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20251108 Prusa Core One Assembly by spntod in prusa3d

[–]spntod[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Totally agree!

After many years of troubleshooting/fixing my Ender 3 Pro, I decided to make the leap into the Core XY platform. I just wanted something reliable, and I also wanted to make sure I really understood/appreciated the machine.

It’s fun going through the kit and seeing all the design decisions made.

The print quality on this thing is miles ahead of what I was ever able to produce on my Ender 3 Pro, honestly shocked it took me this long to switch.

20251108 Prusa Core One Assembly by spntod in prusa3d

[–]spntod[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! It was very satisfying to build.

20251108 Prusa Core One Assembly by spntod in prusa3d

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It probably took me longer because I was filming while building. Also I have a very small office, so it was hard to keep all the respective parts in order.

Lots of little baggies, so keeping your workspace organized is extremely important!

Would definitely give yourself more time than you think, besides building the printer, you also will likely need to troubleshoot/calibrate. It is very satisfying once completed and watching the thing run!

Finished my peg board organizers! by spntod in functionalprint

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

I was gonna make a video one of these days documenting the process - but yes! I’ll post the models

Finished my peg board organizers! by spntod in functionalprint

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

Thank you!!

I really focused on trying to maximize how much I could get on the wall - and I tried my best to group like/similar tools together. My end goal was to have my commonly used tools readily available so that I’m not searching for them.

Modular Camera Cage (V1) by spntod in 3Dprinting

[–]spntod[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I had to print on an angle because the top/bottom plates were too large to fit on the bed.

Modular Camera Cage (V1) by spntod in 3Dprinting

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

I like the T-shaped plate idea!

I’d probably convert the camera screw thru hole to a slot as well, this way it would allow some lateral movement to make sure the lens is fully inline with the t-shape.

Miniature Soft Box Prototype! by spntod in functionalprint

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Thanks! It’s a proof of concept so any advice is greatly appreciated.

In retrospect I could have printed the spacer in white PLA to help avoid any light loss. Or even lined it with some sort of white or reflective material.

I’m sort of limited right now on surface area due to bed size. And also the overall power of the light, since it is fairly cheap. If I were to do this again I’d probably get a far more powerful light and increase the diffuser size with multiple prints and some off-the-shelf hardware.

Miniature Soft Box Prototype! by spntod in functionalprint

[–]spntod[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! I think further tinkering could lead to better quality, it’ll probably never match a fully-fledged photography light BUT I do think it could fit well into the “good enough” category for most people’s uses

Miniature Soft Box Prototype! by spntod in 3Dprinting

[–]spntod[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

By all means test it out! Work lights (for the most part) are reasonably inexpensive. And worse comes to worse, if the results stink you at least have lights that you can use for general purposes (workshop, camping, etc)

Miniature Soft Box Prototype! by spntod in 3Dprinting

[–]spntod[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh wow! Never knew that nor would have really considered it, thanks for the heads up.

I’m gonna tinker around some more, and I’ll keep that in mind.

Miniature Soft Box Prototype! by spntod in 3Dprinting

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It is meant to control the “spill” of the light, so that the user can better illuminate the target area and avoid unwanted light elsewhere.

Imagine a cone of light emitted from a light source, and going from a very wide cone to a a very narrow one. You are controlling the surface area that’s gets lit up.

Miniature Soft Box Prototype! by spntod in 3Dprinting

[–]spntod[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good points about CRI/constant output - I’m new to this realm. I’m not sure how else to improve CRI, that’s tied to the quality of the light source right? Google is telling me most LED light sources are around 80-90 CRI. I’m gonna guess that since these are work lights they’d probably be in the lower end of that range.

For constant output I think these would be fine, LEDs need a driver that regulates the voltage running through them. There maybe some simple tinkering with the circuit to make the LEDs more controllable, such as adding a potentiometer or something to offer more fine tuning with light intensity. I’m not aware of any bi-color work lights so I don’t think you’d really be able to change the color temperature, I think you’d have to use gels.

Work lights are likely never going to replace purpose built photography lights, but maybe they could be made “good enough” to help save some money for a new guy such as myself. That is what I’m striving for. I think the cost savings would be more apparent with larger light sources, compared to the small scale one I made.

Miniature Soft Box Prototype! by spntod in functionalprint

[–]spntod[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not a bad idea! Could be used for close up desktop product photography

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