I got this one in one. I try to design things to have (sigh) slop. In this case I knew the rubber mount was squishy and the single bolt holding it would allow the entire structure to be some what compliant. So I ensured that the height was undersized (to give a spring like effect) while over sizing slightly the tube cut outs.
same applies for screw holes, I either oversize or make them slotted. Failing that print a thin slice of the print to check the interface before committing to the rest.
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3d printers are so underrated when it comes to "I want to attach this to that". 45 minutes later I have an adapter for pretty much just a me use case.
@xssfox what software do you like for modeling like this?
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@xssfox what software do you like for modeling like this?
@june I use openscad. It has a bit of a learning curve. I actually was tempted to do this in a regular cad program but didn't have anything else installed.
I created a 2d shape first for one half, mirrored it and extruded it out.
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@june I use openscad. It has a bit of a learning curve. I actually was tempted to do this in a regular cad program but didn't have anything else installed.
I created a 2d shape first for one half, mirrored it and extruded it out.
@xssfox nice
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@duk3luk3 I got this one in one. I try to design things to have (sigh) slop. In this case I knew the rubber mount was squishy and the single bolt holding it would allow the entire structure to be some what compliant. So I ensured that the height was undersized (to give a spring like effect) while over sizing slightly the tube cut outs.
same applies for screw holes, I either oversize or make them slotted. Failing that print a thin slice of the print to check the interface before committing to the rest.
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