Found this lying there all by itself after a print It didn't effect the final result. So it's time time to print some sort of locking device.
PSA for Elegoo Centauri Carbon owners, of which I think we've a few: the firmware's a bit sus. That site buries the lede: yes, it's a knockoff of a GPL-licensed firmware and they haven't released their modifications, but that's par for the course. The bit that really jumped out at me: "Printer generates 70GB+ of traffic per month while idle" Yeah... that ain't right. Maybe don't connect the thing to your Wi-Fi.
Why would it be turned on when not in use? That is the worst thought out bitcoin mining scheme ever...
Same reason my 2D printer's turned on when it's not in use, I guess: so when I want to print something I can just hit the button and go. Granted, I'm a lot more likely to be printing in 2D than 3D on a daily basis...
You can do that? I know someone with that inclination... with one of those giga printers... Anyway, if "gun" doesn't get a twitch, switch to "Falun Gong."
You can… but you really shouldn’t. At least, not something you’ve printed yourself. Get something that’s designed for the task in hand that you know is made from safe materials
Wasn't interested. My interests are niche enough already: Thin, mentally stable females. WTF is up with the botox mouth and Groucho eyebrows all of a sudden? Anyway: Suspicious grid pattern on that button. It looks familiar. I've done shower curtain rod mounts, wall flanges for plumbing entry points, a sprinkler base... I'm liking this thing. Oh, and I yanked a cad file off McMaster for a pipe plug. I need to post a pooter design here to get feedback, since I'm thinking of making it public. Some of it looks awkward to print.
Now I need to make a light fixture because China doesn't make the classic low profile porch light that clears a storm door. Fortunately, I have several bases because the tenants throw away the covers when they change the bulb. Here's the rough. Two clamshells and a wiggly center strip. You can see it's going to require a ton of supports. Sides are undrawn at the moment. The layout ended up awkward too. the big white box sticking out of the front is a standard video card. I haven't chopped the mount hole out yet. The whole thing should fit in a standard 10" print space. Internal layout is awful to focus on external looks. I plan on making the b*tthole looking thing modular for power button options. Anyway, Feedback? Break it up / leave it whole? Layout? Magnet or screw for case top, or just make the sides removable?
Whichever way you orientate it, you're going to get layer delamination on those edges. Or use support and then have to clean it up/ This would be the perfect thing for a dual nozzle printer with PVA support material! Could prototype is on an FDM machine and then farm it out to a SLS in nylon for the final version? Thats what I do for a lot of my stuff, or have it made by PCBway
Yeah, the ridges are going to be an issue. If you print it so that the ridges are parallel with the build plate then every single ridge will need support material, or you’ll have sags & layer delamination. If you make the “band” around the sides a separate piece that is printed independently and glued/screwed/press-fit into place, you could theoretically split the case in half (or into sections) vertically so that the ridges print perpendicular to the build plate and therefore won’t need support. But that would still need support material for any internal voids/overhangs, and you’d probably have a bear of a time making sure the ridges line up correctly and the “visual flow” isn’t broken. Don’t get me wrong, I really like the concept, it’s a lot more visually interesting than most cases out there . But it does have a lot of complex shapes, and that can be very tricky for 3D printing.
Its actually probably easier to get it CNC'd If you made the sides separate pieces it wouldn't be too crazy expensing I bet! Or the old laser cut acrylic sheets! Edit: another thought, with it being so big that will take days at a 0.2mm nozzle for good detail, and the likely hood that something will fail is really high!
@Byron C -That was the plan: Top/ middle/ bottom are separate, so you can unplug the psu wires and pop the top. I was thinking I need to break the band up so most of it can be printed face up. Recesses on the edges for better fit placement and even spots for pins. Complex shapes is kinda my kink and why I bought a printer. @Bloody_Pete - I really like sharp edges, but I can try filleting the final a bit. CNC would be for someone else. One part on That Servers.com build I did cost $1000+ just to cut, and that was by Bill's friend/machinist. More breaks in the design with blatant dividers sounds like a plan. -Small parts/short print sessions. You should have seen the more complex stuff I was playing with.
Sadly Elegoo did not bring their AFSS (Automatic Filament Switching System - That's apparently their internal name for it) to Berlin's IFA this weekend. Which means they now have exactly 3 weeks to make it "Available Q3 2025" as the website claims. EDIT - Some who've asked Elegoo directly have now been told "If not late Q3, then early Q4" so it looks like it's delayed a month or so.
this is an interesting itx build https://www.printables.com/model/1390209-customizable-itx-pc-case-for-watercooling-with-a-s
