Post B09EUGfEEj5adVIl16 by foone@digipres.club
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(DIR) Post #B07lQno7ya2iRSV1ZQ by foone@digipres.club
2025-11-11T04:06:56Z
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am I angry and tired enough to do 3D modeling? this is the only time I can manage it.
(DIR) Post #B07n9b1sQq7hnQqzj6 by foone@digipres.club
2025-11-11T04:26:18Z
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I'M NOT A FAN OF THIS
(DIR) Post #B07nCsVJuvIIrXBsIq by foobarsoft@mastodon.social
2025-11-11T04:21:08Z
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@foone What evil tool do you prefer?
(DIR) Post #B07nCuF5SFUuFlbwHI by foone@digipres.club
2025-11-11T04:26:51Z
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@foobarsoft I don't prefer any, but I know the most about modeling in fusion 360
(DIR) Post #B07o7QY2WufofFQYIS by foone@digipres.club
2025-11-11T04:37:08Z
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and it's done printing. having a 3d printer that works is such a game-changer
(DIR) Post #B07oFIhTakBOdpayky by burnitdown@beige.party
2025-11-11T04:38:30Z
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@foone i can think of how to machine that, but it won't bottom out flat.
(DIR) Post #B07oxZSqcmVpNMrYYa by foone@digipres.club
2025-11-11T04:46:12Z
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that was clearly wrong. I've now fixed it.
(DIR) Post #B07psBxig2mszYIlzE by foone@digipres.club
2025-11-11T04:56:44Z
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@cinebox a bambu labs p1s
(DIR) Post #B07pvqOSoKSvFwYK36 by alex02@ieji.de
2025-11-11T04:53:33Z
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@foone what? You don't like it long?
(DIR) Post #B07pvrZqPVAAvWsvQW by foone@digipres.club
2025-11-11T04:57:14Z
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@alex02 my PCB didn't fit into it, which is the whole point!
(DIR) Post #B07pyQzXi9C7LH8C3c by foone@digipres.club
2025-11-11T04:57:30Z
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@zero https://us.store.bambulab.com/products/p1s
(DIR) Post #B07qD7eRtqcbhfGi9o by foone@digipres.club
2025-11-11T05:00:32Z
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@zero @alex02 which is nonsense. I'm using a Waveshare Pi Pico clone! totally different.
(DIR) Post #B07uxszwb7V7gSsQMq by foone@digipres.club
2025-11-11T05:53:51Z
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dang it. it's too tight, I need more slop in the measurements.
(DIR) Post #B07vR4o9lfXgi3HZHk by foone@digipres.club
2025-11-11T05:59:01Z
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@dvgr this IS after forcing it in!
(DIR) Post #B07vb5OmQVENRBBZRo by jonbro@friend.camp
2025-11-11T06:00:53Z
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@foone tolerances is what I call my slop
(DIR) Post #B07w5Hk760baPRZ2bA by foone@digipres.club
2025-11-11T06:06:20Z
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@StarkRG oh? why's that help?
(DIR) Post #B07wT29AjTHozQbq1Q by StarkRG@myside-yourside.net
2025-11-11T06:10:36Z
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@foone I'm pretty sure there are a number of reasons, but one of the main ones is that FDM printers can't do perfect right angles, they're always curved. This bypasses that problem without needing to add so much slop that the rest of it rattles around.
(DIR) Post #B07yfjsaA6J60U2GvY by foone@digipres.club
2025-11-11T06:35:20Z
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naturally it now has too much slop and is loose in the enclosure
(DIR) Post #B09EQuiZNKAhhdGULY by foone@digipres.club
2025-11-11T21:06:38Z
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my two tips for designing things with 3d printers:1. print small pieces. it's way easier to iterate on a part that you can print in 20 minutes than a whole big thing that takes an hour. Less waste, as well. now that I've got this button enclosure working well, I can just include this model into the larger design.
(DIR) Post #B09EUGfEEj5adVIl16 by foone@digipres.club
2025-11-11T21:07:10Z
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2. go get one of those multi-packs of nylon or metal screws and nuts. A lot of problems that are difficult to solve in 3D printing can be easily solved with "3d printing plus few m3 bolts & nuts holding it together"
(DIR) Post #B09EaRWykL3u4pO4pc by foone@digipres.club
2025-11-11T21:08:21Z
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I cannot recommend tip #1 enough though. Sometimes two minutes of actually trying to put together a part of your model is worth an hour modelling and measuring
(DIR) Post #B09EggUC3ZmaCG3oie by foone@digipres.club
2025-11-11T21:09:27Z
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also I guess:3. get a pair of digital calipers so you can measure how big the non-3d printed stuff is, or estimate how big your 3d printed parts should be. You will get it wrong (see tip #1) but you will get it less wrong with accurate calipers
(DIR) Post #B09GET7sKpmQYsILyK by cm@chaos.social
2025-11-11T21:26:44Z
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@foone if you're old school and know how to read analog calipers, they are precise enough and never run out of batteries when you need them.
(DIR) Post #B09HQHoeJMySufV7x2 by atrus@toot.cafe
2025-11-11T21:39:41Z
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@foone One of the few almost-universally applicable bits of technical advice: do it in smaller steps. I've never done any 3d printing, but it sure applies to software dev too.
(DIR) Post #B09JiVFnHwavi70nrs by foone@digipres.club
2025-11-11T22:05:10Z
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part #2 (LCD holder) is designed. Now to print and iterate until it fits.
(DIR) Post #B09MgBMGaYK3Hxcm0W by timixretroplays@digipres.club
2025-11-11T22:39:02Z
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@foone others are saying to get manual calipers. IMHO digital ones are the correct tool for 3d printing, you will get precise, easily interpretable readings every time. You don't need to spend megabucks, you're not machining metal to tolerances of a thousandth, the cheapest one on eBay will get you the precision you need for basic 3d prints. And yes, cheap ones will go through a battery in 6-12 months, but if you find yourself still using it every day then that's when you invest in a good one.
(DIR) Post #B09Oi7fNU8zEKIcHom by foone@digipres.club
2025-11-11T23:01:47Z
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WOO FIRST TRY(okay not COMPLETELY, I need more room for the screw heads, but it still basically fits)
(DIR) Post #B09PDc8yDmVBpLTTwu by lykrast@eldritch.cafe
2025-11-11T23:07:25Z
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@foone yay 🎉
(DIR) Post #B09cHExDgEHWT72ODw by foone@digipres.club
2025-11-12T01:33:50Z
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@dpflug yeah. I've been meaning to do more with it, but I'm not productive enough yet with it. I can rage my way through fusion 360 because I already know it, but I can't learn angry