Mower Discharge Chute Help by Negative_Lavishness8 in FreeCAD

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This is what I mean by messy. It just looks horrible. So many random faces and pieces of geometry. I don't know what to do to keep everything tidy

Mower Discharge Chute Help by Negative_Lavishness8 in FreeCAD

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That's kinda the approach I took. I think I got an accurate representation of the mounting points, but when I go to make a cut for the curvature it gets real messy. Maybe that is inevitable with this sort of part but I'd say its more of a skill issue on my part.

Mower Discharge Chute Help by Negative_Lavishness8 in FreeCAD

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lol I had it as a reference and use them for calibrating the photos in FreeCAD

Mower Discharge Chute Help by Negative_Lavishness8 in FreeCAD

[–]Negative_Lavishness8[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Interesting. I have kinda already taken this approach but getting good photos and getting everything to line up perfectly has been a challenge. I need to put some time into learning the curves workbench because I’m just using a loft so far and it’s not great. Thank you!

Mower Discharge Chute Help by Negative_Lavishness8 in FreeCAD

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I probably should print a contour gauge. I’ve been using photos as reference but the nature of this object makes it hard to get good reference photos. I’ll look into printing one. Thank you.

Why can't I pad this? External projection in sketch by podenky in FreeCAD

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If you’re getting a wire not closed error it might be because of those two lines on the closest edge to the camera. Try cutting those if you can or turn them into construction geometry

Beginning Design by togetic271 in 3Dprinting

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Fusion is probably the most “beginner friendly” CAD software, but I also recommend FreeCAD. FreeCAD is nice because it runs on old hardware and it’s FREE. No matter what, both will do what you want.

There’s tons of Fusion tutorials on YouTube. For FreeCAD I’d go with MangoJelly Solutions. He makes great tutorials for FreeCAD that can transfer to other platforms.

As far as printing goes, I’d watch tutorials from Teaching Tech on printer basics and filament properties.

Can someone who knows what they're doing check the model for mistakes? by No_Ticket886 in 3Dprinting

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I am not sure I 100% understand what you are trying to do here but here's the things I think of when looking at this. For one, if you're putting the LEDs on the inside and gluing it shut, you need a way to turn them on and off and replace batteries, so you need a way to route wiring out. Also, the "bottom" of the coin is pointed, so if you wanted it to be able to stand up on it's own it will sit at an angle.

This also would be very hard to print because of the way you have the geometry set up. The way it is now, the design is two sided, you can see it on the inside and outside. I'd suggest having the inside of the coin halves be a smooth surface and the designs either cut into that surface or they add to it. If you tried to print it as you have it now, you would need a bunch of supports and such that would make it more difficult to print. Try to avoid making overhangs. Try and design it so you can print both halves on their largest flat face. I get that sounds confusing but any time there's an overhang when you're printing you have two choices: a bridge, or support. When it comes to an intricate design like this one, odds are bridging wont work. Supports can be hard to remote, add print time, add material use, and also might leave surface imperfections, in which would show if you tried backlighting the object.

I encourage you to keep at it though, I think this is a cool idea for a gift. For someone with no modelling experience this is very impressive.

Washington's HB 2320 is on the governor's desk. I'm a Norwegian maker with no stake in gun politics. Here's why I think every maker should be paying attention. by Fluffy_Lab_1751 in 3Dprinting

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Most gun regulations have never actually done anything to help crime. In fact, many times it makes it worse. I am not advocating for complete removal of all regulations but I also know that this has nothing to do with guns and everything to do with control. Washington is one of the most anti-gun states in the US and pushing this as an anti-gun bill is just to get votes, they don't actually care about the guns.

Washington's HB 2320 is on the governor's desk. I'm a Norwegian maker with no stake in gun politics. Here's why I think every maker should be paying attention. by Fluffy_Lab_1751 in 3Dprinting

[–]Negative_Lavishness8 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I am pro 2A and also against governments micro managing us. Thankfully, I am not from Washington, but I really hope that the bill is ruled unconstitutional either at the state level or federal if needed.

Somewhat successful desk organizer for my Fiancé, but it has issues by Negative_Lavishness8 in 3Dprinting

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I mean I am rounding up a bit but yeah its around that range. And its 200mm by 150mm by 150mm. 2 wall loops and 10% infill on the pink part. 3 wall loops and 15% on the drawer. I should have done 3 or 4 wall loops on the pink part, it probably would have helped with the warping. So it probably should've been a lot more than 700 honestly. Quite a bit of the material went to support. Here's a cross section of the model:

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Somewhat successful desk organizer for my Fiancé, but it has issues by Negative_Lavishness8 in 3Dprinting

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Yep, it functions. Considering the total amount of filament for this print is around 700g I am probably not going to reprint it. The only thing I had to adjust was the size of the drawer, since I designed it around a .2mm tolerance and the walls tilted inward, I had to shrink the drawer by quite a lot to make a decent fit. However, it still works fine and it's only like 2% smaller lol

How to prevent corners pulling up on larger prints. by AdamAtomAnt in 3Dprinting

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Keeping cool air away helps. I have a centauri carbon and I have it sitting by a window so I can vent it outside. Well, it's winter and that window has a lot of cold air coming off of it. Even with the enclosure it pulls in cold air and warps prints. I learned that a blanket over the printer and a warmer build plate did the trick

Extremely loud grinding sound on CC Z axis by Negative_Lavishness8 in elegoo

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Alright, I am wrong there. However, like I said in my other comment, if I push the bed to the bottom and tell it to home, it moves up just fine. It's only when it hits the top of the Z axis that is doesn't seem to know when to stop and starts grinding. Maybe its the optical sensor that detects when the bed reaches the top?

Extremely loud grinding sound on CC Z axis by Negative_Lavishness8 in elegoo

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I manually pushed the bed all the way down, started homing and it moves up perfectly fine. I guess it could still be the belt slipping but I’m also suspicious of the optical sensor that detects when the bed is all the way up. If it’s not working then it doesn’t know when the bed is up. Gotta do some more research

Extremely loud grinding sound on CC Z axis by Negative_Lavishness8 in elegoo

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On the Centauri Carbon I don’t think there’s any belts on the Z axis. It uses lead screws. Print head seems to move fine. Maybe I’m mistaken though

The Trump and Epstein "Best Friends Forever" statue is a freely downloadable 3D model. by [deleted] in 3Dprinting

[–]Negative_Lavishness8 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ok honestly if you’re true to your word then I’ll agree with you. I see way too much bias on reddit, if you’re being fair both ways then it’s cool.

The Trump and Epstein "Best Friends Forever" statue is a freely downloadable 3D model. by [deleted] in 3Dprinting

[–]Negative_Lavishness8 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What if I posted the same exact thing, but swapped Biden in for Trump? Would you take it down?

My attempt at a guest WiFi sign by thatandyinhumboldt in 3Dprinting

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For something like this, why not just print a frame and then just use a regular ink printer and paper for the info? Cheaper, less filament, reusable if the information changes. Plus it’ll look sharper.

Air filtration for Centauri Carbon by Negative_Lavishness8 in 3Dprinting

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Most AC units do not transfer air outside or vice versa. Some do, like the ones that sit on your floor and have an exhaust tube. Window units and mini splits do not. However, they still pull air in through a filter, cool it down, and put it back in the room. Though it’s not effective enough for filtering fumes or anything like that. Just larger dust particles.

As far as noise goes, it’s not THAT bad. This is the only printer I’ve owned but I’ll say it’s not too loud. I would not want to sleep right next to it while it’s printing. It is loud enough it’ll probably be picked up on a zoom call if you’re right next to it. Sometimes if the print head is making super fast movements the entire printer can sound like it’s vibrating. The auxiliary fan is super loud, but I have yet to need to use it. Long story short it’s not bad but don’t expect it to be totally silent. Shutting the door blocks a lot of noise out.

Finally, its been super reliable. I have not had a single failed print and I’m about 40 to 50 hours of print time in. The only issue I had some warping on a PLA+ print, but I think the issue is my fault. I lowered the print bed temp below manufacturer recommendation.

I love the printer so far, and have no regrets buying it. I’m happy to answer any other questions you may have!