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Re: Print Stuff You Can Really Use And Have Fun Doing It
« Reply #15 on: October 28, 2016, 06:15:57 PM »
This thread is becoming a rerun of 'Monk'.

I used to love that show!

However, I did notice on one episode that, although the books on the shelves were correctly ordered by size, within a given size group they weren't alphabetically ordered by author's surname.  Inexcusable!

So, you DO sort the grains of salt in the shaker by size, and stack them neatly and evenly, I hope? ...

Are you kidding?  That would be just...weird.  Sheesh!

Besides, it would take up too much time, what with all the pepper sorting.

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Re: Print Stuff You Can Really Use And Have Fun Doing It
« Reply #16 on: December 28, 2016, 10:27:46 PM »
Wait a minute............acid brushes in the Razor Knife spot! After all that organization a serious error! :Lol:

I think the whole thing is just fantastic. I bought a 3D printer a few months ago and the greatest thing is designing something and then printing it out. There are cool things to download from the net, but making something custom is very rewarding. The other neat thing is that if you do buy another tool that you didn't plan on originally you just modify the design of the holder and print another one.

Thank you for the inspiration to do some serious printing/organizing.

Rick

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Re: Print Stuff You Can Really Use And Have Fun Doing It
« Reply #17 on: December 29, 2016, 12:26:38 AM »
Nice, neat, clean.  Is there an index?  If you make a mistake and put a tool away in the wrong holder, is it any easier to find it again than if you just left it lying on the bench among all the other recently used tools (my favorite method)?

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Re: Print Stuff You Can Really Use And Have Fun Doing It
« Reply #18 on: December 29, 2016, 02:55:10 AM »
Nice, neat, clean.  Is there an index?  If you make a mistake and put a tool away in the wrong holder, is it any easier to find it again than if you just left it lying on the bench among all the other recently used tools (my favorite method)?

Jerry

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Re: Print Stuff You Can Really Use And Have Fun Doing It
« Reply #19 on: December 29, 2016, 07:34:41 AM »
 Rick, You have a sharp eye. I made the the razor knife holder to the wrong dimensions but realized it didn't have to go to waste. I do love to design as much as print (maybe more). I'm able to leverage quite a bit from my experience with AutoCAD using the Fusion 360 program.

Jerry, I do find myself scanning the wall for long periods of time looking for that thingamajiggy but there's a good chance that process helps to mitigate the advancement of Alzheimer's which I'm pretty sure is sneaking up on me.  :shrug:


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Re: Print Stuff You Can Really Use And Have Fun Doing It
« Reply #20 on: February 17, 2017, 09:46:04 PM »
My problem is I keep finding things that will/should improve the printer and trying to improve the print quality that I haven't worked on much of anything else.  Although I did print out the crescent wrench just to see if I could get the job done.  I wasn't happy with the finish - it worked so I guess it counts as a win.

Crueby - A pile for everything, everything in a pile...

I like your style.

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Re: Print Stuff You Can Really Use And Have Fun Doing It
« Reply #22 on: March 27, 2017, 11:21:38 AM »
I'd been waffling on 3d printing but this thread has renewed my interest. Loads of great ideas.

Nice to see you Trout. Great shop!


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Re: Print Stuff You Can Really Use And Have Fun Doing It
« Reply #23 on: March 27, 2017, 11:32:51 AM »
At the moment I am using my 3d printer to make the parts for another printer. I will be scavenging the mechanics and electronics from another, barely used, printer I am picking up.

It is a bit of a rush, to think of a part, design the part, and then print the part and use it, all in a couple of hours.
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Re: Print Stuff You Can Really Use And Have Fun Doing It
« Reply #24 on: April 01, 2017, 04:21:06 AM »
Rick, You have a sharp eye. I made the the razor knife holder to the wrong dimensions but realized it didn't have to go to waste.
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Has anyone made a "reextruder" so you can turn a mistake back into filament? That should take care of Marv's new chisel.

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Re: Print Stuff You Can Really Use And Have Fun Doing It
« Reply #25 on: April 01, 2017, 10:55:42 AM »
I was cut out to be rich ... but ... I was sewn up all wrong!

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Re: Print Stuff You Can Really Use And Have Fun Doing It
« Reply #26 on: April 01, 2017, 01:36:40 PM »
There seems to be a few home brew filament makers out there, there is one on Instructables, sounds as though all you need to do after you have built and tuned the machine is to chop up the required plastic to feed into the hopper, or use plastic beads. 
I'm getting interested.
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Re: Print Stuff You Can Really Use And Have Fun Doing It
« Reply #27 on: September 11, 2018, 04:10:55 PM »
I replaced a broken bracket on the desk lamp that I use by my 3D printer, the blue bits.

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Re: Print Stuff You Can Really Use And Have Fun Doing It
« Reply #28 on: September 11, 2018, 04:54:03 PM »
Nicely done.  :ThumbsUp:

What kind of plastic did you use?

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Re: Print Stuff You Can Really Use And Have Fun Doing It
« Reply #29 on: September 11, 2018, 06:48:10 PM »
I had blue PLA in the printer and didn't feel like changing the spool to black.  I don't mind the smell of PLA while it's printing, the printer is in my living room so that's an important consideration.

My house is old and drafty so I'm going to avoid ABS since I've heard that it's touchy about drafts.  At least until I get really ambitious and decide to build a heated cabinet for the printer.

Don

 

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