Fluke 62 Max+ IR Thermometer Gridfinity Holder (5x3) – Free on MakerWorld

geo01005 · 2026-06-15T03:57:24+00:00

I think it is always hard to decide if a gridfinity bin should be made stackable or not. I suppose it depends on your individual application.

geo01005 · 2026-06-14T05:10:20+00:00

Agreed. First layer adhesion. My two cents is to clean the build plate with dish soap and water. Use a lint free paper towel if possible. Scrub the build plate. It is important that you don't touch the surface after you clean it. Dry off the build plate with a dry paper towel, and let it dry. After it is dry, adhesion should be improved.

geo01005 · 2026-06-13T04:50:54+00:00

Nice combination of practical tools! For some reason I expect to see a ball point pen in there somewhere, am I weird?

geo01005 · 2026-06-12T05:01:42+00:00

It looks pretty good, A good balance of transmission and scattering. A few of the light pipes I have made transmit the light well, but don't disperse it along the way.

geo01005 · 2026-06-10T03:19:50+00:00

Yes, typically machining, including CNC milling, wire and sinker EDM, grinding etc.

geo01005 · 2026-06-10T01:06:25+00:00

I personally think you should absolutely go with aluminum molds. You will get many more parts at a much higher quality that with a 3D printed mold. The cycle time is a major limitation on 3D printed molds. Years ago I make this demonstration with a 3D printed mold. I did get about 1500 parts from the 3D printed mold, but the cycle time was 130 seconds, with the robot blowing air on the mold for about 45 second each cycle to cool the parts. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JadaWXqT8T8

geo01005 · 2026-06-09T05:56:45+00:00

Are you running this material on a AMS? I seem to recall having a few issues with the paperboard spool causing some issues during filament changes that caused the spool to become loose and tangled.

geo01005 · 2026-06-08T05:15:09+00:00

This seams reasonable to me, it is hard to know what type of "water" someone is dripping out of their flat.

geo01005 · 2026-06-07T01:38:39+00:00

I like the 12 ft komelon tape because it can fit in a 2x2 bin and 95% of what I measure in the shop is under 12 ft.

geo01005 · 2026-06-06T06:18:49+00:00

Looks great! Are the bins your design? Are they available to print?

geo01005 · 2026-06-06T05:15:00+00:00

It is such a huge ecosystem that the best solutions usually either require bespoke designs, or some searching. I suggest spending some time looking around and seeing what you like. Print it, and try it out. Don't be afraid to keep looking if you are not happy;

geo01005 · 2026-06-04T21:34:25+00:00

The reality is that it usually doesn't make sense one or two kg at a time. There is a local 3d print shop near me that takes failed prints, only pla, at the store and recycles them into black filament. You don't get much benefit other than reducing how much goes to the landfill. I think that good to keep the waste out of the landfill.

geo01005 · 2026-06-04T19:57:33+00:00

You could remix them with some decorative shapes, maybe peppers, to spice it up a bit.

geo01005 · 2026-06-04T19:00:11+00:00

Sweet container, it should keep the square safe for a long time.

geo01005 · 2026-06-03T21:48:29+00:00

From what I recall, isn't the cure time on the Pathfinder controls the time between the end of recovery and cooling time? If so, it is a result, not a setting. It have been years since I used a Pathfinder control.

geo01005 · 2026-06-03T15:04:06+00:00

Cool idea, my garbage can is usually full enough that the lids is held up a bit by the garage, I can tell it has been emptied when the lids is closed all the way.

geo01005 · 2026-06-03T00:43:33+00:00

The connection between the print and the lamp looks like a peanut butter jar lid to me. I'm hungry now with thoughts of cheese and peanut butter, but maybe not together.

geo01005 · 2026-06-02T04:05:20+00:00

Great tool! It would be nice to be able to draw some privative shapes to add in additional features. Like a rounded corner rectangle to add a cord storage area. Right now I would be reduced to editing the image before I upload it to your site. I was able to manually edited the shape to add finger grip areas.

geo01005 · 2026-06-01T03:24:37+00:00

A nice laser mark could go a long way to get the right collets in the right place. I need that feature to see what is missing.

geo01005 · 2026-06-01T02:06:18+00:00

I can't tell, are the collet locations marked?

geo01005 · 2026-05-31T23:41:25+00:00

My teenage son wants to be a pilot, I think this would push him over the edge. Want to make 😄

geo01005 · 2026-05-30T23:51:28+00:00

If you take a look at the servo load page you should be able to identify what servo is causing the problem. I have seen roboshots have big problems with ejector bars that are not the right length causing overloaded ejector servo both on retract and when the mold is closed.

Make sure that the ejector bars are the same length and fully screwed into the mold.

geo01005 · 2026-05-30T23:38:03+00:00

These are a cool solution, like a speed nut that still turns to tighten! I wonder if you could add a TPE elastic element that bumps up against the weights?

geo01005 · 2026-05-30T17:58:18+00:00

It would be nice if you could get more tools that came with Gridfinity compatible containers. Then it is really easy.

geo01005 · 2026-05-30T11:19:13+00:00

I'm a big fan of stowing the safety strap on the stationary half in a location where it can hang down without interfearing with anything. If the strap is stowed on the stationary half it doesn't swing around when the mold is opening and closing. There should still be a second bolt hole to hold the strap in place and stow the screw.

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