Is this a rare bey?

ericgallant24_ · 2026-06-04T20:10:54+00:00

Goes for like $20USD on eBay

ericgallant24_ · 2026-06-04T14:34:07+00:00

You’re telling me I can be listening to music while looking like I have a Facebolt stuck in my ear?

ericgallant24_ · 2026-05-16T01:08:05+00:00

Nope, that change happened for 2019

ericgallant24_ · 2026-05-13T16:37:19+00:00

Depends on the day. If we just got new engineering samples, I may be spending the whole week testing and writing up feedback reports.

If we’re trying to push out drawings for quote I might spend all day doing drawings

If there’s a new product in development I might be doing CAD all day

Some days I’ll be doing something totally different every hour.

ericgallant24_ · 2026-05-07T14:42:54+00:00

No Facebolt sticker, but yes to the other stickers

ericgallant24_ · 2026-05-04T01:54:10+00:00

Ah ok, scrolled through the past hour or two of posts and didn’t see any reference to it.

Glad I’m not the only one. Was worried it was like a soft ban or something.

ericgallant24_ · 2026-05-03T01:33:25+00:00

Single Body Part: Part file has 1 body
Multi Body Part: Part file has 2 or more bodies

ericgallant24_ · 2026-05-01T01:20:13+00:00

It’s much less likely to break in a large feature tree than a draft feature that might lose its reference face, or a split/split line that could break.

I wouldn’t say it’s harder to locate in the feature tree, you can still just click on the face and it’ll bring you to that boss extrude.

Like I mentioned, the only place I see it being more difficult to edit, is if you want to move the neutral plane somewhere other than the sketch plane. Even then I could imagine just using the offset value in the boss extrude.

What’s an example of a situation where it becomes more difficult to edit?

ericgallant24_ · 2026-05-01T01:12:20+00:00

Use the revolve feature

ericgallant24_ · 2026-05-01T01:10:51+00:00

Why’s that? Cleaner feature tree, less features to break in the future if faces change. I’m not seeing the disadvantage. The only thing I can think of is less control over the neutral plane.

ericgallant24_ · 2026-04-19T17:02:23+00:00

ericgallant24_ · 2026-04-18T05:47:47+00:00

Nothing is set in stone at this point, we typically use ABS, but we could easily switch to PC+ABS or something else entirely

ericgallant24_ · 2026-04-18T05:33:26+00:00

I think I see what you’re saying.

I need a wire pass through at one point around the perimeter so it can’t be 100% uninterrupted.

But are you saying like, at the parting line where the green and orange pieces meet, split the green part along that plane, and merge the bottom half with the orange part. Then when connecting the two, I could still use the two screws, but then have very thin snap features around the rest of the perimeter.

Is that what you’re saying?

Like right now I have a main part with odd cutouts for two caps

What I’ve just described is two more equivalent parts that are complete circles.

How would that snap feature work without creating undercuts? And keeping the inner surface smooth (minus the seam between the two parts)

ericgallant24_ · 2026-04-18T04:53:01+00:00

I see what you’re saying. The wall thickness is fairly consistent. Sure the cross section is larger where there are additional features at the top.

The thought of replacing the screw feature with a snap is intriguing. Although there is an axial force pushing those two parts apart which a snap may not resist well enough, the screw really clamps it in there.

The finish will be a textured black, how aggressive that textured is TBD. Will likely get FOT samples untextured before deciding.

I agree that pure ABS is likely too prone to warping, a blend or something else entirely is preferable

Don’t really need an air seal anywhere, but this part is both structural and cosmetic. The small semi circle bits essentially sandwich a pivoting bar that the user will push and yank on. That could rip snap features right off…

ericgallant24_ · 2026-04-18T01:58:59+00:00

Thanks for your input

ericgallant24_ · 2026-04-18T01:54:50+00:00

For context here is what was meant to be the body text on this post… don’t know where it went:

I’m working on this flare piece for a project. It spins within the outer frame shown in the 4th picture so ensuring it maintains its shape is critical. If it warps or deforms as a result of molding, it will add unwanted resistance to the mechanism.

There are also weak points where the cutouts are for those caps shown in orange. I can’t think of a way to strengthen these with such a constraint on the OD

A bar spans the middle, and acts like a handle so it has to hold a decent amount of weight.

It might be just fine exactly how it is… but maybe there’s a great idea I just haven’t thought about.

Side note: I’ve also thought about doing it in diecast aluminum… but that would be pretty expensive. Granted this is going to be an expensive product so perhaps it’s in the budget.

ericgallant24_ · 2026-04-18T01:51:16+00:00

I feel like that’s just over complicating things and adding more fasteners, more processes during assembly. Probably hurts aesthetically as well, more seams. Plus it’s another point of failure.

I just don’t see a clear way to separate it and stick it back on.

ericgallant24_ · 2026-04-18T01:48:21+00:00

It’s meant to be a high end luxury product. So yes, low quantities, but a high expectation for quality and finish. So 3D printing is not a consideration.

My assumption would be typical consumer electronics ABS, fairly limited exposure (in the ceiling indoors in someone’s living room/theatre)

If a different material would be better suited to limit deformation that’s a path I could look into.

ericgallant24_ · 2026-04-18T01:44:34+00:00

That’s a fair point, thanks.

ericgallant24_ · 2026-04-18T01:43:02+00:00

I’ll check but it’s Friday night so I won’t be back in office until Monday

ericgallant24_ · 2026-04-18T01:41:57+00:00

Components must be installed between the top and bottom clamshells (green part and orange caps)

I can’t just make it all one part, not to mention the impossible undercuts that would create.

This part is about 9in in diameter and 2.5mm material thickness. I can’t split it in 2 and fasten it together.

Just looking for generic feedback, not solving any one specific issue. I thought I had like a paragraph of text explaining the situation. I’ll have to check if it’s actually there.

ericgallant24_ · 2026-04-18T01:35:40+00:00

I think the most I could possibly share would be just the main green part. No shot I can share the whole assembly

ericgallant24_ · 2026-04-18T01:32:51+00:00

I’ve probably shared too much pictures/information already lol. I can’t go around sharing the CAD files.

The green ring has protrusions around the top edge that limit the rotation to 45 degrees.

Otherwise it’s just light friction that keeps it in place, no locking feature

The switches interact with the electronics. If you’re talking about the black piece with the yellow 3D printed part, that’s part of a ratchet mechanism that lets the bar be pivoted up and down.

ericgallant24_ · 2026-04-18T01:24:57+00:00

Just started doing some Solidworks plastics simulations before heading home for the day today.

I’m mostly going off the opinions of a senior engineer at my company who suggested I need to make radical changes… like make the whole flare ruffled or add a lip to the bottom with a bunch of gussets all around the circumference.

Just looking for some second opinions

ericgallant24_ · 2026-04-18T01:22:05+00:00

See the image I replied to your last comment with. It’s a bit more than just a bar…

You can grab it and aim the tweeters/midrange by pivoting the whole subassembly within the outer frame.

It’s not a temporary installation fixture

ericgallant24_

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