3D Printer / CNC discussion thread

[sswilson]

Note to self:

If you're doing a multi-day print that happens to have a lot of supports, don't forget that there's a support print speed adjustment.

I figure I added 8 - 12 hrs onto this print by not adjusting that up to 60 (from 40).



The first pic made it look like the support was solid... here's a closeup so you can see it's not quite as much plastic as it looks like, but OTOH, all those support lines are being done at 40.

edit: And I'm not really sure what's going on with the blobbing at the corners. It's specifically happening to the support structure, but doesn't look like it's going to affect the model.



Looks like this is going to stretch into a 2+ day print.

 

[sswilson]

Heh.... well 1Day 17hrs 20min to print and it's all for naught.

That was a complete and utter failure!!!! I was concerned about the corner "joints" and apparently rightly so. One snapped while I was trying to remove the support, and the second one snapped while I was attempting to put a long screw into it to secure the whole thing.

Ah well.... live and learn. I'm thinking I'll just print off some legs that are tall enough to clear the PSU and call it a day.





Probably not going to revisit this, but if I did, a relatively simple solution would be to incorporate a round channel in each corner upright that a length of threaded stock could be inserted into and then secured at each end with a nut.

 

[danmitch1]

Damn!

 

[sswilson]

Printing vertically with thicker walls might have helped as well.

edit: I've got a couple of ideas percolating around in my head.... I may revisit this sooner rather than later with countersunk screw holes incorporated into the model.

I'm still going to print off the legs (already started) but this might be a project to continue on with.

 

[sswilson]

3D design PSU Base No Column | Tinkercad

3D design PSU Base No Column created by sswilsonmoncton with Tinkercad

www.tinkercad.com

Plan B.

I'll print off 6 individual columns with screw holes incorporated on both ends. That'll give me extra internal walls for the screws as well as full walls top/bottom where they mate with the base and the upper motherboard tray.

 

[danmitch1]

That should be alot easier to print, probably more solid as well.

 

[sswilson]

Much easier to print, and the use of separate columns secured with screws top/bottom should make it damn near bullet proof. I also beefed up the walls (mainly to increase solid line count around the screw holes).

Currently printing off a new top tray base, and then will decide the shape/orientation of the columns.

Am I correct in assuming that printing the columns laying flat will eliminate any issues I had previously WRT shearing across layers?

 

[danmitch1]

Am I correct in assuming that printing the columns laying flat will eliminate any issues I had previously WRT shearing across layers?

Nothing is ever certain lol!

 

[sswilson]

Cross posted from the pictures thread (since I started in here).

That's what I came up with. Holes are integral to the models and walls were set to 4 so there's tons of meat both for strength and to allow drilling/reaming for best fit of the screws. Posts/columns were printed flat to prevent them from shearing, and again have a void hole down the entire length for strength.

https://www.tinkercad.com/things/gIQz6X8h6iz

https://www.tinkercad.com/things/gcJLXW4HPJg

https://www.tinkercad.com/things/eWM0aNS8l5e

Open Air Case for mATX by sswilson

Remix of my Veriton case that allows for a Standard ATX PSU to be used. Makes use of the same cut down motherboard tray, but the base has been redesigned in separate parts (mainly for strength). Uses this remixed motherboard tray: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4743838

www.thingiverse.com

 

[danmitch1]

Perfect, nice one!