What did you 3D print today?

[XEMON]

Does resin melt well with heat from a soldering iron? I use melt-in brass threaded inserts on my pump handles.

The black resin takes them ok but the clear ... not well 😅
Here are my threads test in 8-32:

[RAZRBAKK]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nbvU2kGzxc

[JonM]

Testing out clear PGP handles 😁

Does resin melt well with heat from a soldering iron? I use melt-in brass threaded inserts on my pump handles.

[XEMON]

Thanks for the support.
This resin stays relatively clear, but it does get a frosted exterior after the wash. It need post processing to be transparent. I'm working on some those processes right now. I have 2 solid contenders ...

[Brandon]

I hope the resin stays clear; I haven't had good luck with getting a clear print after the wash.

[RAZRBAKK]

I've been waiting to see someone do clear resin pump handles. The market is yours.

[BrickHaus]

Is there a love button on MCB?

[XEMON]

Testing out clear PGP handles 😁

[RAZRBAKK]

11.5 hours on the printer today.



I still think I'm going to extend it another inch or so forward. Comfortable, and decent pump stroke at least.

[RAZRBAKK]

Sorting out some print quality issues and also getting some print tolerance testing in.

My Zrod was looser than ideal so I'm hoping tightening that will solve the bulging layer issue.

[Jackson]

I've probably got about about $350-400 into it. You could buy an equivalent telescope for less. I made some changes to the design to the design to increase usability/durability/etc that added cost.

The tripod is from my childhood shitty 80mm refractor telescope. It's pretty bad actually. There are tight spots in the axes that make moving it difficult. I need to upgrade that.

[pghp8ntballer]

Awesome! Not including the cost of filament, what was the build cost? Or did you already have the optics and hardware on hand? Is that a standard camera tripod that was modified or is it a universal telescope tripod?

[RAZRBAKK]

Wow, that is awesome.

[Jackson]

Got the telescope mostly together. Still a number of items on the list, but together enough to start looking at the sky. Grabbed a really crappy picture of Jupiter and its moons with my phone. It was way clearer by eye. You could see red bands on Jupiter.

[pghp8ntballer]

Cool. I grew up in Shaler but I live in the Plum/lower Burrell area now