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- Tue Apr 15, 2014 1:12 pm
- Forum: Model / Object Sharing
- Topic: Smithsonian Institution Digitized Artifacts
- Replies: 10
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Re: Smithsonian Institution Digitized Artifacts
Hmm, that's a good point. I guess I'll keep donating to the Electronic Freedom Foundation and hope for the best.
- Tue Apr 15, 2014 2:15 am
- Forum: Model / Object Sharing
- Topic: Smithsonian Institution Digitized Artifacts
- Replies: 10
- Views: 19636
Re: Smithsonian Institution Digitized Artifacts
The Smithsonian guys showed up at the Silver Spring Maker Faire this past autumn and were showing off their Lincoln mask print and a few others. I guess being just a few miles away, they didn't mind hauling out the printers and doing the setup and tear-down. I'm glad to see that all of that is publi...
- Sun Apr 13, 2014 2:19 am
- Forum: Printed Object Showcase
- Topic: Twist vase
- Replies: 8
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Re: Twist vase
You can always modify the OpenSCAD file to specify the actual wall (and a base, too). The original OpenSCAD just defines a solid object, so I guess it's sliced by setting infill density to zero and not printing a top and bottom solid (or maybe the bottom is solid? I haven't printed the part). The fo...
- Thu Apr 10, 2014 2:48 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: very interesting new slicer
- Replies: 5
- Views: 11869
Re: very interesting new slicer
Toby, I don't think the application of the kapton tape is limiting. I think they showed it as an alternative (and very clever) way of doing support. If you add support material in slic3r (and I assume S3D is basically the same), you specify an "interface layer" (or layers) between the support and th...
- Thu Apr 10, 2014 2:37 pm
- Forum: Model / Object Sharing
- Topic: Splint for heater connector (for 2012-2013 era M2s)
- Replies: 0
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Splint for heater connector (for 2012-2013 era M2s)
This is a splint I designed for my M2 that keeps the heated bed wire from kinking behind the connector. MakerGear upgraded the wiring sometime since I got my M2 in January 2013. I'm not sure how to tell if an M2 has the old wiring that is susceptible to kinking or the newer wiring. If anybody knows,...