Lakef
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Post by Lakef on Feb 10, 2020 20:10:19 GMT
HI everyone!
I recently got into 3D printing a bit. Nothing wild just basic stuff.
And I discovered something and made something with it, which I thought is worth sharing with you all.
This is a browser based 3D modeling tool which is FREE and realy easy to use.
And it lets you do a lot of really cool things...
You can prototype circuits and implement them into your models and for this you even get some nice preset models like a 9V batteryblock holder for example.... You can make animations with codeblocks... You can easily save,share,duplicate,edit and download yours and others projects... You can transfer 3D model date into minecraft ;P
Ok enough advertisement. Just check it out if you are interested. The tutorial is super smooth!
Now look what I was abled to make with Tinkercad and taking some measurements on my AE ( And the super nice measurment sheet from TekknoBear <3 ) !
These were the first prototypes printed by an Ultimaker 2+ but all worked pretty fine. They are a bit to thin because i made a mistake in the 3D model but i solved this problem already and thickend it up. Also the printer had some problems with the holes, but i know ths is printer and model positioning related.
These are the links to the diffrent faceplates I made as editable presets for everyone to use.
Hope this will help some people or at least bring them some fun! Happy tinkering!
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Post by rodney on Feb 11, 2020 0:22:27 GMT
Looks great! Re: holes. I reckon it is best to make the holes a little too small then drill them out with a drill for precision.
I had trouble getting the top layer nice but wide flat surfaces probably need more filament pushed through the hot-end in order to get a nice finish. My printer is a frankenstein job by a company that went bankrupt, so I hav eto reverse engineer it for set-up and repair. Your printer is well-documented so you should be able to get it looking nice.
I will try and print these tomorrow night and report back.  |
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Post by rodney on Feb 11, 2020 0:26:02 GMT
You might not need to have such wide skirts as the flat surface should stick pretty well without it.
TinkerCad looks great. I'll definitely play with it more.
I use OnShape, another browser-based CAD tool, but it's maybe overkill for this purpose. |
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Lakef
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Post by Lakef on Feb 11, 2020 18:26:49 GMT
Looks great! Re: holes. I reckon it is best to make the holes a little too small then drill them out with a drill for precision.
I had trouble getting the top layer nice but wide flat surfaces probably need more filament pushed through the hot-end in order to get a nice finish. My printer is a frankenstein job by a company that went bankrupt, so I hav eto reverse engineer it for set-up and repair. Your printer is well-documented so you should be able to get it looking nice.
I will try and print these tomorrow night and report back. Posted by rodney17 hours ago You might not need to have such wide skirts as the flat surface should stick pretty well without it. TinkerCad looks great. I'll definitely play with it more. I use OnShape, another browser-based CAD tool, but it's maybe overkill for this purpose. THX for the feedback! As i said before the holes not getting printed right just is a problem relating to this printer I ;or we (my colleague and me) think. My colleague said it could be something about the movement behaviour of the printhead. Because everytime you put a model in the upper left corner of the plate, where the printhead starts and finishes its’ work, always contains small mistakes. But your drilling method is a really good suggestion! Maybe versions with just pre perforated spaces for the wholes would be an other option to also use these „not perfect“ areas of the plate, for a higher production density at once. And what you said about the filament and how it is getting pushed through the print head may also have been a problem for the printer while doing the holes. Because my colleague just recently dicovered, that one of the filament roles we use is an other type which needs a diffrent temperature ;P We also got an older Renkforce (i think 100 or something) which isnt that fast, but also capable of printing some pretty nice details if calibrated right. But I still gotta test this. (By the way my colleague told me renkforce printers are super cheap at the moment! Amd they deliver quiet good quality, even tho there pinting area is pretty small). And thx for the suggestion according to the skirts! You said the same like my colleague  I still have to learn a lot about printing presets! But Im always so impatient when i got a finished model that I want to print ;P Cool that you like Tinkercad I‘ll defintly have a look at Onshape. Looking forward to see some of your printing results |
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Post by Lakef on Mar 23, 2020 13:37:56 GMT
got my hands on a cheap 3D Pen from polaroid. just using some standard 1,75mm PLA. here are some faceplate results im planing to bring some broken panels back to live with this besides making my own. but next time ill use some pink filament to give it an organic/infected tumor look    |
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cedaa
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Post by cedaa on Jul 8, 2020 19:02:32 GMT
Hey Lakef , This is really cool, thanks for sharing I'd like to use the faceplate presets you've created, but I am having trouble downloading the files. When i click on the link for each faceplate, I am directed back to the forum page for this thread. Can you repost the files or send them to me in a message? |
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Lakef
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Post by Lakef on Nov 17, 2020 18:16:21 GMT
Hey Lakef , This is really cool, thanks for sharing I'd like to use the faceplate presets you've created, but I am having trouble downloading the files. When i click on the link for each faceplate, I am directed back to the forum page for this thread. Can you repost the files or send them to me in a message? heyho! sry for the delayed answer! I‘ll have a look at my pc and get the files out to u and into a working link as soon as possible! :3 if u still need em... |
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Post by Lakef on Jan 25, 2021 17:38:45 GMT
![]() ![]() So these are the Final Files I used (i believe ;P)! Still have to go thru the preprinting phase! (slicing and stuff =P) but they should work! Attachments:obj.mtl (157 B)
tinker.obj (5.15 KB)
obj.mtl (265 B)
tinker.obj (23.19 KB)
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Post by Lakef on Jan 25, 2021 17:42:13 GMT
And the according STL files =P dont mind the numbers after FP i think these are just my index numbers for the versions....and the last one is doubled...dunno why but i just packed it in the attachment so nothing is missing
Attachments:1U FP 6.zip (2.02 KB)
1U FP 6.stl (11.11 KB)
1U FP 8.zip (7.02 KB)
1U FP 8.stl (44.22 KB)
1U FP 81.stl (44.32 KB)
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I still have to learn a lot about printing presets! But Im always so impatient when i got a finished model that I want to print ;P
