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zxys001 wrote: ↑Thu Sep 14, 2023 9:19 am
Excellent stuff.

Did anyone else notice the CAD they were using is Onshape? And Trimech is a SolidWorks VAR. ()

Edit: Well, that is embarrassing! I'm so used to the classic icon colors in SWX that the blue/gray icons first looked like Onshape to me. Watching it again on full screen I can even see that it has a tab for SolidWorks Add-Ins (at 4:00).

I've made worse mistakes.

(If it were my model the icons would be yellow/blue and the features would be named. And that's not a mistake.)
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DennisD wrote: ↑Thu Sep 14, 2023 10:13 am Excellent stuff.

Did anyone else notice the CAD they were using is Onshape? And Trimech is a SolidWorks VAR. ()
Hello Dennis,.. yeah, very use-fill :lol:

I like the idea of using the carbon fibre inserts!

It's SW for sure using GrabCad and a App... plus selling their printers with the Insight software (w/pause)

It looks like there are many ways to "Pause" in other slicers -
https://the3dprinterbee.com/cura-pause-at-height-guide/
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I try and avoid using captured nuts whenever possible. Instead I will leave a pocket to insert the nut. I don't have to baby sit the printer (or worry about stopping the slicer at the proper height) and if a nut ever gets damaged it can be replaced.
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SPerman wrote: ↑Thu Sep 21, 2023 3:40 pm I try and avoid using captured nuts whenever possible. Instead I will leave a pocket to insert the nut. I don't have to baby sit the printer (or worry about stopping the slicer at the proper height) and if a nut ever gets damaged it can be replaced.
I did the same. Keep the hex pocket a bit tight to keep the nut in.
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UV resin do peel off.
Car body clear coat will seal 3D print to get them "water proof".
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I've also seen where you can "solvent" polish FDM prints with acetone which will smooth and seal, but doesn't work with good PLA material.
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High-performance, high-temperature plastic enables a 3D printed injection mold to match the performance of an aluminum mold with the benefit of lower cost and faster production.
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New 3D printing method produces commercial grade microlenses with smooth surfaces, which could advance optical device design.
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